Youth who had unmet needs for major depression in the U.S. in 2023, by state

In 2023, over 82 percent of young people with major depression in South Carolina reported that they were not able to receive mental health-related treatment, the highest share across all states in the United States. On the other hand, District of Columbia had the lowest share of youth in the U.S. who reported unmet needs for major depression with 31.5 percent. This statistic represents the share of youth with major depression who reported unmet needs for mental health treatment in the U.S. in 2023, by state.