As of 2023, around 34 percent of Black adults in the United States reported being diagnosed with depression in their lifetime, compared to 29 percent of white adults. This statistic shows the percentage of adults in the United States who had been diagnosed with depression in their lifetime in 2017 and 2023, by race and ethnicity.
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Percentage of adults in the United States who had been diagnosed with depression in their lifetime in 2017 and 2023, by race/ethnicity
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Gallup. (May 17, 2023). Percentage of adults in the United States who had been diagnosed with depression in their lifetime in 2017 and 2023, by race/ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1391259/us-adults-ever-diagnosed-with-depression-by-race-ethnicity/
Gallup. "Percentage of adults in the United States who had been diagnosed with depression in their lifetime in 2017 and 2023, by race/ethnicity." Chart. May 17, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1391259/us-adults-ever-diagnosed-with-depression-by-race-ethnicity/
Gallup. (2023). Percentage of adults in the United States who had been diagnosed with depression in their lifetime in 2017 and 2023, by race/ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1391259/us-adults-ever-diagnosed-with-depression-by-race-ethnicity/
Gallup. "Percentage of Adults in The United States Who Had Been Diagnosed with Depression in Their Lifetime in 2017 and 2023, by Race/Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1391259/us-adults-ever-diagnosed-with-depression-by-race-ethnicity/
Gallup, Percentage of adults in the United States who had been diagnosed with depression in their lifetime in 2017 and 2023, by race/ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1391259/us-adults-ever-diagnosed-with-depression-by-race-ethnicity/ (last visited July 05, 2025)
Percentage of adults in the United States who had been diagnosed with depression in their lifetime in 2017 and 2023, by race/ethnicity [Graph], Gallup, May 17, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1391259/us-adults-ever-diagnosed-with-depression-by-race-ethnicity/
