This statistic displays the number of adults with an anxiety disorder in the United States in the period 2008-2012, by poverty level. Some 920,000 individuals with a family income between 100 and 199 percent of the poverty threshhold had a generalized anxiety disorder within a past year.
Number of adults with anxiety disorders in the U.S. in 2008-2012, by poverty level
(in 1,000)
Poverty level
Less than 100%
100% to 199%
200% or more
Posttraumatic stress disorder
465
347
884
Panic disorder with and without agoraphobia
519
396
1,135
Agoraphobia without history of panic disorder
145
35
307
Social phobia
452
317
1,466
Specific phobia
652
2,237
830
Obsessive compulsive disorder
163
48
458
Generalized anxiety disorder
763
920
2,443
One or more anxiety disorders
2,460
4,089
6,380
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Poverty levelNumber of adults in thousands8848841,1351,1353073071,4661,4668308304584582,4432,4436,3806,38034734739639635353173172,2372,23748489209204,0894,0894654655195191451454524526526521631637637632,4602,460Less than 100%100% to 199%200% or morePosttraumatic stress disorderPanic disorder with and without agoraphobiaAgoraphobia without history of panic disorderSocial phobiaSpecific phobiaObsessive compulsive disorderGeneralized anxiety disorderOne or more anxiety disorders
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Disorder present within the past year.
Total family income is less than 100 percent of the U.S. Census Bureau poverty threshold (i.e., total family income is below poverty threshold).
Total family income is between 100 and 199 percent of the U.S. Census Bureau poverty threshold (i.e., total family income is at or above the
poverty threshold but is less than twice the poverty threshold).
Total family income is 200 percent or more of the U.S. Census Bureau poverty threshold (i.e., total family income is twice the poverty
threshold or greater).
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SAMHSA. (2014). Number of adults with anxiety disorders in the U.S. in 2008-2012, by poverty level (in 1,000). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/451733/anxiety-disorder-number-among-adults-in-the-us-by-poverty-level/
SAMHSA. "Number of Adults with Anxiety Disorders in The U.S. in 2008-2012, by Poverty Level (in 1,000)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Oct 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/451733/anxiety-disorder-number-among-adults-in-the-us-by-poverty-level/
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