In 2022, around 7.3 percent of African Americans from the age group of 18 to 25 years had serious mental illness. Individuals in this age group had the highest prevalence of any serious illness during this period. The statistic illustrates the percentage of African Americans with serious mental illness in the U.S. in 2022, by age.
Percentage of African Americans with serious mental illness in the U.S. in 2022, by age
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SAMHSA. (January 3, 2024). Percentage of African Americans with serious mental illness in the U.S. in 2022, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117185/african-americans-with-serious-mental-illness-by-age/
SAMHSA. "Percentage of African Americans with serious mental illness in the U.S. in 2022, by age." Chart. January 3, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117185/african-americans-with-serious-mental-illness-by-age/
SAMHSA. (2024). Percentage of African Americans with serious mental illness in the U.S. in 2022, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117185/african-americans-with-serious-mental-illness-by-age/
SAMHSA. "Percentage of African Americans with Serious Mental Illness in The U.S. in 2022, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117185/african-americans-with-serious-mental-illness-by-age/
SAMHSA, Percentage of African Americans with serious mental illness in the U.S. in 2022, by age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117185/african-americans-with-serious-mental-illness-by-age/ (last visited December 13, 2024)
Percentage of African Americans with serious mental illness in the U.S. in 2022, by age [Graph], SAMHSA, January 3, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117185/african-americans-with-serious-mental-illness-by-age/