Depressive symptoms among adults by gender U.S. 2023

From July 26 to August 7, 2023, around 22 percent of women in the U.S. recently felt symptoms of depressive disorder in the past two weeks, compared to 21 percent of men. This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. respondents over the age of 18 years who reported symptoms of depressive disorder in the last seven days or two weeks, between April 23, 2020 and August 7, 2023, by gender.

Percentage of respondents in the U.S. who reported symptoms of depressive disorder in the last seven days or two weeks from April 2020 to August 2023, by gender*

Characteristic	Women	Men
Jul. 26, 2023-Aug. 7, 2022	22.4%	21.3%
Jun. 28, 2023-Jul. 10, 2023	22.8%	21.1%
Jun. 7, 2023-Jun.19, 2023	21.8%	21.2%
Apr. 26, 2023-May 8, 2023	22.5%	21%
Mar. 29, 2023-Apr. 10, 2023	22%	19.9%
Mar. 1, 2023-Mar. 13, 2023	23.4%	20.2%
Feb. 1, 2023-Feb. 13, 2023	23.6%	19.6%
Jan. 4, 2023-Jan. 16, 2023	22.5%	21.8%
Dec. 9, 2022-Dec. 19, 2022	24.9%	22.1%
Nov. 2, 2022-Nov. 14, 2022	24.5%	23.1%
Oct. 5, 2022-Oct. 17, 2022	25.7%	24.3%
Sep. 14, 2022-Sep. 26, 2022	24.9%	23.5%
Jul. 27, 2022- Aug. 8, 2022	23.3%	20.6%
Jun. 29, 2022- Jul. 11, 2022	25.1%	21.2%
Jun. 1, 2022- Jun. 13, 2022	23.9%	20.9%
Apr. 27, 2022- May 9, 2022	23.4%	20.5%
Mar. 30, 2022- Apr. 11, 2022	23.4%	19.9%
Mar. 2, 2022- Mar. 14, 2022	22.9%	20.4%
Jan. 26, 2022- Feb. 7, 2022	24%	20.2%
Dec. 29, 2021- Jan. 10, 2022	24.8%	20.7%
Dec. 1- Dec. 13, 2021	22.8%	20%
Sep. 29- Oct. 11, 2021	23.8%	19.7%
Sep. 15- Sep. 27, 2021	23.4%	21.2%
Sep. 1- Sep. 13, 2021	23.6%	21.2%
Aug. 18- Aug. 30, 2021	24.4%	20.7%
Aug. 4- Aug. 16, 2021	23%	19.6%
Jul. 21 - Aug. 2, 2021	23.1%	21.1%
Jun. 23 - Jul. 5, 2021	23.1%	18.4%
Jun. 9 - Jun. 21, 2021	23%	20.1%
May 26 - June 7, 2021	22.4%	19.3%
May 12 - May 24, 2021	23.3%	19.7%
Apr. 28 - May 10, 2021	23.6%	20.1%
Apr. 14 - Apr. 26, 2021	25.2%	20.5%
Mar. 17 - Mar. 29, 2021	26%	23.2%
Mar. 3 - Mar. 15, 2021	28.4%	24.2%
Feb. 17 - Mar. 1, 2021	28.7%	26.7%
Feb. 3 - Feb.15, 2021	29.9%	26.1%
Jan. 20 - Feb 1, 2021	30.4%	26.3%
Jan. 6 - Jan. 18, 2021	30.6%	25.9%
Dec. 9 - Dec. 21, 2020	32.3%	27.9%
Nov. 25 - Dec. 7, 2020	30.9%	26.7%
Nov. 11 - Nov. 23, 2020	31.3%	25.7%
Oct. 28 - Nov. 9, 2020	29.7%	25.4%
Oct. 14 - Oct. 26, 2020	28.1%	23.7%
Sep. 30 - Oct. 12, 2020	27.2%	23.5%
Sep. 16 - Sep. 28, 2020	27.2%	22.7%
Sep. 2 - Sep. 14, 2020	26%	22.8%
Aug. 19 - Aug. 31, 2020	26.4%	22.5%
Jul. 16 - Jul. 21, 2020	31.3%	27.8%
Jul. 9 - Jul. 14, 2020	30%	26%
Jul. 2 - Jul. 7, 2020	28.6%	26.6%
Jun. 25 - Jun. 30, 2020	28.8%	25%
Jun. 18 - Jun. 23, 2020	27.3%	23.8%
Jun. 11 - Jun. 16, 2020	26.7%	23.3%
Jun. 4 - Jun. 9, 2020	27.8%	23.7%
May 28 - Jun. 2, 2020	27.4%	23%
May 21 - May 26, 2020	26.9%	22.7%
May 14 - May 19, 2020	26.7%	22.1%
May 7 - May 12, 2020	25.8%	22.3%
Apr. 23 - May 5, 2020	26.1%	20.8%

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Release date

August 2023

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Region

United States

Survey time period

April 23, 2020 to August 7, 2023

Number of respondents

60,052 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Sample size represents the sample for the latest date. Sample size differs depending on the survey date.
* Beginning in Phase 3.2 (July 21, 2021) of data collection and reporting, the question reference period changed from the ‘last 7 days’ to the ‘last two weeks’.

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