Anxiety in mental health screenings U.S. 2019 vs 2020 | Statista

All racial/ethnic groups surveyed showed an increase in moderate to severe anxiety from 2019 to 2020, most likey due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This statistics shows the percentage of U.S. adults showing moderate to severe anxiety during voluntary mental health screenings in 2019 and 2020, by ethnicity.

Percentage of U.S. adults showing moderate to severe anxiety during voluntary mental health screenings in 2019 and 2020, by ethnicity*

Characteristic	2019	2020
Asian or Pacific Islander	73.71%	78.24%
Black or African-American (non-Hispanic)	72.94%	76.55%
Hispanic or Latino	76.81%	79.12%
More than one of the above	80.67%	82.76%
White (non-Hispanic)	77.84%	80.84%
Native American or American Indian	80.88%	84%
Other	77.91%	82.58%

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Release date

March 2021

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United States

Survey time period

2019 and 2020

Method of interview

Online survey

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* GAD-7: self-reported questionnaires for screening and severity measuring of generalized anxiety disorder.

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