Share of adults with depression symptoms by ethnicity and severity U.S. 2019

As of 2019, around 17 percent of Hispanic adults in the United States reported having depression symptoms in the past two weeks, compared to around 10 percent of non-Hispanic Asians adults. This statistic illustrates the percentage of adults in the United States who experienced symptoms of depression in the past two weeks as of 2019, by ethnicity and severity.

Percentage of adults in the United States who experienced symptoms of depression in the past two weeks as of 2019, by ethnicity and severity

Characteristic	Hispanic	Non-Hispanic white	Non-Hispanic black	Non-Hispanic Asian
Any severity	16.9%	19.3%	19.3%	10.2%
Mild	10.2%	12%	12.2%	7.9%
Moderate	4%	4.4%	4.6%	1.2%
Severe	2.7%	2.9%	2.5%	1.2%

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Release date

September 2020

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2019

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

Civilian noninstitutionalized population

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

Severity of depression symptoms was based on the eight-item Patient Health Questionnaire depression scale (PHQ–8), and summarized into none-minimal (values 0–4), mild (values 5–9), moderate (values 10–14), and severe (values 15–24).

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