The National Alliance of Mental Illness (NAMI) is the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness. Click NAMI to learn more.

FAST FACTS
The facts below help us to understand more about who is impacted by mental health conditions.

Prevalence

• More than 1 in 5 U.S. adults (23.4%) experience mental illness each year
• More than 1 in 20 U.S. adults (5.6%) experience serious mental illness each year
• More than 1 in 7 U.S. youth ages 6-17 (16.5%) experience a mental health condition
  each year
• 52.1% of U.S. adults with mental illness received treatment in 2024
• 70.8% of U.S. adults with serious mental illness received treatment in 2024

Demographics

• Annual prevalence of mental illness among U.S. adults, by demographic group:*
• Non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 12.2%
• Non-Hispanic Asian: 17.0%
• Hispanic or Latino: 20.7%
• Non-Hispanic Black: 20.9%
• Non-Hispanic White: 25.1%
• Non-Hispanic American Indian or Alaska Native: 25.9%
• Non-Hispanic Multiracial: 35.5%
• Male:† 20.0%
• Female:† 26.7%
• Lesbian, Gay or Bisexual: 53.2%

*Not all U.S. populations listed due to limited data availability
†Reflects sex assigned at birth

NAMI is available to provide support, information, and education about mental health conditions. Click NAMI to learn more.