All racial/ethnic groups surveyed showed an increase in moderate to severe anxiety from May to July in 2020, coinciding with the COVID-19 pandemic. This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. respondents who were reported to have anxiety (PHQ-9) after a voluntary mental health screening, from April to August 2020.
Percentage of moderate to severe anxiety among voluntary mental health screenings in the U.S. from April to August 2020, by ethnicity*
Characteristic
Asian or Pacific Islander
Black or African-American (non-Hispanic)
Hispanic or Latino
More than one of the above
White (non-Hispanic)
Native American or American Indian
Other
April 22 to May 5
73.24%
64.62%
70.36%
76.95%
71.45%
83.33%
77.09%
May 6 to 19
72.84%
70.55%
75.37%
77.8%
73.73%
80%
75.33%
May 20 to June 2
76.4%
73.39%
76.61%
80.18%
77.61%
80.34%
78.33%
June 3 to 16
77.59%
75.55%
79.23%
82.35%
80.35%
82.24%
79.01%
June 17 to 30
74.43%
73.94%
75.91%
78.43%
79.67%
79.5%
78.93%
July 1 to 14
78.8%
76.08%
78.71%
84.63%
81.34%
82.2%
82.34%
July 15 to 28
78%
75.38%
78.85%
84.59%
81.84%
83.44%
85.4%
July 29 to August 11
77.3%
74.48%
77.9%
83.31%
81.75%
85.86%
82.47%
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Mental Health America. (August 14, 2020). Percentage of moderate to severe anxiety among voluntary mental health screenings in the U.S. from April to August 2020, by ethnicity* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1170163/anxiety-among-us-mental-screenings-by-ethnicity/
Mental Health America. "Percentage of moderate to severe anxiety among voluntary mental health screenings in the U.S. from April to August 2020, by ethnicity*." Chart. August 14, 2020. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1170163/anxiety-among-us-mental-screenings-by-ethnicity/
Mental Health America. (2020). Percentage of moderate to severe anxiety among voluntary mental health screenings in the U.S. from April to August 2020, by ethnicity*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1170163/anxiety-among-us-mental-screenings-by-ethnicity/
Mental Health America. "Percentage of Moderate to Severe Anxiety among Voluntary Mental Health Screenings in The U.S. from April to August 2020, by Ethnicity*." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Aug 2020, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1170163/anxiety-among-us-mental-screenings-by-ethnicity/
Mental Health America, Percentage of moderate to severe anxiety among voluntary mental health screenings in the U.S. from April to August 2020, by ethnicity* Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1170163/anxiety-among-us-mental-screenings-by-ethnicity/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Percentage of moderate to severe anxiety among voluntary mental health screenings in the U.S. from April to August 2020, by ethnicity* [Graph], Mental Health America, August 14, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1170163/anxiety-among-us-mental-screenings-by-ethnicity/
