Between 2016 and 2019, nearly 10 percent of white, non-Hispanic children and adolescents aged 3 to 17 years in the United States reported that they had current anxiety problems, while only two percent of Asian, non-Hispanic children and adolescents reported the same. This statistic displays the percentage of children and adolescents in the U.S. who had or have ever had anxiety problems from 2016 to 2019, by race/ethnicity.
Percentage of children and adolescents in the U.S. who have or ever had anxiety problems from 2016 to 2019, by race/ethnicity
Characteristic
Ever had anxiety problems
Current anxiety problems
Hispanic
8%
6.1%
Black, non-Hispanic
6.4%
5.3%
White, non-Hispanic
11.4%
9.7%
Asian, non-Hispanic
3%
2.2%
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Sources
CDC; US Department of Health and Human Services (National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH)); MMWR
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US Department of Health and Human Services (National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH)); MMWR
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CDC. (February 25, 2022). Percentage of children and adolescents in the U.S. who have or ever had anxiety problems from 2016 to 2019, by race/ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 20, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1351553/anxiety-among-us-children-by-race-ethnicity/
CDC. "Percentage of children and adolescents in the U.S. who have or ever had anxiety problems from 2016 to 2019, by race/ethnicity ." Chart. February 25, 2022. Statista. Accessed September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1351553/anxiety-among-us-children-by-race-ethnicity/
CDC. (2022). Percentage of children and adolescents in the U.S. who have or ever had anxiety problems from 2016 to 2019, by race/ethnicity . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1351553/anxiety-among-us-children-by-race-ethnicity/
CDC. "Percentage of Children and Adolescents in The U.S. Who Have or Ever Had Anxiety Problems from 2016 to 2019, by Race/Ethnicity ." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Feb 2022, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1351553/anxiety-among-us-children-by-race-ethnicity/
CDC, Percentage of children and adolescents in the U.S. who have or ever had anxiety problems from 2016 to 2019, by race/ethnicity Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1351553/anxiety-among-us-children-by-race-ethnicity/ (last visited September 20, 2024)
Percentage of children and adolescents in the U.S. who have or ever had anxiety problems from 2016 to 2019, by race/ethnicity [Graph], CDC, February 25, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1351553/anxiety-among-us-children-by-race-ethnicity/