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Frequent distress, checkups and personal doctors by state

Adults reporting 14 or more days of poor mental health or of poor physical health in the past 30 days, adults with a routine checkup in the past year, and adults with no personal doctor or health care provider. Percent of adults 18 and over (crude prevalence, self-reported) from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System; states only (CDC publishes a median of states rather than a national estimate in this dataset). Tennessee is not published in the 2024 BRFSS state estimates, so it is not shown.

Reference period
2024
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Frequent distress, checkups and personal doctors by state: Frequent mental distress, 14+ days (%)50 areas ranked by Frequent mental distress, 14+ days (%). Highest: Arkansas (19.9); lowest: North Dakota (12.6).ArkansasArkansas: 19.919.9LouisianaLouisiana: 19.819.8West VirginiaWest Virginia: 19.319.3OregonOregon: 19.019.0OklahomaOklahoma: 18.618.6KentuckyKentucky: 18.418.4New MexicoNew Mexico: 18.218.2NevadaNevada: 18.118.1AlabamaAlabama: 18.018.0MissouriMissouri: 17.517.5WisconsinWisconsin: 17.217.2MichiganMichigan: 17.017.0OhioOhio: 17.017.0IndianaIndiana: 16.916.9MaineMaine: 16.416.4MontanaMontana: 16.316.3WashingtonWashington: 16.316.3DelawareDelaware: 16.116.1GeorgiaGeorgia: 16.116.1PennsylvaniaPennsylvania: 16.016.0KansasKansas: 15.915.9AlaskaAlaska: 15.715.7TexasTexas: 15.715.7VirginiaVirginia: 15.715.7FloridaFlorida: 15.615.6IdahoIdaho: 15.615.6UtahUtah: 15.515.5WyomingWyoming: 15.415.4ColoradoColorado: 15.215.2South CarolinaSouth Carolina: 15.215.2VermontVermont: 15.115.1New HampshireNew Hampshire: 15.015.0IowaIowa: 14.914.9CaliforniaCalifornia: 14.814.8North CarolinaNorth Carolina: 14.714.7Rhode IslandRhode Island: 14.514.5ArizonaArizona: 14.214.2MarylandMaryland: 14.214.2New YorkNew York: 14.214.2MinnesotaMinnesota: 14.014.0ConnecticutConnecticut: 13.913.9South DakotaSouth Dakota: 13.813.8MississippiMississippi: 13.613.6NebraskaNebraska: 13.513.5District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia: 13.313.3MassachusettsMassachusetts: 13.313.3New JerseyNew Jersey: 13.213.2IllinoisIllinois: 13.013.0HawaiiHawaii: 12.712.7North DakotaNorth Dakota: 12.612.6
Frequent distress, checkups and personal doctors by state: Frequent mental distress, 14+ days (%)50 areas ranked by Frequent mental distress, 14+ days (%). Highest: Arkansas (19.9); lowest: North Dakota (12.6).ArkansasArkansas: 19.919.9LouisianaLouisiana: 19.819.8West VirginiaWest Virginia: 19.319.3OregonOregon: 19.019.0OklahomaOklahoma: 18.618.6KentuckyKentucky: 18.418.4New MexicoNew Mexico: 18.218.2NevadaNevada: 18.118.1AlabamaAlabama: 18.018.0MissouriMissouri: 17.517.5WisconsinWisconsin: 17.217.2MichiganMichigan: 17.017.0OhioOhio: 17.017.0IndianaIndiana: 16.916.9MaineMaine: 16.416.4MontanaMontana: 16.316.3WashingtonWashington: 16.316.3DelawareDelaware: 16.116.1GeorgiaGeorgia: 16.116.1PennsylvaniaPennsylvania: 16.016.0KansasKansas: 15.915.9AlaskaAlaska: 15.715.7TexasTexas: 15.715.7VirginiaVirginia: 15.715.7FloridaFlorida: 15.615.6IdahoIdaho: 15.615.6UtahUtah: 15.515.5WyomingWyoming: 15.415.4ColoradoColorado: 15.215.2South CarolinaSouth Carolina: 15.215.2VermontVermont: 15.115.1New HampshireNew Hampshire: 15.015.0IowaIowa: 14.914.9CaliforniaCalifornia: 14.814.8North CarolinaNorth Carolina: 14.714.7Rhode IslandRhode Island: 14.514.5ArizonaArizona: 14.214.2MarylandMaryland: 14.214.2New YorkNew York: 14.214.2MinnesotaMinnesota: 14.014.0ConnecticutConnecticut: 13.913.9South DakotaSouth Dakota: 13.813.8MississippiMississippi: 13.613.6NebraskaNebraska: 13.513.5District of Colum…District of Columbia: 13.313.3MassachusettsMassachusetts: 13.313.3New JerseyNew Jersey: 13.213.2IllinoisIllinois: 13.013.0HawaiiHawaii: 12.712.7North DakotaNorth Dakota: 12.612.6
Frequent mental distress, 14+ days (%), 2024, sorted high to low. 50 areas ranked by Frequent mental distress, 14+ days (%). Highest: Arkansas (19.9); lowest: North Dakota (12.6). Full data in the table below.Source: CDC, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS).

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Alabama1815.180.914.6
Alaska15.713.870.421.7
Arizona14.213.273.620.5
Arkansas19.91879.613.1
California14.812.57520.3
Colorado15.211.973.318.8
Connecticut13.912.180.911.8
Delaware16.112.582.813.7
District of Columbia13.38.579.512.9
Florida15.613.679.917.7
Georgia16.114.37816.3
Hawaii12.711.480.912.7
Idaho15.61474.519.1
Illinois1312.377.717.4
Indiana16.91480.213
Iowa14.911.777.718.9
Kansas15.91279.117.3
Kentucky18.417.479.714.1
Louisiana19.815.28213.2
Maine16.415.182.49.2
Maryland14.211.380.911.2
Massachusetts13.311.98110.3
Michigan1714.880.411.6
Minnesota141174.516.8
Mississippi13.613.982.517
Missouri17.513.777.716.3
Montana16.314.574.420.7
Nebraska13.511.375.818.9
Nevada18.114.473.726.8
New Hampshire1511.581.49
New Jersey13.211.879.915.2
New Mexico18.214.570.329
New York14.212.781.513.5
North Carolina14.711.279.217.6
North Dakota12.610.375.215.8
Ohio1713.279.812
Oklahoma18.614.476.617.1
Oregon1915.174.516.1
Pennsylvania1613.78112.5
Rhode Island14.513.183.612.5
South Carolina15.21380.116.1
South Dakota13.811.173.218.2
Texas15.712.474.824
Utah15.511.971.320.5
Vermont15.112.778.19.8
Virginia15.712.68014.5
Washington16.312.873.616.4
West Virginia19.317.480.613.3
Wisconsin17.213.27816.1
Wyoming15.414.568.824

Source: CDC, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, BRFSS Prevalence Data (2011 to present), data.cdc.gov dataset dttw-5yxu. Reference period: 2024.

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Source agency
CDC, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
Dataset
BRFSS Prevalence Data (2011 to present), data.cdc.gov dataset dttw-5yxu
Table
Frequent distress, checkups and personal doctors by state
Data last updated
2026-10-30
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https://quadranac.com/tables/us-health-distress-access/

Frequent distress, checkups and personal doctors by state (United States, 2024). Data: CDC, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), BRFSS Prevalence Data (2011 to present), data.cdc.gov dataset dttw-5yxu. Retrieved 2026-10-30 via Quadranac, https://quadranac.com/tables/us-health-distress-access/