Mental illness prevalence
About 1 in 4 Oklahoma adults has a mental illness.
This is a higher rate than several of the states that border Oklahoma and the 14th-highest in the country.
Source: 2021-2022 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH)
More Oklahoma adults have experienced mental illness in recent years.
Oklahoma's rates of depression and serious mental illness are higher than national averages.
Source: 2005-2022 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), the most recent data available
Note: The gap after 2018-2019 data exists because estimates for 2021-2022 cannot be compared to estimates from previous years due to changes in NSDUH survey methodology.
Oklahomans also experience suicidal ideation at higher rates than the U.S. average.
About 1 in 20 Oklahoma adults has serious thoughts of suicide.
Source: 2005-2022 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), the most recent data available
Note: The gap after 2018-2019 data exists because estimates for 2021-2022 cannot be compared to estimates from previous years due to changes in NSDUH survey methodology.
In recent years, county suicide rates have been higher in eastern and southern Oklahoma.
With about 21 deaths for every 100,000 residents, Oklahoma has the ninth-highest suicide rate in the country. Most of these suicides are firearm deaths.
Source: 2010-2022 Oklahoma State Department of Health Vital Statistics data
Note: For privacy reasons, data is not reported for counties and suicide mechanisms with fewer than five annual deaths.
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