Mental Illness and Treatment Among White and Black Adults

Number of white adults 18 or older in 2015: 157,445,596*

Number of those with any mental illness: 30,387,000 (19.3 percent)

Number of those who received mental health treatment or counseling: 14,525,000 (9.2 percent)

Number of black adults 18 or older in 2015: 28,636,364*

Number of those with any mental illness: 4,410,000 (15.4 percent)

Number of those who received mental health treatment or counseling: 1,380,000 (4.8 percent)

*Estimates of white and black populations 18 and older were rounded to the nearest whole based on data provided.

Source:

“Results from the 2015 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: Detailed Tables,” Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration