1 in 5 — that’s someone’s chance. suffer from mental illness. This is a grim statistic that will affect approximately 59.3 million Americans in 2022 alone.
In 2025, Georgia’s mental health services could also face serious challenges. According to the Atlanta location Healthcare staffing company Soliant; peach state Ranked within the bottom 32% nationally For mental health and well-being.
What will be the saddest and happiest states in the United States in 2025?
To determine the best conditions for mental health and well-being, Soliant evaluated each region’s mental health outcomes, available access to mental health services, and socioeconomic status. The company used data from the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. Census Bureau, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the American Community Survey, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service.
States across five key indicators: access to healthy food, physical activity, unemployment rate, average number of days reported with poor mental health, and number of 16- to 24-year-olds not working or attending school. Evaluated. People who are not working or attending school are calculated into each state’s proportion of lonely youth, and are “at higher risk of violence, smoking, drug use, and more emotional than other people.” “People who are deficient and who may have low cognitive or academic abilities.” At school. ”
States that do not provide adequate access to healthy foods are characterized by higher proportions of low-income people who do not live near a grocery store. Soliant measured the average number of days in poor mental health and average amount of physical activity per resident in each state through the CDC. Behavioral risk factor monitoring system. Unemployment rates were derived from the BLS.
Out of a maximum total score of 100 for all five indicators, North Dakota ranked highest as the most mentally healthy state in the nation with 82 points. Vermont, Nebraska, New Hampshire and Hawaii rounded out the top five.
| rank | state | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | north dakota | 82.0 |
| 2 | vermont state | 80.8 |
| 3 | nebraska | 78.0 |
| 4 | new hampshire | 77.2 |
| 5 | Hawaii | 72.8 |
| 6 | maryland | 71.3 |
| 7 | Massachusetts | 70.2 |
| 8 | iowa | 69.3 |
| 9 | Utah | 68.4 |
| 10 | minnesota | 68.2 |
| 11 | virginia | 67.4 |
| 12 | south dakota | 67.1 |
| 13 | wisconsin | 66.7 |
| 14 | pennsylvania | 66.6 |
| 14 | colorado | 65.9 |
| 16 | connecticut | 65.1 |
| 17 | maine | 63.9 |
| 18 | new jersey | 63.2 |
| 19 | Delaware | 61.0 |
| 20 | montana | 59.9 |
| twenty one | new york | 59.3 |
| twenty two | idaho | 58.8 |
| twenty three | Oregon | 58.5 |
| twenty four | washington | 58.0 |
| twenty five | north carolina | 57.6 |
| 26 | illinois | 57.1 |
| 27 | rhode island | 56.4 |
| 28 | wyoming | 56.4 |
| 29 | California | 56.2 |
| 30 | florida | 56.2 |
| 31 | arizona | 54.5 |
| 32 | Kansas | 54.3 |
| 33 | missouri | 49.1 |
| 34 | georgia | 46.5 |
| 35 | Indiana | 45.9 |
| 36 | Alabama | 45.8 |
| 37 | ohio | 45.5 |
| 38 | michigan | 44.8 |
| 39 | alaska | 44.4 |
| 40 | tennessee | 39.9 |
| 41 | texas | 39.9 |
| 42 | oklahoma | 39.7 |
| 43 | south carolina | 38.5 |
| 44 | kentucky | 34.8 |
| 45 | new mexico | 31.9 |
| 46 | mississippi | 31.5 |
| 47 | nevada | 26.7 |
| 48 | arkansas | 26.6 |
| 49 | louisiana | 23.1 |
| 50 | west virginia | 21.9 |
The lowest ranked state was West Virginia with a score of 21.9. From lowest to highest, Louisiana, Arkansas, Nevada, and Mississippi are the bottom five states.
Will this be a sad year for Georgia?
Meanwhile, the Peach State moved up to solid 34th place with 46.5 points, just over half of North Dakota’s top score in the nation. Soliant was more favorable to Georgia than Forbes in its 2025 rankings. The press once again referred to Georgia as “Za Zsa Zsa” 2nd worst state in the country for mental health This year, it was reported that 29.1% of local residents suffering from mental illness did not receive appropriate treatment.
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According to Soliant, the Peach State ranks in the bottom third of the nation, but not the second worst. But an Atlanta firm has discovered patterns that impact the mental health of its people, from the best-performing states to the bottom third.
“One of the key findings is that there is a strong correlation between a state’s percentage of orphaned youth and its overall ranking,” according to the Soliant report. “Young people who are isolated face an increased risk of poor mental health, including increased vulnerability to violence, substance abuse, and emotional problems.Research shows that in later life these people are more likely to experience unemployment, poverty, It has also been shown that they are more likely to experience mental health problems.”
Anyone seeking help with their mental health can call the SAMSHA National Helpline at 1-800-662-4357 or visit: samhsa.gov.
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