State-Level Substance Use and Mental Health Estimates for 2022-2023

U.S. state-level estimates for 38 measures of substance use and mental health from the 2022-2023 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH). The data are modeled for the civilian, noninstitutionalized population ages 12 and older, overall and by age group. It includes statistical comparison tables and methodology details.

Use Cases

• Analyze state-level variation in specific substance use measures across the 38 available indicators.
• Compare mental health estimates by age group within the civilian, noninstitutionalized population ages 12 and older.
• Assess statistical differences between state estimates and national trends using the provided comparison tables.
• Model public health outcomes by combining small area estimation (SAE) results with other geographic data sources.

Strengths

• Provides 38 distinct measures of substance use and mental health for analysis.
• Covers the entire U.S. civilian, noninstitutionalized population ages 12 and older.
• Uses small area estimation (SAE) methods to enhance state-level reliability.
• Includes statistical comparison tables for evaluating differences across time and geography.

Limitations

• Estimates are modeled, not raw survey counts, which may obscure underlying data variance.
• Data is only available in HTML table format, complicating direct programmatic analysis.
• Limited to two years (2022-2023), restricting longitudinal trend analysis.

Provenance

Source

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services via the National Surveys on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH).

Collection Method

Modeled state estimates created using small area estimation (SAE) methods combining NSDUH data with other geographic data.

Time Range

2022-2023

Freshness

Data reflects the 2022-2023 period and was last updated in September 2025.

Geography

United States, all states.