BRFSS: U.S. Adult Mental Health Indicators by Demographics and Jurisdiction

U.S. adults across all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and three U.S. territories are represented in this survey data. The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) measures health-related risk behaviors and conditions via telephone interviews. It is published by data.cdc.gov and was last updated in January 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in mental health indicators over time using the Year and Percent columns.
• Compare mental health outcomes across demographic groups using Demographics_Type and Demographics_Value.
• Assess statistical reliability of prevalence estimates using Low_Confidence_Interval and High_Confidence_Interval.
• Map geographic disparities in mental health using Area, Area_abbr, and Percentile_Range columns.
• Filter and label specific survey questions and results using the Question and Data_Label columns.

Strengths

• Data is collected across all 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and three U.S. territories, providing broad geographic coverage.
• Includes statistical confidence intervals (Low_Confidence_Interval, High_Confidence_Interval) for assessing estimate reliability.
• Contains multiple demographic breakdowns (Demographics_Type, Demographics_Value) for subgroup analysis.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Nationwide estimates are not available, as stated in the description.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

data.cdc.gov

Collection Method

Telephone interviews conducted as part of the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-01-28 19:15:54; freshness should be verified.

Geography

All 50 U.S. states, District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands.