Statistics Report · Updated July 2026

Indiana Mental Health Statistics

How common is mental illness in Indiana, how many Hoosiers die by suicide, and how hard is it to find care? Every figure below comes from a federal or state primary source — CDC, SAMHSA, the Indiana Department of Health, HRSA, and peer-reviewed rankings — with links to verify each number.

25.3%

of Indiana adults experienced mental illness in the past year

SAMHSA NSDUH 2023–2024

1,175

Hoosiers died by suicide in 2024

CDC NCHS

44th

of 51 for mental health workforce availability

Mental Health America 2025

6M+

Hoosiers live in a mental health professional shortage area

HRSA / KFF

In crisis? Call or text 988 — the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline answers 95% of Indiana calls in-state. For treatment help, see our crisis resources.

Adult Prevalence

How Common Is Mental Illness in Indiana?

According to SAMHSA's 2023–2024 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 25.31% of Indiana adults — an estimated 1.32 million Hoosiers — experienced any mental illness (AMI) in the past year, above the national rate of 23.12%. Among young adults ages 18–25, the rate rises to 35.7% (US: 33.53%).

25.31%

of Indiana adults had any mental illness in the past year (US: 23.12%)

6.78%

had a serious mental illness — about 353,000 people (US: 5.62%)

35.7%

of Hoosiers ages 18–25 experienced mental illness (US: 33.53%)

On the treatment side, 26.15% of Indiana adults received mental health treatment in the past year (inpatient, outpatient, medication, or telehealth) — above the 22.90% national rate. Indiana ranks 14th of 51 in Mental Health America's overall 2025 state ranking, which combines prevalence and access measures.

Sources: SAMHSA NSDUH 2023–2024 state tables; Mental Health America 2025.

Depression & Anxiety

Depression and Anxiety in Indiana

24.5%

of Indiana adults have been told by a health professional they have a depressive disorder — 35th among states (US: 22.0%, BRFSS 2024)

9.16%

of adults had a major depressive episode in the past year (US: 8.33%, NSDUH 2023–2024)

16.9%

reported frequent mental distress — 14+ bad mental health days a month — ranking 36th (US: 15.6%, BRFSS 2024)

32.9%

reported symptoms of anxiety and/or depression in the most recent Census Household Pulse reading (US: 32.3%, KFF)

Indiana runs consistently a few points above national averages on every major depression and distress measure. If you or someone you love is dealing with depression alongside substance use, see our directory of Indiana treatment centers supporting depression.

Sources: America's Health Rankings (BRFSS 2024); SAMHSA NSDUH; KFF Household Pulse analysis.

Suicide

Indiana Suicide Statistics

In 2024, 1,175 Hoosiers died by suicide — an age-adjusted rate of 16.8 per 100,000, well above the national rate of 13.7 and roughly the 20th-highest among states (CDC NCHS). Unlike overdose deaths, which have fallen sharply, Indiana's suicide rate has risen slightly each year: 1,149 deaths in 2022, 1,184 in 2023 (16.9 per 100,000 — far above the Healthy People 2030 goal of 12.8).

63.8%

of Indiana suicide deaths involved a firearm in 2023 (US 2024: 56.5%)

5×

Indiana men died by suicide at nearly five times the rate of women — 28.5 vs 5.8 per 100,000 (2023)

186

veteran suicide deaths in 2023 — 15.7% of the state total; 81.7% involved a firearm

Adults ages 35–44 had Indiana's highest suicide rate of any age group in 2023 (24.8 per 100,000).
Rural counties outpace urban ones — 19.4 vs 16.1 per 100,000. The highest-rate counties were Grant (35.2), LaPorte (27.3), Howard (26.4), Madison (24.9), and Vanderburgh (23.6).
Suicide among Hoosiers 65 and older rose 23% between 2018–2020 and 2021–2023 (16.0 to 19.7 per 100,000).
One bright spot: the 15–19 rate declined from its 2021 peak of 14.0 to 9.9 per 100,000 in 2023.
Indiana's 988 centers answered 95% of 11,275 in-state calls in December 2025 — above the 89% national in-state average; the state's centers took 48,259 calls in 2023.

Sources: CDC NCHS Stats of the States (2024); Indiana DOH Fatal Overdose and Suicide Report 2023; AFSP; 988 Lifeline KPI reports; America's Health Rankings.

Youth Mental Health

Youth Mental Health in Indiana

Indiana's 2023 Youth Risk Behavior Survey paints a stark picture — Indiana high schoolers report worse mental health than their national peers on every measure:

High school students (past year, 2023 YRBS)	Indiana	US
Felt persistently sad or hopeless	47.0%	39.7%
Mental health "not good" most of the time (past 30 days)	33.7%	28.5%
Seriously considered attempting suicide	25.2%	20.4%
Made a suicide plan	23.6%	16%
Attempted suicide	15.7%	9.5%

About 17% of Indiana adolescents (12–17) — roughly 95,000 youth — had a major depressive episode in the past year, though that actually ranks 6th-lowest nationally (MHA 2025).
48.3% of Indiana youth with depression received no treatment — about 39,000 adolescents (US: 50.8%).
Indiana's teen suicide rate (ages 15–19) is 11.1 per 100,000 vs 10.2 nationally, and 3.4× higher among teen boys than girls.
A hopeful trend: the share of Indiana 10th graders reporting persistent sadness fell from 37.8% in 2022 to 30.2% in 2024 (Indiana Youth Survey, 60,000+ students).
1 in 10 privately insured Indiana youth had insurance that did not cover mental or emotional problems — 37th of 51 states.

Families looking for age-appropriate care can browse Indiana treatment programs for adolescents.

Sources: Indiana DOH 2023 YRBS; CDC MMWR Suppl. 73(4); Mental Health America 2025 Youth Data; America's Health Rankings; Indiana Youth Survey 2024.

Access to Care

The Mental Health Care Shortage in Indiana

Indiana's biggest mental health problem isn't prevalence — it's workforce. The state ranks 44th of 51 for mental health workforce availability, with one provider for every 500 residents (US: 320:1 per MHA 2025; County Health Rankings' 2025 release puts it at 440:1 vs 290:1 nationally).

6,062,206

Hoosiers live in one of 107 federally designated mental health professional shortage areas

39.9%

of Indiana's psychiatric need is met in shortage areas; 222 more practitioners are needed

1:1,694

school psychologist-to-student ratio in Indiana K-12 schools (recommended: 1:500)

25.2% of Indiana adults with mental illness — about 135,000 people — reported an unmet need for treatment.
Among adults with frequent mental distress, 25.91% (229,965 Hoosiers) couldn't see a doctor because of cost.
7.4% of Indiana adults with mental illness are uninsured — better than the 9.2% national average.
Indiana had 815 state psychiatric hospital beds in 2023 (11.9 per 100,000; US: 10.8) — a 4% per-capita decline since 2016.
Indiana ranks 25th of 51 in MHA's Access to Care ranking.

Sources: Mental Health America 2025; KFF/HRSA HPSA data (Dec 31, 2025); County Health Rankings 2025; NAMI Indiana fact sheet; Treatment Advocacy Center.

Co-Occurring Disorders

Mental Illness and Addiction Together

Mental illness and substance use travel together. Per SAMHSA's 2023–2024 state estimates, 8.20% of Indiana adults — about 428,000 people — had a co-occurring substance use disorder and mental illness in the past year (US: 8.01%). For serious mental illness plus addiction, Indiana's 3.11% (~162,000 adults) exceeds the 2.63% national rate. And 6.02% of Indiana adults (~314,000 people) had serious thoughts of suicide in the past year (US: 5.22%).

Why this matters for treatment: people with co-occurring disorders need programs that treat both conditions at once. Browse dual diagnosis treatment centers in Indiana or see our companion report, Indiana Substance Abuse Statistics.

Source: SAMHSA NSDUH 2023–2024 state tables (Tables 35, 36, 39).

References

Sources & Methodology

Every statistic on this page is drawn from a government or nationally recognized primary source and links directly to the underlying report. State-vs-national comparisons use each source's own benchmark for the same data year. Where sources differ slightly (e.g., CDC final files vs state provisional reports), the source and data year are stated alongside the figure. Last reviewed July 2026.

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Indiana Mental Health Statistics

How Common Is Mental Illness in Indiana?

Depression and Anxiety in Indiana

Indiana Suicide Statistics

Youth Mental Health in Indiana

The Mental Health Care Shortage in Indiana

Mental Illness and Addiction Together

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