Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

July 16, 2020

U.S. Census Bureau-Assessed Prevalence of Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms in 2019 and during the 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic

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  • Results from participants (n=336,525) from US Census Bureau-administered nationally representative probability samples found that compared to US adults in 2019, US adults in April and May 2020 were more than 3–times more likely to screen positive for depressive disorders, anxiety disorders, or both, with more than 1 out of 3 screening positive for both. 

Twenge and Joiner. (July 2020). U.S. Census Bureau-Assessed Prevalence of Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms in 2019 and during the 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic. Depression and Anxiety. https://doi.org/10.1002/da.23077