19.1% of adults in the US have an anxiety disorder. Anxiety is the most common mental health issue in the US.Women are more likely to be affected by anxiety than men, and in some cases, women are twice as likely to have it as men. 70% of adults are particularly anxious about current events, especially the economy (77%), the 2024 U.S. election (73%), and gun violence (69%).
The 2024 results of the American Psychiatric Association’s annual mental health poll show that U.S. adults are feeling increasingly anxious. In 2024, 43% of adults say they feel more anxious than they did the previous year, up from 37% in 2023 and 32% in 2022. Adults are particularly anxious about current events (70%) — especially the economy (77%), the 2024 U.S. election (73%), and gun violence (69%).