Table 3:
Weighted Prevalence Estimates of Mental Health Treatment among U.S. Children with Parent-Reported Current Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Aged 3–17 Years by State, National Survey of Children’s Health, 2016–2019
| Currently taking ADHD medication or other medication for difficulties with emotions, concentration, or behavior in past 12 months | Received behavioral treatment for ADHD or received any treatment or counseling from a mental health professional in past 12 months | Currently taking ADHD medication or other medication for difficulties with emotions, concentration, or behavior, or received behavioral treatment for ADHD or any treatment or counseling from a mental health professional in past 12 months | ||||
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| Weighted % | 95% Confidence Interval | Weighted % | 95% Confidence Interval | Weighted % | 95% Confidence Interval | |
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| United States | 69.4 | (67.5, 71.3) | 59.7 | (57.7, 61.7) | 82.5 | (80.8, 84.1) |
| Alabama | 84.3 | (78.0, 89.3) | 63.6 | (55.0, 71.5) | 91.2 | (86.7, 94.6) |
| Alaska | 72.6 | (63.3, 80.6) | 68.5 | (58.0, 77.8) | 86.7 | (79.8, 91.9) |
| Arizona | 65.1 | (54.7, 74.6) | 62.3 | (50.6, 73.0) | 78.4 | (68.1, 86.7) |
| Arkansas | 70.2 | (61.9, 77.5) | 52.8 | (44.5, 60.9) | 81.0 | (73.5, 87.1) |
| California | 52.4 | (39.1, 65.4) | 59.3 | (45.1, 72.5) | 76.0 | (61.7, 87.0) |
| Colorado | 64.4 | (52.4, 75.2) | 56.3 | (44.5, 67.5) | 76.2 | (63.2, 86.3) |
| Connecticut | 63.5 | (53.9, 72.4) | 70.4 | (62.1, 77.9) | 86.9 | (80.2, 92.0) |
| Delaware | 80.6 | (73.3, 86.6) | 65.3 | (56.8, 73.1) | 87.8 | (81.1, 92.9) |
| District of Columbia | 50.5 | (37.7, 63.3) | 73.5 | (61.6, 83.4) | 79.3 | (67.5, 88.3) |
| Florida | 68.7 | (57.6, 78.4) | 58.9 | (48.3, 69.0) | 78.3 | (66.5, 87.5) |
| Georgia | 76.3 | (68.5, 82.9) | 52.8 | (44.4, 61.0) | 84.9 | (77.5, 90.6) |
| Hawaii | 54.6 | (42.1, 66.7) | 66.2 | (54.1, 76.9) | 79.5 | (67.5, 88.6) |
| Idaho | 68.3 | (58.8, 76.7) | 69.3 | (60.6, 77.1) | 87.2 | (81.1, 91.9) |
| Illinois | 72.9 | (63.1, 81.3) | 74.0 | (65.3, 81.6) | 90.0 | (83.6, 94.5) |
| Indiana | 74.2 | (65.6, 81.6) | 60.6 | (52.5, 68.4) | 86.9 | (81.4, 91.9) |
| Iowa | 77.7 | (69.9, 84.4) | 67.5 | (58.2, 75.8) | 87.8 | (81.4, 92.6) |
| Kansas | 68.3 | (58.1, 77.3) | 61.7 | (52.4, 70.3) | 80.4 | (71.5, 87.5) |
| Kentucky | 80.8 | (73.4, 86.9) | 61.0 | (52.1, 69.3) | 88.2 | (80.8, 93.5) |
| Louisiana | 80.7 | (74.7, 85.8) | 52.0 | (44.4, 59.6) | 88.1 | (82.8, 92.3) |
| Maine | 67.8 | (60.0, 74.9) | 60.4 | (52.2, 68.2) | 85.7 | (79.7, 90.5) |
| Maryland | 74.1 | (65.7, 81.3) | 67.8 | (58.3, 76.4) | 90.5 | (84.1, 94.9) |
| Massachusetts | 61.9 | (55.8, 71.2) | 64.0 | (54.8, 72.5) | 78.8 | (69.9, 86.1) |
| Michigan | 71.7 | (60.7, 81.1) | 59.4 | (48.2, 69.9) | 85.5 | (76.5, 92.0) |
| Minnesota | 70.2 | (58.0, 80.6) | 74.8 | (66.9, 81.7) | 92.4 | (87.1, 96.0) |
| Mississippi | 77.3 | (69.1, 84.2) | 59.1 | (51.0, 66.9) | 85.0 | (77.5, 90.8) |
| Missouri | 72.5 | (63.9, 80.1) | 57.5 | (48.4, 66.4) | 79.9 | (71.3, 86.8) |
| Montana | 77.8 | (68.6, 85.4) | 70.2 | (59.9, 79.3) | 87.4 | (79.4, 93.2) |
| Nebraska | 89.4 | (82.9, 94.0) | 68.9 | (57.2, 79.1) | 94.1* | (88.8, 97.3) |
| Nevada | 44.1 | (32.6, 56.0) | 49.5 | (37.4, 61.7) | 65.4 | (52.1, 77.2) |
| New Hampshire | 71.6 | (64.6, 78.0) | 61.0 | (53.3, 68.4) | 84.9 | (79.2, 89.6) |
| New Jersey | 49.8 | (38.5, 61.2) | 57.6 | (45.5, 69.0) | 67.6 | (54.6, 78.9) |
| New Mexico | 64.9 | (53.6, 75.1) | 63.5 | (52.1, 73.8) | 78.8 | (68.6, 86.9) |
| New York | 60.2 | (48.0, 71.5) | 62.4 | (51.3, 72.6) | 81.6 | (70.8, 89.8) |
| North Carolina | 72.1 | (63.1, 80.0) | 53.5 | (44.3, 62.5) | 81.5 | (73.1, 88.3) |
| North Dakota | 73.4 | (62.2, 82.8) | 66.8 | (57.4, 75.4) | 86.4 | (78.0, 92.6) |
| Ohio | 68.3 | (59.2, 76.4) | 56.0 | (46.6, 65.1) | 84.3 | (77.0, 89.9) |
| Oklahoma | 73.0 | (62.5, 81.9) | 66.9 | (58.0, 75.0) | 88.3 | (80.7, 93.6) |
| Oregon | 58.6 | (47.1, 69.5) | 67.9 | (57.5, 77.2) | 81.1 | (71.0, 88.9) |
| Pennsylvania | 68.9 | (59.0, 77.6) | 65.6 | (55.6, 74.6) | 85.7 | (78.3, 91.3) |
| Rhode Island | 72.4 | (64.1, 79.6) | 62.9 | (53.5, 71.5) | 85.5 | (78.6, 90.8) |
| South Carolina | 73.2 | (65.4, 80.0) | 53.4 | (45.2, 61.4) | 80.9 | (73.2, 87.1) |
| South Dakota | 77.9 | (69.1, 85.1) | 65.5 | (55.9, 74.3) | 84.8 | (76.6, 91.1) |
| Tennessee | 73.2 | (64.3, 80.9) | 55.7 | (46.5, 64.6) | 81.0 | (72.3, 87.9) |
| Texas | 74.3 | (66.1, 81.4) | 53.3 | (43.4, 63.1) | 80.9 | (73.2, 87.2) |
| Utah | 66.2 | (54.0, 77.0) | 49.0 | (38.2, 59.8) | 78.5 | (66.6, 87.7) |
| Vermont | 59.7 | (48.1, 70.5) | 56.0 | (44.5, 67.1) | 75.9 | (63.6, 85.6) |
| Virginia | 75.5 | (67.0, 82.8) | 61.3 | (51.2, 70.7) | 87.2 | (79.7, 92.7) |
| Washington | 58.1 | (48.6, 67.3) | 49.1 | (39.6, 58.6) | 69.5 | (60.0, 78.0) |
| West Virginia | 74.8 | (67.0, 81.6) | 61.8 | (53.2, 69.9) | 84.1 | (77.1, 89.6) |
| Wisconsin | 76.7 | (65.0, 86.0) | 68.5 | (58.4, 77.5) | 87.6* | (77.7, 94.2) |
| Wyoming | 70.4 | (59.9, 79.6) | 71.1 | (62.3, 78.9) | 88.6 | (82.2, 93.3) |
| Range of State Estimates | 44.1–89.4 | 49.0–74.8 | 65.4–94.1 | |||
| State Estimate Median | 71.7 | 61.8 | 84.9 | |||
| State Estimate Interquartile Interval | 64.9–74.8 | 56.3–67.5 | 79.5–87.4 | |||
*
While the point estimate meets NCHS standards of precision, its complement does not. The complement of this percentage has a relative confidence interval width greater than 130%, indicating that the complementary percentage estimates may be unreliable.