Mental Health and Substance Abuse Prevalence for Oklahoma

Oklahoma has some of the highest rates for Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders. Based on 2023 data, NSDUH estimates Oklahoma ranks about 12^th (22.2%) in the nation for rates of Any Mental Illness. Also, Oklahoma’s rate for Any Substance Abuse Disorders is 8.21%. This means that between 700,000 and 950,000 adult Oklahomans need services; most are not receiving the care they need to fully recover from their illnesses. Approximately 200,000 Oklahomans received ODMHSAS services in FY24.

The Prevalence estimates provided by the Federal government are not provided at a county level, only at a state level. Any county estimates are based on the number of individuals in a county, then multiplied by the statewide estimate. Therefore, we are unable to know the difference in the Prevalence rates by county.

Please note that the youth SED is currently an older dataset. We are looking into getting this dataset up to date.