Percent 14 12 10 Demographic Differences in the United States Past Year Prevalence of Major Depressive Episode Among U.S. Adults (2016) Data Courtesy of SAMHSA 8 6.7 6 4 2 8.5 4.8 10.9 7.4 7.4 5.6 4.8 5.0 3.9 10.5 8.7 7.3 0 Overall Female Male 18-25 Sex 26-49 Age 50+ Hispani... White Black Asian NH/OPI** AI/AN*** 2 or More Race/Ethnicity Native Americans have relatively high rates of depression African-Americans have relatively low rates But higher recurrence U.S. rates of unipolar depression inversely related to socioeconomic status