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State-based Prevalence Data of ADHD Medication Treatment


Percent of all children aged 4-17 years currently taking medication for ADHD by state: United States, 2007-2008 [See Full Report]

 

StateMedicatedStateMedicatedStateMedicated
US4.8Louisiana8.3Oklahoma5.8
Alabama7.2Maine4.6Oregon4.5
Alaska2.4Maryland6.1Pennsylvania5.6
Arkansas3.5Massachusetts5.7Rhode Island7.1
Arizona7.5Michigan5.1South Carolina6.9
California2.3Minnesota4.6South Dakota4.5
Colorado3.8Mississippi5.8Tennessee6.2
Connecticut3.6Missouri6.7Texas3.4
Delaware7.3Montana3.7Utah3.1
Florida6.2Nebraska4.3Vermont4.2
Georgia5.2Nevada1.2Virginia4.8
Hawaii2.5New Hampshire5.3Washington4.1
Idaho4.2New Jersey3.6Washington, DC3.2
Illinois3.5New Mexico2.9West Virginia7.8
Indiana6.8New York3.9Wisconsin5.8
Iowa5.9North Carolina9.4Wyoming4.5
Kansas5.5North Dakota5.1  
Kentucky7.1Ohio5.7  

 

Percent of children aged 4-17 years with a reported diagnosis of ADHD currently taking medication for ADHD by state: United States, 2007-2008

StateDiagnosed &
Medicated
StateDiagnosed & MedicatedStateDiagnosed &
Medicated

US

66.3

Louisiana

70.7

Oklahoma

69.2

Alabama

74.8

Maine

63.9

Oregon

66.4

Alaska

40.7

Maryland

66.5

Pennsylvania

70.3

Arizona

60.3

Massachusetts

71.8

Rhode Island

75.8

Arkansas

69.2

Michigan

62.5

South Carolina

73.0

California

49.1

Minnesota

71.1

South Dakota

67.5

Colorado

73.0

Mississippi

79.0

Tennessee

71.8

Connecticut

65.5

Missouri

78.3

Texas

71.9

Delaware

66.8

Montana

59.5

Utah

65.2

Florida

69.1

Nebraska

66.9

Vermont

53.2

Georgia

76.1

Nevada

33.3

Virginia

58.6

Hawaii

56.6

New Hampshire

74.3

Washington

61.3

Idaho

63.1

New Jersey

52.9

Washington, DC

56.4

Illinois

74.5

New Mexico

67.2

West Virginia

70.0

Indiana

73.2

New York

52.4

Wisconsin

76.4

Iowa

78.2

North Carolina

74.4

Wyoming

67.9

Kansas

73.0

North Dakota

68.3

 

 

Kentucky

70.4

Ohio

61.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

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