This page provides data points and curated searches from OMH’s Knowledge Center library catalog related to mental and behavioral health within minority and tribal populations in the United States and its territories. The number of catalog records for each topic reflect the search results at the time of this page’s latest update.
American Indian/Alaska Native
In 2022, suicide was the second leading cause of death for non-Hispanic American Indians/Alaska Natives ages 10–34.1 In 2018, American Indians/Alaska Natives experienced the feeling that everything is an effort, all or most of the time, 2.75 times more than the total population.2 In 2022, the overall death rate from suicide for American Indians/Alaska Natives was 91% higher than the total population.3 In 2022, the death rate for suicide among adolescent American Indian/Alaska Natives, ages 15–19, was 2.74 times higher than the total population.4 Despite higher occurrences of poor mental health, American Indians/Alaska Natives receive less mental health treatment compared to the total population.5
For additional data on mental and behavioral health and American Indians/Alaska Natives, please visit our Population Profiles.
Asian American
Suicide was the leading cause of death for Asians, ages 15 to 24, in 2022.6 In 2023, Asian American male students in grades 9–12 reported seriously considering suicide 22% less than their male peers but reported attempting suicide 10% more than their male peers.7 In 2024, Asian American adults had 55% the rate of mental health treatments as adults of the total population.8 In 2024, Asian adults reported having any mental illness in the past year 27% less frequently than the total population.9
For additional data on mental and behavioral health and Asian Americans, please visit our Population Profiles.
Black/African American
In 2023, suicide was the third leading cause of death for Black or African Americans ages 15 to 34.10 Non-Hispanic Black or African Americans reported experiencing major depressive episodes 74% as frequently as the total population in 2024.11 In 2024, Non-Hispanic Black or African Americans received mental health treatment through prescription medication at 52% the rate of the total population.12
For additional data on mental and behavioral health and Black/African Americans, please visit our Population Profiles.
Hispanic/Latino
In 2024, Hispanic/Latino American adults received mental health treatment at a rate that was 28% lower than the total population.13 Hispanic/Latino American adults reported experiencing serious psychological distress at a rate that was 5% lower than the total population.14 Suicide was the second leading cause of death among Hispanic/Latino Americans aged 25-34 in 2023.15
For additional data on mental and behavioral health and Hispanic Americans, please visit our Population Profiles.
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
From 2018–2022, suicide was the leading cause of death for Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders ages 10–14 and the second leading cause of death for those ages 15–34.16 In 2023, although non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander students in grades 9–12 reported seriously considering attempting suicide 21% less than their peers,17 they actually attempted suicide 61% more frequently as a group compared to their peers.18 In 2024, adult Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders reported receiving prescription medications for mental health treatment 87% less as a group than the total population.19
For additional data on mental and behavioral health and Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders, please visit our Population Profiles.
1 CDC. National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS). [Accessed 08/28/2025]. (Back to footnote)
2 CDC, 2021. Summary Health Statistics: National Health Interview Survey: 2018. Table A-7c. (Back to footnote)
3 CDC, 2024. Deaths: Final Data for 2021. National Vital Statistics Report, Vol. 73, No. 8. Table 10. (Back to footnote)
4 CDC. National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. Web Based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS). National Violent Death Reporting System. Violent Deaths Report. (Back to footnote)
5 SAMHSA, 2025. Results from the 2024 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: Mental Health Detailed Tables. Table 6.21B. (Back to footnote)
6 CDC. National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. Web-Based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS). Leading Causes of Death. (Back to footnote)
7 CDC, 2024. High School Youth Risk Behavior Survey Data. High School Students Who Actually Attempted Suicide, 2023. (Back to footnote)
8 SAMHSA, 2025. Results from the 2024 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: Mental Health Detailed Tables. Table 6.21B. (Back to footnote)
9 SAMHSA, 2025. Results from the 2024 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: Mental Health Detailed Tables. Table 6.7B. (Back to footnote)
10 CDC. Web Based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS). Leading Causes of Death. (Back to footnote)
11 SAMHSA, 2025. Results from the 2024 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: Mental Health Detailed Tables. Table 6.41B. (Back to footnote)
12 SAMHSA, 2025. Results from the 2024 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: Mental Health Detailed Tables. Table 6.25B. (Back to footnote)
13 SAMHSA, 2025. Results from the 2024 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: Mental Health Detailed Tables. Table 6.21B. (Back to footnote)
14SAMHSA, 2025. Results from the 2024 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: Mental Health Detailed Tables. Table 6.88B. (Back to footnote)
15 CDC. Web Based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS). Leading Causes of Death. (Back to footnote)
16 CDC. WISQARS. Leading Causes of Death. (Back to footnote)
17 CDC, 2024. High School Youth Risk Behavior Survey Data. High School Students Who Seriously Considered Attempting Suicide, 2023. (Back to footnote)
18 CDC, 2024. High School Youth Risk Behavior Survey Data. High School Students Who Actually Attempted Suicide, 2023. (Back to footnote)
19 SAMHSA, 2025. Results from the 2024 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: Mental Health Detailed Tables. Table 6.25B. (Back to footnote)
Date Last Reviewed: October 2025