The U.S. Mental Health Market: $225.1 Billion In Spending In 2019: An OPEN MINDS Market Intelligence Report

Executive Summary

The layers of overlapping stakeholders and delivery systems in the U.S. mental health market —and their implications for access and unmet mental health needs—result in systems that are difficult to describe, much less measure.

In 2019, national spending on mental health services totaled $225.1 billion and accounted for 5.5% of all health spending.

From 2009 to 2019, spending for the U.S. mental health market has increased by 52.1%. During the same time period, the U.S. population increased by 7% from 306.8 million in 2009 to 328.2 million in 2019 . . .