The Gallop Poll released a December 7, 2020 report entitled

Americans’ Mental Health Ratings Sink to New Low.

Americans’ latest assessment of their mental health is worse than it has been at any point in the last two decades. Only one group of Americans showed an improvement in mental health during the pandemic.

Which Group Improved Mental Health During the Past Year?

Gallop asked various demographic groups across the US to rate their own mental health status. They asked men, women, Republicans, Democrats, various age groups, various economic groups, religious attendance participants, and those who had college degree and those who had no college degree.

Nineteen demographic groups were involved in the survey. Participants were asked to evaluate their own mental health to see how it had changed during the time from November 2019 to November 2020.

The Results are Significant

Every Demogrpahic group suffered a drop in mental health exept one–Regular Church Attenders!

Americans’ Rating of Their Mental Health as Excellent, by Demographic Groups. 2019 vs. 2020

	2019	2020	Change
	%	%	pct. pts.
Gender
Male	49	41	-8
Female	37	27	-10
Party identification
Republican	56	41	-15
Independent	44	32	-11
Democrat	30	29	-1
Religious service attendance
Weekly	42	46	+4
Nearly weekly/Monthly	47	35	-12
Seldom/Never	42	29	-13
Race
White	45	35	-10
Non-White	40	32	-8
Marital status
Married	49	41	-8
Not married	37	27	-10
Age group
18-29	37	28	-9
30-49	40	32	-8
50-64	51	42	-9
65+	44	34	-10
Household income group
Under $40,000	33	27	-6
$40,000-$99,999	43	31	-12
$100,000 or more	57	45	-12
GALLUP

Those who attended church services every week improved mental health 4% during the year. Note the +4 in the chart.

View complete question responses and trends (PDF download).