Behavioral Health-Related Inpatient Visit Rate by Race/Ethnicity

Over the past 15 years, the rate of behavioral health-related inpatient visits has increased greatly across populations. The 2016 rate for African-Americans (5,136) remains much higher than the white rate (3,011). The Latino rate grew the quickest, to 3,649. (A visit is considered behavioral health-related if there is a primary or secondary behavioral health diagnosis code.)