Illicit Drug Use and Marijuana Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 and Older in the US by Age, Gender, Race, and Ethnicity, 2018 and 2019
Illicit Drugs Marijuana
Demographic Characteristic Lifetime (2018) Lifetime (2019) Past Year (2018) Past Year (2019) Past Month (2018) Past Month (2019) Lifetime (2018) Lifetime (2019) Past Year (2018) Past Year (2019) Past Month (2018) Past Month (2019)
Total 134,791 138,027 53,182 57,203 31,918 35,803 123,935 127,139 43,486 48,242 27,667 31,606
Age
12-17 5,952 6,090 4,151 4,279 2,000 2,167 3,823 3,947 3,110 3,284 1,658 1,837
18-25 18,922 18,832 13,168 13,193 8,130 8,406 17,512 17,450 11,829 11,952 7,528 7,749
26 or Older 109,917 113,104 35,863 39,731 21,788 25,231 102,600 105,742 28,548 33,007 18,481 22,020
Gender
Male Aged 12 and Older 71,160 72,406 29,248 31,742 18,542 20,669 65,923 67,085 24,542 27,222 16,338 18,614
Female Aged 12 and Older 63,631 65,621 23,933 25,461 13,376 15,135 58,013 60,054 18,944 21,020 11,328 12,993
Ethnicity and Race
  White Aged 12 and Older 93,097 94,912 34,530 37,036 20,532 23,228 86,552 88,899 28,146 31,448 17,608 20,464
  Black or African-American Aged 12 and Older 15,132 15,581 6,868 7,277 4,514 4,866 13,984 14,305 5,859 6,406 4,028 4,565
  American Indian or Alaska Native Aged 12 and Older 1,012 871 474 393 290 227 929 770 384 314 243 188
  Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander Aged 12 and Older 496 481 220 173 98 122 434 444 184 162 80 116
  Asian Aged 12 and Older 4,307 3,805 1,752 1,581 1,047 888 3,721 3,211 1,395 1,207 870 703
  Two or More Races Aged 12 and Older 3,145 3,331 1,343 1,697 902 1,197 2,932 3,091 1,200 1,481 852 1,049
Hispanic or Latino Aged 12 and Older 17,603 19,046 7,996 9,045 4,535 5,275 15,384 16,419 6,319 7,223 3,986 4,521
Not Hispanic or Latino Aged 12 and Older 117,189 118,981 45,186 48,158 27,383 30,528 108,552 110,720 37,167 41,018 23,681 27,085
Source

Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality. (2020). Results from the 2019 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: Detailed tables. Rockville, MD: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Retrieved from https://www.samhsa.gov/data/.