Age at First Use of Marijuana

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Percent of Total All Grades Students Reporting they First Smoked Marijuana at Age 13 or Younger, 2016: by County

PercentCompare to State Average: 6.5%
Minnesota6.5%Barchart image
Aitkin County10.0%Barchart image
Anoka County7.5%Barchart image
Becker County4.7%Barchart image
Beltrami County13.3%Barchart image
Benton County6.0%Barchart image
Big Stone County*
Blue Earth County4.3%Barchart image
Brown County6.5%Barchart image
Carlton County8.5%Barchart image
Carver County4.2%Barchart image
Cass County19.8%Barchart image
Chippewa County*
Chisago County*
Clay County5.5%Barchart image
Clearwater County7.6%Barchart image
Cook County*
Cottonwood County4.8%Barchart image
Crow Wing County*
Dakota County6.1%Barchart image
Dodge County4.9%Barchart image
Douglas County5.1%Barchart image
Faribault County7.0%Barchart image
Fillmore County6.2%Barchart image
Freeborn County7.9%Barchart image
Goodhue County9.3%Barchart image
Grant County9.7%Barchart image
Hennepin County5.6%Barchart image
Houston County3.1%Barchart image
Hubbard County13.9%Barchart image
Isanti County14.2%Barchart image
Itasca County8.8%Barchart image
Jackson County9.2%Barchart image
Kanabec County11.5%Barchart image
Kandiyohi County7.4%Barchart image
Kittson County3.7%Barchart image
Koochiching County*
Lac Qui Parle County2.8%Barchart image
Lake County*
Lake of the Woods County*
Le Sueur County5.9%Barchart image
Lincoln County*
Lyon County4.1%Barchart image
McLeod County*
Mahnomen County19.3%Barchart image
Marshall County2.9%Barchart image
Martin County*
Meeker County4.4%Barchart image
Mille Lacs County10.6%Barchart image
Morrison County5.0%Barchart image
Mower County7.3%Barchart image
Murray County4.6%Barchart image
Nicollet County*
Nobles County5.6%Barchart image
Norman County6.2%Barchart image
Olmsted County5.2%Barchart image
Otter Tail County5.6%Barchart image
Pennington County*
Pine County8.6%Barchart image
Pipestone County*
Polk County8.5%Barchart image
Pope County6.1%Barchart image
Ramsey County7.4%Barchart image
Red Lake County9.3%Barchart image
Redwood County4.2%Barchart image
Renville County5.1%Barchart image
Rice County3.6%Barchart image
Rock County*
Roseau County8.1%Barchart image
St. Louis County7.3%Barchart image
Scott County6.1%Barchart image
Sherburne County5.8%Barchart image
Sibley County13.1%Barchart image
Stearns County3.2%Barchart image
Steele County5.8%Barchart image
Stevens County2.6%Barchart image
Swift County*
Todd County7.4%Barchart image
Traverse County*
Wabasha County4.7%Barchart image
Wadena County4.3%Barchart image
Waseca County3.3%Barchart image
Washington County6.2%Barchart image
Watonwan County11.6%Barchart image
Wilkin County4.0%Barchart image
Winona County6.8%Barchart image
Wright County5.1%Barchart image
Yellow Medicine County6.8%Barchart image

About the Indicator: According to the national 2015 Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 8.5% of 9th graders and 6.7% of 11th graders reported they first used marijuana before age 13 years.

N/A or * indicates that the data are unavailable or were not collected.

Data Source: Minnesota Student Survey (MSS)

Description: The MSS is a confidential and anonymous self-administered survey given to students attending Minnesota public, charter and tribal schools. From 1995 to 2010, the survey was administered to students in 6th, 9th, and 12th grades. New in 2013, the survey was administered to students in 5th, 8th, 9th, and 11th grades. Trend data are now only available for 9th graders, and only for survey questions that did not change. Most schools elect to participate in the survey; in 2013, this included 84% of public schools in Minnesota.

Although the data are not presented here, the survey is also administered to area learning centers, juvenile correction facilities and private schools electing to participate.

Sponsored by: Minnesota Department of Education

Geographic Level: State, Region, and County

Aggregated data at the state and county level do not reveal disparities that may exist within a given geographic area.

Frequency: Data collected and reported every three years

Characteristics: The results of the MSS are also available at a county level. Data Privacy requirements mandate that data is presented in a manner such that no individual student can be identified through the presentation of the results. As part of the Data Privacy practices, the results are also presented in a manner that no individual school district could be identified through the results. Therefore, for counties that have only one school district, the results are not presented. Results are also withheld for counties in which the minimum number for student participation was not met.

The MSS is a “census” of schools, not a sample. The school districts get their own data. Fifth-graders were not asked all substance use questions. Some school districts do not participate, and student participation within the school district can vary widely. These data are self-reported.