Perceptions of Peer Use of Marijuana

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Percent of Total All Grades Students Reporting That They Think Most Students Use Marijuana Monthly or More Often, 2019: by County

PercentCompare to State Average: 45.0%
Minnesota45.0%Barchart image
Aitkin County42.9%Barchart image
Anoka County47.0%Barchart image
Becker County52.0%Barchart image
Beltrami County56.3%Barchart image
Benton County47.5%Barchart image
Big Stone County43.4%Barchart image
Blue Earth County42.7%Barchart image
Brown County37.6%Barchart image
Carlton County48.2%Barchart image
Carver County35.3%Barchart image
Cass County50.9%Barchart image
Chippewa County47.5%Barchart image
Chisago County48.5%Barchart image
Clay County42.8%Barchart image
Clearwater County*
Cook County55.6%Barchart image
Cottonwood County35.6%Barchart image
Crow Wing County55.1%Barchart image
Dakota County43.0%Barchart image
Dodge County37.4%Barchart image
Douglas County34.4%Barchart image
Faribault County46.3%Barchart image
Fillmore County40.6%Barchart image
Freeborn County60.6%Barchart image
Goodhue County49.7%Barchart image
Grant County31.1%Barchart image
Hennepin County43.7%Barchart image
Houston County41.0%Barchart image
Hubbard County46.1%Barchart image
Isanti County59.5%Barchart image
Itasca County46.2%Barchart image
Jackson County50.8%Barchart image
Kanabec County57.6%Barchart image
Kandiyohi County42.7%Barchart image
Kittson County27.2%Barchart image
Koochiching County57.3%Barchart image
Lac Qui Parle County30.0%Barchart image
Lake County45.7%Barchart image
Lake of the Woods County42.7%Barchart image
Le Sueur County43.2%Barchart image
Lincoln County27.0%Barchart image
Lyon County32.2%Barchart image
McLeod County32.9%Barchart image
Mahnomen County71.7%Barchart image
Marshall County56.1%Barchart image
Martin County56.5%Barchart image
Meeker County46.8%Barchart image
Mille Lacs County48.8%Barchart image
Morrison County50.3%Barchart image
Mower County53.6%Barchart image
Murray County38.3%Barchart image
Nicollet County53.8%Barchart image
Nobles County45.9%Barchart image
Norman County50.5%Barchart image
Olmsted County39.6%Barchart image
Otter Tail County41.5%Barchart image
Pennington County46.3%Barchart image
Pine County52.2%Barchart image
Pipestone County45.3%Barchart image
Polk County42.1%Barchart image
Pope County42.5%Barchart image
Ramsey County45.3%Barchart image
Red Lake County37.6%Barchart image
Redwood County37.9%Barchart image
Renville County29.3%Barchart image
Rice County40.1%Barchart image
Rock County48.2%Barchart image
Roseau County48.4%Barchart image
St. Louis County57.2%Barchart image
Scott County42.5%Barchart image
Sherburne County50.8%Barchart image
Sibley County51.5%Barchart image
Stearns County41.8%Barchart image
Steele County45.1%Barchart image
Stevens County54.5%Barchart image
Swift County*
Todd County53.6%Barchart image
Traverse County51.4%Barchart image
Wabasha County36.5%Barchart image
Wadena County30.1%Barchart image
Waseca County52.1%Barchart image
Washington County45.3%Barchart image
Watonwan County49.6%Barchart image
Wilkin County38.2%Barchart image
Winona County31.9%Barchart image
Wright County42.4%Barchart image
Yellow Medicine County35.0%Barchart image

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.