skip navigation

Youth Alcohol Use

Geographic Area:

All Counties (customize)

See this topic by Grade, Race and Gender

Years

to

Display By

Grade

Gender

< Change Topic

Percent of Students Reporting Any Use of Alcohol in the Past 30 Days, All Available Years: by Grade, Gender, and County

1995199820012004200720102013201620192022
FemaleMaleTotalFemaleMaleTotalFemaleMaleTotalFemaleMaleTotalFemaleMaleTotalFemaleMaleTotalFemaleMaleTotalFemaleMaleTotalFemaleMaleTotalFemaleMaleTotal
Minnesota9th19.4%20.9%20.1%35.8%38.0%36.8%30.4%30.4%30.4%29.1%26.3%27.8%25.1%22.6%23.9%20.1%18.5%19.3%15.4%14.0%14.7%12.2%10.1%11.2%13.2%10.3%11.8%8.9%5.7%7.3%
Aitkin County9th26.7%31.3%29.0%48.7%69.2%56.9%54.4%39.0%45.3%40.0%39.6%39.8%35.3%34.9%35.1%29.0%27.0%28.0%24.2%25.4%24.8%11.7%10.4%11.1%14.7%11.8%13.2%5.0%5.9%5.4%
Anoka County9th20.2%22.2%21.2%37.2%39.0%38.1%32.6%28.2%30.5%28.5%22.3%25.6%24.1%22.2%23.2%21.6%17.2%19.5%16.8%12.1%14.6%13.5%8.9%11.3%11.6%8.6%10.2%5.3%5.7%5.6%
Becker County9th18.5%31.6%25.4%44.9%38.1%41.8%31.0%33.0%32.1%28.7%30.9%29.6%22.7%21.2%22.0%17.0%20.6%18.8%11.4%15.9%13.9%14.0%10.5%12.3%15.8%8.6%12.2%11.8%7.3%9.3%
Beltrami County9th24.9%26.8%25.9%39.1%37.5%38.3%35.3%28.5%32.2%34.9%34.7%34.8%31.5%31.3%31.4%23.4%18.5%20.9%23.9%20.7%22.2%18.0%15.8%16.8%17.0%11.9%14.5%12.1%7.8%9.9%
Benton County9th15.2%17.1%16.2%42.1%40.0%41.0%31.8%41.4%36.5%34.1%25.1%29.7%32.8%25.1%29.1%25.8%16.8%21.4%12.5%15.9%14.2%17.2%15.3%16.2%12.6%9.6%11.1%13.1%9.1%11.3%
Big Stone County9th35.1%29.3%32.2%51.4%50.0%50.9%N/AN/AN/A54.2%38.1%43.9%N/AN/AN/A19.2%22.2%21.0%20.0%15.2%17.5%******15.4%7.4%11.3%
Blue Earth County9th26.1%23.6%24.9%37.4%39.3%38.3%28.8%35.4%31.9%31.7%26.5%29.2%24.9%16.3%20.6%19.7%22.6%21.0%14.9%13.8%14.3%11.0%9.3%10.2%13.3%7.6%10.3%7.5%4.4%5.9%
Brown County9th20.1%23.6%21.9%41.3%41.7%41.5%42.3%30.9%36.9%45.0%38.5%41.7%26.5%22.2%24.5%25.3%31.5%28.4%17.1%22.9%19.9%9.1%13.9%11.6%20.8%8.0%14.7%17.0%11.9%14.2%
Carlton County9th26.1%18.3%22.6%26.9%35.0%31.2%26.2%30.7%28.4%26.6%20.3%23.7%17.4%21.6%19.5%16.2%15.6%15.9%15.7%15.6%15.6%11.2%9.8%10.5%14.9%12.7%13.8%11.2%5.5%8.4%
Carver County9th19.0%27.8%23.1%36.1%29.5%32.9%27.7%34.8%31.2%25.7%19.4%22.5%27.9%24.6%26.2%15.7%18.3%17.0%18.3%16.4%17.4%8.6%8.5%8.5%11.7%7.3%9.8%15.2%21.3%18.1%
Cass County9th30.6%25.4%28.1%50.4%40.3%45.3%35.9%30.4%33.3%45.1%30.3%38.3%34.7%31.2%33.1%29.6%30.0%29.8%23.6%20.4%22.0%21.5%11.9%16.6%16.1%17.0%16.5%7.5%0.0%3.7%
Chippewa County9th13.5%17.8%15.9%36.4%34.4%35.4%35.6%28.6%31.8%N/AN/AN/A21.7%25.6%23.4%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A***10.8%9.2%10.0%9.5%12.5%10.8%
Chisago County9th22.2%16.6%19.6%45.0%48.5%46.8%32.5%31.8%32.2%N/AN/AN/A31.6%31.0%31.3%27.1%24.8%26.1%18.7%22.2%20.5%***14.7%10.2%12.7%9.7%7.0%8.3%
Clay County9th17.1%17.9%17.5%32.8%36.2%34.4%38.4%28.5%33.1%25.9%27.6%26.7%20.3%26.1%23.3%14.5%15.7%15.1%10.2%5.6%7.9%8.6%9.4%9.0%7.7%7.4%7.6%8.1%6.6%7.3%
Clearwater County9th23.0%12.5%18.9%39.5%59.4%51.4%37.7%38.8%38.2%N/AN/AN/A32.5%27.3%30.1%30.0%31.9%30.9%17.9%20.4%19.4%16.7%7.8%11.3%******
Cook County9th14.3%31.3%21.6%37.9%17.6%30.4%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A14.3%30.0%22.0%******7.1%0.0%3.8%
Cottonwood County9th11.4%3.9%7.7%40.6%30.0%35.3%25.6%28.8%27.0%19.5%38.0%28.1%25.0%23.9%24.4%14.6%29.8%22.1%7.0%9.8%8.5%27.7%10.4%18.9%7.5%8.0%7.7%12.0%5.0%8.2%
Crow Wing County9th23.1%22.1%22.6%37.3%41.5%39.2%38.1%35.5%36.9%34.1%27.7%30.9%31.1%31.6%31.4%20.0%32.9%25.9%12.8%19.2%15.9%***14.4%9.0%11.6%14.1%9.8%12.1%
Dakota County9th18.8%20.7%19.7%33.3%38.2%35.7%27.9%28.2%28.0%28.3%25.0%26.7%22.1%23.0%22.5%19.4%16.0%17.8%16.2%10.0%13.1%10.1%7.6%8.9%12.5%9.4%11.0%6.9%3.3%5.2%
Dodge County9th22.5%22.6%22.5%45.6%45.3%45.5%33.1%32.7%32.9%28.3%31.5%29.8%32.1%21.7%27.2%28.7%22.2%25.3%7.2%18.3%12.5%11.2%5.3%8.4%8.0%5.7%6.8%9.4%11.0%10.2%
Douglas County9th20.7%25.5%23.0%35.6%47.6%41.3%34.6%30.9%32.9%31.7%27.5%29.6%20.7%15.7%18.1%18.1%21.9%19.9%18.3%8.6%13.1%18.7%10.5%14.6%17.6%12.4%15.2%12.0%9.1%10.7%
Faribault County9th22.5%19.7%21.0%44.7%34.1%39.8%25.3%29.4%27.3%34.5%13.6%24.2%21.6%23.7%22.7%N/AN/AN/A19.4%13.4%16.5%16.3%13.8%14.9%13.1%9.4%11.4%6.2%3.2%4.7%
Fillmore County9th16.8%13.5%15.1%42.9%42.0%42.4%29.1%36.7%32.7%32.4%36.6%34.5%25.0%21.1%23.0%20.0%26.3%23.1%16.4%23.6%20.0%12.9%12.3%12.6%***9.5%9.1%9.3%
Freeborn County9th13.1%19.3%16.3%34.6%51.8%42.5%27.5%17.6%23.0%24.7%14.6%19.8%25.6%25.9%25.7%28.2%19.2%23.8%16.8%14.3%15.8%18.1%11.2%14.4%13.7%13.0%13.4%3.8%6.4%5.0%
Goodhue County9th20.4%20.2%20.3%30.6%36.0%33.3%33.5%40.2%36.7%34.2%36.2%35.1%26.0%22.2%24.1%21.2%16.8%19.1%15.0%16.0%15.5%19.6%15.7%17.5%**32.6%13.3%9.9%11.4%
Grant County9th15.8%26.7%21.4%30.4%15.8%23.8%35.8%38.1%36.8%24.3%27.8%26.0%12.5%34.4%23.4%N/AN/AN/A17.1%7.4%12.9%3.1%11.4%7.5%20.0%6.3%12.9%5.3%10.7%7.6%
Hennepin County9th17.4%17.3%17.4%28.3%30.4%29.3%25.3%23.9%24.7%24.2%22.5%23.4%23.1%17.9%20.6%16.3%15.4%15.8%12.9%10.3%11.6%7.7%7.0%7.4%9.3%7.1%8.2%7.1%3.5%5.5%
Houston County9th18.7%31.3%25.5%55.8%58.8%57.1%48.3%25.6%37.9%42.7%26.6%35.5%25.0%29.0%26.9%17.5%14.0%15.8%14.6%18.2%16.3%11.1%17.0%14.4%26.4%6.7%17.5%8.8%15.7%12.5%
Hubbard County9th18.9%28.4%23.4%54.9%42.7%48.9%22.4%34.7%28.8%50.0%26.0%37.9%34.8%34.9%34.9%28.8%17.5%22.9%18.3%32.1%24.2%25.3%20.8%23.3%21.3%24.6%22.6%12.0%15.5%13.6%
Isanti County9th20.1%21.9%21.0%27.7%31.6%29.7%34.4%34.0%34.2%34.8%28.2%31.6%36.8%37.8%37.3%N/AN/AN/A17.2%15.9%16.6%19.3%18.8%19.1%24.2%15.8%20.2%10.1%5.5%7.8%
Itasca County9th20.8%20.3%20.5%48.7%47.8%48.3%31.7%31.5%31.6%33.3%23.0%28.4%42.4%20.4%31.1%27.9%24.7%26.3%15.3%24.6%20.0%23.9%21.3%22.7%14.9%14.4%14.7%12.5%12.4%12.4%
Jackson County9th14.7%20.3%17.3%36.7%32.2%34.5%30.0%21.5%25.9%15.3%25.0%20.2%17.4%40.8%29.5%23.8%26.4%25.3%17.8%15.5%16.5%20.5%10.0%15.5%25.0%22.7%23.6%28.9%11.4%20.5%
Kanabec County9th21.1%24.8%23.0%45.0%51.5%48.2%22.0%27.8%24.5%N/AN/AN/A22.1%23.5%22.8%38.7%26.3%31.7%17.1%20.3%18.6%12.7%15.2%14.0%31.3%16.9%23.9%7.9%4.8%6.3%
Kandiyohi County9th23.0%25.1%23.9%31.0%36.1%33.6%22.5%25.9%24.2%29.0%26.6%27.7%27.8%16.3%21.9%23.2%11.6%17.0%9.1%13.0%11.0%11.4%11.4%11.4%14.3%9.7%12.0%5.2%4.2%4.7%
Kittson County9th15.7%22.2%18.8%68.0%34.6%51.0%12.8%15.8%14.3%27.6%31.8%29.4%5.9%10.0%8.5%14.3%17.2%16.0%22.6%7.4%15.5%16.7%18.8%17.6%******
Koochiching County9th26.2%12.1%19.3%43.8%39.5%41.8%28.6%28.4%28.5%46.0%29.6%38.5%N/AN/AN/A11.1%20.4%16.0%38.2%34.3%36.2%*****24.5%7.4%3.2%5.2%
Lac Qui Parle County9th17.5%9.6%13.8%36.9%51.4%44.6%24.6%27.6%26.0%15.2%35.9%25.4%22.8%22.0%22.4%23.1%16.0%19.6%5.4%6.8%6.2%2.7%13.9%8.2%**11.1%0.0%7.8%4.5%
Lake County9th19.7%36.1%27.9%48.1%47.9%48.0%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A28.6%14.7%23.7%***22.9%16.0%18.8%***
Lake of the Woods County9th29.0%16.1%22.6%52.4%37.0%43.8%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A33.3%45.5%39.1%*****18.9%29.4%7.1%19.4%
Le Sueur County9th22.1%33.7%27.7%36.5%47.5%42.0%37.8%39.8%38.7%39.0%28.8%34.1%31.3%34.1%32.6%19.8%25.3%22.2%12.6%14.0%13.3%18.7%13.4%16.0%22.9%10.6%17.1%5.5%5.4%5.4%
Lincoln County9th7.8%19.4%13.5%42.1%48.0%44.9%24.0%43.3%34.5%39.5%32.5%35.9%40.5%23.3%31.3%23.3%13.6%19.2%20.0%21.7%21.1%*****17.5%8.3%0.0%4.5%
Lyon County9th16.9%26.1%21.5%32.4%45.7%39.1%28.8%43.8%35.9%29.7%34.3%32.2%28.4%24.8%26.8%14.5%16.3%15.4%11.3%20.7%16.1%8.1%15.3%11.8%8.0%7.8%7.9%3.1%8.6%6.2%
McLeod County9th22.4%19.4%21.0%40.7%42.7%41.7%32.3%34.1%33.1%37.6%30.2%33.9%27.7%22.2%24.6%25.2%16.5%20.7%11.1%25.0%17.6%******0.0%11.1%6.5%
Mahnomen County9th35.9%24.0%31.3%N/AN/AN/A56.3%23.5%39.4%N/AN/AN/A34.2%24.3%29.3%40.7%47.8%44.0%20.0%12.5%15.7%22.6%14.3%18.2%32.4%18.4%25.0%***
Marshall County9th20.5%23.6%22.3%28.1%43.1%36.1%21.4%54.1%40.0%20.6%30.4%26.7%23.3%25.0%24.1%14.8%23.5%19.0%5.5%19.0%11.3%5.0%3.0%4.1%**6.7%***
Martin County9th21.1%15.5%18.3%38.2%38.0%38.1%31.5%31.1%31.3%30.9%30.1%30.6%24.8%17.6%21.1%11.5%15.9%13.9%21.7%11.7%16.6%***18.7%17.3%18.2%11.9%4.2%8.7%
Meeker County9th18.4%13.5%16.0%31.7%37.0%33.9%16.6%31.2%23.5%31.7%26.6%29.2%21.5%25.3%23.3%14.8%16.2%15.5%18.0%12.9%15.3%12.6%15.8%14.3%**16.4%6.5%0.0%3.1%
Mille Lacs County9th15.3%23.7%19.4%43.3%44.8%44.1%29.9%32.2%31.0%37.6%30.0%34.2%33.2%25.7%29.6%23.1%17.3%20.5%22.1%15.7%18.8%16.2%19.3%17.6%18.7%20.3%19.4%13.7%7.5%10.9%
Morrison County9th29.5%34.5%31.9%46.1%54.5%50.2%39.1%44.5%41.7%41.1%37.8%39.4%35.3%22.8%29.6%23.3%27.1%25.3%19.2%18.6%18.9%16.4%15.1%15.7%26.8%25.7%26.3%12.0%7.8%9.8%
Mower County9th18.4%26.4%23.1%42.2%32.4%37.5%45.0%40.8%43.0%27.5%26.3%27.0%21.0%14.7%17.8%20.1%14.6%17.5%18.0%20.0%18.9%12.5%8.1%10.3%21.7%18.6%20.3%12.9%8.1%10.5%
Murray County9th10.6%12.0%11.2%56.4%52.0%54.3%48.5%51.9%50.0%43.6%40.9%42.2%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A11.8%16.7%14.3%20.0%33.3%27.3%2.9%18.2%10.4%20.0%0.0%11.5%
Nicollet County9th18.8%28.2%23.6%40.6%29.4%35.0%35.7%35.9%35.8%34.1%35.0%34.5%32.9%22.9%28.0%N/AN/AN/A7.3%4.8%6.0%***11.8%6.9%9.5%4.4%2.4%3.3%
Nobles County9th20.0%14.6%17.3%41.4%42.0%41.7%29.2%42.0%35.3%27.9%20.0%23.9%25.8%19.0%22.7%19.0%24.5%21.6%19.3%19.6%19.5%7.7%8.7%8.2%12.7%10.2%11.5%***
Norman County9th24.3%34.4%29.0%31.9%50.0%41.4%33.3%20.5%27.4%22.5%37.0%30.2%29.4%13.2%20.8%25.0%32.6%29.3%10.3%11.1%10.7%16.1%6.5%11.3%******
Olmsted County9th22.4%19.8%21.1%31.3%33.3%32.2%24.5%25.3%24.9%23.0%19.2%21.2%20.8%14.5%17.9%15.6%11.1%13.6%13.8%17.2%15.5%9.2%5.9%7.7%10.5%8.2%9.4%6.2%5.7%6.0%
Otter Tail County9th20.7%25.9%23.1%48.1%39.7%43.9%28.1%34.3%31.3%24.7%35.2%30.1%23.1%21.3%22.2%24.5%27.3%26.0%9.4%10.5%10.0%13.3%9.8%11.5%16.6%12.3%14.6%8.5%6.8%7.7%
Pennington County9th27.9%25.2%26.4%34.2%23.5%29.1%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A26.1%23.5%25.0%N/AN/AN/A24.3%18.4%21.2%***15.3%11.1%13.0%16.4%3.6%11.6%
Pine County9th21.2%28.3%24.4%38.5%52.9%45.2%36.8%53.2%45.2%40.9%47.8%44.2%36.8%31.9%34.3%31.1%28.8%29.9%31.6%25.5%28.8%17.1%16.7%16.9%29.6%24.3%27.0%12.2%17.4%15.0%
Pipestone County9th27.3%0.0%13.6%39.1%40.0%39.5%44.1%39.3%41.7%23.4%32.6%28.0%25.8%23.5%24.8%N/AN/AN/A8.8%33.3%20.3%*****22.2%10.5%18.0%14.8%
Polk County9th17.5%23.1%20.2%35.0%34.0%34.5%30.4%26.9%28.7%34.3%28.9%31.7%25.4%30.8%28.1%19.0%27.2%23.0%15.3%16.3%15.8%12.3%10.5%11.3%15.1%12.9%14.0%14.0%5.5%9.6%
Pope County9th11.7%20.0%15.6%21.8%31.9%26.5%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A19.4%13.0%15.6%16.0%10.0%12.7%16.7%8.3%12.1%***
Ramsey County9th16.3%16.8%16.5%34.4%35.7%35.1%26.8%25.6%26.2%28.5%27.0%27.8%24.4%21.4%23.0%19.2%18.6%18.9%14.7%13.7%14.2%10.1%7.2%8.7%10.2%8.5%9.4%8.6%3.9%6.4%
Red Lake County9th23.1%45.0%32.6%51.2%42.9%47.0%34.5%34.3%34.4%25.0%29.2%27.1%19.0%23.1%21.3%38.5%5.3%24.4%14.8%18.8%16.9%19.0%8.7%13.6%**12.7%14.3%10.5%11.5%
Redwood County9th28.8%17.7%23.9%22.4%30.3%26.1%27.6%29.2%28.4%16.7%11.6%14.2%37.0%27.8%32.2%22.1%29.4%25.5%22.6%19.7%21.0%19.4%8.1%14.0%14.1%4.4%9.4%6.5%13.3%10.5%
Renville County9th22.7%16.1%19.1%34.3%35.1%34.7%23.3%38.6%30.8%30.3%52.4%38.9%31.3%38.9%34.5%20.4%22.6%21.6%5.6%8.8%7.1%5.6%4.8%5.2%7.7%0.0%3.8%19.6%10.0%14.9%
Rice County9th19.5%20.1%19.8%36.8%37.5%37.2%31.7%34.6%33.1%18.5%28.5%22.9%26.2%24.5%25.3%22.0%18.8%20.3%14.1%10.7%12.3%9.3%7.3%8.3%12.6%8.2%10.4%9.5%5.9%7.8%
Rock County9th20.3%30.8%24.8%38.8%46.0%42.9%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A7.5%2.7%5.2%***8.8%18.0%14.3%***
Roseau County9th24.1%27.6%25.8%40.3%37.7%39.0%29.1%24.4%26.6%33.9%29.6%31.9%29.0%25.4%27.0%20.0%23.3%21.6%10.8%15.9%13.3%15.3%13.5%14.4%22.1%9.0%15.1%14.8%0.0%7.0%
St. Louis County9th22.1%20.0%21.1%42.5%38.4%40.4%34.4%30.8%32.7%30.5%29.3%29.9%29.6%26.9%28.3%25.0%21.7%23.4%16.8%19.9%18.3%16.3%11.6%13.9%14.2%13.7%14.0%14.4%10.5%12.5%
Scott County9th17.4%24.3%20.6%37.1%42.3%39.5%34.5%35.6%35.0%32.3%29.5%30.9%22.5%22.2%22.3%23.5%20.5%22.1%17.6%11.7%14.6%15.9%11.2%13.5%15.1%9.6%12.3%11.3%4.6%8.0%
Sherburne County9th20.9%27.7%24.1%40.0%40.4%40.2%30.6%39.2%34.9%30.4%23.3%27.0%26.5%23.9%25.2%21.0%15.7%18.5%12.7%16.9%14.7%16.7%13.0%14.9%16.1%13.9%15.1%9.9%6.0%8.1%
Sibley County9th7.4%15.4%11.3%34.1%44.9%39.4%30.0%33.8%31.6%27.6%24.7%26.0%27.3%23.0%25.2%30.5%21.0%25.6%17.5%23.6%20.9%10.9%28.6%19.2%13.4%26.6%19.8%14.8%7.5%11.2%
Stearns County9th19.4%23.9%21.6%36.2%43.0%39.5%33.0%30.3%31.7%31.4%26.5%29.1%23.5%23.7%23.6%15.8%19.0%17.3%15.5%13.3%14.4%10.9%8.2%9.6%11.4%11.1%11.2%7.1%2.1%4.7%
Steele County9th15.7%18.6%16.9%32.7%33.8%33.1%21.6%26.3%24.0%27.6%23.2%25.6%21.5%19.3%20.4%20.9%14.6%17.9%14.7%16.3%15.4%9.8%8.9%9.3%16.6%12.1%14.3%8.4%11.5%10.2%
Stevens County9th18.6%24.1%21.2%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A32.6%25.0%28.9%19.0%30.3%24.0%N/AN/AN/A8.8%22.4%16.9%11.8%14.3%13.2%***13.9%11.8%12.9%
Swift County9th24.6%21.6%23.0%20.8%27.5%24.0%32.0%38.3%35.1%N/AN/AN/A18.2%25.9%22.0%7.9%18.2%13.4%42.9%7.7%25.9%*********
Todd County9th14.8%18.9%16.8%39.0%45.3%42.0%38.5%45.5%41.8%36.2%21.4%28.9%26.8%23.0%24.8%22.5%27.7%25.1%18.6%29.9%23.4%16.1%17.2%16.7%20.0%23.2%21.6%11.1%0.0%4.7%
Traverse County9thN/AN/AN/A58.8%56.3%57.6%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A27.3%8.3%17.4%*********
Wabasha County9th14.8%14.9%14.8%38.1%42.6%40.5%41.6%39.5%40.6%39.5%33.5%36.8%28.7%31.6%30.2%20.5%22.6%21.5%12.5%13.2%12.8%14.3%20.0%16.9%11.2%10.7%10.9%11.0%12.2%11.6%
Wadena County9th6.9%21.6%14.1%31.4%28.2%29.9%25.6%28.6%27.3%27.0%29.0%28.0%27.7%26.0%27.0%13.7%16.1%14.7%16.7%6.1%12.2%11.4%6.3%9.2%13.8%3.4%8.6%17.6%0.0%10.2%
Waseca County9th14.0%8.6%11.2%37.4%34.2%36.1%39.4%33.3%36.2%21.0%23.3%22.1%25.6%28.1%26.9%N/AN/AN/A19.3%11.3%15.0%7.0%14.2%10.7%17.2%21.2%19.4%10.2%6.5%8.3%
Washington County9th18.8%23.2%20.8%34.7%37.4%36.0%32.1%31.4%31.7%29.5%28.4%29.0%24.3%24.0%24.1%21.8%16.9%19.4%16.8%16.7%16.7%14.1%10.5%12.4%13.3%11.4%12.4%8.9%4.4%6.7%
Watonwan County9th20.9%29.6%24.7%52.4%40.6%47.3%46.3%30.2%39.3%23.2%29.2%26.2%25.0%22.6%24.0%21.9%23.1%22.5%13.6%14.3%13.9%14.7%17.1%15.9%16.3%9.1%12.5%6.1%8.6%7.1%
Wilkin County9th20.0%24.1%21.8%42.6%66.0%53.8%30.4%40.5%34.4%43.1%22.2%33.0%28.9%25.0%27.0%13.8%30.8%23.5%11.8%11.8%11.8%15.8%8.3%11.6%**6.1%16.7%22.2%19.6%
Winona County9th22.2%17.0%19.6%38.1%32.8%35.5%36.4%35.9%36.2%33.7%24.7%29.2%25.5%24.1%24.8%28.2%21.9%25.1%14.0%11.6%12.8%20.4%15.0%17.7%10.9%11.6%11.3%7.4%9.7%8.6%
Wright County9th25.0%20.6%22.9%33.8%38.9%36.3%31.7%36.0%33.8%27.9%28.6%28.2%23.5%19.2%21.4%15.3%12.7%14.0%12.6%11.3%11.9%12.1%9.3%10.7%15.0%12.3%13.7%9.6%6.1%7.8%
Yellow Medicine County9th20.0%30.3%25.6%47.5%58.3%51.5%40.0%50.6%46.2%40.9%49.2%45.0%33.8%30.2%32.0%21.1%16.4%18.8%29.7%18.2%23.5%7.9%18.2%13.4%11.8%2.6%7.8%14.0%7.3%11.0%

About the Indicator:

Alcohol is the most frequently used substance nationally and statewide, and is associated with a number of adverse health and social consequences. Reported use of alcohol in the past 30 days is a common measure of recent alcohol use. In Minnesota, it is illegal for a person under age 21 to consume alcohol.

According to the 2013 Youth Risk Behavior Survey, any past 30 day alcohol use was reported by 24.4% of 9th graders nationally.

According to 2013 MSS data, compared to 8th, 9th, and 11th graders who reported past-30 day alcohol use, those who DIDN'T report alcohol use were 2.6 times less likely to report past-year suicidal ideation; 1.8 times less likely to report problems with feeling depressed in the past year; 1.6 times less likely to report feeling anxious in the past year; 2.5 times less likely to report self harm in the past year; 1.4 times less likely to report past-month bullying victimization; 2 times less likely to report not feeling safe in their neighborhoods; 1.9 times less likely to report not being able to talk to their parents about problems; and 2.3 times less likely to report their parents only care about them some, a little, or not at all.

On the other hand, compared to those students who DID report past 30-day alcohol use, those who DIDN'T report use were 1.7 times more likely to report better teacher-student relationships; 1.4 times more likely to report greater educational engagement; 1.6 times more likely to report that the adults in their communities care about them quite a bit or very much; and 1.2 times more likely to report weekly participation in community activities.

Further, those students who reported using alcohol monthly or more often were 1.8 times more likely to think that most students in their school also drank monthly or more often, as compared to those who didn't drink. The association was even stronger in the other direction: students who think most of their peers use monthly or more often were 6.7 times more likely themselves to report using alcohol that often.


"N/A" indicates that the data are unavailable or were not collected. "*" indicates the data are unreliable as a result of small sample sizes or other reasons.

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.