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Percent of Students Reporting They Seriously Considered Attempting Suicide in the Last Year, All Available Years: by Grade, Gender, and County

2013201620192022
FemaleMaleTotalFemaleMaleTotalFemaleMaleTotalFemaleMaleTotal
Minnesota8th15.1%6.1%10.6%16.1%7.1%11.6%17.4%7.8%12.7%21.4%7.6%14.6%
9th16.9%7.2%12.1%16.8%6.6%11.7%17.2%8.4%12.9%20.1%8.3%14.4%
11th12.4%7.0%9.7%15.6%8.4%12.1%15.7%9.4%12.6%18.7%9.9%14.4%
All Grades14.9%6.8%10.8%16.2%7.3%11.8%16.8%8.5%12.7%20.2%8.5%14.5%
Aitkin County8th13.3%5.4%9.0%9.1%4.2%6.5%4.8%4.1%4.4%30.8%0.0%16.0%
9th10.4%3.3%7.1%24.6%8.7%17.8%22.5%4.7%13.3%30.0%6.3%19.4%
11th11.1%8.3%9.8%6.3%1.9%3.9%**25.5%35.0%7.7%24.2%
All Grades11.6%5.5%8.5%15.3%4.8%10.2%17.1%8.3%12.4%32.1%4.9%20.2%
Anoka County8th17.7%6.5%12.0%16.7%4.9%11.0%17.2%7.1%12.3%24.8%9.3%17.4%
9th16.3%6.8%11.8%17.4%6.0%11.9%16.6%7.8%12.4%20.0%9.3%15.0%
11th14.0%8.7%11.4%16.9%10.6%13.7%14.9%9.1%12.1%19.6%9.6%14.8%
All Grades16.3%7.1%11.8%17.0%7.0%12.1%16.5%7.8%12.3%22.4%9.4%16.2%
Becker County8th12.2%7.1%9.5%18.5%7.4%12.9%19.1%8.9%14.5%23.8%10.1%16.4%
9th11.7%10.9%11.2%16.3%6.5%11.5%20.4%11.2%15.9%24.0%8.7%15.2%
11th11.1%4.4%7.7%13.6%8.8%11.2%19.3%11.2%15.2%21.7%7.9%15.8%
All Grades11.6%7.9%9.6%16.2%7.5%11.9%19.6%10.4%15.2%23.3%9.0%15.7%
Beltrami County8th20.1%8.8%14.4%21.3%14.3%17.9%25.1%9.3%17.3%28.8%5.7%17.0%
9th25.4%7.3%16.1%24.9%10.0%17.0%17.3%10.7%14.0%21.9%8.3%15.1%
11th14.9%8.5%11.8%16.2%11.1%13.5%20.5%4.7%13.3%18.2%16.7%17.4%
All Grades20.4%8.2%14.2%21.1%11.8%16.4%21.0%8.8%15.0%24.9%8.1%16.5%
Benton County8th22.3%13.5%18.4%11.4%9.8%10.6%19.7%9.5%15.0%23.5%11.0%17.2%
9th15.4%9.1%12.2%17.8%6.6%12.0%19.2%6.6%12.8%29.1%10.8%21.0%
11th8.1%6.0%7.1%18.0%9.7%14.3%16.1%12.9%14.6%20.6%14.5%18.0%
All Grades15.7%9.5%12.7%15.5%8.4%12.0%18.5%9.3%14.1%25.0%11.8%18.9%
Big Stone County8th6.7%4.2%5.6%*****15.0%0.0%17.6%9.1%
9th17.2%0.0%8.1%******14.8%3.6%9.1%
11th6.1%4.5%5.2%******22.2%4.5%12.5%
All Grades9.8%3.0%6.2%*****25.5%13.1%7.5%10.2%
Blue Earth County8th11.0%3.3%7.1%13.5%5.5%9.4%16.7%6.5%11.8%23.8%5.0%13.9%
9th18.5%10.3%14.3%14.9%6.1%10.5%15.6%6.4%10.7%19.6%7.9%13.6%
11th11.0%5.3%8.4%14.0%8.1%11.0%18.6%8.5%13.4%22.3%14.4%18.3%
All Grades13.6%6.4%10.0%14.2%6.5%10.3%16.8%7.0%11.8%21.9%8.6%15.1%
Brown County8th20.9%7.0%13.8%16.5%7.0%11.5%24.7%9.4%16.0%36.2%10.3%23.8%
9th14.7%5.2%10.1%16.4%10.7%13.4%23.6%10.3%17.2%38.5%15.9%25.4%
11th22.3%11.0%16.5%18.4%4.7%11.6%15.8%12.9%14.4%29.1%15.5%21.4%
All Grades19.3%7.7%13.5%17.0%7.8%12.2%21.3%10.8%15.9%34.8%13.7%23.5%
Carlton County8th17.4%8.5%13.0%18.8%7.6%13.1%15.8%10.5%12.7%30.3%6.7%18.2%
9th15.4%7.5%11.5%23.2%7.7%15.1%23.2%14.5%18.9%29.7%11.3%20.8%
11th11.5%5.6%8.5%18.6%8.6%13.7%18.2%7.9%12.5%22.5%13.6%17.7%
All Grades14.9%7.3%11.1%20.2%7.9%14.0%19.5%11.1%14.9%28.2%10.1%18.9%
Carver County8th19.0%6.1%12.6%16.7%7.6%12.4%14.6%7.0%10.6%28.6%2.9%12.7%
9th15.8%9.7%13.0%16.9%3.7%10.4%14.3%10.4%12.5%25.0%14.9%19.8%
11th13.6%6.3%10.0%10.2%9.8%10.0%18.8%10.5%15.0%16.0%13.3%17.5%
All Grades16.1%7.4%11.9%15.5%6.6%11.1%15.7%8.8%12.3%23.3%10.8%17.2%
Cass County8th20.5%3.1%11.3%17.9%5.6%11.4%21.1%12.7%16.9%21.2%9.5%14.7%
9th20.7%7.4%13.8%24.0%8.7%16.2%17.5%15.9%16.7%17.9%7.1%12.3%
11th7.2%4.2%5.7%27.8%9.6%18.5%14.3%7.0%10.6%21.7%0.0%8.8%
All Grades16.8%4.9%10.7%22.8%7.8%15.0%18.2%12.6%15.4%20.0%6.0%12.2%
Chippewa County8thN/AN/AN/A***16.1%8.9%12.1%***
9thN/AN/AN/A***16.0%9.3%12.7%19.0%16.7%17.9%
11thN/AN/AN/A***22.4%10.6%16.7%38.9%6.3%23.5%
All GradesN/AN/AN/A***17.7%9.5%13.4%23.5%13.3%18.8%
Chisago County8th15.3%8.3%12.0%***24.2%8.6%16.7%37.0%16.7%27.5%
9th18.0%5.7%11.6%***17.0%8.6%13.1%19.4%6.5%13.0%
11th13.5%7.8%10.7%***10.1%9.4%9.7%15.5%7.8%12.0%
All Grades15.6%7.2%11.5%***17.8%8.9%13.4%19.6%8.2%14.2%
Clay County8th12.3%5.0%8.5%14.0%6.5%10.4%14.3%8.7%11.3%21.9%7.5%14.8%
9th17.8%5.9%12.0%16.5%8.3%12.1%17.8%6.9%12.8%21.8%12.7%17.2%
11th15.8%6.7%11.5%13.6%5.7%9.3%14.0%7.5%11.0%17.7%12.4%14.9%
All Grades15.2%5.8%10.5%14.7%6.9%10.7%15.5%7.7%11.7%20.8%11.0%15.8%
Clearwater County8th26.5%7.3%17.8%18.6%7.9%13.6%******
9th21.1%9.3%14.1%16.3%0.0%6.5%******
11th10.0%3.6%6.9%18.8%13.9%16.2%******
All Grades20.5%7.3%13.8%17.8%5.8%11.3%******
Cook County8th15.8%0.0%9.4%*****15.4%14.3%6.7%10.3%
9th23.8%4.8%14.3%*****34.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%
11th10.0%0.0%3.8%*****9.4%28.6%25.0%26.9%
All Grades18.0%2.0%10.0%***25.5%12.2%19.0%14.6%9.8%12.2%
Cottonwood County8th4.8%0.0%2.1%9.1%4.1%6.5%17.9%5.0%11.4%25.5%3.3%13.8%
9th11.6%5.8%8.4%14.9%4.1%9.4%20.6%4.5%11.5%20.4%6.2%12.3%
11th6.1%5.5%5.7%18.2%0.0%8.6%11.3%6.0%8.4%24.6%9.6%17.9%
All Grades7.6%3.7%5.4%14.1%2.7%8.2%16.6%5.2%10.4%23.7%6.2%14.7%
Crow Wing County8th14.2%7.2%10.8%***20.0%7.4%13.5%25.1%12.4%19.0%
9th10.1%11.5%10.8%***17.0%10.5%13.7%25.9%11.0%19.0%
11th7.5%4.3%5.8%***17.5%13.0%15.2%25.7%8.4%17.6%
All Grades11.1%7.8%9.5%***17.5%11.1%14.2%25.6%11.1%18.7%
Dakota County8th16.3%5.6%10.9%14.8%7.3%11.0%17.1%7.6%12.3%21.4%7.4%14.4%
9th17.1%6.5%11.9%16.3%6.1%11.3%15.7%7.6%11.7%18.2%6.6%12.6%
11th15.0%7.3%11.2%15.1%8.1%11.5%17.1%9.9%13.5%19.0%11.8%15.5%
All Grades16.1%6.5%11.3%15.4%7.1%11.3%16.6%8.3%12.4%19.5%8.3%14.0%
Dodge County8th20.9%5.2%13.8%10.4%5.6%8.1%11.2%11.3%11.3%22.6%8.4%15.7%
9th11.7%4.0%8.0%12.1%6.1%9.2%13.9%7.4%10.5%26.1%9.6%17.9%
11th19.6%12.0%16.0%13.4%6.9%10.7%14.2%4.9%9.3%13.8%10.3%12.0%
All Grades17.2%6.6%12.3%11.9%6.1%9.2%12.9%8.1%10.4%21.4%9.3%15.4%
Douglas County8th7.8%7.7%7.7%13.0%8.4%10.8%12.4%8.0%10.2%19.7%8.1%13.9%
9th19.4%6.1%12.3%11.1%5.2%8.1%13.8%3.5%8.9%15.8%12.2%14.1%
11th10.0%6.1%8.3%14.7%7.6%10.9%13.5%7.4%10.2%20.2%10.6%15.8%
All Grades12.0%6.7%9.4%12.9%7.0%9.9%13.2%6.2%9.7%18.2%10.4%14.5%
Faribault County8th18.9%6.6%12.3%18.2%8.8%12.9%27.7%9.7%16.8%14.5%7.4%11.8%
9th12.7%1.5%7.3%11.1%12.9%12.1%18.0%9.3%13.9%15.9%7.9%11.9%
11th10.0%6.2%7.8%20.0%5.2%12.4%16.7%10.7%13.5%25.0%12.9%17.6%
All Grades13.8%4.7%9.0%16.7%9.0%12.5%20.5%9.9%14.8%17.7%9.5%13.6%
Fillmore County8th10.7%7.2%9.0%18.8%4.3%11.2%25.6%6.3%16.9%***
9th10.9%7.1%9.0%11.4%7.7%9.6%***23.8%2.9%14.5%
11th13.0%1.6%6.5%15.6%4.8%10.3%**10.9%10.3%9.7%10.0%
All Grades11.4%5.3%8.3%15.2%5.6%10.4%25.0%5.3%14.7%17.3%5.0%11.0%
Freeborn County8th19.7%6.2%13.0%19.8%6.4%13.4%23.2%9.5%16.2%20.7%8.7%14.7%
9th20.2%7.7%14.8%19.8%7.7%13.5%24.4%11.6%17.9%17.8%9.7%14.0%
11th24.6%10.4%16.9%17.2%8.5%13.0%16.9%10.0%13.6%12.1%4.5%8.1%
All Grades21.3%8.2%14.9%19.1%7.4%13.3%21.9%10.4%16.2%17.5%8.0%12.9%
Goodhue County8th10.5%6.7%8.8%16.8%7.8%12.2%20.6%8.8%14.8%29.8%5.7%17.6%
9th12.5%7.0%9.7%16.0%4.1%9.7%**26.7%24.0%14.8%18.8%
11th5.8%5.5%5.6%14.0%8.4%11.8%9.7%6.3%8.1%11.8%11.0%11.3%
All Grades9.5%6.3%8.0%15.6%6.6%11.2%18.4%9.0%13.9%23.4%10.8%16.8%
Grant County8th11.5%5.6%8.1%18.2%12.9%16.0%**20.6%31.6%6.7%20.3%
9th11.8%6.9%9.5%15.6%2.9%9.0%13.3%6.1%9.5%14.6%14.3%14.5%
11th0.0%0.0%0.0%19.0%2.8%8.8%15.8%20.7%17.9%25.0%9.1%17.4%
All Grades7.7%4.3%6.0%17.5%5.9%11.6%21.7%10.9%16.1%23.3%10.0%17.4%
Hennepin County8th12.7%5.6%9.2%14.6%7.3%11.1%14.2%6.3%10.4%16.7%6.0%11.4%
9th16.3%6.6%11.6%14.1%6.0%10.1%14.0%7.6%11.0%16.9%7.3%12.4%
11th12.1%7.8%10.0%14.8%7.8%11.4%15.5%10.8%13.2%17.6%9.0%13.6%
All Grades13.8%6.6%10.2%14.5%7.0%10.8%14.5%8.0%11.4%17.0%7.3%12.4%
Houston County8th11.6%10.0%10.8%14.0%9.2%11.7%16.7%10.0%13.9%9.1%2.9%5.6%
9th13.5%12.2%12.9%13.4%4.7%8.5%18.4%7.7%13.7%11.6%7.0%9.6%
11th11.6%6.6%8.8%19.0%12.9%16.3%13.9%9.9%12.2%13.3%8.1%10.9%
All Grades12.3%9.3%10.7%15.4%8.2%11.8%16.4%9.1%13.2%11.6%6.0%8.9%
Hubbard County8th12.4%6.2%9.7%21.1%7.6%14.8%8.8%6.9%8.0%24.3%6.5%15.9%
9th27.4%11.3%20.6%19.3%12.9%16.5%20.7%5.6%13.7%23.3%9.7%17.1%
11th15.9%11.3%13.4%19.4%7.0%13.3%19.0%2.0%11.4%11.9%6.3%9.0%
All Grades18.2%9.5%14.3%19.9%9.2%14.9%15.7%5.2%10.9%20.5%7.6%14.3%
Isanti County8th22.0%5.7%14.0%28.6%13.6%21.2%23.3%7.7%15.5%36.2%7.8%21.6%
9th25.2%11.9%18.3%24.3%6.9%15.7%24.8%16.7%20.8%23.0%6.0%14.5%
11th15.0%4.8%10.5%19.0%13.1%16.0%18.2%18.5%18.3%23.5%12.9%18.0%
All Grades21.4%7.8%14.8%24.2%11.1%17.7%22.2%13.6%18.1%28.1%8.6%18.2%
Itasca County8th8.3%6.3%7.3%21.6%5.9%13.5%19.3%10.5%14.9%24.3%13.7%19.0%
9th19.4%8.5%13.9%29.2%7.4%18.7%20.5%13.3%17.3%24.8%6.6%16.4%
11th14.9%7.4%11.5%21.6%11.6%15.9%14.8%7.8%11.0%28.0%16.7%22.7%
All Grades14.2%7.4%10.9%24.7%8.1%16.1%18.8%10.7%14.8%25.4%12.3%19.0%
Jackson County8th7.7%0.0%4.2%15.4%10.5%12.5%23.3%3.4%15.3%29.0%6.5%17.7%
9th15.9%3.4%8.7%15.9%9.3%12.6%24.4%6.0%13.0%37.8%16.2%27.0%
11th7.4%5.6%6.5%12.5%3.3%8.6%**12.7%25.0%3.7%15.9%
All Grades10.0%3.2%6.5%14.4%7.6%11.1%23.4%6.6%13.5%30.8%9.5%20.6%
Kanabec County8th19.8%9.0%14.5%15.5%13.8%14.8%22.8%9.0%15.3%20.0%10.5%13.8%
9th17.1%5.2%11.7%24.3%8.9%16.1%30.8%15.1%22.5%30.6%7.8%19.0%
11th14.6%7.8%10.7%23.7%6.9%14.5%19.2%7.8%13.6%14.9%12.8%13.8%
All Grades17.6%7.5%12.5%20.7%9.7%15.2%24.7%11.0%17.5%23.5%10.0%16.5%
Kandiyohi County8th16.1%5.0%10.1%14.8%4.3%9.6%18.0%9.6%13.5%14.0%7.5%11.0%
9th12.8%8.1%10.5%14.7%4.0%9.1%17.5%5.5%11.2%22.4%4.6%13.7%
11th8.3%4.8%6.3%11.5%4.8%7.8%9.8%8.0%9.0%13.7%10.3%11.9%
All Grades12.6%6.0%9.0%13.9%4.4%8.9%15.3%7.7%11.4%17.0%7.4%12.2%
Kittson County8th8.7%13.6%11.1%23.8%5.6%15.4%**19.4%***
9th22.6%3.8%14.0%11.8%18.8%15.2%**4.2%***
11th10.5%22.7%17.1%10.7%5.3%8.5%**22.2%***
All Grades15.1%12.9%14.0%15.2%9.4%12.6%18.6%12.8%15.9%37.5%6.3%25.0%
Koochiching County8th13.3%5.9%10.1%*****10.6%16.3%0.0%8.6%
9th21.2%20.6%20.9%***17.9%10.7%14.3%25.0%15.6%20.0%
11th9.1%13.8%11.8%*****22.2%28.0%0.0%16.3%
All Grades15.0%13.4%14.2%***18.2%10.9%14.6%21.9%5.7%14.1%
Lac Qui Parle County8th10.5%0.0%5.4%20.7%12.5%17.0%8.5%8.9%8.7%26.2%12.9%20.5%
9th13.9%13.3%13.6%18.9%5.6%12.3%21.4%2.2%9.5%15.0%10.0%12.2%
11th8.8%3.7%6.6%12.5%5.6%8.8%18.6%9.1%14.5%11.8%0.0%6.6%
All Grades11.1%6.5%8.8%18.1%8.3%13.4%15.3%6.5%10.7%18.1%8.3%13.4%
Lake County8th16.7%5.3%10.8%***14.8%13.3%14.1%***
9th20.3%18.2%19.6%***27.8%18.9%22.5%***
11th15.0%10.3%11.9%***14.3%6.5%10.6%***
All Grades18.3%10.9%14.8%***18.4%14.0%16.1%***
Lake of the Woods County8th0.0%12.5%7.4%*****21.2%***
9th27.3%20.0%23.8%*****18.9%33.3%7.1%21.9%
11th5.9%0.0%3.4%*****15.6%***
All Grades10.3%10.5%10.4%***25.0%13.0%18.6%18.6%13.9%16.5%
Le Sueur County8th10.9%2.5%7.4%15.0%8.2%11.2%28.2%11.2%18.8%20.4%12.3%15.8%
9th11.4%10.6%11.0%22.7%10.5%16.3%16.7%5.7%11.5%16.5%7.0%12.0%
11th12.0%3.5%7.3%16.7%2.1%10.3%21.9%7.4%13.3%17.6%5.4%11.8%
All Grades11.4%6.0%8.7%18.2%7.5%12.7%21.6%8.1%14.4%17.6%7.7%12.7%
Lincoln County8th13.0%7.7%11.1%*****10.0%16.7%16.0%16.3%
9th6.7%4.3%5.3%*****15.8%12.5%10.0%11.4%
11th4.3%10.0%7.0%*****10.5%4.5%13.6%9.1%
All Grades8.2%7.1%7.7%***15.8%8.5%12.1%10.9%13.4%12.2%
Lyon County8th23.8%4.2%12.0%20.0%5.6%12.5%13.5%6.0%10.0%11.9%5.0%8.4%
9th12.4%7.4%9.8%9.3%2.8%6.0%15.6%8.0%12.0%14.9%2.3%7.8%
11th10.5%2.2%6.5%12.9%4.3%8.8%9.3%9.5%9.4%13.5%3.6%9.2%
All Grades14.4%4.9%9.4%14.0%4.2%9.1%12.9%8.0%10.5%13.5%3.5%8.5%
McLeod County8th22.2%9.1%17.2%*****9.1%17.6%12.5%15.2%
9th10.0%18.2%14.3%******7.7%21.1%15.6%
11th0.0%0.0%0.0%*****12.0%***
All Grades12.5%8.6%10.7%***16.7%7.3%11.7%16.2%18.8%17.6%
Mahnomen County8th15.2%3.7%10.0%48.0%4.9%21.2%18.2%6.7%12.7%***
9th9.7%9.8%9.7%29.0%8.6%18.2%35.1%7.1%20.3%***
11th20.0%9.1%14.9%21.1%6.7%12.2%**16.7%***
All Grades14.6%7.8%11.2%33.3%6.6%17.7%27.4%7.4%16.9%***
Marshall County8th14.3%0.0%6.8%15.2%2.3%7.9%***9.1%12.5%11.4%
9th7.3%14.3%10.3%2.6%3.0%2.8%**20.0%***
11th9.3%2.0%5.3%7.1%5.3%6.1%******
All Grades9.8%5.3%7.5%8.0%3.5%5.6%**14.6%10.8%9.3%10.0%
Martin County8th14.8%8.5%11.8%***15.7%5.0%10.8%33.3%9.0%21.6%
9th17.8%10.3%13.8%***20.9%16.7%19.3%14.3%5.9%10.7%
11th10.1%13.3%11.7%***24.5%14.7%18.8%31.7%13.2%24.5%
All Grades14.6%10.6%12.6%***20.1%12.2%16.4%26.2%9.0%18.7%
Meeker County8th17.9%8.7%13.3%8.4%6.1%7.3%26.7%3.0%14.3%17.2%2.4%8.5%
9th18.2%5.1%11.1%16.5%10.3%13.2%**13.3%16.1%3.0%9.4%
11th6.7%14.7%10.9%8.8%11.0%9.8%**11.4%25.0%14.8%20.3%
All Grades15.6%8.7%12.0%11.3%8.9%10.1%21.6%6.5%13.2%19.6%5.9%12.4%
Mille Lacs County8th18.7%5.2%11.8%22.0%13.8%17.5%17.6%9.3%13.1%27.0%7.3%17.4%
9th18.5%4.0%11.3%18.6%7.9%13.5%22.6%11.9%17.5%21.2%10.5%16.2%
11th14.6%5.9%10.3%15.4%6.8%11.1%22.8%12.2%17.4%19.4%13.0%16.3%
All Grades17.4%5.0%11.2%18.9%10.1%14.4%20.8%10.9%15.7%22.9%9.9%16.7%
Morrison County8th16.4%4.5%10.3%20.2%5.7%13.3%21.3%9.4%15.3%14.8%4.3%10.0%
9th14.1%5.6%9.8%17.3%5.8%11.2%25.7%10.3%18.3%24.8%7.5%15.7%
11th9.2%6.3%7.7%13.6%7.7%10.9%11.5%11.0%11.3%15.1%9.5%12.1%
All Grades13.6%5.4%9.4%17.1%6.3%11.8%20.2%10.1%15.3%18.3%7.2%12.7%
Mower County8th14.4%0.7%7.6%13.8%7.5%10.5%23.2%11.0%17.5%26.2%8.9%16.6%
9th21.1%4.3%13.3%14.9%8.4%11.5%20.5%8.7%15.1%26.3%10.3%19.2%
11th9.6%4.5%6.8%20.4%11.1%15.5%11.3%12.8%12.1%21.6%18.8%20.1%
All Grades15.6%3.0%9.3%16.0%8.8%12.2%19.9%10.8%15.5%25.1%11.5%18.2%
Murray County8th7.7%3.1%5.6%17.1%3.2%11.1%15.0%2.9%9.3%21.2%5.3%12.7%
9th8.8%11.1%10.0%20.0%7.1%13.0%8.8%15.2%11.9%24.2%4.0%15.5%
11th15.8%3.4%10.4%10.8%2.6%6.7%5.4%10.7%7.7%10.0%0.0%5.5%
All Grades10.8%6.2%8.7%15.9%4.5%10.3%9.9%9.4%9.7%18.8%3.4%11.4%
Nicollet County8th7.1%10.2%8.6%******33.3%1.4%17.4%
9th13.0%4.8%8.6%***13.0%11.1%12.1%34.3%8.2%19.6%
11th8.3%3.7%5.9%***20.3%10.0%15.7%27.6%8.3%18.2%
All Grades9.5%6.1%7.7%***16.8%10.9%14.0%31.6%6.2%18.5%
Nobles County8th23.6%3.7%13.8%17.7%6.4%12.6%15.2%5.7%10.6%21.2%10.8%16.1%
9th14.5%2.7%8.8%6.4%3.8%4.9%11.7%4.4%8.2%***
11th5.6%7.2%6.4%9.6%1.3%5.7%14.0%13.0%13.5%***
All Grades15.2%4.3%9.9%12.0%4.0%8.0%13.6%7.6%10.7%21.2%10.8%16.1%
Norman County8th10.5%3.3%7.4%15.2%3.6%8.9%34.3%0.0%17.6%***
9th15.4%8.3%12.0%25.8%12.5%19.0%******
11th26.7%10.0%18.3%14.3%4.3%9.8%**0.0%***
All Grades16.8%7.3%12.3%18.1%6.4%12.1%32.1%0.0%15.2%***
Olmsted County8th13.7%7.1%10.2%17.0%5.8%11.4%15.9%8.3%12.0%17.0%7.0%12.0%
9th24.5%13.3%18.9%14.1%6.3%10.5%16.0%7.6%11.9%18.2%7.2%12.8%
11th11.5%4.5%7.5%13.8%5.7%9.7%15.0%7.2%11.0%17.5%8.6%13.1%
All Grades16.7%8.2%12.2%15.1%5.9%10.6%15.7%7.8%11.7%17.5%7.5%12.6%
Otter Tail County8th13.0%7.4%10.2%17.2%5.0%10.3%18.7%6.2%12.7%20.3%14.2%17.4%
9th14.1%6.5%10.3%16.4%7.5%11.9%23.0%9.5%16.5%14.8%9.0%12.0%
11th8.8%8.5%8.7%16.6%12.8%14.7%17.1%6.4%11.3%26.0%8.5%16.6%
All Grades12.2%7.4%9.8%16.7%8.2%12.2%19.8%7.3%13.6%19.9%10.5%15.2%
Pennington County8th16.5%2.6%10.2%***27.3%2.9%15.9%22.0%5.2%13.0%
9th27.5%8.0%17.4%***17.2%17.8%17.6%28.8%8.9%20.0%
11th15.6%5.6%10.1%***16.9%8.9%13.5%13.8%10.0%12.0%
All Grades20.0%5.4%12.7%***21.1%10.2%15.8%22.1%7.9%15.3%
Pine County8th19.0%8.1%13.2%20.3%7.5%14.0%14.5%9.2%11.6%35.9%10.1%24.1%
9th15.2%7.1%11.5%15.2%10.9%13.0%29.6%14.8%21.9%34.2%13.8%23.1%
11th15.4%12.8%14.1%25.3%20.2%22.6%14.6%15.7%15.2%18.5%20.4%19.5%
All Grades16.4%9.3%12.8%19.6%12.3%15.9%19.9%12.7%16.2%30.3%14.7%22.4%
Pipestone County8th0.0%5.9%3.4%***5.7%8.6%7.1%15.4%10.0%12.7%
9th8.8%21.2%14.9%***18.5%10.3%14.3%26.8%8.0%16.5%
11th20.6%3.3%12.5%*****12.2%5.3%6.7%5.9%
All Grades10.9%10.3%10.6%***10.6%11.1%10.9%16.1%8.3%12.2%
Polk County8th15.0%0.9%8.5%14.8%4.3%9.6%20.3%7.5%13.7%14.1%9.8%12.2%
9th16.8%6.9%12.1%20.0%6.4%12.9%18.1%9.0%13.6%25.0%6.2%15.2%
11th9.8%1.5%5.3%11.4%4.4%8.3%14.1%8.8%11.7%12.0%11.0%11.5%
All Grades14.2%3.2%8.8%15.5%5.2%10.4%17.5%8.4%13.1%17.2%8.7%13.1%
Pope County8th15.6%9.8%12.3%21.9%9.3%14.7%11.1%13.8%12.3%***
9th30.0%2.2%13.3%16.0%3.3%9.1%19.4%10.3%14.3%***
11th11.4%9.7%10.6%16.7%7.9%11.3%10.3%5.1%7.4%***
All Grades18.6%6.8%12.2%18.5%7.2%12.0%13.5%9.3%11.3%***
Ramsey County8th16.4%7.6%12.2%17.0%7.0%12.0%18.3%8.5%13.5%26.7%9.1%18.2%
9th17.7%7.8%12.9%16.5%6.2%11.5%17.4%8.1%12.8%20.3%8.0%14.4%
11th11.3%6.4%8.9%17.1%9.2%13.2%15.4%9.6%12.5%23.8%8.5%16.4%
All Grades15.2%7.3%11.4%16.8%7.5%12.2%17.2%8.7%13.0%23.8%8.6%16.5%
Red Lake County8th8.3%0.0%4.5%20.8%4.8%13.3%**7.5%8.3%5.3%6.5%
9th3.7%9.4%6.8%19.0%4.3%11.4%20.7%19.2%20.0%14.3%10.5%11.5%
11th8.0%4.8%6.5%17.4%0.0%9.5%**6.8%7.1%0.0%3.6%
All Grades6.6%5.5%6.0%19.1%3.2%11.5%14.8%8.5%11.8%9.1%5.8%7.1%
Redwood County8th17.6%5.3%11.1%20.8%6.1%13.8%28.3%6.0%15.3%19.4%7.5%13.2%
9th22.6%9.1%15.1%17.6%12.3%15.0%17.8%6.6%12.1%27.3%15.2%20.3%
11th14.3%11.1%12.5%17.0%5.0%10.6%17.0%9.1%12.7%13.8%10.5%11.9%
All Grades18.3%8.6%13.0%18.7%7.9%13.3%21.1%7.0%13.4%20.1%10.4%14.8%
Renville County8th17.1%4.0%12.1%21.7%3.1%12.0%18.9%3.3%11.9%19.2%7.7%14.3%
9th2.8%2.9%2.9%28.3%11.4%20.6%17.5%7.5%12.5%28.3%11.5%20.0%
11th3.3%8.3%5.6%26.2%5.1%18.3%**8.5%8.1%0.0%4.2%
All Grades8.4%4.8%6.8%25.3%6.1%16.6%15.2%6.7%11.3%19.7%7.1%13.8%
Rice County8th16.5%7.4%11.9%15.4%6.6%11.0%17.0%11.3%14.3%17.1%8.4%12.5%
9th20.0%9.9%14.8%18.3%8.9%13.7%14.5%10.0%12.2%27.3%12.6%20.4%
11th15.7%9.4%12.6%18.1%10.5%14.5%17.3%8.9%13.4%23.4%8.4%15.6%
All Grades17.4%8.8%13.1%17.0%8.3%12.8%16.1%10.1%13.2%23.5%9.9%16.6%
Rock County8th8.9%7.5%8.2%***12.2%8.6%10.7%***
9th12.5%11.1%11.8%***20.6%11.8%15.3%***
11th8.8%5.1%6.8%***28.1%6.3%17.2%***
All Grades10.1%7.8%9.0%***19.1%9.3%14.2%***
Roseau County8th23.4%2.5%10.3%9.2%10.0%9.6%15.3%10.3%12.9%20.5%8.8%15.1%
9th19.5%7.1%13.2%17.6%3.2%10.0%14.5%7.7%10.9%13.8%12.9%13.3%
11th6.9%15.2%11.3%10.9%9.7%10.2%25.0%8.5%16.2%27.6%4.8%18.0%
All Grades15.9%8.2%11.7%13.0%7.3%9.9%17.6%8.8%13.1%20.6%9.3%15.3%
St. Louis County8th17.6%5.2%11.5%18.1%8.3%13.2%19.5%8.9%14.5%23.6%10.1%17.3%
9th16.4%6.5%11.6%18.9%6.6%12.7%19.0%9.0%14.2%22.3%8.1%15.1%
11th10.4%5.2%8.0%17.4%10.5%13.9%17.9%9.0%13.3%20.8%10.3%15.6%
All Grades15.0%5.7%10.5%18.2%8.3%13.2%18.9%9.0%14.1%22.4%9.4%16.1%
Scott County8th16.8%5.9%11.4%18.2%9.3%13.7%19.3%9.3%14.4%23.9%8.2%16.2%
9th16.3%7.8%12.0%20.2%8.7%14.2%16.4%7.7%11.9%20.3%8.7%14.5%
11th11.6%7.3%9.4%14.6%8.3%11.5%12.8%8.1%10.4%16.7%9.9%13.4%
All Grades15.0%7.0%11.0%17.8%8.8%13.3%16.5%8.4%12.4%20.7%8.8%14.8%
Sherburne County8th14.1%6.2%9.9%18.2%7.4%12.5%21.1%5.6%13.8%23.2%7.3%15.4%
9th15.9%6.0%11.1%19.7%6.2%12.9%20.6%8.0%14.5%20.8%9.4%15.5%
11th10.7%8.8%9.7%15.1%10.4%12.7%18.2%7.3%12.5%20.9%6.8%13.9%
All Grades13.7%7.0%10.2%17.7%7.9%12.7%20.2%6.9%13.7%21.8%7.8%15.0%
Sibley County8th18.3%6.1%12.8%23.4%7.6%15.4%23.8%13.1%18.5%18.2%12.1%15.0%
9th21.0%7.9%13.8%15.5%9.4%12.6%17.1%20.0%18.5%12.3%9.6%11.0%
11th16.7%12.8%14.9%13.3%4.7%9.7%22.4%14.0%18.3%19.5%12.2%15.6%
All Grades18.8%8.7%13.8%17.6%7.4%12.8%20.9%15.8%18.4%16.3%11.3%13.8%
Stearns County8th12.8%7.0%9.9%13.2%6.3%9.7%12.9%7.3%10.0%18.3%5.4%12.1%
9th14.1%6.6%10.3%15.1%5.5%10.4%14.4%6.8%10.9%17.2%8.4%12.9%
11th11.1%6.5%8.9%12.9%5.6%9.4%11.7%5.9%8.8%13.7%6.6%10.1%
All Grades12.7%6.7%9.7%13.8%5.8%9.9%13.0%6.7%9.9%17.1%6.6%11.9%
Steele County8th20.5%8.2%14.7%16.9%7.3%12.2%24.3%10.3%17.5%27.1%4.8%17.8%
9th17.2%10.1%13.7%17.3%6.9%11.9%22.3%5.9%13.9%26.5%7.7%18.6%
11th19.8%8.2%14.2%15.6%7.8%11.8%20.3%9.4%15.0%20.7%16.4%18.8%
All Grades19.2%8.8%14.2%16.6%7.3%12.0%22.4%8.3%15.4%24.7%10.2%18.5%
Stevens County8th12.2%6.5%9.5%14.3%7.1%10.4%***28.9%4.2%16.1%
9th20.6%4.0%10.7%20.6%4.8%11.8%**14.3%19.4%5.7%12.7%
11th9.5%0.0%5.4%18.6%3.1%12.0%***13.3%5.9%9.4%
All Grades14.4%4.5%9.3%17.9%5.2%11.4%**15.2%21.6%5.1%13.2%
Swift County8th8.3%5.9%7.1%*********
9th17.9%11.5%14.8%*********
11th8.3%7.9%8.1%*********
All Grades11.4%8.2%9.7%*********
Todd County8th12.7%8.2%10.6%22.3%9.1%15.8%27.3%7.8%16.8%30.3%13.3%22.2%
9th17.8%2.3%11.2%18.4%10.1%14.0%23.2%5.3%14.2%23.1%13.2%17.2%
11th8.0%3.9%6.3%12.0%9.2%10.5%20.0%15.3%17.5%4.2%9.7%7.3%
All Grades12.9%5.0%9.4%17.7%9.5%13.5%24.1%9.2%16.3%20.5%12.1%15.9%
Traverse County8th7.1%0.0%2.7%*****26.5%***
9th9.1%8.3%8.7%*****20.7%***
11th0.0%0.0%0.0%******16.7%10.5%12.0%
All Grades4.7%2.3%3.5%***24.3%17.5%20.8%16.7%7.7%11.6%
Wabasha County8th11.2%3.4%7.7%19.0%5.7%12.0%14.6%6.8%10.8%11.4%5.6%8.3%
9th21.2%7.0%14.2%17.2%11.1%14.3%15.4%3.8%9.7%18.1%11.0%14.5%
11th8.5%2.9%5.9%20.1%6.8%13.9%14.3%5.8%10.2%15.2%7.7%11.8%
All Grades12.9%4.3%8.9%18.7%8.0%13.4%14.8%5.5%10.2%14.9%8.1%11.5%
Wadena County8th8.3%3.7%6.2%20.0%6.1%12.3%18.9%5.4%12.0%16.2%18.2%17.6%
9th15.2%2.9%9.9%21.8%4.5%13.8%20.7%10.2%15.4%23.9%7.8%17.2%
11th13.0%3.2%8.4%17.5%7.8%13.2%13.6%11.8%12.7%18.2%11.5%15.0%
All Grades12.1%3.3%8.1%19.7%6.1%13.0%17.8%8.6%13.1%19.5%12.2%16.7%
Waseca County8th16.3%8.3%12.6%18.7%7.3%13.8%20.5%7.0%14.2%27.6%8.1%19.2%
9th23.2%7.2%14.5%21.0%7.5%14.0%25.6%5.9%14.9%22.0%7.0%14.1%
11th15.3%12.3%13.9%21.0%12.3%16.7%20.2%8.2%15.2%13.0%14.8%13.9%
All Grades18.1%9.2%13.7%20.1%8.9%14.7%22.0%6.8%14.7%22.2%9.2%15.9%
Washington County8th14.5%6.6%10.7%14.8%8.1%11.3%18.0%7.7%13.0%15.7%6.2%11.2%
9th18.4%7.4%12.9%17.4%6.6%12.1%16.1%8.6%12.4%20.1%7.8%14.2%
11th13.3%6.5%9.9%14.2%10.6%12.5%13.2%11.2%12.2%16.6%9.1%12.9%
All Grades15.4%6.8%11.1%15.6%8.3%12.0%16.0%9.0%12.6%17.5%7.6%12.7%
Watonwan County8th8.0%15.2%10.8%19.2%4.3%10.7%9.8%6.8%8.4%18.0%2.5%11.9%
9th13.0%9.4%11.5%17.6%8.2%12.8%20.4%10.9%15.4%15.4%7.7%12.1%
11th8.8%10.9%10.0%16.7%12.0%14.4%15.8%1.9%7.8%22.9%5.0%16.4%
All Grades10.0%11.7%10.8%17.8%7.8%12.5%15.2%6.6%10.7%18.2%5.1%13.0%
Wilkin County8th20.5%10.3%16.2%21.2%5.3%12.7%15.4%14.8%15.1%19.0%4.3%11.4%
9th16.0%2.9%10.7%31.6%2.1%15.1%14.3%7.4%10.9%32.0%14.8%23.1%
11th18.6%2.7%11.3%17.5%8.0%13.8%**19.6%15.4%13.0%14.3%
All Grades18.2%5.0%12.5%23.4%4.5%14.0%20.5%9.9%14.9%22.2%11.0%16.6%
Winona County8th15.1%3.5%9.2%13.7%4.5%9.1%18.7%10.7%14.6%21.8%9.5%15.1%
9th24.0%8.8%16.4%21.4%7.0%14.2%14.3%9.9%11.9%12.8%9.3%10.9%
11th11.5%6.4%8.9%17.4%5.6%11.4%9.5%7.8%8.8%14.6%11.2%12.9%
All Grades17.5%6.3%11.8%17.7%5.8%11.7%15.5%10.0%12.7%16.2%10.0%12.9%
Wright County8th12.8%4.6%8.8%9.7%5.5%7.6%12.9%8.6%10.7%20.5%6.0%13.2%
9th15.0%6.7%10.8%13.8%4.4%9.0%19.1%7.9%13.5%20.8%7.7%14.2%
11th10.7%5.1%7.9%16.8%6.6%11.7%15.2%7.8%11.7%17.5%8.3%12.9%
All Grades13.0%5.5%9.2%13.3%5.4%9.3%15.8%8.1%12.0%19.8%7.2%13.4%
Yellow Medicine County8th25.0%0.0%13.2%10.0%2.3%5.4%28.6%4.8%17.6%7.8%7.7%7.8%
9th19.4%2.3%10.0%18.9%2.2%9.8%17.6%9.5%14.0%8.2%2.4%5.6%
11th10.2%2.4%6.6%9.4%2.9%6.1%**7.9%12.2%2.5%7.4%
All Grades16.8%1.8%9.4%13.1%2.4%7.2%19.4%8.1%13.8%9.2%4.2%6.9%

About the Indicator:

Suicidal ideation and suicide attempts are strongly associated with substance use. According to Partnership for Drug-Free Kids, almost one-fourth of suicide victims are legally intoxicated when they die.

According to the 2013 Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 17.2% of 9th graders and 18.2% of 11th graders nationally seriously considered attempting suicide in the past 12 months. 

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

According to 2013 MSS data, compared to 8th, 9th, and 11th graders who reported NO past-year suicidal ideation, those who DID report suicidal ideation were 2.3 times more likely to report alcohol use; 2.7 times more likely to report tobacco use; 2.7 times more likely to report marijuana use; and 4.6 times more likely to report prescription drug misuse.

For more information on the association between suicidal ideation and substance use, see the 2015 Mental Health and Substance Use SUMN Fact Sheet.

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.