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Percent of Students Reporting Having 5 or More Drinks in a Row on at Least One Occasion in the Past 30 Days, All Available Years: by Grade, Gender, and County

201320162019
FemaleMaleTotalFemaleMaleTotalFemaleMaleTotal
Minnesota8th2.9%2.9%2.9%2.1%2.5%2.3%2.5%2.0%2.3%
9th7.0%6.7%6.9%4.5%4.3%4.4%4.8%3.6%4.2%
11th13.7%18.1%15.8%12.4%13.9%13.1%10.9%10.4%10.6%
All Grades7.6%8.9%8.2%5.9%6.4%6.2%5.6%4.9%5.3%
Aitkin County8th3.3%2.7%3.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%2.3%0.0%1.2%
9th13.6%11.9%12.8%5.0%2.1%3.7%2.9%3.0%3.0%
11th25.0%27.1%26.0%4.2%24.1%14.7%**4.0%
All Grades13.7%12.2%13.0%3.8%11.1%7.4%3.0%2.0%2.5%
Anoka County8th3.3%3.5%3.4%2.1%2.5%2.3%2.2%1.8%2.0%
9th7.9%6.4%7.2%5.2%3.4%4.3%4.2%2.4%3.4%
11th12.5%15.3%13.9%11.9%10.9%11.4%8.7%8.9%8.8%
All Grades7.2%7.3%7.3%6.0%5.4%5.7%4.3%3.6%4.0%
Becker County8th1.9%1.8%1.8%2.6%1.8%2.2%2.0%1.6%1.8%
9th9.6%11.3%10.5%5.4%7.3%6.3%6.8%2.9%4.9%
11th13.2%12.6%12.9%9.1%9.8%9.5%11.6%15.3%13.5%
All Grades8.3%8.9%8.6%5.6%6.3%6.0%6.4%6.2%6.3%
Beltrami County8th5.0%2.0%3.4%4.3%6.1%5.2%5.4%2.0%3.7%
9th12.7%8.9%10.8%9.5%10.6%10.1%9.1%3.6%6.4%
11th17.0%19.3%18.1%14.1%11.4%12.7%11.9%10.3%11.2%
All Grades11.2%9.4%10.3%8.8%9.3%9.0%8.5%4.5%6.6%
Benton County8th0.8%2.0%1.3%1.0%5.1%3.0%3.8%1.0%2.5%
9th3.7%5.1%4.4%9.1%8.4%8.8%3.4%2.4%2.9%
11th2.7%19.2%10.4%11.0%9.3%10.2%10.7%7.4%9.1%
All Grades2.4%8.3%5.1%6.6%7.4%7.0%5.6%3.3%4.5%
Big Stone County8th0.0%9.1%3.8%*****0.0%
9th13.3%6.1%9.5%******
11th27.3%15.9%20.8%******
All Grades14.0%11.1%12.5%*****9.4%
Blue Earth County8th0.6%2.7%1.7%3.1%1.5%2.3%1.7%1.9%1.8%
9th5.1%7.8%6.5%2.7%2.7%2.7%3.4%2.8%3.1%
11th12.8%14.0%13.3%8.3%12.0%10.2%14.0%8.7%11.3%
All Grades5.8%7.5%6.6%4.5%5.2%4.9%5.8%4.3%5.0%
Brown County8th3.7%6.2%5.0%0.0%3.5%1.9%7.3%1.9%4.3%
9th8.6%10.3%9.4%3.6%4.9%4.3%4.2%3.6%3.9%
11th21.1%28.0%24.6%16.1%15.3%15.7%14.6%12.3%13.6%
All Grades10.7%14.5%12.6%6.0%7.2%6.6%8.4%5.4%6.9%
Carlton County8th6.5%5.2%5.9%2.1%1.5%1.8%3.7%2.7%3.1%
9th6.0%6.9%6.4%3.9%3.6%3.8%6.7%5.8%6.3%
11th10.9%17.0%14.0%13.6%23.0%18.2%13.2%10.7%11.8%
All Grades7.6%9.5%8.5%6.2%8.3%7.2%7.8%6.2%7.0%
Carver County8th2.8%2.0%2.4%1.6%1.8%1.7%0.4%0.8%0.6%
9th8.0%5.1%6.6%3.2%4.2%3.7%2.1%1.9%2.0%
11th21.6%19.4%20.5%16.1%16.7%16.4%12.7%8.4%10.7%
All Grades10.7%8.7%9.7%5.1%6.2%5.6%4.4%3.1%3.8%
Cass County8th10.0%5.1%7.4%0.9%3.9%2.5%10.8%7.6%9.2%
9th14.6%17.2%15.9%9.9%5.6%7.7%8.9%6.3%7.6%
11th29.2%24.6%26.9%24.1%21.5%22.8%18.8%14.8%16.9%
All Grades16.8%14.6%15.7%10.2%8.7%9.5%12.0%8.6%10.3%
Chippewa County8thN/AN/AN/A***4.8%1.3%2.9%
9thN/AN/AN/A***5.5%1.3%3.4%
11thN/AN/AN/A***8.3%11.1%9.7%
All GradesN/AN/AN/A***6.0%3.5%4.7%
Chisago County8th2.0%1.9%2.0%***3.9%1.4%2.7%
9th5.4%11.3%8.5%***5.0%3.8%4.4%
11th19.8%24.1%21.9%***13.4%12.2%12.7%
All Grades8.4%12.1%10.2%***6.8%5.7%6.3%
Clay County8th2.5%2.5%2.5%1.2%2.0%1.6%1.4%2.0%1.7%
9th3.4%2.2%2.8%1.9%4.3%3.2%1.2%3.3%2.2%
11th13.1%16.7%14.8%8.2%8.9%8.6%7.0%5.3%6.2%
All Grades6.2%6.4%6.3%3.5%5.0%4.3%3.3%3.5%3.4%
Clearwater County8th2.0%5.0%3.4%4.8%2.6%3.8%***
9th12.8%11.1%11.8%9.5%4.7%6.6%***
11th31.0%19.2%25.5%15.6%20.0%17.9%***
All Grades12.8%10.8%11.8%9.5%8.0%8.7%***
Cook County8th0.0%0.0%0.0%*****5.1%
9th9.5%20.0%14.6%*****14.3%
11th30.0%66.7%52.0%*****16.7%
All Grades10.0%29.2%19.4%***18.8%4.1%11.3%
Cottonwood County8th0.0%0.0%0.0%2.3%0.0%1.1%3.8%1.3%2.5%
9th0.0%2.0%1.1%8.5%6.1%7.3%3.0%3.4%3.2%
11th8.3%10.3%9.6%4.5%13.7%9.5%10.0%12.7%11.4%
All Grades2.5%4.4%3.6%5.2%6.7%6.0%5.6%5.7%5.6%
Crow Wing County8th3.7%1.0%2.4%***3.1%3.0%3.1%
9th3.5%9.1%6.1%***3.2%1.4%2.3%
11th28.8%22.9%25.7%***8.3%13.3%10.8%
All Grades10.0%9.8%9.9%***5.2%6.0%5.6%
Dakota County8th2.7%2.1%2.4%2.2%1.5%1.9%1.6%1.2%1.4%
9th7.2%4.1%5.7%3.8%2.9%3.3%3.8%2.8%3.3%
11th13.2%15.6%14.4%11.0%12.0%11.5%10.3%7.8%9.1%
All Grades7.6%7.2%7.4%5.3%5.1%5.2%4.8%3.7%4.3%
Dodge County8th2.1%0.9%1.6%0.0%0.9%0.5%2.8%3.7%3.2%
9th2.2%6.3%4.2%4.8%0.9%2.9%1.0%1.0%1.0%
11th14.6%23.7%18.9%14.3%11.0%12.9%14.2%6.7%10.3%
All Grades5.5%9.3%7.3%5.9%3.4%4.7%5.9%3.9%4.9%
Douglas County8th3.5%4.5%4.0%2.4%3.2%2.8%3.9%1.8%2.9%
9th6.3%6.1%6.2%5.8%4.6%5.2%6.6%5.4%6.1%
11th17.6%24.4%20.7%21.0%23.4%22.3%12.9%21.0%17.3%
All Grades9.3%11.0%10.2%8.8%10.2%9.5%6.7%7.7%7.2%
Faribault County8th0.0%4.8%2.6%0.0%1.8%1.0%4.3%4.1%4.2%
9th8.3%7.5%7.9%2.3%5.1%3.9%6.6%3.8%5.3%
11th17.6%25.4%21.9%10.9%24.1%17.7%6.3%13.5%10.0%
All Grades8.5%12.4%10.6%4.8%10.5%7.9%5.8%6.8%6.3%
Fillmore County8th0.0%4.3%2.1%6.3%2.9%4.5%2.6%0.0%1.4%
9th3.6%3.6%3.6%0.0%3.1%1.5%***
11th6.5%14.3%11.0%6.3%21.0%13.5%**17.0%
All Grades2.8%7.5%5.2%4.1%8.6%6.3%7.4%11.3%9.4%
Freeborn County8th4.5%3.1%3.8%5.1%3.7%4.4%0.9%0.0%0.5%
9th6.9%5.8%6.4%4.3%4.7%4.5%6.0%5.2%5.6%
11th11.5%26.0%19.4%10.2%13.4%11.8%6.8%4.1%5.6%
All Grades7.4%12.1%9.7%6.3%6.7%6.5%4.5%3.0%3.8%
Goodhue County8th1.9%4.0%2.8%2.4%7.3%4.8%6.7%6.3%6.5%
9th7.1%5.3%6.2%5.9%11.3%8.8%**16.3%
11th13.2%15.0%14.2%13.0%22.0%16.6%15.4%8.8%12.3%
All Grades6.7%8.5%7.6%7.1%12.5%9.7%11.0%8.1%9.6%
Grant County8th7.7%2.9%5.0%4.5%10.3%6.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%
9th5.7%0.0%3.2%3.1%2.9%3.0%10.0%0.0%4.8%
11th0.0%11.1%5.2%23.8%13.9%17.5%5.4%17.2%10.6%
All Grades4.3%4.5%4.4%8.2%9.0%8.6%5.4%5.1%5.3%
Hennepin County8th2.0%2.1%2.1%1.2%2.2%1.7%1.2%1.1%1.1%
9th4.8%5.0%4.9%2.9%2.6%2.8%3.1%2.3%2.8%
11th11.8%16.2%13.9%11.0%12.2%11.6%9.5%7.9%8.8%
All Grades6.0%7.4%6.7%4.4%4.9%4.6%4.2%3.4%3.8%
Houston County8th4.7%2.6%3.7%1.1%0.0%0.6%3.2%1.5%2.5%
9th6.3%5.7%6.0%6.1%7.5%6.9%8.3%3.3%6.1%
11th6.3%13.2%10.1%8.8%11.3%9.9%12.1%9.0%10.8%
All Grades5.8%8.1%7.0%5.2%6.1%5.7%8.1%4.7%6.6%
Hubbard County8th4.4%3.1%3.9%3.9%6.3%5.0%0.0%6.0%2.5%
9th7.0%23.5%13.9%9.2%11.1%10.1%10.1%16.1%12.6%
11th6.2%14.3%10.4%13.9%23.9%18.9%16.9%18.8%17.8%
All Grades5.7%13.0%9.0%8.9%14.1%11.3%7.9%12.9%10.0%
Isanti County8th6.3%3.6%5.0%1.6%4.5%3.0%4.1%3.2%3.6%
9th13.5%6.6%10.1%5.0%9.9%7.4%11.2%6.5%8.9%
11th18.9%17.3%18.2%16.6%23.5%20.0%14.4%14.9%14.6%
All Grades11.5%7.3%9.5%7.3%12.2%9.7%9.5%7.3%8.5%
Itasca County8th3.6%5.6%4.6%7.5%7.0%7.3%4.4%3.1%3.8%
9th11.8%13.8%12.8%12.4%9.8%11.2%5.6%3.7%4.8%
11th17.6%20.5%18.9%19.8%18.5%19.1%12.5%11.2%11.8%
All Grades10.5%12.3%11.4%12.4%11.4%11.9%6.7%5.5%6.2%
Jackson County8th1.9%2.3%2.0%0.0%20.0%11.8%2.3%0.0%1.4%
9th6.7%1.7%3.9%13.6%5.0%9.5%7.5%12.1%10.4%
11th16.7%35.2%25.9%20.5%27.6%23.5%**20.3%
All Grades8.5%13.5%11.0%14.4%15.7%15.1%7.5%13.0%10.7%
Kanabec County8th1.2%1.3%1.2%3.4%7.7%5.2%8.9%9.7%9.3%
9th5.7%8.5%7.0%2.8%8.9%6.0%10.6%4.2%7.3%
11th24.5%29.2%27.2%13.8%18.1%16.2%11.5%12.2%11.9%
All Grades8.5%12.3%10.4%6.0%11.6%8.8%10.3%8.2%9.3%
Kandiyohi County8th5.1%3.8%4.4%0.6%1.9%1.2%2.5%1.7%2.1%
9th3.7%4.9%4.3%4.8%4.0%4.4%3.7%2.5%3.1%
11th10.4%17.3%14.3%9.6%11.9%10.9%12.1%15.9%13.8%
All Grades6.1%8.8%7.5%4.5%5.6%5.1%5.9%5.6%5.7%
Kittson County8th0.0%9.5%4.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%**3.3%
9th6.5%3.7%5.2%0.0%12.5%5.9%**8.3%
11th21.1%33.3%27.5%3.6%21.1%10.6%**14.8%
All Grades8.2%14.5%11.3%1.5%10.9%5.7%7.0%10.5%8.6%
Koochiching County8th13.3%11.4%12.5%*****2.4%
9th17.6%17.1%17.4%*****10.4%
11th40.9%41.4%41.2%*****30.8%
All Grades20.8%22.2%21.5%***13.8%10.3%12.1%
Lac Qui Parle County8th2.6%0.0%1.4%1.7%4.2%2.8%2.1%2.3%2.2%
9th0.0%4.5%2.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%7.4%2.3%4.3%
11th5.9%17.9%11.3%6.3%11.1%8.8%4.7%27.3%14.5%
All Grades2.8%6.5%4.6%2.3%5.0%3.6%4.3%9.2%6.8%
Lake County8th5.3%8.6%6.8%***3.7%0.0%2.1%
9th14.3%5.9%11.3%***14.3%4.0%8.2%
11th10.0%28.2%22.0%***17.1%6.9%12.5%
All Grades10.7%14.8%12.7%***10.5%3.3%7.0%
Lake of the Woods County8th10.0%5.9%7.4%*****0.0%
9th25.0%20.0%22.7%*****5.4%
11th17.6%15.4%16.7%*****9.7%
All Grades17.9%12.5%15.2%***2.1%7.8%5.1%
Le Sueur County8th3.6%3.8%3.7%2.6%0.7%1.5%4.2%1.1%2.5%
9th7.5%7.4%7.5%9.8%6.0%7.8%9.4%2.4%6.1%
11th21.5%29.8%26.1%18.8%15.8%17.5%13.6%12.8%13.1%
All Grades10.2%14.7%12.4%10.4%6.4%8.4%9.0%5.6%7.2%
Lincoln County8th8.3%0.0%5.4%*****0.0%
9th6.7%4.3%5.3%*****7.5%
11th21.7%31.6%26.2%*****13.2%
All Grades12.9%12.7%12.8%***7.0%6.6%6.8%
Lyon County8th1.5%4.2%3.1%1.6%3.5%2.6%3.6%1.0%2.4%
9th7.0%11.6%9.3%1.5%6.6%4.1%2.7%1.0%1.9%
11th8.2%14.4%11.2%15.0%12.4%13.8%4.0%6.9%5.6%
All Grades6.1%10.1%8.2%5.3%6.8%6.0%3.4%3.2%3.3%
McLeod County8th15.8%9.1%13.3%*****0.0%
9th11.1%0.0%5.9%******
11th9.1%42.9%28.0%*****8.3%
All Grades12.8%21.2%16.7%***5.6%0.0%2.6%
Mahnomen County8th6.5%7.4%6.9%16.0%17.5%16.9%**7.8%
9th13.3%7.5%10.0%9.7%8.6%9.1%18.2%10.5%14.1%
11th40.0%52.4%45.7%31.6%30.0%30.6%**30.6%
All Grades18.6%18.2%18.4%17.3%18.1%17.8%18.9%13.1%15.8%
Marshall County8th2.8%5.1%4.0%3.0%0.0%1.3%***
9th5.5%0.0%3.1%2.5%0.0%1.4%**0.0%
11th7.1%13.5%10.6%14.3%11.1%12.5%***
All Grades5.3%6.8%6.0%5.9%3.6%4.7%**6.8%
Martin County8th6.3%4.2%5.3%***3.1%1.8%2.5%
9th10.4%9.0%9.7%***6.6%5.8%6.3%
11th17.5%18.7%18.1%***22.6%18.7%20.3%
All Grades11.3%10.5%10.9%***9.6%9.9%9.7%
Meeker County8th0.8%4.8%2.8%0.8%4.5%2.6%6.5%0.0%3.2%
9th6.0%3.4%4.6%8.7%3.5%6.0%**5.5%
11th16.7%27.5%22.5%8.9%11.3%10.0%**4.7%
All Grades6.0%9.3%7.7%5.7%5.7%5.7%5.5%3.4%4.3%
Mille Lacs County8th3.7%3.4%3.5%3.8%2.2%2.9%5.4%2.3%3.7%
9th8.3%5.4%6.8%4.9%9.3%6.9%10.7%7.9%9.4%
11th18.3%19.5%18.9%18.2%14.6%16.4%10.1%10.6%10.3%
All Grades9.8%8.7%9.2%8.3%7.7%8.0%8.5%6.2%7.3%
Morrison County8th5.1%4.5%4.8%2.3%4.5%3.3%3.7%6.0%4.9%
9th7.6%9.6%8.6%7.1%6.8%7.0%14.6%12.5%13.6%
11th9.8%22.2%15.8%11.3%26.9%18.5%8.3%20.0%13.7%
All Grades7.3%11.0%9.1%6.9%11.8%9.3%9.3%12.3%10.7%
Mower County8th4.0%4.1%4.1%0.6%4.7%2.8%5.5%2.1%3.9%
9th12.4%9.2%10.9%3.3%2.5%2.9%8.3%2.1%5.6%
11th18.3%23.0%20.9%10.2%11.0%10.6%5.8%14.3%10.3%
All Grades10.5%11.4%11.0%4.1%5.6%4.9%6.5%5.1%5.9%
Murray County8th2.6%6.5%4.3%2.4%0.0%1.4%2.5%0.0%1.4%
9th5.9%5.6%5.7%2.9%14.3%9.1%2.9%6.1%4.5%
11th18.4%37.9%26.9%13.5%15.8%14.7%10.8%20.7%15.2%
All Grades9.0%15.6%12.1%6.2%10.8%8.5%5.4%8.8%6.9%
Nicollet County8th3.6%4.1%3.8%******
9th7.3%0.0%3.4%***4.4%3.5%4.0%
11th10.2%14.5%12.5%***8.0%7.0%7.6%
All Grades6.9%6.0%6.4%***6.3%5.1%5.7%
Nobles County8th6.2%0.9%3.6%1.8%0.0%1.0%1.9%0.0%0.9%
9th10.1%12.5%11.3%2.6%4.8%3.8%6.8%4.6%5.8%
11th5.7%16.3%10.7%9.5%10.5%10.0%3.5%13.3%8.2%
All Grades7.5%9.3%8.4%4.3%4.8%4.6%4.1%6.0%5.0%
Norman County8th2.6%3.3%2.9%4.4%1.8%3.0%15.2%6.5%10.9%
9th5.1%5.6%5.3%6.5%6.5%6.5%***
11th6.7%13.3%10.0%10.7%17.4%13.7%**11.1%
All Grades4.7%7.3%5.9%6.7%6.4%6.6%14.0%10.5%12.1%
Olmsted County8th4.5%1.2%2.7%1.3%1.1%1.2%1.2%2.8%2.0%
9th7.2%9.2%8.2%2.9%2.3%2.6%4.3%4.0%4.2%
11th10.2%15.2%13.0%8.8%8.2%8.5%7.2%8.3%7.7%
All Grades6.6%6.9%6.7%3.8%3.4%3.6%3.7%4.6%4.1%
Otter Tail County8th5.3%4.0%4.7%3.9%1.6%2.6%1.8%3.4%2.6%
9th4.9%6.1%5.5%4.4%2.7%3.5%6.9%5.5%6.2%
11th9.9%13.3%11.6%16.1%19.0%17.6%11.8%12.7%12.3%
All Grades6.4%7.4%6.9%8.1%7.2%7.7%6.1%7.0%6.5%
Pennington County8th3.4%1.4%2.5%***5.1%2.9%4.1%
9th10.0%9.2%9.6%***6.8%5.6%6.2%
11th17.4%11.5%14.3%***6.9%25.0%14.7%
All Grades8.9%7.1%8.0%***6.2%9.3%7.7%
Pine County8th7.7%8.0%7.9%5.6%4.2%4.9%0.9%0.7%0.8%
9th14.4%13.6%14.1%3.3%6.3%4.8%14.8%10.5%12.7%
11th22.9%27.9%25.5%19.3%16.7%17.9%13.2%5.1%9.4%
All Grades15.0%16.2%15.6%8.2%8.5%8.3%9.3%5.2%7.2%
Pipestone County8th0.0%0.0%0.0%***5.7%6.1%5.9%
9th8.8%16.1%12.3%***8.0%14.3%11.3%
11th20.0%23.3%21.7%*****0.0%
All Grades10.2%12.4%11.4%***4.8%7.2%6.0%
Polk County8th3.1%3.6%3.3%1.2%0.6%0.9%3.2%2.5%2.9%
9th6.0%8.6%7.2%5.8%4.7%5.2%6.2%5.8%6.0%
11th8.3%13.4%11.0%12.9%28.3%19.8%10.9%10.7%10.8%
All Grades5.7%8.8%7.2%6.4%9.3%7.8%6.7%6.0%6.4%
Pope County8th0.0%2.4%1.4%3.1%7.0%5.3%2.8%3.4%3.1%
9th6.5%6.5%6.5%8.0%3.3%5.5%6.7%2.9%4.6%
11th28.6%21.9%25.4%4.3%7.9%6.6%3.7%9.1%6.7%
All Grades12.2%9.2%10.6%5.0%6.3%5.8%4.3%5.2%4.7%
Ramsey County8th3.5%3.3%3.4%2.5%2.0%2.2%2.2%1.7%1.9%
9th7.4%6.7%7.0%3.8%3.1%3.4%2.8%3.3%3.1%
11th11.3%16.1%13.6%11.8%12.9%12.3%7.9%7.2%7.5%
All Grades7.5%8.9%8.2%5.9%5.9%5.9%4.0%3.8%3.9%
Red Lake County8th4.2%0.0%2.3%12.5%0.0%6.7%**1.9%
9th3.7%9.4%6.8%14.3%0.0%6.8%3.4%7.7%5.5%
11th4.0%17.4%10.4%13.0%21.1%16.7%**9.3%
All Grades3.9%9.3%6.6%13.2%6.3%9.9%6.3%4.2%5.3%
Redwood County8th2.0%1.7%1.8%1.4%3.1%2.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%
9th11.3%7.7%9.3%4.5%3.2%3.9%7.0%1.5%4.3%
11th16.3%27.9%22.7%9.6%13.8%11.8%2.2%12.5%7.9%
All Grades9.8%12.4%11.2%4.7%6.5%5.6%3.4%3.9%3.7%
Renville County8th0.0%0.0%0.0%3.3%3.1%3.2%5.3%3.6%4.5%
9th2.8%2.9%2.9%3.7%0.0%2.1%2.6%0.0%1.3%
11th3.2%25.0%12.7%4.7%10.8%6.9%**4.4%
All Grades1.8%8.4%4.7%3.9%4.2%4.0%3.9%2.3%3.2%
Rice County8th2.7%2.6%2.6%0.8%0.8%0.8%4.4%3.5%4.0%
9th9.0%6.0%7.4%2.2%2.8%2.5%5.1%0.8%2.9%
11th11.2%9.5%10.4%6.9%3.4%5.2%7.8%9.7%8.7%
All Grades7.3%5.7%6.5%2.9%2.1%2.5%5.7%4.0%4.9%
Rock County8th0.0%0.0%0.0%***0.0%2.9%1.2%
9th5.0%2.7%3.9%***5.9%8.0%7.1%
11th8.8%5.1%6.8%***19.4%25.0%22.2%
All Grades4.2%2.5%3.4%***7.2%11.1%9.2%
Roseau County8th4.2%3.8%3.9%3.9%0.0%1.9%1.4%4.6%2.9%
9th1.2%8.5%4.9%8.2%7.3%7.7%9.0%6.4%7.6%
11th16.7%29.1%23.2%10.9%16.7%14.4%9.4%22.0%16.1%
All Grades7.4%13.7%10.8%7.2%7.7%7.5%6.3%10.4%8.4%
St. Louis County8th4.4%4.2%4.3%5.1%2.5%3.8%5.5%2.6%4.1%
9th9.5%10.8%10.1%6.7%5.5%6.1%6.7%5.1%5.9%
11th16.5%23.3%19.6%15.4%18.5%16.9%13.1%15.4%14.3%
All Grades9.9%12.0%10.9%8.7%8.4%8.5%7.8%7.1%7.5%
Scott County8th3.5%3.4%3.4%1.6%1.9%1.7%1.9%1.6%1.7%
9th7.7%5.3%6.5%4.7%5.4%5.1%5.6%2.6%4.1%
11th16.5%16.0%16.2%14.7%14.7%14.7%15.4%13.1%14.3%
All Grades8.9%8.0%8.4%6.6%6.7%6.6%6.8%5.1%6.0%
Sherburne County8th2.2%1.9%2.0%3.0%2.8%2.9%2.9%2.1%2.5%
9th6.1%9.8%7.9%6.2%5.5%5.9%4.7%4.9%4.8%
11th13.4%20.9%17.3%15.9%20.0%17.9%12.9%9.5%11.2%
All Grades6.9%10.2%8.6%7.8%8.6%8.2%6.1%5.2%5.7%
Sibley County8th1.8%10.0%5.7%3.2%4.5%3.9%8.3%5.9%7.2%
9th12.3%15.5%14.1%3.6%19.6%11.3%7.6%6.3%7.0%
11th16.4%31.9%23.5%20.3%16.3%18.6%12.1%23.6%17.7%
All Grades10.1%18.5%14.3%9.1%12.5%10.7%9.2%11.8%10.5%
Stearns County8th2.8%4.3%3.5%2.1%3.2%2.6%2.8%3.2%3.0%
9th5.9%6.0%5.9%3.3%4.1%3.7%4.0%2.7%3.4%
11th14.7%23.6%19.0%11.2%13.4%12.2%12.7%13.5%13.1%
All Grades8.0%11.1%9.5%5.1%6.3%5.7%6.0%6.1%6.1%
Steele County8th4.5%6.1%5.2%2.2%3.9%3.0%3.0%3.9%3.4%
9th7.4%6.3%6.9%2.7%4.0%3.4%5.9%2.7%4.3%
11th16.9%15.9%16.4%11.1%11.6%11.3%13.3%10.6%12.0%
All Grades9.4%9.2%9.3%5.5%6.4%6.0%6.7%5.0%5.9%
Stevens County8th0.0%4.3%2.1%2.9%2.4%2.6%***
9th2.9%8.2%6.0%8.8%7.1%7.9%**10.7%
11th0.0%11.8%5.1%15.9%21.2%18.2%***
All Grades1.0%7.1%4.1%9.7%9.4%9.6%**13.0%
Swift County8th0.0%0.0%0.0%******
9th21.4%3.8%13.0%******
11th12.0%23.7%19.0%******
All Grades10.1%10.2%10.2%******
Todd County8th5.0%4.3%4.7%2.9%9.0%5.9%3.4%1.0%2.1%
9th12.1%16.1%13.8%6.9%10.1%8.6%7.3%10.9%9.1%
11th18.8%23.1%20.5%11.8%15.3%13.6%13.0%8.8%10.8%
All Grades12.2%14.0%13.0%7.1%11.4%9.3%7.1%5.7%6.4%
Traverse County8th0.0%0.0%0.0%*****14.7%
9th9.1%0.0%4.3%*****11.5%
11th11.1%0.0%7.7%******
All Grades6.8%0.0%3.4%***20.0%15.4%17.6%
Wabasha County8th1.9%1.2%1.6%5.7%8.4%7.1%2.0%0.7%1.4%
9th2.9%4.4%3.6%5.4%9.8%7.4%3.7%4.2%3.9%
11th8.7%12.1%10.3%15.8%15.8%15.8%7.3%17.2%11.8%
All Grades5.0%6.8%5.9%8.6%10.9%9.7%4.0%6.3%5.1%
Wadena County8th0.0%2.5%1.1%2.5%2.0%2.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%
9th7.9%1.5%5.1%7.5%1.6%4.9%3.4%0.0%1.7%
11th21.4%18.0%19.8%8.8%18.8%13.2%9.4%11.4%10.4%
All Grades8.6%6.7%7.7%6.3%6.7%6.5%3.8%3.7%3.7%
Waseca County8th4.3%3.7%4.0%4.1%2.6%3.4%8.9%5.0%7.1%
9th8.5%7.2%7.8%1.0%7.5%4.4%8.0%9.2%8.6%
11th16.3%18.8%17.5%8.4%22.2%15.2%11.8%22.0%16.0%
All Grades9.6%9.7%9.7%4.3%10.6%7.3%9.5%10.5%10.0%
Washington County8th1.7%3.0%2.3%1.1%2.8%1.9%2.9%1.8%2.4%
9th8.1%7.3%7.7%5.4%4.9%5.2%4.7%4.3%4.5%
11th14.2%20.2%17.2%13.2%12.6%12.9%15.7%12.2%13.9%
All Grades7.8%10.0%8.9%6.3%6.4%6.3%7.0%5.7%6.4%
Watonwan County8th0.0%0.0%0.0%3.9%1.4%2.5%4.0%0.0%2.2%
9th4.5%8.6%6.3%4.4%4.3%4.3%8.3%3.6%5.8%
11th5.9%15.6%11.4%11.1%10.0%10.6%5.3%0.0%2.3%
All Grades3.2%8.9%5.9%6.4%4.7%5.5%5.9%1.4%3.6%
Wilkin County8th5.0%3.3%4.3%8.8%0.0%4.2%3.8%0.0%1.9%
9th3.9%9.1%6.0%7.9%6.3%7.0%**2.1%
11th11.6%20.0%15.4%15.0%12.0%13.8%**22.2%
All Grades6.7%11.2%8.6%10.7%5.5%8.1%12.9%3.9%8.2%
Winona County8th4.9%2.9%3.9%3.7%1.9%2.8%3.0%2.7%2.8%
9th6.2%5.0%5.6%6.5%6.4%6.5%3.1%2.9%3.0%
11th13.0%16.8%15.0%20.8%12.9%16.8%8.2%4.0%6.3%
All Grades7.6%7.8%7.7%10.1%7.1%8.6%4.2%3.0%3.6%
Wright County8th1.3%1.1%1.2%0.4%2.1%1.2%1.7%2.4%2.1%
9th3.8%4.6%4.2%5.1%5.0%5.0%3.8%4.8%4.3%
11th15.0%16.7%15.9%13.8%16.7%15.3%12.0%13.2%12.6%
All Grades6.2%7.1%6.7%6.0%7.6%6.8%5.5%6.2%5.8%
Yellow Medicine County8th3.6%8.3%5.8%3.3%2.3%2.7%6.4%5.0%5.7%
9th13.5%13.6%13.6%2.6%4.5%3.7%5.9%2.6%4.4%
11th14.3%23.8%18.7%9.4%14.7%12.1%**4.9%
All Grades11.4%16.4%13.8%5.0%6.6%5.9%7.4%2.6%5.0%

About the Indicator:

Up through the 2016 MSS, acute, short-term “binge drinking” was defined as having five or more drinks of alcohol on a single occasion. In 2019, the binge drinking definition changed to 5 or more drinks for male students and 4 or more drinks for female students. Therefore, trend data for female students CANNOT BE COMPARED between 2013/2016 and 2019.

Up until 2010, the MSS asked students about past two-week binge drinking; in 2013 they were asked about past 30-day binge drinking.

Binge drinking has been associated with alcohol related injuries and deaths, as well as violence and crime. In Minnesota, it is illegal for a person under age 21 to consume alcohol. 

According to the 2013 Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 13.5% of 9th graders and 24.6% of 11th graders reported binge drinking in the past month nationally.

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.