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Percent of Students Reporting Any Tobacco or Nicotine Use on One or More Days within the Past 30 Days, All Available Years: by Grade, Gender, and County

20162019
FemaleMaleTotalFemaleMaleTotal
Minnesota8th7.0%7.3%7.1%12.4%10.5%11.5%
9th11.1%11.5%11.3%17.9%14.9%16.5%
11th18.8%24.5%21.6%27.5%26.6%27.1%
All Grades11.9%13.7%12.8%18.5%16.5%17.6%
Aitkin County8th0.0%8.3%4.3%9.3%9.8%9.5%
9th13.3%15.2%14.2%15.2%22.6%18.8%
11th10.4%33.9%23.1%**34.7%
All Grades10.0%22.2%16.0%16.0%21.6%18.8%
Anoka County8th8.1%8.6%8.3%11.9%10.4%11.2%
9th15.2%13.9%14.6%15.3%11.6%13.6%
11th20.5%25.7%23.1%24.6%23.7%24.2%
All Grades14.1%15.7%14.9%15.9%13.7%14.9%
Becker County8th12.1%11.4%11.7%19.3%7.5%14.1%
9th10.2%18.2%14.1%19.7%23.0%21.3%
11th21.1%26.5%23.9%37.5%35.1%36.3%
All Grades14.2%18.7%16.4%24.4%21.6%23.1%
Beltrami County8th8.2%13.7%10.9%18.8%15.0%16.9%
9th12.8%17.0%15.0%22.3%24.9%23.6%
11th22.1%25.6%23.9%25.8%23.7%24.9%
All Grades13.6%18.3%16.0%22.0%20.7%21.4%
Benton County8th6.8%8.7%7.7%16.3%13.0%14.8%
9th10.4%12.0%11.2%11.3%15.2%13.3%
11th19.1%17.4%18.4%26.9%25.5%26.3%
All Grades11.2%11.9%11.5%17.5%17.2%17.4%
Big Stone County8th*****5.0%
9th******
11th******
All Grades*****17.3%
Blue Earth County8th6.0%7.3%6.7%10.9%5.8%8.5%
9th7.4%9.4%8.4%12.8%9.4%11.0%
11th12.9%18.3%15.7%28.1%31.6%29.9%
All Grades8.6%11.6%10.1%16.4%14.7%15.6%
Brown County8th2.9%7.0%5.1%18.3%19.4%18.9%
9th7.3%9.1%8.2%24.0%17.9%21.0%
11th17.2%26.5%21.8%29.0%31.0%30.0%
All Grades8.7%12.9%10.9%24.0%22.2%23.1%
Carlton County8th10.3%3.6%6.9%17.8%12.7%14.9%
9th14.0%15.3%14.6%27.6%25.1%26.4%
11th23.6%33.1%28.2%33.3%30.5%31.8%
All Grades15.5%16.0%15.8%26.5%22.6%24.5%
Carver County8th7.2%8.6%7.9%8.9%7.5%8.2%
9th8.6%13.6%11.1%15.1%13.8%14.5%
11th18.8%27.3%23.3%25.5%27.9%26.6%
All Grades10.1%14.8%12.4%15.4%14.5%14.9%
Cass County8th13.3%13.6%13.4%29.4%13.6%21.5%
9th25.0%19.4%22.1%20.2%24.8%22.5%
11th36.7%43.2%40.0%30.9%40.0%35.2%
All Grades23.7%23.0%23.4%26.4%23.3%24.9%
Chippewa County8th***18.6%5.3%11.2%
9th***17.8%15.1%16.4%
11th***20.4%28.3%24.2%
All Grades***18.8%14.4%16.5%
Chisago County8th***11.5%9.1%10.3%
9th***21.9%18.1%20.2%
11th***29.8%30.9%30.3%
All Grades***20.2%19.0%19.6%
Clay County8th6.3%4.4%5.4%5.0%8.4%6.8%
9th6.7%11.3%9.2%12.2%12.7%12.4%
11th18.6%22.1%20.5%20.9%18.0%19.6%
All Grades10.0%12.4%11.3%13.5%13.0%13.3%
Clearwater County8th12.2%15.8%13.9%***
9th16.3%14.1%15.0%***
11th34.4%38.9%36.8%***
All Grades19.8%21.0%20.5%***
Cook County8th*****34.2%
9th*****25.0%
11th*****32.3%
All Grades***36.7%25.0%30.9%
Cottonwood County8th6.8%4.0%5.3%5.1%6.3%5.7%
9th10.6%14.3%12.5%16.7%14.1%15.2%
11th9.1%17.6%13.7%23.5%28.8%26.4%
All Grades8.9%12.0%10.5%14.6%16.3%15.5%
Crow Wing County8th***12.5%9.5%11.0%
9th***15.0%11.3%13.1%
11th***24.3%29.0%26.6%
All Grades***18.3%17.7%18.0%
Dakota County8th5.2%6.2%5.7%11.4%9.4%10.4%
9th11.0%10.4%10.7%18.7%14.1%16.5%
11th17.8%22.1%20.0%27.6%25.5%26.6%
All Grades10.9%12.3%11.6%18.6%15.7%17.2%
Dodge County8th7.0%2.8%5.0%11.3%8.8%10.1%
9th5.6%10.5%7.9%14.3%13.5%13.9%
11th16.3%16.2%16.3%23.4%21.0%22.2%
All Grades9.1%9.2%9.1%16.0%14.2%15.1%
Douglas County8th5.5%9.9%7.6%11.8%10.2%11.0%
9th7.7%11.1%9.4%21.7%17.6%19.8%
11th16.3%37.9%28.0%27.6%33.0%30.5%
All Grades9.3%19.3%14.3%18.9%18.3%18.6%
Faribault County8th2.2%3.6%2.9%8.7%14.1%12.0%
9th6.7%11.9%9.6%14.8%19.2%16.8%
11th23.6%22.8%23.2%19.6%32.0%26.0%
All Grades11.6%12.8%12.3%14.4%20.8%17.8%
Fillmore County8th15.6%11.4%13.4%17.9%6.9%13.2%
9th7.1%12.5%9.7%***
11th20.6%32.3%26.4%**26.9%
All Grades14.2%18.4%16.3%22.1%14.7%18.4%
Freeborn County8th12.1%11.3%11.7%16.2%8.6%12.4%
9th11.5%15.4%13.5%23.5%20.4%22.0%
11th19.3%23.2%21.2%28.4%31.1%29.6%
All Grades14.0%16.1%15.0%22.4%18.8%20.7%
Goodhue County8th11.4%12.6%12.0%18.6%18.6%18.6%
9th17.6%22.8%20.4%**38.1%
11th19.5%22.8%20.8%39.4%15.8%28.5%
All Grades16.1%18.9%17.4%28.0%20.0%24.2%
Grant County8th4.5%17.9%9.7%12.0%23.7%19.0%
9th12.5%8.6%10.4%13.8%0.0%6.6%
11th33.3%25.0%28.1%25.0%37.9%30.8%
All Grades13.4%17.2%15.3%17.8%20.2%19.0%
Hennepin County8th5.6%5.7%5.6%8.1%7.3%7.7%
9th7.8%7.5%7.7%13.2%10.4%11.9%
11th15.3%23.6%19.3%25.0%22.0%23.6%
All Grades8.9%10.9%9.9%14.7%12.5%13.6%
Houston County8th6.9%2.6%4.9%13.0%6.1%10.1%
9th6.1%13.2%10.1%17.8%10.3%14.4%
11th8.8%24.2%15.5%28.0%24.4%26.5%
All Grades7.2%12.7%9.9%19.9%13.9%17.3%
Hubbard County8th13.2%14.5%13.8%7.8%7.4%7.6%
9th21.6%33.3%26.9%17.7%29.8%22.8%
11th25.0%40.8%32.9%42.4%34.7%38.9%
All Grades19.9%30.2%24.7%20.2%22.4%21.1%
Isanti County8th9.3%10.9%10.1%18.9%14.0%16.6%
9th19.2%21.3%20.2%31.3%27.1%29.3%
11th33.3%39.7%36.5%35.5%33.7%34.7%
All Grades20.0%23.3%21.6%28.0%23.5%25.9%
Itasca County8th16.3%14.6%15.4%24.9%18.2%21.6%
9th22.2%24.6%23.3%27.4%20.9%24.6%
11th30.2%27.8%28.8%33.6%32.8%33.2%
All Grades22.0%22.0%22.0%27.9%23.0%25.6%
Jackson County8th6.7%20.0%14.3%13.6%6.9%11.0%
9th9.1%9.8%9.4%32.5%25.0%27.9%
11th7.7%31.0%17.6%**47.3%
All Grades8.2%18.9%13.3%27.1%29.9%28.7%
Kanabec County8th9.0%9.2%9.1%18.5%21.0%19.8%
9th14.1%16.5%15.3%39.4%21.2%30.3%
11th19.0%37.5%29.2%37.3%41.7%39.4%
All Grades13.3%21.3%17.3%32.2%26.7%29.4%
Kandiyohi County8th7.3%12.6%9.9%13.8%9.3%11.4%
9th10.2%15.0%12.7%24.8%12.2%18.5%
11th21.7%22.1%22.0%26.6%35.9%30.9%
All Grades12.1%16.3%14.3%21.7%17.2%19.4%
Kittson County8th4.5%0.0%2.4%**12.9%
9th5.6%12.5%8.8%**4.3%
11th10.7%26.3%17.0%**14.8%
All Grades7.4%12.7%9.8%14.3%7.7%11.1%
Koochiching County8th*****7.5%
9th***34.6%24.0%29.4%
11th*****56.0%
All Grades***32.2%22.8%27.6%
Lac Qui Parle County8th5.1%2.1%3.8%2.2%15.9%8.9%
9th5.4%11.1%8.2%19.2%13.6%15.7%
11th12.5%13.9%13.2%23.8%25.0%24.3%
All Grades7.0%8.4%7.7%14.0%17.5%15.8%
Lake County8th***13.7%17.5%15.4%
9th***34.3%18.4%25.0%
11th***25.7%13.3%20.0%
All Grades***23.1%16.8%20.0%
Lake of the Woods County8th*****6.5%
9th*****13.5%
11th*****13.3%
All Grades***12.8%9.8%11.2%
Le Sueur County8th6.0%4.1%5.0%15.7%17.0%16.5%
9th13.2%12.0%12.6%21.5%16.5%19.1%
11th25.0%19.4%22.5%32.3%28.1%29.9%
All Grades14.7%10.8%12.7%22.8%20.6%21.6%
Lincoln County8th*****7.7%
9th*****25.6%
11th*****29.7%
All Grades***17.5%24.1%20.9%
Lyon County8th5.4%7.0%6.3%7.2%7.2%7.2%
9th7.4%8.0%7.7%10.0%11.0%10.5%
11th12.2%12.5%12.4%18.6%20.9%19.8%
All Grades8.0%8.7%8.4%11.8%13.5%12.6%
McLeod County8th*****15.6%
9th******
11th*****21.7%
All Grades***17.1%18.4%17.8%
Mahnomen County8th20.0%26.3%23.8%**34.0%
9th19.4%5.7%12.1%48.6%36.8%42.5%
11th15.8%36.7%28.6%**27.8%
All Grades18.7%22.3%20.8%41.0%32.1%36.4%
Marshall County8th9.1%4.7%6.6%***
9th0.0%3.2%1.4%**10.7%
11th10.7%30.6%21.9%***
All Grades5.9%12.7%9.5%**25.6%
Martin County8th***9.4%12.5%10.8%
9th***20.0%25.5%22.0%
11th***36.5%29.7%32.5%
All Grades***20.9%23.2%22.0%
Meeker County8th3.4%4.5%3.9%16.1%9.1%12.5%
9th12.6%16.5%14.7%**16.4%
11th17.5%16.9%17.2%**16.7%
All Grades10.3%12.1%11.2%19.4%11.2%14.9%
Mille Lacs County8th9.0%8.4%8.7%19.2%14.7%16.8%
9th15.2%22.8%18.8%27.3%22.7%25.2%
11th24.5%30.7%27.5%36.1%33.3%34.7%
All Grades15.6%18.8%17.2%26.9%22.2%24.6%
Morrison County8th4.7%10.4%7.4%18.7%20.0%19.3%
9th11.4%11.2%11.3%28.8%27.2%28.0%
11th18.3%27.8%22.7%26.2%35.3%30.4%
All Grades11.4%15.7%13.5%24.8%26.8%25.8%
Mower County8th5.8%6.5%6.2%18.2%15.9%17.2%
9th10.5%16.0%13.3%39.1%28.1%34.3%
11th11.9%19.0%15.7%35.7%32.9%34.2%
All Grades9.1%13.2%11.3%28.8%23.8%26.4%
Murray County8th14.6%9.7%12.5%10.3%0.0%5.8%
9th8.6%28.6%19.5%0.0%15.6%7.7%
11th18.9%28.9%24.0%21.6%26.9%23.8%
All Grades14.2%23.4%18.8%11.0%13.6%12.2%
Nicollet County8th******
9th***7.4%14.8%10.9%
11th***21.6%21.4%21.5%
All Grades***14.8%17.4%16.0%
Nobles County8th7.0%1.1%4.3%16.7%7.8%12.4%
9th1.3%9.8%6.1%21.8%15.9%19.0%
11th9.4%16.0%12.5%18.6%29.8%24.0%
All Grades6.1%8.5%7.3%19.1%17.9%18.5%
Norman County8th6.7%0.0%3.0%25.7%6.3%16.4%
9th12.9%3.2%8.1%***
11th14.3%21.7%17.6%**15.4%
All Grades10.6%5.5%8.0%25.0%8.9%16.7%
Olmsted County8th4.5%5.5%5.0%9.8%10.4%10.1%
9th6.2%8.1%7.1%14.3%12.1%13.2%
11th15.1%15.7%15.4%26.4%24.6%25.5%
All Grades7.8%9.1%8.5%15.4%14.6%15.0%
Otter Tail County8th11.9%6.7%9.0%15.0%11.5%13.3%
9th11.1%8.5%9.8%22.8%18.4%20.7%
11th19.3%22.9%21.1%31.2%24.3%27.4%
All Grades14.1%12.2%13.1%21.8%17.7%19.8%
Pennington County8th***19.2%8.8%14.4%
9th***29.6%22.5%25.6%
11th***32.8%38.1%35.0%
All Grades***26.3%21.0%23.7%
Pine County8th8.0%8.3%8.2%13.8%18.5%16.3%
9th11.4%14.3%12.9%39.1%28.2%33.8%
11th31.3%27.1%29.1%29.2%22.7%26.2%
All Grades15.1%15.8%15.5%27.2%22.8%25.0%
Pipestone County8th***22.9%17.6%20.3%
9th***28.0%28.6%28.3%
11th*****17.4%
All Grades***22.9%21.2%22.0%
Polk County8th8.6%4.5%6.6%14.3%13.4%13.8%
9th10.3%15.7%13.1%23.7%16.7%20.2%
11th22.1%36.3%28.5%33.1%34.7%33.8%
All Grades13.3%17.0%15.1%23.6%20.6%22.1%
Pope County8th3.2%11.9%8.2%5.6%6.9%6.2%
9th8.0%10.0%9.1%20.7%14.3%17.2%
11th13.0%19.4%16.9%21.4%21.2%21.3%
All Grades7.6%13.9%11.2%15.1%14.4%14.7%
Ramsey County8th7.5%7.1%7.3%12.0%9.9%11.0%
9th10.5%7.8%9.2%14.4%12.8%13.7%
11th15.5%21.1%18.2%22.5%20.3%21.4%
All Grades11.1%11.9%11.5%15.7%13.9%14.8%
Red Lake County8th16.7%0.0%8.9%**9.6%
9th0.0%0.0%0.0%13.8%38.5%25.5%
11th30.4%42.1%35.7%**18.6%
All Grades16.2%12.7%14.5%17.7%18.3%18.0%
Redwood County8th11.3%7.7%9.6%14.0%8.6%10.9%
9th17.6%9.7%13.8%14.3%13.6%14.0%
11th18.4%15.3%16.7%19.1%23.6%21.6%
All Grades15.4%10.8%13.1%15.5%14.4%14.9%
Renville County8th10.0%4.7%7.3%13.5%6.9%10.6%
9th5.6%2.3%4.1%2.6%10.3%6.4%
11th14.1%23.7%17.6%**11.1%
All Grades10.1%9.0%9.6%10.7%7.0%9.0%
Rice County8th3.7%4.7%4.2%10.2%11.4%10.8%
9th8.2%4.5%6.4%17.1%12.5%14.7%
11th13.8%13.5%13.6%21.3%26.3%23.6%
All Grades7.8%6.9%7.4%16.1%15.9%16.0%
Rock County8th***4.3%17.6%9.9%
9th***12.5%22.9%18.8%
11th***43.8%54.8%49.2%
All Grades***18.0%30.1%24.1%
Roseau County8th11.7%2.6%7.1%12.5%18.8%15.4%
9th4.7%12.5%8.8%22.1%20.0%21.0%
11th13.3%22.2%18.8%25.0%33.9%29.7%
All Grades9.2%12.2%10.8%19.3%23.7%21.5%
St. Louis County8th10.4%7.2%8.8%19.4%15.4%17.5%
9th14.8%14.3%14.5%20.6%19.7%20.2%
11th24.9%32.4%28.7%32.2%35.9%34.1%
All Grades16.3%17.4%16.9%23.0%22.8%22.9%
Scott County8th4.7%5.4%5.1%12.0%9.1%10.6%
9th12.9%10.8%11.8%18.9%14.4%16.6%
11th22.0%23.3%22.6%31.3%29.0%30.2%
All Grades12.6%12.4%12.5%19.6%16.5%18.1%
Sherburne County8th11.9%9.9%10.8%12.8%11.5%12.2%
9th19.0%18.9%19.0%21.0%15.8%18.5%
11th26.2%33.6%29.9%34.1%27.2%30.5%
All Grades18.3%19.4%18.9%21.1%17.5%19.4%
Sibley County8th17.5%26.2%21.9%18.3%25.5%21.6%
9th12.1%28.0%19.4%21.9%32.8%27.3%
11th30.0%32.6%31.1%31.6%41.5%36.4%
All Grades19.9%28.5%23.9%23.8%33.3%28.4%
Stearns County8th5.4%7.2%6.3%9.9%11.5%10.7%
9th7.1%8.4%7.7%14.6%13.5%14.1%
11th12.9%17.6%15.2%24.5%27.0%25.7%
All Grades8.1%10.5%9.3%15.7%16.6%16.1%
Steele County8th8.7%12.4%10.5%19.1%15.5%17.4%
9th12.0%10.9%11.4%20.6%16.1%18.3%
11th22.2%21.8%22.0%33.6%22.7%28.4%
All Grades14.5%14.9%14.7%23.4%17.5%20.5%
Stevens County8th11.4%9.5%10.4%***
9th11.8%11.9%11.8%**40.7%
11th20.5%6.1%14.3%***
All Grades15.0%9.4%12.2%**33.3%
Swift County8th******
9th******
11th******
All Grades******
Todd County8th10.7%16.2%13.4%14.6%13.1%13.8%
9th6.9%18.2%12.9%29.6%32.7%31.2%
11th10.8%18.4%14.7%34.0%29.8%31.8%
All Grades9.5%17.6%13.6%24.0%22.7%23.3%
Traverse County8th*****33.3%
9th*****22.2%
11th******
All Grades***30.6%36.8%33.8%
Wabasha County8th7.1%12.3%9.8%12.3%5.1%8.9%
9th12.0%13.7%12.8%17.8%16.1%17.0%
11th16.7%32.2%23.9%18.3%33.3%25.4%
All Grades11.8%18.3%15.0%15.8%16.5%16.1%
Wadena County8th7.5%7.4%7.4%5.6%9.3%7.4%
9th8.9%15.2%11.7%17.9%26.8%22.3%
11th16.0%20.3%17.9%25.0%30.9%28.0%
All Grades10.8%13.3%12.0%14.8%21.0%17.9%
Waseca County8th8.1%8.9%8.4%20.0%16.0%18.1%
9th5.0%16.0%10.7%29.9%31.3%30.6%
11th9.8%32.1%20.9%31.8%44.1%36.8%
All Grades7.5%18.8%13.0%26.6%28.3%27.4%
Washington County8th6.0%8.5%7.3%14.7%11.4%13.1%
9th13.9%12.5%13.3%20.5%16.1%18.4%
11th23.6%29.0%26.2%34.8%31.4%33.1%
All Grades14.2%15.8%15.0%22.2%18.9%20.6%
Watonwan County8th6.0%5.7%5.8%10.0%0.0%5.4%
9th10.3%11.8%11.0%19.1%12.7%15.7%
11th27.8%20.0%24.0%13.5%12.5%12.9%
All Grades14.5%11.7%13.1%14.2%9.0%11.5%
Wilkin County8th11.8%2.6%6.9%7.7%0.0%3.8%
9th15.8%6.3%10.5%**12.2%
11th32.5%12.5%25.0%**36.4%
All Grades20.5%6.4%13.5%22.9%10.7%16.6%
Winona County8th6.9%4.5%5.7%14.2%9.6%11.8%
9th13.0%11.0%12.0%11.1%18.5%14.8%
11th23.3%23.1%23.2%18.3%10.0%14.5%
All Grades14.3%12.7%13.5%14.4%11.9%13.1%
Wright County8th5.3%5.3%5.3%9.6%9.4%9.5%
9th11.1%10.3%10.7%18.4%12.7%15.7%
11th22.1%28.2%25.2%28.1%30.3%29.1%
All Grades12.3%14.0%13.2%18.2%16.2%17.2%
Yellow Medicine County8th6.9%2.3%4.1%14.6%11.9%13.3%
9th10.5%4.5%7.3%11.8%12.8%12.2%
11th15.6%11.8%13.6%**13.3%
All Grades11.1%5.7%8.1%14.0%11.8%12.9%

About the Indicator: Reported tobacco use within the past 30 days (“30-day use”) is a frequent measure of current use, especially among youth. Youth tobacco use is presented here using 30-day use of any of the following substances: cigarettes; cigars, cigarillos or little cigars; chewing tobacco, snuff, or dip; e-cigarettes; or hookah. In Minnesota, no person under 18 may possess, use, purchase or attempt to purchase tobacco products or tobacco-related devices (Minn. Stat. § 609.685).

"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.