"Number of Total 9th Students Reporting Smoking a Cigarette on One or More Days within the Past 30 Days, 1995 - 2016: by Region" ,,2013,2016 Minnesota,9th,"2,918","1,786" East Central,9th,500,260 Metro,9th,"1,276",699 Non-Metro,9th,"1,642",971 Northwest,9th,189,120 Northeast,9th,231,150 Southeast,9th,231,144 Southwest,9th,306,173 West Central,9th,185,124 Sources: Minnesota Student Survey (MSS) SUMN Web Site: http://sumn.org