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

2013201620192022
FemaleMaleTotalFemaleMaleTotalFemaleMaleTotalFemaleMaleTotal
Minnesota8th9.3%9.2%9.2%8.5%7.3%7.9%9.0%7.0%8.0%6.4%3.7%5.1%
9th15.4%14.0%14.7%12.2%10.1%11.2%13.2%10.3%11.8%8.9%5.7%7.3%
11th26.8%28.6%27.7%25.0%24.2%24.6%23.7%21.5%22.6%18.6%15.7%17.2%
All Grades16.7%16.8%16.8%14.6%13.1%13.9%14.5%12.2%13.4%10.6%7.7%9.2%
Aitkin County8th11.7%12.3%12.0%9.1%4.2%6.5%9.3%9.3%9.3%8.3%0.0%4.0%
9th24.2%25.4%24.8%11.7%10.4%11.1%14.7%11.8%13.2%5.0%5.9%5.4%
11th35.7%47.9%41.3%6.3%31.5%19.6%**16.0%23.8%0.0%14.7%
All Grades23.6%26.1%24.9%9.2%18.3%13.7%13.9%10.7%12.3%13.2%2.3%8.3%
Anoka County8th9.9%9.3%9.6%8.7%6.9%7.8%8.7%7.4%8.1%6.9%3.3%5.1%
9th16.8%12.1%14.6%13.5%8.9%11.3%11.6%8.6%10.2%5.3%5.7%5.6%
11th28.2%25.3%26.8%23.3%20.6%21.9%19.6%19.2%19.4%13.5%8.9%11.2%
All Grades16.9%14.0%15.5%14.5%11.8%13.2%12.1%10.4%11.3%7.9%5.1%6.6%
Becker County8th6.5%8.2%7.3%12.9%8.8%10.9%11.8%4.1%8.4%4.9%4.1%4.5%
9th11.4%15.9%13.9%14.0%10.5%12.3%15.8%8.6%12.2%11.8%7.3%9.3%
11th21.5%20.5%21.0%22.7%21.4%22.1%25.0%23.9%24.4%11.9%15.3%13.3%
All Grades13.0%15.0%14.1%16.3%13.5%14.9%16.8%11.7%14.4%9.9%7.8%8.8%
Beltrami County8th13.4%6.3%9.8%11.1%10.7%10.9%15.7%9.1%12.4%9.1%9.2%9.1%
9th23.9%20.7%22.2%18.0%15.8%16.8%17.0%11.9%14.5%12.1%7.8%9.9%
11th31.6%29.3%30.5%28.9%22.5%25.6%19.7%22.7%21.0%20.9%4.8%12.9%
All Grades22.5%18.1%20.3%18.3%15.9%17.1%17.3%13.3%15.4%11.8%8.1%9.9%
Benton County8th6.8%9.7%8.1%6.8%12.7%9.7%11.7%5.1%8.7%9.9%4.5%7.2%
9th12.5%15.9%14.2%17.2%15.3%16.2%12.6%9.6%11.1%13.1%9.1%11.3%
11th24.8%35.4%29.7%23.7%26.9%25.1%20.8%20.5%20.7%24.5%26.4%25.3%
All Grades14.1%19.7%16.8%14.9%16.6%15.8%14.5%11.0%12.8%15.4%11.6%13.6%
Big Stone County8th3.3%18.2%9.6%******5.9%11.8%8.8%
9th20.0%15.2%17.5%******15.4%7.4%11.3%
11th48.5%29.5%37.7%******11.1%9.1%10.0%
All Grades24.7%22.2%23.4%*****17.0%11.5%9.1%10.2%
Blue Earth County8th5.4%6.9%6.2%8.5%7.1%7.8%5.2%4.8%5.0%3.8%3.2%3.5%
9th14.9%13.8%14.3%11.0%9.3%10.2%13.3%7.6%10.3%7.5%4.4%5.9%
11th26.6%25.1%25.9%23.4%25.0%24.2%26.9%19.9%23.3%10.8%10.5%10.6%
All Grades15.0%14.1%14.6%13.8%13.5%13.7%14.2%10.3%12.2%7.1%5.7%6.4%
Brown County8th11.2%12.4%11.8%15.5%6.2%10.6%19.5%10.7%14.6%15.6%4.8%10.6%
9th17.1%22.9%19.9%9.1%13.9%11.6%20.8%8.0%14.7%17.0%11.9%14.2%
11th42.1%36.0%39.0%23.0%31.8%27.3%33.7%31.4%32.6%30.0%22.4%25.4%
All Grades22.8%23.3%23.1%15.3%15.9%15.6%24.7%15.6%20.1%19.7%12.4%15.8%
Carlton County8th12.5%14.3%13.4%8.8%6.6%7.7%8.9%9.6%9.3%8.0%5.2%6.8%
9th15.7%15.6%15.6%11.2%9.8%10.5%14.9%12.7%13.8%11.2%5.5%8.4%
11th25.6%30.2%27.9%34.8%34.2%34.5%23.6%22.9%23.2%19.6%15.8%17.6%
All Grades17.5%19.7%18.6%17.4%15.5%16.4%15.9%14.8%15.3%11.9%8.3%10.2%
Carver County8th5.5%6.2%5.8%5.7%7.2%6.4%7.5%7.4%7.4%18.2%0.0%7.1%
9th18.3%16.4%17.4%8.6%8.5%8.5%11.7%7.3%9.8%15.2%21.3%18.1%
11th37.8%30.1%34.0%26.3%31.1%28.8%26.3%29.0%27.6%4.0%16.7%14.0%
All Grades20.5%17.4%19.0%10.9%13.2%12.0%14.1%13.2%13.7%12.9%13.5%14.0%
Cass County8th12.5%11.2%11.8%8.0%5.5%6.7%25.0%14.0%19.5%6.1%0.0%2.8%
9th23.6%20.4%22.0%21.5%11.9%16.6%16.1%17.0%16.5%7.5%0.0%3.7%
11th40.3%32.9%36.5%32.9%28.8%30.8%29.0%32.3%30.5%26.1%3.0%12.3%
All Grades24.2%20.3%22.2%19.5%13.5%16.4%22.6%19.0%20.8%11.5%0.9%5.7%
Chippewa County8thN/AN/AN/A***8.1%5.2%6.5%***
9thN/AN/AN/A***10.8%9.2%10.0%9.5%12.5%10.8%
11thN/AN/AN/A***20.4%31.1%25.5%11.1%18.8%14.7%
All GradesN/AN/AN/A***12.4%12.6%12.5%9.6%15.0%11.8%
Chisago County8th7.6%9.2%8.3%***11.8%5.2%8.6%7.7%0.0%4.1%
9th18.7%22.2%20.5%***14.7%10.2%12.7%9.7%7.0%8.3%
11th30.2%35.1%32.6%***21.7%20.9%21.3%17.0%11.8%14.7%
All Grades18.1%21.9%19.9%***15.5%11.9%13.7%12.9%8.2%10.7%
Clay County8th10.9%9.7%10.3%8.0%6.8%7.5%5.5%6.7%6.1%4.2%4.0%4.1%
9th10.2%5.6%7.9%8.6%9.4%9.0%7.7%7.4%7.6%8.1%6.6%7.3%
11th27.3%28.6%27.9%19.2%18.6%18.9%13.6%13.2%13.4%12.3%17.6%15.1%
All Grades15.9%13.8%14.9%11.5%11.5%11.5%9.2%9.1%9.1%7.8%8.8%8.3%
Clearwater County8th6.1%15.0%10.1%9.5%10.5%10.0%******
9th17.9%20.4%19.4%16.7%7.8%11.3%******
11th51.7%37.0%44.6%37.5%36.1%36.8%******
All Grades21.4%22.3%21.8%19.8%15.9%17.7%******
Cook County8th0.0%0.0%0.0%*****15.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%
9th14.3%30.0%22.0%******7.1%0.0%3.8%
11th50.0%81.3%69.2%*****35.5%38.5%23.1%30.8%
All Grades16.0%38.8%27.3%***30.6%18.4%24.5%14.6%7.5%11.1%
Cottonwood County8th9.3%5.9%7.4%4.5%10.0%7.4%3.8%5.0%4.4%3.6%1.6%2.6%
9th7.0%9.8%8.5%27.7%10.4%18.9%7.5%8.0%7.7%12.0%5.0%8.2%
11th16.7%15.5%16.0%9.3%23.5%17.0%18.6%24.7%21.9%23.9%17.0%20.8%
All Grades10.7%10.6%10.6%14.2%14.8%14.5%9.7%12.4%11.2%13.9%7.5%10.7%
Crow Wing County8th12.2%6.1%9.3%***4.6%9.1%6.9%10.4%8.9%9.7%
9th12.8%19.2%15.9%***14.4%9.0%11.6%14.1%9.8%12.1%
11th42.4%30.0%36.0%***18.3%24.8%21.5%19.0%12.2%15.9%
All Grades20.1%17.1%18.6%***14.8%14.8%14.8%13.8%10.0%11.9%
Dakota County8th7.6%7.7%7.6%7.5%5.3%6.4%7.6%5.9%6.7%6.2%3.4%4.8%
9th16.2%10.0%13.1%10.1%7.6%8.9%12.5%9.4%11.0%6.9%3.3%5.2%
11th25.5%25.7%25.6%24.3%23.0%23.6%25.1%18.6%21.9%19.1%14.4%16.8%
All Grades16.2%14.4%15.3%13.3%11.3%12.3%14.3%10.7%12.5%10.1%6.4%8.3%
Dodge County8th9.3%5.3%7.5%7.8%4.7%6.3%9.8%6.7%8.3%8.8%6.1%7.5%
9th7.2%18.3%12.5%11.2%5.3%8.4%8.0%5.7%6.8%9.4%11.0%10.2%
11th26.2%40.9%33.2%25.5%26.0%25.7%23.9%21.5%22.6%17.2%17.0%17.1%
All Grades13.1%20.1%16.4%14.2%10.2%12.4%13.8%11.3%12.5%11.2%10.8%11.0%
Douglas County8th8.8%15.9%12.2%7.3%12.3%9.7%8.9%7.2%8.1%1.6%4.1%2.8%
9th18.3%8.6%13.1%18.7%10.5%14.6%17.6%12.4%15.2%12.0%9.1%10.7%
11th35.7%38.1%36.7%32.3%33.1%32.7%27.9%32.4%30.3%14.3%18.0%16.0%
All Grades21.1%19.8%20.5%18.2%18.4%18.3%16.1%15.2%15.7%9.3%9.6%9.4%
Faribault County8th5.6%7.9%6.8%8.7%10.9%9.9%8.5%12.3%10.8%3.6%1.9%2.7%
9th19.4%13.4%16.5%16.3%13.8%14.9%13.1%9.4%11.4%6.2%3.2%4.7%
11th36.0%46.0%41.6%30.9%34.5%32.7%18.8%21.2%20.0%17.5%27.9%23.8%
All Grades19.9%22.3%21.1%19.4%19.9%19.7%13.5%14.0%13.8%8.1%11.2%9.7%
Fillmore County8th12.0%8.7%10.4%19.0%8.6%13.5%7.7%10.0%8.7%***
9th16.4%23.6%20.0%12.9%12.3%12.6%***9.5%9.1%9.3%
11th21.7%15.9%18.3%29.7%32.3%31.0%**30.2%37.9%12.9%25.0%
All Grades15.9%15.5%15.7%20.3%17.3%18.8%14.7%22.5%18.7%20.0%8.9%14.3%
Freeborn County8th3.0%6.3%4.6%14.5%13.9%14.2%12.8%5.5%9.1%5.7%6.1%6.4%
9th16.8%14.3%15.8%18.1%11.2%14.4%13.7%13.0%13.4%3.8%6.4%5.0%
11th21.3%34.2%28.4%22.7%24.4%23.5%17.0%21.3%19.0%12.3%9.7%10.9%
All Grades14.0%18.8%16.3%18.1%15.8%16.9%14.3%12.3%13.4%6.4%7.1%6.9%
Goodhue County8th6.9%10.9%8.7%12.7%10.5%11.6%11.5%11.6%11.6%4.4%9.2%6.8%
9th15.0%16.0%15.5%19.6%15.7%17.5%**32.6%13.3%9.9%11.4%
11th20.1%27.1%23.9%23.6%30.5%26.3%32.8%17.5%25.8%21.7%20.0%20.9%
All Grades13.1%18.3%15.7%18.5%17.4%18.0%21.8%15.6%18.9%11.9%11.7%11.8%
Grant County8th11.5%11.8%11.7%4.5%17.2%9.6%**16.1%8.3%7.4%7.8%
9th17.1%7.4%12.9%3.1%11.4%7.5%20.0%6.3%12.9%5.3%10.7%7.6%
11th6.5%29.6%17.2%23.8%22.2%22.8%**22.7%20.0%36.4%28.6%
All Grades12.0%15.9%13.9%8.2%17.0%12.7%17.4%17.3%17.4%9.6%16.9%12.8%
Hennepin County8th6.9%7.5%7.2%6.5%5.4%6.0%6.2%4.5%5.4%4.5%2.3%3.4%
9th12.9%10.3%11.6%7.7%7.0%7.4%9.3%7.1%8.2%7.1%3.5%5.5%
11th23.9%26.0%24.9%22.3%21.4%21.9%23.3%18.2%20.9%16.5%14.4%15.5%
All Grades14.1%14.1%14.1%11.1%10.1%10.6%12.0%9.2%10.7%8.8%6.0%7.5%
Houston County8th12.8%9.2%11.1%9.2%1.3%5.5%7.4%4.4%6.2%5.5%4.8%5.1%
9th14.6%18.2%16.3%11.1%17.0%14.4%26.4%6.7%17.5%8.8%15.7%12.5%
11th18.8%24.0%21.7%16.3%21.0%18.3%26.2%19.0%23.1%17.3%25.4%20.9%
All Grades15.5%18.2%16.9%12.1%13.1%12.6%20.6%10.1%16.1%11.1%15.2%13.2%
Hubbard County8th17.6%14.1%16.1%11.8%16.1%13.8%5.5%11.9%8.2%11.6%1.7%7.0%
9th18.3%32.1%24.2%25.3%20.8%23.3%21.3%24.6%22.6%12.0%15.5%13.6%
11th24.6%26.8%25.7%30.6%39.4%35.0%31.7%36.7%33.9%18.6%22.2%20.5%
All Grades19.8%23.9%21.7%22.6%25.9%24.1%17.7%23.1%20.0%13.7%13.4%13.6%
Isanti County8th15.6%14.6%15.1%14.1%12.4%13.3%13.4%13.8%13.6%11.4%5.9%8.6%
9th17.2%15.9%16.6%19.3%18.8%19.1%24.2%15.8%20.2%10.1%5.5%7.8%
11th25.5%21.4%23.7%32.5%36.6%34.5%32.4%19.8%27.1%17.4%21.4%19.4%
All Grades18.4%16.4%17.4%21.5%22.0%21.7%22.6%16.0%19.6%12.6%10.0%11.2%
Itasca County8th9.8%10.8%10.3%19.7%18.9%19.3%11.3%6.7%9.0%8.5%5.6%7.1%
9th15.3%24.6%20.0%23.9%21.3%22.7%14.9%14.4%14.7%12.5%12.4%12.4%
11th29.9%31.4%30.6%37.9%28.5%32.6%22.5%22.8%22.7%26.3%20.0%23.0%
All Grades17.3%21.0%19.1%25.7%22.5%24.1%15.2%13.7%14.5%14.0%11.1%12.6%
Jackson County8th5.6%11.6%8.2%7.1%20.0%14.7%**6.8%3.3%3.4%3.4%
9th17.8%15.5%16.5%20.5%10.0%15.5%25.0%22.7%23.6%28.9%11.4%20.5%
11th31.5%44.4%38.0%31.6%36.7%33.8%**35.1%25.0%11.1%19.0%
All Grades18.3%24.5%21.4%22.9%21.1%22.0%19.6%24.2%22.3%20.2%8.8%14.9%
Kanabec County8th18.3%10.1%14.3%10.2%13.6%11.7%14.3%12.9%13.6%10.0%10.5%10.3%
9th17.1%20.3%18.6%12.7%15.2%14.0%31.3%16.9%23.9%7.9%4.8%6.3%
11th42.9%38.5%40.4%25.9%33.3%30.0%26.4%20.0%23.3%36.2%6.5%21.5%
All Grades23.9%22.2%23.0%15.2%20.7%18.0%24.4%16.4%20.3%19.2%6.3%12.5%
Kandiyohi County8th13.1%15.7%14.5%8.6%7.5%8.0%8.2%7.3%7.7%8.1%3.0%5.7%
9th9.1%13.0%11.0%11.4%11.4%11.4%14.3%9.7%12.0%5.2%4.2%4.7%
11th26.2%28.6%27.6%25.2%22.4%23.6%21.4%23.5%22.4%13.8%14.7%14.3%
All Grades15.5%19.2%17.5%14.0%13.4%13.7%14.4%12.2%13.3%8.6%7.4%8.0%
Kittson County8th0.0%19.0%9.1%9.5%0.0%4.9%**6.7%***
9th22.6%7.4%15.5%16.7%18.8%17.6%******
11th36.8%33.3%35.0%7.1%21.1%12.8%******
All Grades19.2%18.8%19.0%10.4%12.7%11.5%16.3%10.5%13.6%16.7%6.3%12.5%
Koochiching County8th22.2%25.7%23.8%*****7.1%6.8%0.0%3.8%
9th38.2%34.3%36.2%*****24.5%7.4%3.2%5.2%
11th60.9%58.6%59.6%******12.5%23.5%17.1%
All Grades36.3%38.4%37.3%***25.4%19.0%22.2%8.4%6.0%7.3%
Lac Qui Parle County8th7.9%8.3%8.1%3.4%12.5%7.5%8.5%9.1%8.8%5.1%8.8%6.8%
9th5.4%6.8%6.2%2.7%13.9%8.2%**11.1%0.0%7.8%4.5%
11th11.8%32.1%21.0%18.8%13.9%16.2%23.3%42.4%31.6%17.6%11.5%15.0%
All Grades8.3%13.9%11.1%7.0%13.3%10.1%15.4%18.0%16.7%7.3%9.0%8.1%
Lake County8th15.8%15.4%15.6%***12.7%2.4%8.2%***
9th28.6%14.7%23.7%***22.9%16.0%18.8%***
11th15.0%41.0%32.2%*****14.1%***
All Grades22.3%24.1%23.2%***17.6%9.1%13.4%***
Lake of the Woods County8th50.0%17.6%29.6%*****9.7%***
9th33.3%45.5%39.1%*****18.9%29.4%7.1%19.4%
11th17.6%23.1%20.0%*****18.8%***
All Grades30.8%26.8%28.8%***18.8%13.5%16.0%21.4%13.9%17.9%
Le Sueur County8th9.9%11.5%10.6%6.0%6.2%6.1%9.9%5.6%7.5%10.2%4.9%7.3%
9th12.6%14.1%13.3%18.7%13.4%16.0%22.9%10.6%17.1%5.5%5.4%5.4%
11th47.3%40.9%43.8%32.2%29.2%30.8%30.3%27.7%28.8%26.0%22.8%24.5%
All Grades21.7%23.2%22.4%19.0%14.6%16.8%21.0%14.9%17.8%13.8%11.3%12.6%
Lincoln County8th29.2%7.7%21.6%*****22.5%11.1%8.0%9.3%
9th20.0%21.7%21.1%*****17.5%8.3%0.0%4.5%
11th56.5%57.9%57.1%*****28.9%33.3%13.6%23.3%
All Grades37.1%30.9%34.2%***19.3%26.2%22.9%17.5%7.5%12.3%
Lyon County8th7.6%10.4%9.3%7.9%7.0%7.4%7.2%4.0%5.7%0.0%2.0%1.0%
9th11.3%20.7%16.1%8.1%15.3%11.8%8.0%7.8%7.9%3.1%8.6%6.2%
11th18.6%28.9%23.5%23.8%21.3%22.6%17.6%14.5%16.0%4.2%4.0%4.1%
All Grades13.0%19.9%16.6%12.4%13.6%13.0%10.8%9.1%9.9%2.6%5.6%4.0%
McLeod County8th26.3%18.2%23.3%*****3.0%5.3%0.0%2.9%
9th11.1%25.0%17.6%******0.0%11.1%6.5%
11th36.4%42.9%40.0%*********
All Grades25.6%30.3%27.8%***13.9%2.5%7.9%7.7%10.9%9.4%
Mahnomen County8th12.9%22.2%17.2%32.0%28.2%29.7%**24.5%***
9th20.0%12.5%15.7%22.6%14.3%18.2%32.4%18.4%25.0%***
11th64.0%61.9%63.0%31.6%33.3%32.7%**44.4%***
All Grades30.2%27.3%28.7%28.0%25.0%26.3%39.5%20.0%29.2%***
Marshall County8th11.1%7.7%9.3%6.1%0.0%2.6%***0.0%0.0%0.0%
9th5.5%19.0%11.3%5.0%3.0%4.1%**6.7%***
11th25.6%28.8%27.4%28.6%27.8%28.1%******
All Grades13.4%19.5%16.5%11.9%9.8%10.8%**13.3%11.8%2.4%6.6%
Martin County8th16.3%14.1%15.2%***6.3%3.6%5.0%9.0%0.0%4.7%
9th21.7%11.7%16.6%***18.7%17.3%18.2%11.9%4.2%8.7%
11th25.0%24.0%24.5%***35.8%33.3%34.4%26.3%11.8%20.9%
All Grades21.1%16.0%18.5%***19.2%19.8%19.5%15.2%4.2%10.5%
Meeker County8th8.9%12.7%10.8%5.1%8.9%7.0%9.7%9.4%9.5%7.7%2.5%4.5%
9th18.0%12.9%15.3%12.6%15.8%14.3%**16.4%6.5%0.0%3.1%
11th30.0%37.7%34.1%21.3%15.5%18.5%**14.0%21.9%14.8%18.6%
All Grades16.6%18.3%17.5%12.0%13.1%12.5%15.1%11.4%13.0%12.4%5.0%8.4%
Mille Lacs County8th12.1%16.0%14.1%9.7%7.0%8.2%14.1%9.5%11.6%11.9%3.4%7.7%
9th22.1%15.7%18.8%16.2%19.3%17.6%18.7%20.3%19.4%13.7%7.5%10.9%
11th29.5%34.9%32.2%27.7%25.5%26.6%23.5%25.9%24.7%25.4%30.6%27.9%
All Grades21.0%21.4%21.2%17.1%15.7%16.4%18.4%17.2%17.8%16.1%11.9%14.1%
Morrison County8th15.5%14.0%14.7%11.6%12.1%11.8%16.3%13.4%14.9%7.9%8.7%8.1%
9th19.2%18.6%18.9%16.4%15.1%15.7%26.8%25.7%26.3%12.0%7.8%9.8%
11th22.6%31.0%26.6%24.4%35.4%29.5%24.6%34.0%28.9%25.5%19.0%22.1%
All Grades18.8%20.1%19.5%17.4%20.0%18.6%22.8%23.7%23.2%14.6%11.9%13.1%
Mower County8th12.1%11.0%11.6%6.5%8.8%7.7%15.2%8.5%12.1%8.4%4.3%6.2%
9th18.0%20.0%18.9%12.5%8.1%10.3%21.7%18.6%20.3%12.9%8.1%10.5%
11th31.9%36.3%34.3%27.5%16.9%22.0%17.4%23.1%20.4%18.9%18.3%19.0%
All Grades19.1%21.5%20.3%14.2%10.7%12.4%17.8%15.2%16.6%12.3%8.5%10.4%
Murray County8th7.7%12.9%10.0%9.8%6.5%8.3%7.5%10.0%8.6%11.8%5.4%8.5%
9th11.8%16.7%14.3%20.0%33.3%27.3%2.9%18.2%10.4%20.0%0.0%11.5%
11th39.5%55.2%46.3%21.6%31.6%26.7%**25.8%10.0%16.7%13.0%
All Grades19.8%27.1%23.2%16.8%25.2%21.0%11.7%18.5%14.8%14.1%6.9%10.8%
Nicollet County8th10.7%8.2%9.5%******2.9%1.5%2.2%
9th7.3%4.8%6.0%***11.8%6.9%9.5%4.4%2.4%3.3%
11th24.5%32.7%28.8%***14.7%13.8%14.3%15.8%9.6%12.8%
All Grades13.8%15.1%14.4%***13.3%10.0%11.8%8.0%4.4%6.2%
Nobles County8th9.7%12.0%10.9%6.1%3.2%4.8%10.1%6.7%8.5%7.1%6.2%6.6%
9th19.3%19.6%19.5%7.7%8.7%8.2%12.7%10.2%11.5%***
11th21.8%29.6%25.6%18.8%26.0%22.2%19.3%21.0%20.1%***
All Grades16.6%19.6%18.1%10.5%11.7%11.1%14.1%12.6%13.4%7.1%6.2%6.6%
Norman County8th2.6%23.3%11.8%6.7%1.8%4.0%31.4%12.5%22.4%***
9th10.3%11.1%10.7%16.1%6.5%11.3%******
11th6.7%16.7%11.7%21.4%26.1%23.5%******
All Grades6.5%16.7%11.3%13.5%8.3%10.8%30.2%15.5%22.5%***
Olmsted County8th8.1%5.9%6.9%7.4%4.9%6.2%7.2%5.8%6.5%5.3%3.7%4.5%
9th13.8%17.2%15.5%9.2%5.9%7.7%10.5%8.2%9.4%6.2%5.7%6.0%
11th22.4%24.1%23.4%15.9%15.6%15.8%19.7%18.1%18.9%15.0%10.9%12.9%
All Grades12.9%13.5%13.2%10.2%8.1%9.2%11.4%9.7%10.6%8.4%6.5%7.4%
Otter Tail County8th13.3%10.4%11.9%14.2%8.2%10.9%11.4%9.2%10.4%3.7%3.2%3.4%
9th9.4%10.5%10.0%13.3%9.8%11.5%16.6%12.3%14.6%8.5%6.8%7.7%
11th20.4%20.4%20.4%28.9%26.2%27.6%26.3%22.4%24.2%19.0%13.6%16.2%
All Grades13.9%13.3%13.6%18.7%14.2%16.4%17.0%14.4%15.7%9.6%7.7%8.6%
Pennington County8th6.9%14.1%10.1%***15.4%8.8%12.3%10.0%1.8%5.7%
9th24.3%18.4%21.2%***15.3%11.1%13.0%16.4%3.6%11.6%
11th30.4%25.0%27.6%***20.3%33.3%26.0%20.7%26.5%23.4%
All Grades18.2%18.6%18.4%***16.8%15.7%16.3%16.0%10.0%13.5%
Pine County8th16.3%9.6%12.7%12.0%10.8%11.4%6.0%8.6%7.4%16.8%8.1%12.8%
9th31.6%25.5%28.8%17.1%16.7%16.9%29.6%24.3%27.0%12.2%17.4%15.0%
11th39.0%44.1%41.7%42.2%24.0%32.4%17.6%17.7%17.6%22.0%29.8%26.1%
All Grades29.2%25.7%27.5%21.5%16.7%19.0%17.6%16.2%16.9%17.1%18.3%17.7%
Pipestone County8th0.0%11.1%6.7%***11.4%14.3%12.9%7.9%15.8%11.8%
9th8.8%33.3%20.3%*****22.2%10.5%18.0%14.8%
11th40.0%33.3%36.7%*****15.2%11.1%26.7%18.2%
All Grades17.0%25.0%21.2%***13.1%19.8%16.5%9.8%19.5%14.8%
Polk County8th11.5%9.9%10.7%6.8%3.2%5.0%6.5%10.6%8.6%3.4%5.3%4.2%
9th15.3%16.3%15.8%12.3%10.5%11.3%15.1%12.9%14.0%14.0%5.5%9.6%
11th19.3%22.0%20.8%24.3%39.8%31.2%24.5%18.0%21.6%23.5%25.0%24.1%
All Grades15.1%16.3%15.7%14.0%15.4%14.7%15.2%13.5%14.4%13.0%11.0%12.0%
Pope County8th0.0%4.9%2.7%6.3%18.6%13.3%5.6%10.0%7.6%***
9th19.4%13.0%15.6%16.0%10.0%12.7%16.7%8.3%12.1%***
11th48.6%43.8%46.3%17.4%13.2%14.8%**16.1%***
All Grades23.5%18.5%20.7%12.5%14.4%13.6%11.8%11.9%11.9%***
Ramsey County8th11.4%10.0%10.8%8.6%6.7%7.6%8.3%6.3%7.3%6.1%4.7%5.4%
9th14.7%13.7%14.2%10.1%7.2%8.7%10.2%8.5%9.4%8.6%3.9%6.4%
11th23.4%26.3%24.9%22.9%21.6%22.3%18.7%15.1%17.0%16.8%13.2%15.1%
All Grades16.6%17.0%16.8%13.7%11.7%12.8%11.8%9.6%10.7%9.7%6.6%8.3%
Red Lake County8th8.3%0.0%4.5%25.0%4.8%15.6%**5.7%16.7%10.5%12.9%
9th14.8%18.8%16.9%19.0%8.7%13.6%**12.7%14.3%10.5%11.5%
11th8.0%21.7%14.6%30.4%47.4%38.1%**14.0%57.1%28.6%42.9%
All Grades10.5%14.7%12.6%25.0%19.0%22.1%10.0%11.3%10.6%33.3%15.4%22.4%
Redwood County8th7.8%6.8%7.3%5.5%9.1%7.2%13.6%4.9%8.5%8.5%5.0%6.6%
9th22.6%19.7%21.0%19.4%8.1%14.0%14.1%4.4%9.4%6.5%13.3%10.5%
11th34.7%37.7%36.4%23.1%23.7%23.4%8.9%32.1%21.8%21.4%20.0%20.6%
All Grades21.6%21.5%21.5%15.1%13.4%14.2%12.6%12.1%12.3%10.8%10.6%10.7%
Renville County8th4.7%4.0%4.4%6.6%4.6%5.6%**13.4%1.9%5.6%3.4%
9th5.6%8.8%7.1%5.6%4.8%5.2%7.7%0.0%3.8%19.6%10.0%14.9%
11th6.5%29.2%16.4%7.8%15.8%10.8%**6.7%29.7%9.1%20.0%
All Grades5.5%13.3%8.8%6.7%7.6%7.1%9.7%5.7%7.9%15.6%8.4%12.3%
Rice County8th10.3%11.2%10.8%6.6%4.6%5.6%7.9%9.9%8.8%8.0%5.7%6.8%
9th14.1%10.7%12.3%9.3%7.3%8.3%12.6%8.2%10.4%9.5%5.9%7.8%
11th23.8%17.9%21.0%18.1%11.6%15.0%16.7%21.6%18.9%14.8%12.1%13.4%
All Grades15.5%12.8%14.2%10.6%7.3%9.0%12.2%12.4%12.3%10.9%8.2%9.5%
Rock County8th4.4%7.1%5.7%***4.3%5.7%4.9%***
9th7.5%2.7%5.2%***8.8%18.0%14.3%***
11th11.8%12.8%12.3%***32.3%43.8%38.1%***
All Grades7.6%7.6%7.6%***13.4%21.4%17.5%***
Roseau County8th12.5%12.5%12.5%10.4%5.0%7.6%9.7%10.8%10.2%12.8%6.3%9.9%
9th10.8%15.9%13.3%15.3%13.5%14.4%22.1%9.0%15.1%14.8%0.0%7.0%
11th33.8%44.3%39.3%23.9%23.6%23.7%22.6%30.5%26.8%11.1%10.5%10.9%
All Grades19.3%24.1%21.9%15.4%13.7%14.5%17.6%15.8%16.7%12.9%4.9%9.2%
St. Louis County8th13.0%9.4%11.2%11.0%9.2%10.1%13.0%7.8%10.5%7.5%3.2%5.5%
9th16.8%19.9%18.3%16.3%11.6%13.9%14.2%13.7%14.0%14.4%10.5%12.5%
11th27.5%33.3%30.2%26.9%28.9%27.9%25.8%30.0%27.9%24.3%25.9%25.1%
All Grades18.7%20.1%19.4%17.7%16.0%16.8%16.6%16.2%16.4%14.2%12.0%13.2%
Scott County8th10.4%7.9%9.2%6.8%5.3%6.1%7.2%6.2%6.7%7.2%2.7%5.0%
9th17.6%11.7%14.6%15.9%11.2%13.5%15.1%9.6%12.3%11.3%4.6%8.0%
11th32.0%27.4%29.7%26.9%23.6%25.3%33.3%27.4%30.3%21.0%18.1%19.7%
All Grades19.5%15.3%17.4%15.9%12.5%14.2%17.0%13.2%15.1%12.3%7.3%9.8%
Sherburne County8th7.5%7.7%7.6%9.7%8.1%8.9%9.5%8.2%8.9%9.0%4.6%6.9%
9th12.7%16.9%14.7%16.7%13.0%14.9%16.1%13.9%15.1%9.9%6.0%8.1%
11th25.4%29.6%27.6%31.6%32.0%31.8%26.3%18.3%22.2%29.8%20.1%25.1%
All Grades14.6%17.3%16.0%18.4%16.5%17.4%16.2%13.1%14.7%15.4%9.7%12.6%
Sibley County8th7.1%24.0%15.1%21.0%16.7%18.8%21.3%23.2%22.2%10.7%5.2%7.9%
9th17.5%23.6%20.9%10.9%28.6%19.2%13.4%26.6%19.8%14.8%7.5%11.2%
11th30.9%54.2%41.7%33.9%34.9%34.3%24.1%41.8%32.7%11.6%20.4%16.3%
All Grades18.5%32.4%25.4%22.2%25.3%23.7%19.4%30.3%24.7%12.4%10.6%11.5%
Stearns County8th8.4%9.1%8.8%6.5%10.1%8.3%8.2%9.0%8.6%5.6%4.2%5.0%
9th15.5%13.3%14.4%10.9%8.2%9.6%11.4%11.1%11.2%7.1%2.1%4.7%
11th27.1%34.7%30.8%24.0%23.4%23.7%24.1%25.0%24.5%18.4%15.5%17.1%
All Grades17.3%18.9%18.1%13.0%13.1%13.0%13.8%14.4%14.1%8.5%6.0%7.3%
Steele County8th11.7%11.2%11.5%13.0%7.3%10.2%10.0%9.9%9.9%11.5%7.1%9.7%
9th14.7%16.3%15.4%9.8%8.9%9.3%16.6%12.1%14.3%8.4%11.5%10.2%
11th32.8%27.2%30.2%25.8%21.0%23.5%30.3%17.9%24.4%19.0%16.4%17.9%
All Grades19.4%17.9%18.7%16.4%12.3%14.4%17.8%12.8%15.3%12.8%12.2%12.8%
Stevens County8th2.0%13.0%7.4%14.3%19.0%16.9%***2.3%0.0%1.1%
9th8.8%22.4%16.9%11.8%14.3%13.2%***13.9%11.8%12.9%
11th9.1%11.8%10.3%22.7%24.2%23.4%***13.3%17.6%15.6%
All Grades5.7%17.0%11.5%16.8%18.8%17.8%**32.6%9.1%8.7%8.9%
Swift County8th2.8%2.9%2.9%*********
9th42.9%7.7%25.9%*********
11th32.0%31.6%31.7%*********
All Grades23.6%15.3%19.3%*********
Todd County8th12.9%12.8%12.8%16.7%23.0%19.8%11.2%8.0%9.5%15.6%6.7%11.3%
9th18.6%29.9%23.4%16.1%17.2%16.7%20.0%23.2%21.6%11.1%0.0%4.7%
11th38.4%32.1%35.8%29.0%21.4%25.1%33.3%20.7%26.8%24.0%17.2%20.4%
All Grades23.6%24.3%23.9%20.6%20.5%20.6%19.7%15.4%17.5%16.7%7.3%11.7%
Traverse County8th0.0%4.3%2.6%*****23.5%***
9th27.3%8.3%17.4%*********
11th38.9%12.5%30.8%******50.0%26.3%32.0%
All Grades22.7%7.0%14.9%***33.3%23.1%28.0%22.6%17.5%19.7%
Wabasha County8th8.7%3.5%6.4%14.9%16.8%15.9%9.1%5.8%7.5%9.1%1.2%4.9%
9th12.5%13.2%12.8%14.3%20.0%16.9%11.2%10.7%10.9%11.0%12.2%11.6%
11th24.5%21.4%23.1%28.6%31.9%30.1%20.0%26.0%22.8%11.4%11.9%11.6%
All Grades16.5%14.0%15.3%18.8%22.1%20.4%12.8%12.9%12.8%10.5%8.1%9.3%
Wadena County8th5.1%7.5%6.2%8.9%9.3%9.1%9.0%4.3%6.6%11.8%6.8%10.7%
9th16.7%6.1%12.2%11.4%6.3%9.2%13.8%3.4%8.6%17.6%0.0%10.2%
11th35.7%29.0%32.6%16.5%26.6%21.0%15.6%21.4%18.7%23.6%13.5%18.7%
All Grades17.4%13.5%15.7%12.2%13.4%12.8%12.3%9.5%10.9%17.1%6.8%13.0%
Waseca County8th6.4%13.3%9.6%15.3%7.8%12.0%16.1%11.0%13.7%5.0%0.0%2.9%
9th19.3%11.3%15.0%7.0%14.2%10.7%17.2%21.2%19.4%10.2%6.5%8.3%
11th25.6%33.8%29.5%20.5%32.1%26.2%25.9%37.3%30.6%33.3%25.9%29.6%
All Grades16.7%18.8%17.8%13.9%17.8%15.8%19.4%20.9%20.1%13.2%9.1%11.2%
Washington County8th9.5%9.6%9.5%6.8%6.4%6.6%10.4%7.6%9.1%5.0%2.0%3.5%
9th16.8%16.7%16.7%14.1%10.5%12.4%13.3%11.4%12.4%8.9%4.4%6.7%
11th27.6%31.1%29.4%28.3%25.3%26.9%30.9%25.8%28.3%20.0%14.1%17.1%
All Grades17.7%19.0%18.3%16.0%13.3%14.7%17.1%14.2%15.7%10.8%6.6%8.7%
Watonwan County8th12.2%3.1%8.6%9.8%8.6%9.1%10.0%0.0%5.4%6.9%15.0%10.2%
9th13.6%14.3%13.9%14.7%17.1%15.9%16.3%9.1%12.5%6.1%8.6%7.1%
11th17.1%28.3%23.5%16.7%14.0%15.4%10.5%8.2%9.2%20.6%5.0%14.8%
All Grades14.1%16.8%15.4%13.9%13.2%13.5%12.4%6.2%9.2%9.9%10.5%10.2%
Wilkin County8th10.0%6.7%8.6%20.6%10.8%15.5%**5.7%9.5%0.0%4.5%
9th11.8%11.8%11.8%15.8%8.3%11.6%**6.1%16.7%22.2%19.6%
11th30.2%31.4%30.8%50.0%28.0%41.5%**26.7%34.6%13.0%24.5%
All Grades17.2%17.2%17.2%29.5%13.6%21.6%17.1%7.8%12.2%21.1%12.3%16.7%
Winona County8th16.5%7.1%11.7%12.3%5.7%9.1%11.9%10.2%11.0%3.4%3.9%3.7%
9th14.0%11.6%12.8%20.4%15.0%17.7%10.9%11.6%11.3%7.4%9.7%8.6%
11th30.1%26.0%27.9%38.5%25.2%31.8%19.4%17.6%18.6%14.0%15.5%14.7%
All Grades19.3%14.4%16.8%23.6%15.4%19.5%13.5%12.0%12.7%8.3%9.6%9.0%
Wright County8th6.5%6.4%6.4%6.7%5.0%5.9%8.4%6.7%7.5%5.1%4.3%4.7%
9th12.6%11.4%11.9%12.1%9.3%10.7%15.0%12.3%13.7%9.6%6.1%7.8%
11th27.6%26.9%27.2%28.6%28.9%28.8%23.8%26.2%24.9%15.3%22.3%18.8%
All Grades14.8%14.4%14.6%15.1%13.8%14.5%15.3%14.0%14.6%9.5%9.9%9.7%
Yellow Medicine County8th7.1%12.5%9.6%3.3%2.3%2.7%14.6%14.6%14.6%3.9%2.6%3.3%
9th29.7%18.2%23.5%7.9%18.2%13.4%11.8%2.6%7.8%14.0%7.3%11.0%
11th24.5%28.6%26.4%15.6%20.6%18.2%**9.8%12.5%18.4%15.4%
All Grades21.9%20.9%21.4%9.0%13.1%11.3%13.9%7.6%10.8%9.9%9.3%9.7%

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 and 39.2% of 11th 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.