"Number of 9th Students Reporting That They First Had More than a Few Sips of Alcohol at Age 13 or Younger, All Available Years: by Region" ,,2013,2016 Minnesota,9th,"4,485","3,580" East Central,9th,731,490 Metro,9th,"2,061","1,803" Non-Metro,9th,"2,424","1,777" Northwest,9th,245,196 Northeast,9th,327,231 Southeast,9th,372,337 Southwest,9th,449,299 West Central,9th,300,224 Total,9th,, Sources: Minnesota Student Survey (MSS) SUMN Web Site: http://sumn.org