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Substance Use in Minnesota

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Statistics by Year and Substance

Fact Sheets by Year and County

County Fact Sheets

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The Minnesota Department of Human Services: Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division

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The total population for Scott county is 154,395, according to the 2022 census. 

The total number of respondents to the Minnesota Student Survey (MSS) for the most recent year, 2025.

Youth Responses to the Minnesota Student Survey

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Percentage

2025 Survey Respondents

Past-month substance use of 8th, 9th, and 11th graders combined, from the 2025 Minnesota Student Survey.

Youth Substance Use Snapshot

Both alcohol and cannabis use are declining among 9th graders.
Trend graphs from the Minnesota Student Survey (MSS) use 9th graders only.
Through 2010, the MSS surveyed 6th, 9th, and 11th graders. In 2013, the survey changed to include 5th, 8th, 9th, and 11th graders.

Youth Substance Use Trends: Past-Month Alcohol and Cannabis Use

Use of tobacco and nicotine among youth declined steadily until the introduction of e-cigarettes or vapes in the early 2000s, reversing the trend. In 2025, most youth nicotine use was consumed through vaping (as opposed to other forms of tobacco, such as cigarettes, cigars, hookahs, or smokeless tobacco like chew or dip). This graph shows use by 9th graders.

Youth Substance Use Trends: Tobacco and Nicotine

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Risk and Protective Factors

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Being able to talk to parents or guardians about problems in their lives

Having higher levels of educational engagement

The Minnesota Student Survey asks about a number of protective factors in students' lives. Data here combine responses from 8th, 9th, and 11th graders. 

Protective Factors

Protective factors

The prevalence of most ACEs have been declining or staying relatively steady across the state of Minnesota. Trend data show responses from 9th graders.

Adverse Childhood Experiences: Trends in household dysfunction

Adverse Childhood Experiences

Students in showing symptoms of depression, or symptoms of anxiety, in the past two weeks. Items are combined according to the PHQ-2. Data for 8th, 9th, and 11th grades, combined.

Mental Health: Depression and Anxiety

SUMN.org provides organized data on substance abuse, including drugs, alcohol, tobacco, nicotine, and others, categorized by county.

Scott County Fact Sheet by Substance Use Minnesota

Please note:

As a result of low participation in the 2025 Minnesota Student Survey by school districts in Scott County, data for 9th and 11th grades are not available. For help finding or interpreting your data, please contact info@sumn.org.

Youth Responses to the Minnesota Student Survey

Youth Substance Use Snapshot

Risk and Protective Factors

Protective Factors