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YRBSS Results
- CDC’s Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) monitors priority health behaviors and experiences among students across the country.
- The results help in understanding the factors that contribute to the leading causes of illness, death and disability among youth and young adults.
Compare High School Data
State and National Comparisons
Find selected state prevalence estimates and confidence intervals and compare them to national data based on t-test analyses.
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
*States listed had representative data for the 2019 YRBS. This means that the site achieved at least a 60% overall response rate. With weighted data, it is possible to say, for example, X% of high school students in our state smoked cigarettes during the past month.
District and National Comparisons
Find selected district prevalence estimates and confidence intervals and compare them to national data based on t-test analyses.
- Albuquerque, NM
- Boston, MA
- Broward County, FL
- Chicago, IL
- Cleveland, OH
- District of Columbia
- Duval County, FL
- Eaton Consortium, MI
- Ft. Worth, TX
- Gaston County, NC
- Genesee Consortium, MI
- Hillsborough County, FL
- Houston, TX
- Los Angeles, CA
- Nashville, TN
- New York City, NY
- Newark, NJ
- Oakland, CA
- Orange County, FL
- Palm Beach County, FL
- Pasco County, FL
- Philadelphia, PA
- Portland, OR
- San Diego, CA
- San Francisco, CA
- Seattle, WA
- Shelby County, TN
- Spartanburg County, SC
*Districts listed had representative data for the 2019 YRBS. This means that the site achieved at least a 60% overall response rate. With weighted data, it is possible to say, for example, “X% of high school students in our state smoked cigarettes during the past month.