Although Minnesota has among the lowest teen pregnancy rates in the nation, young women of color are at disproportionate risk: young African American women and young Latinas are over four times as likely to experience pregnancy as young white women.

Sex Education Policy

Minnesota requires that school districts provide sex education which is “comprehensive” and “stresses abstinence,” but it does not specify that young people be taught about condoms and contraception. Minnesota also requires HIV/STI education for students which also must stress abstinence. See the Minnesota statute governing sex education

Health Outcomes

Minnesota has lower teen pregnancy, AIDS, and STIs than most states.

*Per 1000 young women ages 15-19
+Because of concern over recent changes in Chlamydia reporting and relative low incidence of syphilis, we used the state's gonorrhea rate as a stand-in for sexually transmitted infection rates.

Advocates' Partner Organizations

• Minnesota AIDS Project
• Minnesota Organization on Adolescent Pregnancy, Prevention, and Parenting