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Because of its comprehensive sexuality education, GLBTQ-inclusive anti-bullying laws, and laws prohibiting discrimination against GLBTQ youth in schools, Minnesota is one of only two states to receive an A in ensuring GLBTQ safety from GLSEN.

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.

Other facts about Minnesota :

• There are almost 36,000 sexually active teenagers in Minnesota.
• Minnesota has the 4th lowest teen pregnancy rate in the nation.
• There are over 3500 people living with HIV in Minnesota.
• Ten percent of Minnesota’s population lives in poverty.

• Kaiser State Facts on HIV/AIDS – Statistics on HIV and AIDS in your state, plus many more health statistics. See how your state compares to other states and to national statistics.
• National Campaign to Prevent Teen And Unplanned Pregnancy - A detailed profile of teen life in your state, including teen population demographics, teen safer sex, and teen pregnancy in your state; check out how your state compares to other states and to national statistics!
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Sexually Transmitted Infections Surveillance Maps: Youth ages 15-19 contract almost half of the nation’s 19 million STIs every year. How is your state doing at STI prevention? Click through to a map of the United States showing each state’s STI rates.
  • Chlamydia Rate
  • Gonorrhea Rate
  • Syphilis Rate
• The Annie E. Casey Foundation Kids Count Data Center – Many social factors contribute to risk for HIV, STIs, and teen pregnancy. See how your state compares in over 100 measures of well-being, including poverty, unemployment and underemployment, and health insurance coverage.