YRBSS Participation

At a glance

The maps here illustrate state, local school district, territory, and tribal government participation in the 2023 high school and middle school YRBSS.
State educator looking at map with participation by state, which is key to ensuring results represent youth nationwide.

High school YRBSS participation map

YRBSS map showing different colors for state, district, territory, and tribal government participation in 2023.
This map illustrates state, local school district, territory, and tribal government participation in the 2023 high school YRBSS.

Surveys with representative1 and no representative2 state, territory, tribal government, and local school district data.


1Representative data are weighted to be representative of all students in grades 9–12 attending schools in each jurisdiction. With representative data, it is possible to say, for example, "X% of students in state Y never or rarely wore a seat belt when riding in a car driven by someone else."
2Data from these sites represent only the students who completed the survey. The following states conducted a high school survey in 2023 and did not obtain representative data: Arizona, Georgia, and Kansas.

See below for the list of states, local school districts, territories, and tribes that participated.

  • Alaska
  • Arkansas
  • Connecticut
  • Delaware
  • Hawaii
  • Illinois
  • Indiana
  • 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 Dakota
  • Tennessee
  • Texas
  • Utah
  • Vermont
  • Virginia
  • West Virginia
  • Wisconsin

  • Albuquerque, NM
  • Boston, MA
  • Chicago, IL
  • Cleveland, OH
  • District of Columbia
  • Eaton Consortium, MI
  • Gaston County, NC
  • Genesee Consortium, MI
  • Houston, TX
  • Los Angeles, CA
  • Nashville, TN
  • New York City, NY
  • Newark, NJ
  • Oakland, CA
  • Philadelphia, PA
  • Portland, OR
  • San Diego, CA
  • San Francisco, CA
  • Seattle, WA
  • Shelby County, TN
  • Spartanburg County, SC

Representative territorial surveys
  • American Samoa
  • Guam
  • Northern Mariana Islands
  • Palau
  • Puerto Rico
Representative tribal surveys
  • Cherokee Nation
  • Navajo Nation
  • Winnebago Tribe

Middle school YRBSS participation map

YRBSS map showing different colors for state, district, territory, and tribal government participation in 2023.
This map illustrates state, local school district, territory, and tribal government participation in the 2023 middle school YRBSS.

Surveys with representative1 and no representative2 state, local school district, territory, and tribal government data.


1Representative data are weighted to be representative of all students in grades 6–8 attending schools in each jurisdiction. With representative data, it is possible to say, for example, "X% of students in state Y never or rarely wore a seat belt when riding in a car driven by someone else."
2Data from these sites represent only the students who completed the survey.

See below for the list of states, territories, tribes, and local school districts that participated.

  • Delaware
  • Hawaii
  • Kentucky
  • Maine
  • Maryland
  • Missouri
  • New Mexico
  • North Carolina
  • North Dakota
  • Ohio
  • Rhode Island
  • Vermont
  • Virginia

  • Albuquerque, NM
  • Boston, MA
  • Chicago, IL
  • District of Columbia
  • Gaston County, NC
  • Houston, TX
  • Los Angeles, CA
  • New York City, NY
  • San Francisco, CA
  • Shelby County, TN

Representative territorial surveys
  • American Samoa
  • Guam
  • Northern Mariana Islands
  • Palau
Representative tribal surveys
  • Navajo Nation
  • Winnebago Tribe