In 2023, only six percent of high school students in the United States reported being tested for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in the past year. This graph shows the percentage of high school students in the United States who were tested for STDs in the past year as of 2023, by race/ethnicity.
Percentage of high school students in the United States who were tested for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) during the past year as of 2023, by race/ethnicity
Characteristic
Percentage of high school students
Black
9%
Hispanic
7%
Multiracial
6%
Total
6%
Asian
5%
American Indian or Alaska Native
4%
White
4%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
1%
0%2%4%6%8%10%
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CDC. (August 6, 2024). Percentage of high school students in the United States who were tested for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) during the past year as of 2023, by race/ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 10, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1384704/share-high-school-students-tested-for-stds-by-race-ethnicity/
CDC. "Percentage of high school students in the United States who were tested for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) during the past year as of 2023, by race/ethnicity." Chart. August 6, 2024. Statista. Accessed April 10, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1384704/share-high-school-students-tested-for-stds-by-race-ethnicity/
CDC. (2024). Percentage of high school students in the United States who were tested for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) during the past year as of 2023, by race/ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 10, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1384704/share-high-school-students-tested-for-stds-by-race-ethnicity/
CDC. "Percentage of High School Students in The United States Who Were Tested for Sexually Transmitted Diseases (Stds) during The past Year as of 2023, by Race/Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Aug 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1384704/share-high-school-students-tested-for-stds-by-race-ethnicity/
CDC, Percentage of high school students in the United States who were tested for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) during the past year as of 2023, by race/ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1384704/share-high-school-students-tested-for-stds-by-race-ethnicity/ (last visited April 10, 2025)
Percentage of high school students in the United States who were tested for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) during the past year as of 2023, by race/ethnicity [Graph], CDC, August 6, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1384704/share-high-school-students-tested-for-stds-by-race-ethnicity/
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