High school students raped by gender and state U.S. 2021

A 2021 survey found that around 13.5 percent of female high school students in the United States were victims of rape within the last twelve months. This number was significantly higher in many states such as West Virginia, Arkansas, and Louisiana. Rape among male high school students were highest in South Carolina, Massachusetts, and Arkansas.

Share of high school students who were raped in the United States in 2021, by gender and state

Characteristic	Female	Male
West Virginia	23.3%	5%
Arkansas	23.1%	7.2%
Louisiana	20.8%	8.7%
Oklahoma	19.2%	5.2%
Missouri	18.9%	5.6%
Idaho	17.9%	5.4%
Indiana	16.8%	3.7%
Kansas	16.7%	6.4%
Nebraska	16.5%	3.5%
Arizona	16.4%	2.7%
Pennsylvania	15.8%	3.4%
Mississippi	15.8%	7.6%
Montana	15.3%	6.6%
Wisconsin	15.3%	2.8%
North Carolina	15.2%	3.3%
Colorado	14.5%	7.3%
New Mexico	14.3%	4.3%
Michigan	14.2%	4.9%
Iowa	14.1%	3.5%
West Virginia	13.9%	5.5%
New Hampshire	13.9%	3.7%
United States	13.5%	3.6%
Illinois	12.7%	4.5%
Delaware	12.4%	2.9%
Maine	12.2%	4.9%
Alabama	12%	8.8%
Florida	11.7%	4.3%
Utah	11.3%	4.1%
Hawaii	11.2%	3.2%
Virginia	11.2%	3.3%
Massachusetts	11.2%	2.7%
Utah	10.5%	4.7%
Wisconsin	9.9%	3.9%
Rhode Island	9.8%	4.4%
Connecticut	9.4%	3%
Virginia	8.6%	3.7%

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Release date

April 2023

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2021

Number of respondents

17,232 respondents

Special properties

On one or more occasions during the 12 months before the survey

Method of interview

Questionnaire

Supplementary notes

Only states for whom data was available are included.

The 2021 YRBS sampling frame consisted of all regular public schools (including charter schools), parochial schools, and other private schools with students in at least one of grades 9–12 in the 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia.

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