A survey of high school students in the United States found that around 13.6 percent of students experienced teen dating violence in 2021. When broken down into race and ethnicity, around 14.9 percent of white students reported teen dating violence, and 7.2 percent of Asian students.
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Share of high school students who experienced teen dating violence in the United States in 2021, by race and ethnicity
Characteristic
Share of students
Average
13.6%
American Indian or Alaska Native
18.5%
Multiracial
16.1%
White
14.9%
Hispanic or Latino
13.2%
Black or African American
9.7%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander
9.4%
Asian
7.2%
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of students13.6%13.6%18.5%18.5%16.1%16.1%14.9%14.9%13.2%13.2%9.7%9.7%9.4%9.4%7.2%7.2%AverageAmerican Indian or Alaska NativeMultiracialWhiteHispanic or LatinoBlack or African AmericanNative Hawaiian or other Pacific IslanderAsian
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On one or more occasions during the previous 12 months
Method of interview
Questionnaire
Supplementary notes
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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CDC. (April 28, 2023). Share of high school students who experienced teen dating violence in the United States in 2021, by race and ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 18, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1391467/us-students-who-experienced-dating-violence-by-race-and-ethnicity/
CDC. "Share of high school students who experienced teen dating violence in the United States in 2021, by race and ethnicity." Chart. April 28, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1391467/us-students-who-experienced-dating-violence-by-race-and-ethnicity/
CDC. (2023). Share of high school students who experienced teen dating violence in the United States in 2021, by race and ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1391467/us-students-who-experienced-dating-violence-by-race-and-ethnicity/
CDC. "Share of High School Students Who Experienced Teen Dating Violence in The United States in 2021, by Race and Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1391467/us-students-who-experienced-dating-violence-by-race-and-ethnicity/
CDC, Share of high school students who experienced teen dating violence in the United States in 2021, by race and ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1391467/us-students-who-experienced-dating-violence-by-race-and-ethnicity/ (last visited July 18, 2025)
Share of high school students who experienced teen dating violence in the United States in 2021, by race and ethnicity [Graph], CDC, April 28, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1391467/us-students-who-experienced-dating-violence-by-race-and-ethnicity/
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