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.
Share of high school students who experienced teen dating violence in the United States in 2021, by race and ethnicity
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 April 21, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1391467/us-students-who-experienced-dating-violence-by-race-and-ethnicity/
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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: April 21, 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/
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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/
