State sex education and health outcomes data

Stacker compiled data from SIECUS, the Guttmacher Institute, the U.S. Census Bureau, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to investigate how sex education is taught in every state and connected to different health outcomes and aspects of daily life.

State-level data used to analyze sex education

State	Mandated sex and HIV/STI education	Mandated HIV/STI Education	Education must be medically accurate	Education must be culturally appropriate and unbiased	Education must cover abstinence	Education must cover consent and healthy relationships	Education attitude toward LGBTQ+ identities	Education attitude toward abortion	Parental notice required	Parental consent required	Opt-out allowed	Schools must provide sex and HIV/STI education training for teachers	Schools must require a certificate or expertise to teach	Schools must require teachers to attend training	Chlamydia Cases 2020	Chlamydia Rate per 100,000 2020	Gonorrhea Cases 2020	Gonorrhea Rate per 100,000 2020	Primary and Secondary Syphilis Cases 2020	Primary and Secondary Syphilis Rate per 100,000 2020	Birth rate per 1,000 females age 15-19 2020	Pre-Roe abortion ban	Trigger abortion ban	Six-week abortion ban	Near-total abortion ban	Eight-week abortion ban	State constitution bars abortion protection	Abortion ban likely	No abortion ban	State population
Alabama	HIV/STI education only	yes	no	no	yes, education must stress abstinence	no	no mandate	no mandate	no	no	yes	yes	no	no	27075	552.2	14426	294.2	529	10.8	24.8	yes	no	no	yes	no	yes	no	no	5024279
Alaska	no	no	no	no	no	no	no mandate	no mandate	yes	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	5090	695.8	1982	270.9	176	24.1	17.7	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	yes	733391
Arizona	no	no	HIV/STI education only	no	yes, education must stress abstinence	healthy relationships only	inclusive	no mandate	yes	sex education only	HIV/STI education only	no	no	no	37289	512.3	16342	224.5	1454	20.0	16.6	yes	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	7151502
Arkansas	HIV/STI education only	yes	no	no	yes, education must stress abstinence	healthy relationships only	no mandate	prohibit	no	no	no	no	no	no	16053	531.9	7857	260.4	502	16.6	27.8	yes	yes	no	yes	no	no	no	no	3011524
California	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	inclusive	no mandate	yes	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	178679	452.2	78444	198.5	7688	19.5	11.0	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	yes	39538223
Colorado	no	no	no	yes	yes, education must stress abstinence	yes	inclusive	affirming	yes	no	yes	no	no	no	26137	453.9	9686	168.2	640	11.1	12.5	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	yes	5773714
Connecticut	HIV/STI education only	yes	no	no	yes	healthy relationships only	inclusive	prohibit	no	no	yes	yes	no	no	12716	356.7	4604	129.1	280	7.9	7.6	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	yes	3605944
Delaware	yes	yes	no	no	yes, education must stress abstinence	yes	no mandate	no mandate	no	no	no	no	no	yes	4855	498.6	1503	154.3	97	10.0	14.6	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	yes	989948
Florida	yes	yes	no	no	yes, education must stress abstinence	healthy relationships only	discriminatory	no mandate	no	no	yes	no	no	no	100030	465.7	40788	189.9	3520	16.4	15.2	no	no	no	no	no	no	yes	yes	21538187
Georgia	yes	yes	no	no	yes, education must stress abstinence	no	no mandate	no mandate	yes	no	yes	yes	no	no	62582	589.4	23463	221.0	1757	16.5	18.2	no	no	yes	no	no	no	no	no	10711908
Hawaii	yes	yes	yes	no	yes, education must stress abstinence	healthy relationships only	no mandate	no mandate	no	no	yes	no	no	no	7005	494.7	1484	104.8	182	12.9	13.0	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	yes	1455271
Idaho	no	no	no	no	yes, education must stress abstinence	healthy relationships only	no mandate	no mandate	no	no	yes	no	no	no	6273	351.0	1480	82.8	66	3.7	14.6	no	yes	yes	no	no	no	no	no	1839106
Illinois	HIV/STI education only	yes	yes	no	yes, education must stress abstinence	yes	inclusive	negative	no	no	yes	yes	no	no	68716	542.3	31055	245.1	1467	11.6	13.6	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	yes	12812508
Indiana	HIV/STI education only	yes	no	no	yes, education must stress abstinence	no	no mandate	no mandate	yes	no	yes	no	no	no	33372	495.7	14111	209.6	527	7.8	18.7	no	no	no	no	no	no	yes	yes	6785528
Iowa	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	healthy relationships only	neutral	no mandate	yes	no	yes	yes	no	no	15097	478.5	6919	219.3	194	6.1	13.3	no	no	yes	no	no	no	no	no	3190369
Kansas	sex education only	no	no	no	no	healthy relationships only	no mandate	no mandate	no	no	no	no	no	no	14620	501.8	5626	193.1	150	5.1	18.1	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	yes	2937880
Kentucky	yes	yes	no	no	yes, education must stress abstinence	healthy relationships only	no mandate	no mandate	no	no	no	no	no	no	18750	419.7	8393	187.9	445	10.0	23.8	no	yes	yes	no	no	no	no	no	4505836
Louisiana	no	no	yes	no	yes, education must stress abstinence	healthy relationships only	discriminatory	prohibit	no	no	yes	yes	no	no	32997	709.8	15483	333.1	704	15.1	25.7	no	yes	yes	yes	no	yes	no	no	4657757
Maine	yes	yes	yes	no	yes, education must stress abstinence	yes	no mandate	no mandate	no	no	yes	no	no	no	3466	257.8	520	38.7	38	2.8	10.6	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	yes	1362359
Maryland	yes	yes	no	no	yes	healthy relationships only	inclusive	no mandate	yes	no	yes	no	no	yes	32398	535.9	12052	199.3	873	14.4	13.1	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	yes	6177224
Massachusetts	no	no	no	yes	no	no	no mandate	no mandate	yes	no	yes	no	no	no	24901	361.3	7494	108.7	615	8.9	6.1	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	yes	7029917
Michigan	HIV/STI education only	yes	no	no	yes, education must stress abstinence	no	no mandate	prohibit	yes	no	yes	yes	yes	no	44769	448.3	23412	234.4	787	7.9	13.5	yes	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	10077331
Minnesota	yes	yes	no	no	no	no	no mandate	no mandate	no	no	no	no	no	no	22114	392.1	10320	183.0	417	7.4	9.1	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	yes	5706494
Mississippi	sex education only	no	no	no	yes, education must stress abstinence	healthy relationships only	discriminatory	prohibit	yes	yes	no	no	no	no	23919	803.7	13773	462.8	741	24.9	27.9	yes	yes	yes	no	no	no	no	no	2961279
Missouri	HIV/STI education only	yes	yes	no	yes, education must stress abstinence	no	no mandate	no mandate	yes	no	yes	no	no	yes	31815	518.4	16855	274.6	829	13.5	18.8	no	yes	no	no	yes	no	no	no	6154913
Montana	yes	yes	no	no	no	no	no mandate	no mandate	no	no	yes	no	no	no	4133	386.7	1698	158.9	45	4.2	13.2	no	no	no	no	no	no	yes	yes	1084225
Nebraska	no	no	no	no	no	yes	no mandate	no mandate	no	no	no	yes	no	no	8844	457.2	3434	177.5	104	5.4	15.1	no	no	no	no	no	no	yes	yes	1961504
Nevada	yes	yes	no	no	no	healthy relationships only	no mandate	no mandate	yes	yes	no	no	no	no	14739	478.5	6364	206.6	767	24.9	16.8	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	yes	3104614
New Hampshire	yes	yes	no	no	yes	healthy relationships only	no mandate	no mandate	yes	no	yes	no	no	no	2931	215.6	461	33.9	51	3.8	6.6	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	yes	1377529
New Jersey	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes, education must stress abstinence	healthy relationships only	inclusive	no mandate	yes	no	yes	no	no	no	31649	356.3	10060	113.3	764	8.6	9.2	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	yes	9288994
New Mexico	yes	yes	no	no	yes	no	neutral	no mandate	no	no	yes	no	no	no	12084	576.3	4608	219.8	467	22.3	21.9	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	yes	2117522
New York	HIV/STI education only	yes	no	no	no	yes	neutral	no mandate	no	no	HIV/STI education only	no	no	yes	97722	502.3	42517	218.6	3022	15.5	10.0	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	yes	20201249
North Carolina	yes	yes	yes	no	yes, education must stress abstinence	healthy relationships only	discriminatory	no mandate	no	no	no	yes	no	no	64640	616.3	28258	269.4	1322	12.6	17.3	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	yes	10439388
North Dakota	yes	yes	no	no	yes	healthy relationships only	no mandate	no mandate	no	no	no	no	no	no	3562	467.4	1660	217.8	32	4.2	13.7	no	yes	yes	no	no	no	no	no	779094
Ohio	yes	yes	no	no	yes, education must stress abstinence	yes	no mandate	no mandate	no	no	yes	no	no	yes	59520	509.2	30977	265.0	1084	9.3	17.6	no	no	yes	no	no	no	no	no	11799448
Oklahoma	HIV/STI education only	yes	HIV/STI education only	no	yes, education must stress abstinence	healthy relationships only	discriminatory	no mandate	yes	no	yes	no	no	no	21208	536.0	11204	283.1	941	23.8	25.0	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	no	no	no	3959353
Oregon	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes, education must stress abstinence	healthy relationships only	inclusive	no mandate	yes	no	yes	no	no	yes	15858	376.0	6412	152.0	628	14.9	10.1	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	yes	4237256
Pennsylvania	HIV/STI education only	yes	no	no	no	no	no mandate	no mandate	HIV/STI education only	no	HIV/STI education only	no	no	no	52272	408.3	18280	142.8	1046	8.2	12.6	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	yes	13002700
Rhode Island	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes, education must stress abstinence	healthy relationships only	inclusive	no mandate	no	no	HIV/STI education only	yes	no	no	4714	445.0	1399	132.1	89	8.4	9.4	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	yes	1097379
South Carolina	yes	yes	no	no	yes, education must stress abstinence	healthy relationships only	no mandate	prohibit	yes	no	yes	no	no	no	34118	662.7	16705	324.4	652	12.7	19.3	no	no	yes	no	no	no	no	no	5118425
South Dakota	no	no	no	no	yes	healthy relationships only	no mandate	no mandate	no	no	no	no	no	no	4044	457.1	2424	274.0	66	7.5	18.7	no	yes	no	no	no	no	no	no	886667
Tennessee	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes, education must stress abstinence	healthy relationships only	no mandate	no mandate	yes	yes	no	no	no	no	37907	555.1	18458	270.3	767	11.2	23.3	no	yes	yes	no	no	yes	no	no	6910840
Texas	yes	yes	no	no	yes, education must stress abstinence	no	discriminatory	no mandate	yes	no	yes	no	no	yes	135124	466.0	58246	200.9	2708	9.3	22.4	yes	yes	yes	no	no	no	no	no	29145505
Utah	yes	yes	yes	no	yes, education must stress abstinence	no	no mandate	no mandate	yes	yes	no	yes	no	no	10466	326.5	3112	97.1	131	4.1	10.8	no	yes	no	yes	no	no	no	no	3271616
Vermont	yes	yes	no	no	yes	no	inclusive	affirming	no	no	HIV/STI education only	no	no	no	1117	179.0	139	22.3	3	0.5	7.0	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	yes	643077
Virginia	no	no	yes	no	yes	no	no mandate	no mandate	yes	no	yes	no	no	no	40965	479.9	15217	178.3	701	8.2	13.1	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	yes	8631393
Washington	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes, education must stress abstinence	no	inclusive	no mandate	yes	no	yes	yes	no	no	31181	409.5	11667	153.2	836	11.0	11.3	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	yes	7705281
West Virginia	yes	yes	no	no	yes	no	no mandate	no mandate	no	no	yes	no	no	no	5431	303.0	1780	99.3	127	7.1	22.5	yes	no	no	no	no	yes	no	no	1793716
Wisconsin	HIV/STI education only	yes	no	no	yes, education must stress abstinence	no	no mandate	no mandate	yes	no	yes	no	no	no	26564	456.2	10346	177.7	366	6.3	11.5	yes	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	5893718
Wyoming	no	no	no	no	no	no	no mandate	no mandate	no	no	no	no	no	no	1961	338.8	392	67.7	11	1.9	18.1	no	yes	no	no	no	no	no	no	576851

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