Table 4. Births to Teen Mothers
(15-19) per 1,000 Teen Girls
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| State Ranking | Rate of Births per 1,000 and Total Births | % Higher Rate Compared to the Best State | ||
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1 | New Hampshire | 18 (846 Total) | -- |
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2 | Vermont | 21 (463 Total) | 16.7% |
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3 | Massachusetts | 22 (4,559 Total) | 22.2% |
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4 | Connecticut | 24 (2,867 Total) | 33.3% |
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4 | Maine | 24 (1,109 Total) | 33.3% |
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4 | New Jersey | 24 (6,927 Total) | 33.3% |
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7 | Minnesota | 27 (4,916 Total) | 50.0% |
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7 | New York | 27 (17,051 Total) | 50.0% |
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7 | North Dakota | 27 (622 Total) | 50.0% |
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10 | Pennsylvania | 30 (12,791 Total) | 66.7% |
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10 | Wisconsin | 30 (5,994 Total) | 66.7% |
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12 | Washington | 31 (6,733 Total) | 72.2% |
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13 | Iowa | 32 (3,238 Total) | 77.8% |
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13 | Maryland | 32 (6,245 Total) | 77.8% |
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15 | Oregon | 33 (3,999 Total) | 83.3% |
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15 | Rhode Island | 33 (1,150 Total) | 83.3% |
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17 | Michigan | 34 (12,243 Total) | 88.9% |
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17 | Utah | 34 (3,207 Total) | 88.9% |
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19 | Virginia | 35 (8,776 Total) | 94.4% |
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20 | Hawaii | 36 (1,448 Total) | 100.0% |
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20 | Montana | 36 (1,218 Total) | 100.0% |
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20 | Nebraska | 36 (2,265 Total) | 100.0% |
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23 | Ohio | 38 (15,291 Total) | 111.1% |
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23 | South Dakota | 38 (1,121 Total) | 111.1% |
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25 | Alaska | 39 (1,073 Total) | 116.7% |
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25 | California | 39 (49,751 Total) | 116.7% |
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25 | Idaho | 39 (2,050 Total) | 116.7% |
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28 | Illinois | 40 (17,520 Total) | 122.2% |
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29 | Kansas | 41 (4,013 Total) | 127.8% |
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30 | Florida | 42 (23,407 Total) | 133.3% |
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31 | Missouri | 43 (8,754 Total) | 138.9% |
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31 | Wyoming | 43 (811 Total) | 138.9% |
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33 | Colorado | 44 (6,775 Total) | 144.4% |
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33 | Delaware | 44 (1,181 Total) | 144.4% |
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33 | Indiana | 44 (9,478 Total) | 144.4% |
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33 | West Virginia | 44 (2,471 Total) | 144.4% |
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37 | Kentucky | 49 (6,702 Total) | 172.2% |
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37 | North Carolina | 49 (13,567 Total) | 172.2% |
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39 | Nevada | 51 (3,794 Total) | 183.3% |
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40 | Alabama | 52 (8,126 Total) | 188.9% |
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40 | South Carolina | 52 (7,470 Total) | 188.9% |
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40 | Tennessee | 52 (10,087 Total) | 188.9% |
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43 | Georgia | 53 (16,191 Total) | 194.4% |
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44 | Louisiana | 56 (9,453 Total) | 211.1% |
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44 | Oklahoma | 56 (6,859 Total) | 211.1% |
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46 | Arizona | 60 (11,738 Total) | 233.3% |
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46 | Arkansas | 60 (5,716 Total) | 233.3% |
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48 | New Mexico | 61 (4,401 Total) | 238.9% |
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49 | Mississippi | 62 (6,543 Total) | 244.4% |
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50 | Texas | 63 (51,389 Total) | 250.0% |
Source - Population Reference Bureau and Child Trends analysis of 1990-2003 Natality Data Set CD Series 21, numbers 2-9, 11-12, 14-16 (SETS versions), and 16H (ASCII version), National Center for Health Statistics. Click here for more information.