Teen Pregnancy Rate State by State

Teen pregnancy rates have been on the decline in recent decades, hitting an all-time low in 2010.^[1] Despite the fact that declines have occurred across all states and racial/ethnic groups, there continue to be large health disparities by age, geographic region, race/ethnicity, and socioeconomic status. Specifically:

The majority of teen pregnancies occur among girls aged 18 to 19. This corresponds to the average age of sexual debut, which is 17.^{^[2]}
Rates among black and Hispanic teens are at least twice those among Non-Hispanic Whites. Similar trends are seen for both teenage birth and abortion rates.^{^[3]}
Pregnancy rates for Non-Hispanic White teens is the highest in Southern states.
States with the highest number of teens had the highest rates of teen pregnancy.^{^[4]}

In addition to the decline in teen pregnancy rates, states are also seeing the proportion of pregnancies that end in abortion decline.

Below you will find a list of the states with the highest and lowest teen pregnancy rates. The rates include births, abortions, and miscarriages among teenage girls ages 15 to 19. Data is drawn from birth records as well as estimates of miscarriages and abortion numbers.

10 States with the LowestÂ Teen Pregnancy RateÂ

Ranking	State	Pregnancies per 1000 teen girls
1	New Hampshire	28
2	Vermont	32
3	Minnesota	36
4	Maine	37
4	Massachusetts	37
6	Utah	38
7	Wisconsin	39
8	North Dakota	42
9	Nebraska	43
10	Iowa	44
10	Rhode Island	44
10	Connecticut	44

10 States with the Highest Teen Pregnancy Rate^{^[6]}

Ranking	State	Pregnancies per 1000 teen girls
41	South Carolina	65
41	Hawaii	65
42	Delaware	67
44	Nevada	68
45	Louisiana	69
45	Oklahoma	69
47	Arkansas	73
47	Texas	73
49	Mississippi	76
50	New Mexico	80

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^{^[1]} The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unintended Pregnancy. (2010). Teen Pregnancy Rate Comparison, 2010. http://thenationalcampaign.org/data/compare/1678

^{^[2]} Kost, K. & Henshaw, S. (2014). US Teenage Pregnancies, Births, and Abortions, 2010: National and State Trends by Age, Race, and Ethnicity. Guttmacher Institute. http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/USTPtrends10.pdf

^{^[3]} Kost, K. & Henshaw, S. (2014).

^{^[4]} Kost, K. & Henshaw, S. (2014).

^{^[5]} Kost, K. & Henshaw, S. (2014).

^{^[6]} Kost, K. & Henshaw, S. (2014).

Teen Pregnancy Rate State by State

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