: Restoring Shared Prosperity
Teen Birth Rate (per 1,000)
41.5
births to every 1,000 teenage women in America (ages 15-19). Lowering the number of teen pregnancies will mean more young people are likely to finish high school and stay out of poverty.
| State | Teen Birth Rate (per 1,000) | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 52.9 | 40th | |
| Alaska | 46.9 | 34th | |
| Arizona | 56.2 | 46th | |
| Arkansas | 61.8 | 48th | |
| California | 38.4 | 22nd | |
| Colorado | 42.5 | 29th | |
| Connecticut | 22.9 | 4th | |
| Delaware | 40.4 | 24th | |
| District of Columbia | 50.9 | 38th | |
| Florida | 42.8 | 30th | |
| Georgia | 52.0 | 39th | |
| Hawaii | 42.1 | 28th | |
| Idaho | 41.2 | 27th | |
| Illinois | 38.1 | 21st | |
| Indiana | 43.7 | 31st | |
| Iowa | 33.9 | 16th | |
| Kansas | 45.6 | 33rd | |
| Kentucky | 55.6 | 44th | |
| Louisiana | 54.1 | 43rd | |
| Maine | 26.1 | 7th | |
| Maryland | 32.8 | 13th | |
| Massachusetts | 20.1 | 2nd | |
| Michigan | 33.2 | 14th | |
| Minnesota | 27.2 | 8th | |
| Mississippi | 65.7 | 51st | |
| Missouri | 45.5 | 32nd | |
| Montana | 40.7 | 25th | |
| Nebraska | 36.5 | 19th | |
| Nevada | 53.5 | 42nd | |
| New Hampshire | 19.8 | 1st | |
| New Jersey | 24.5 | 5th | |
| New Mexico | 64.1 | 50th | |
| New York | 25.5 | 6th | |
| North Carolina | 49.4 | 37th | |
| North Dakota | 28.6 | 10th | |
| Ohio | 41.0 | 26th | |
| Oklahoma | 61.6 | 47th | |
| Oregon | 37.2 | 20th | |
| Pennsylvania | 31.5 | 12th | |
| Rhode Island | 28.5 | 9th | |
| South Carolina | 53.0 | 41st | |
| South Dakota | 40.0 | 23rd | |
| Tennessee | 55.6 | 44th | |
| Texas | 63.4 | 49th | |
| Utah | 35.1 | 18th | |
| Vermont | 21.3 | 3rd | |
| Virginia | 33.5 | 15th | |
| Washington | 34.6 | 17th | |
| West Virginia | 48.8 | 35th | |
| Wisconsin | 31.3 | 11th | |
| Wyoming | 49.2 | 36th | |