: Restoring Shared Prosperity
Teen Birth Rate (per 1,000)
31.3
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.
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| State | Teen Birth Rate (per 1,000) | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 43.6 | 42nd | |
| Alaska | 38.3 | 33rd | |
| Arizona | 42.4 | 39th | |
| Arkansas | 52.5 | 49th | |
| California | 31.5 | 22nd | |
| Colorado | 33.4 | 27th | |
| Connecticut | 18.9 | 4th | |
| Delaware | 30.5 | 20th | |
| District of Columbia | 45.4 | 44th | |
| Florida | 32.0 | 23rd | |
| Georgia | 41.4 | 38th | |
| Hawaii | 32.5 | 24th | |
| Idaho | 33.0 | 25th | |
| Illinois | 33.0 | 25th | |
| Indiana | 37.3 | 32nd | |
| Iowa | 28.6 | 17th | |
| Kansas | 39.2 | 37th | |
| Kentucky | 46.2 | 45th | |
| Louisiana | 47.7 | 46th | |
| Maine | 21.4 | 6th | |
| Maryland | 27.2 | 13th | |
| Massachusetts | 17.1 | 2nd | |
| Michigan | 30.1 | 19th | |
| Minnesota | 22.5 | 8th | |
| Mississippi | 55.0 | 51st | |
| Missouri | 37.1 | 31st | |
| Montana | 35.0 | 30th | |
| Nebraska | 31.1 | 21st | |
| Nevada | 38.6 | 35th | |
| New Hampshire | 15.7 | 1st | |
| New Jersey | 20.3 | 5th | |
| New Mexico | 52.9 | 50th | |
| New York | 22.6 | 9th | |
| North Carolina | 38.3 | 33rd | |
| North Dakota | 28.8 | 18th | |
| Ohio | 34.2 | 28th | |
| Oklahoma | 50.4 | 47th | |
| Oregon | 28.1 | 16th | |
| Pennsylvania | 27.0 | 12th | |
| Rhode Island | 22.3 | 7th | |
| South Carolina | 42.5 | 40th | |
| South Dakota | 34.9 | 29th | |
| Tennessee | 43.2 | 41st | |
| Texas | 52.2 | 48th | |
| Utah | 27.9 | 15th | |
| Vermont | 17.9 | 3rd | |
| Virginia | 27.4 | 14th | |
| Washington | 26.7 | 11th | |
| West Virginia | 44.8 | 43rd | |
| Wisconsin | 26.2 | 10th | |
| Wyoming | 39.0 | 36th | |