Teen Pregnancy Prevention: National Teen Pregnancy and Birth Data - United States Birth Rates for Teens, 15-19



	2002 State Rankings for Teen Birth Rates State Changes in Teen Birth Rates, 1991-2002

United States Birth Rates for Teens, 15-19

Synopsis: Between 1991-2005, the U.S. birth rate for teens aged 15-19 declined 35 percent to 40.4 births per 1000 teen girls in 2005, after reaching its highest point in two decades (61.8 births per 1000 teen girls aged 15-19 in 1991). Between 2005 and 2006, preliminary data suggest that rates have risen approximately three percent. While the overall trend towards decrease is encouraging, the U.S. teen birth rate rate remains notably higher than the rates in other industrialized countries.

* data for 2006 are preliminary

(Chart below reflects births per 1000 teen girls aged 15-19. Numbers have been rounded to nearest whole number.)

	'91	'92	'93	'94	'95	'96	'97	'98	'99	'00	'01	'02	'03	'04	'05	'06
U.S.	62	60	59	58	56	54	51	50	49	48	45	43	42	41	41	42*
Alabama	74	72	69	71	69	67	65	64	61	61	57	55	52	52	50
Alaska	66	65	60	60	55	51	49	48	48	49	41	40	39	39	37
Arizona	80	80	78	77	74	72	69	69	68	68	64	61	61	60	58
Arkansas	80	75	73	75	72	74	71	69	66	66	62	60	59	60	59
California	74	73	72	70	67	61	56	52	49	47	44	41	40	40	39
Colorado	58	58	56	55	52	51	49	50	50	51	47	47	44	44	43
Connecticut	40	39	39	40	39	37	35	35	33	31	28	26	25	24	23
Delaware	60	59	58	58	55	54	52	51	51	48	47	46	45	44	44
Florida	68	65	64	63	60	57	56	54	52	51	47	45	43	42	42
Georgia	76	74	72	71	70	67	66	64	64	63	60	56	54	53	53
Hawaii	59	54	54	54	49	49	44	47	45	46	42	38	37	36	36
Idaho	54	52	50	46	49	47	43	45	44	43	41	39	39	37	38
Illinois	65	63	62	62	58	55	53	52	50	48	46	42	40	40	39
Indiana	60	59	58	57	57	55	53	52	51	49	47	45	44	44	43
Iowa	43	41	41	39	38	37	35	35	35	34	34	33	32	32	33
Kansas	55	56	56	53	52	49	48	48	48	46	44	43	41	41	41
Kentucky	69	65	64	64	62	61	59	57	56	55	52	51	50	49	49
Louisiana	76	76	76	75	70	67	66	66	63	62	59	58	56	56	49
Maine	44	40	37	36	34	31	32	30	30	29	27	25	25	24	24
Maryland	54	51	50	49	47	46	43	43	42	41	38	35	33	32	32
Massachusetts	38	38	37	36	33	31	30	30	27	26	25	23	23	22	22
Michigan	59	57	53	52	49	46	44	44	41	40	38	35	34	34	33
Minnesota	37	36	35	34	33	32	32	31	30	30	28	28	27	27	26
Mississippi	85	84	82	82	79	74	72	71	71	70	67	65	63	62	61
Missouri	64	63	59	59	55	53	51	51	49	49	46	44	43	43	43
Montana	47	46	46	42	42	39	38	38	36	37	36	36	35	36	35
Nebraska	42	41	41	43	38	39	37	38	38	38	37	37	36	36	34
Nevada	75	71	73	73	73	70	67	66	64	63	56	54	53	51	50
New Hampshire	33	31	31	30	30	28	28	27	24	23	21	20	18	18	18
New Jersey	41	39	38	39	38	35	35	35	33	32	29	27	26	24	23
New Mexico	80	80	81	77	75	71	68	69	67	66	63	62	63	61	62
New York	46	45	45	44	42	40	37	36	35	33	32	30	28	27	27
North Carolina	70	70	66	65	63	62	60	60	58	59	55	52	49	49	49
North Dakota	36	37	36	34	33	32	29	30	27	27	27	27	27	27	30
Ohio	61	58	57	55	53	50	50	49	47	46	43	40	39	39	39
Oklahoma	72	70	68	66	64	63	64	61	60	60	58	58	56	56	54
Oregon	55	53	51	50	50	51	46	47	46	43	40	37	34	33	33
Pennsylvania	47	45	44	43	41	38	36	36	35	34	33	32	31	31	30
Rhode Island	45	46	48	45	40	39	38	37	34	34	36	36	31	33	31
South Carolina	73	70	65	65	63	60	59	58	59	58	57	53	52	52	51
South Dakota	48	48	44	43	41	40	41	40	39	38	38	38	35	39	38
Tennessee	75	71	69	70	67	65	62	63	61	60	57	54	54	52	55
Texas	79	79	78	77	76	73	71	71	70	69	66	64	63	63	62
Utah	48	46	43	41	41	41	41	40	39	38	38	37	35	34	33
Vermont	39	36	35	32	28	30	26	24	25	23	24	24	19	21	19
Virginia	53	52	50	51	48	45	44	43	43	41	40	38	36	35	34
Washington	54	51	51	47	48	46	43	42	41	39	36	33	32	31	31
West Virginia	58	56	56	54	53	51	49	50	49	47	46	46	45	44	43
Wisconsin	44	42	41	39	38	37	36	35	36	35	33	32	31	31	30
Wyoming	54	50	50	49	48	45	44	49	41	42	39	40	41	43	43
Washington, DC	110	107	113	97	85	79	67	62	56	53	64	69	60	67	63

*preliminary data

Sources:

Birth data and rates for 1970, 1980, and 1990 are published by the National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 6525 Belcrest Road, Hyattsville, Maryland 20782-2003. (The 1970 rate represents the average for 1969-1971.)
The birth rates for 1985 are calculated by Child Trends, Inc., 4301 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20008.
Rates for 1991-2001 are from Hamilton, B.E., Sutton, P.D., & Ventura, S.J. (2003). Revised birth and fertility rates for the 1990s and new rates for Hispanic populations, 2000 and 2001: United States. National Vital Statistics Reports, 51(12). Available online at www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr51/nvsr51_12.pdf.
Rates for 2002 are from Martin, J.A., Hamilton, B.E., Sutton, P.D., Ventura S.J., Menacker, F., & Munson, M.L. (2003). Births: Final data for 2002. National Vital Statistics Reports, 52(10). Available online at http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr52/nvsr52_10.pdf.
Rates for 2003 are from Martin, J.A., Hamilton, B.E., Sutton, P.D., Ventura, S.J., Menacker, F. & Munson, M.L. (2005). Births: Final data for 2003. National Vital Statistics Reports, 54(2). Available online at http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr54/nvsr54_02.pdf
Rates for 2004 are from Hamilton, B.E., Ventura, S.J., Martin, J.A., Menacker, F., Kirmeyer, S., & Sutton, P.D. (2006). Births: Final Data for 2004. Available: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr55/nvsr55_01.pdf.
Rates for 2005 are from Hamilton, B.E., Martin, J.A., Ventura, S.J. Preliminary data for 2005. Health E-Stats. Released November 21, 2006.