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State Rankings: Teen Birth Rate
| State |
Teen Birth Rate (per 1,000) (15-19) |
Rank |
| New Hampshire |
18.7 |
1 |
| Vermont |
20.8 |
2 |
| Massachusetts |
21.3 |
3 |
| Connecticut |
23.5 |
4 |
| New Jersey |
24.9 |
5 |
| New York |
25.7 |
6 |
| Maine |
25.8 |
7 |
| North Dakota |
26.5 |
8 |
| Rhode Island |
27.8 |
9 |
| Minnesota |
27.9 |
10 |
| Wisconsin |
30.9 |
11 |
| Pennsylvania |
31.0 |
12 |
| Iowa |
32.9 |
13 |
| Nebraska |
33.4 |
14 |
| Washington |
33.4 |
14 |
| Maryland |
33.6 |
16 |
| Michigan |
33.8 |
17 |
| Utah |
34.0 |
18 |
| Virginia |
35.2 |
19 |
| Oregon |
35.7 |
20 |
| Idaho |
39.2 |
21 |
| Illinois |
39.5 |
22 |
| Montana |
39.6 |
23 |
| California |
39.9 |
24 |
| Ohio |
40.0 |
25 |
| South Dakota |
40.2 |
26 |
| Hawaii |
40.5 |
27 |
| Delaware |
41.9 |
28 |
| Kansas |
42.0 |
29 |
| Indiana |
43.5 |
30 |
| Colorado |
43.8 |
31 |
| Alaska |
44.3 |
32 |
| West Virginia |
44.9 |
33 |
| Florida |
45.2 |
34 |
| Missouri |
45.7 |
35 |
| Wyoming |
47.3 |
36 |
| North Carolina |
49.7 |
37 |
| South Carolina |
53.0 |
38 |
| Alabama |
53.5 |
39 |
| Louisiana |
53.9 |
40 |
| Georgia |
54.2 |
41 |
| Kentucky |
54.6 |
42 |
| Tennessee |
54.7 |
43 |
| Nevada |
55.8 |
44 |
| Oklahoma |
59.6 |
45 |
| Arizona |
62.0 |
46 |
| Arkansas |
62.3 |
47 |
| Texas |
63.1 |
48 |
| New Mexico |
64.1 |
49 |
| Mississippi |
68.4 |
50 |
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| United States |
41.9 |
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| District of Columbia |
48.4 |
N.R. |
| Puerto Rico |
60.0 |
N.R. |
| SC/US Ratio |
1.26 |
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County Rankings: Teen Birth Rate
| County* |
Rank of County if It Were a State |
Reduction to Reach US Average |
Number Teen Births (15-19) |
Teen Birth Rate (per 1,000) (15-19) |
Total Number of Females (15-19) |
County/ US Ratio |
County/ State Ratio |
| Abbeville |
29 |
1 |
43 |
42.9 |
1,010 |
1.02 |
0.82 |
| Aiken |
41 |
64 |
278 |
54.4 |
5,113 |
1.30 |
1.04 |
| Allendale |
50 |
19 |
35 |
93.8 |
370 |
2.24 |
1.79 |
| Anderson |
44 |
80 |
317 |
56.0 |
5,667 |
1.34 |
1.07 |
| Bamberg |
30 |
1 |
31 |
43.6 |
707 |
1.04 |
0.83 |
| Barnwell |
50 |
23 |
55 |
71.1 |
780 |
1.70 |
1.35 |
| Beaufort |
41 |
54 |
236 |
54.2 |
4,363 |
1.29 |
1.03 |
| Berkeley |
37 |
53 |
294 |
51.1 |
5,747 |
1.22 |
0.97 |
| Calhoun |
20 |
** |
20 |
39.0 |
503 |
0.93 |
0.74 |
| Charleston |
31 |
27 |
538 |
44.1 |
12,207 |
1.05 |
0.84 |
| Cherokee |
50 |
63 |
141 |
75.8 |
1,860 |
1.81 |
1.44 |
| Chester |
50 |
34 |
84 |
70.6 |
1,193 |
1.68 |
1.34 |
| Chesterfield |
50 |
44 |
106 |
71.5 |
1,483 |
1.71 |
1.36 |
| Clarendon |
45 |
22 |
72 |
60.2 |
1,190 |
1.44 |
1.15 |
| Colleton |
50 |
50 |
107 |
78.6 |
1,357 |
1.88 |
1.50 |
| Darlington |
44 |
40 |
137 |
59.4 |
2,307 |
1.42 |
1.13 |
| Dillon |
50 |
49 |
94 |
87.2 |
1,077 |
2.08 |
1.66 |
| Dorchester |
35 |
18 |
197 |
46.0 |
4,273 |
1.10 |
0.88 |
| Edgefield |
20 |
** |
33 |
38.8 |
850 |
0.93 |
0.74 |
| Fairfield |
48 |
18 |
52 |
63.9 |
810 |
1.53 |
1.22 |
| Florence |
44 |
69 |
271 |
56.2 |
4,820 |
1.34 |
1.07 |
| Georgetown |
44 |
31 |
110 |
58.0 |
1,907 |
1.38 |
1.10 |
| Greenville |
33 |
91 |
680 |
48.4 |
13,983 |
1.16 |
0.92 |
| Greenwood |
45 |
48 |
158 |
60.5 |
2,603 |
1.44 |
1.15 |
| Hampton |
44 |
11 |
44 |
55.8 |
793 |
1.33 |
1.06 |
| Horry |
44 |
105 |
379 |
57.9 |
6,543 |
1.38 |
1.10 |
| Jasper |
50 |
33 |
63 |
86.6 |
730 |
2.07 |
1.65 |
| Kershaw |
49 |
46 |
124 |
66.7 |
1,857 |
1.59 |
1.27 |
| Lancaster |
50 |
62 |
152 |
70.4 |
2,167 |
1.68 |
1.34 |
| Laurens |
45 |
52 |
161 |
61.9 |
2,600 |
1.48 |
1.18 |
| Lee |
50 |
19 |
45 |
73.1 |
617 |
1.74 |
1.39 |
| Lexington |
31 |
18 |
352 |
44.1 |
7,973 |
1.05 |
0.84 |
| McCormick |
35 |
1 |
13 |
47.1 |
270 |
1.12 |
0.90 |
| Marion |
50 |
42 |
90 |
78.7 |
1,150 |
1.88 |
1.50 |
| Marlboro |
50 |
31 |
69 |
75.7 |
913 |
1.81 |
1.44 |
| Newberry |
45 |
24 |
77 |
61.0 |
1,257 |
1.46 |
1.16 |
| Oconee |
43 |
27 |
110 |
55.3 |
1,993 |
1.32 |
1.05 |
| Orangeburg |
43 |
55 |
225 |
55.5 |
4,080 |
1.32 |
1.06 |
| Pickens |
20 |
** |
183 |
38.1 |
4,790 |
0.91 |
0.73 |
| Richland |
18 |
** |
516 |
34.3 |
15,083 |
0.82 |
0.65 |
| Saluda |
37 |
6 |
32 |
52.1 |
610 |
1.24 |
0.99 |
| Spartanburg |
44 |
160 |
544 |
59.3 |
9,177 |
1.42 |
1.13 |
| Sumter |
48 |
84 |
245 |
63.8 |
3,840 |
1.52 |
1.22 |
| Union |
50 |
31 |
71 |
74.3 |
953 |
1.77 |
1.42 |
| Williamsburg |
43 |
18 |
73 |
55.1 |
1,330 |
1.32 |
1.05 |
| York |
35 |
29 |
333 |
45.9 |
7,257 |
1.10 |
0.87 |
| South Carolina |
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1,613 |
7990 |
52.5 |
152,163 |
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