| State |
Teen Birth Rate
(per 1,000)
(15-19) |
Rank |
| New Hampshire | 18.2 | 1 |
|---|
| Vermont | 20.9 | 2 |
|---|
| Massachusetts | 22.3 | 3 |
|---|
| New Jersey | 24.1 | 4 |
|---|
| Maine | 24.3 | 5 |
|---|
| Connecticut | 24.4 | 6 |
|---|
| Minnesota | 26.7 | 7 |
|---|
| New York | 26.9 | 8 |
|---|
| North Dakota | 27.2 | 9 |
|---|
| Wisconsin | 30.2 | 10 |
|---|
| Pennsylvania | 30.5 | 11 |
|---|
| Washington | 31.3 | 12 |
|---|
| Iowa | 31.6 | 13 |
|---|
| Maryland | 32.4 | 14 |
|---|
| Rhode Island | 32.9 | 15 |
|---|
| Oregon | 33.3 | 16 |
|---|
| Utah | 34.0 | 17 |
|---|
| Michigan | 34.1 | 18 |
|---|
| Virginia | 35.2 | 19 |
|---|
| Montana | 35.8 | 20 |
|---|
| Nebraska | 35.9 | 21 |
|---|
| Hawaii | 36.1 | 22 |
|---|
| South Dakota | 38.5 | 23 |
|---|
| Ohio | 38.5 | 23 |
|---|
| Idaho | 38.6 | 25 |
|---|
| Alaska | 38.9 | 26 |
|---|
| California | 39.5 | 27 |
|---|
| Illinois | 40.2 | 28 |
|---|
| Kansas | 40.7 | 29 |
|---|
| Florida | 42.4 | 30 |
|---|
| Wyoming | 42.7 | 31 |
|---|
| Missouri | 43.4 | 32 |
|---|
| Delaware | 43.5 | 33 |
|---|
| Indiana | 43.5 | 33 |
|---|
| West Virginia | 43.8 | 35 |
|---|
| Colorado | 43.9 | 36 |
|---|
| North Carolina | 48.8 | 37 |
|---|
| Kentucky | 49.2 | 38 |
|---|
| Nevada | 51.1 | 39 |
|---|
| Tennessee | 52.1 | 40 |
|---|
| South Carolina | 52.1 | 40 |
|---|
| Alabama | 52.4 | 42 |
|---|
| Georgia | 53.4 | 43 |
|---|
| Oklahoma | 55.6 | 44 |
|---|
| Louisiana | 56.2 | 45 |
|---|
| Arizona | 60.1 | 46 |
|---|
| Arkansas | 60.3 | 47 |
|---|
| New Mexico | 60.8 | 48 |
|---|
| Mississippi | 61.9 | 49 |
|---|
| Texas | 62.6 | 50 |
|---|
| United States | 41.1 |
|---|
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| County" |
Teen Birth Rate
(per 1,000)
(15-19) |
Rank of
County If It
Were a State |
| Richland | 32.8 | 14 |
|---|
| Pickens | 36.6 | 22 |
|---|
| Bamberg | 38.5 | 23 |
|---|
| Calhoun | 39.2 | 26 |
|---|
| Dorchester | 41.0 | 29 |
|---|
| Greenville | 44.5 | 36 |
|---|
| Lexington | 44.7 | 36 |
|---|
| York | 45.3 | 36 |
|---|
| Edgefield | 46.7 | 36 |
|---|
| Georgetown | 47.4 | 36 |
|---|
| Charleston | 47.8 | 36 |
|---|
| McCormick | 50.6 | 38 |
|---|
| Abbeville | 50.7 | 38 |
|---|
| Aiken | 50.8 | 38 |
|---|
| Berkeley | 52.7 | 42 |
|---|
| Greenwood | 53.0 | 42 |
|---|
| Orangeburg | 53.8 | 43 |
|---|
| Williamsburg | 54.8 | 43 |
|---|
| Beaufort | 55.4 | 43 |
|---|
| Oconee | 55.9 | 44 |
|---|
| Horry | 56.4 | 45 |
|---|
| Anderson | 57.0 | 45 |
|---|
| Darlington | 57.0 | 45 |
|---|
| Lancaster | 58.5 | 45 |
|---|
| Newberry | 59.3 | 45 |
|---|
| Chesterfield | 59.8 | 45 |
|---|
| Spartanburg | 60.1 | 46 |
|---|
| Laurens | 60.6 | 47 |
|---|
| Florence | 61.8 | 48 |
|---|
| Kershaw | 62.8 | 50 |
|---|
| Clarendon | 64.4 | 50 |
|---|
| Colleton | 64.5 | 50 |
|---|
| Saluda | 65.0 | 50 |
|---|
| Lee | 65.0 | 50 |
|---|
| Sumter | 67.3 | 50 |
|---|
| Hampton | 67.7 | 50 |
|---|
| Fairfield | 67.9 | 50 |
|---|
| Marion | 68.3 | 50 |
|---|
| Union | 71.3 | 50 |
|---|
| Barnwell | 73.4 | 50 |
|---|
| Chester | 74.4 | 50 |
|---|
| Cherokee | 75.4 | 50 |
|---|
| Marlboro | 76.2 | 50 |
|---|
| Jasper | 91.7 | 50 |
|---|
| Dillon | 97.6 | 50 |
|---|
| Allendale | 112.4 | 50 |
|---|
*National and state data is for 2004,
county data is the average for 2002-2004.
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