Teen Pregnancy Surges

Study: 10-Year Decline in Teen Pregnancy Ends

Teen Pregnancy State Rankings

Teen pregnancy rates vary widely from state to state. The Guttmacher study did not have state-by-state data for 2006 but did calculate rates for 2005, the year before the increase.

Teen pregnancy rates in the table reflect the number of teen pregnancies per 1,000 teens.

State	Rank	2005 Teen Pregnancy Rate, Ages 15-19 (per 1,000)
U.S.total	na	70
District of Columbia	na	165
New Mexico	1	93
Nevada	2	90
Arizona	3	89
Texas	4	88
Mississippi	5	85
Delaware	6	83
Arkansas	7	80
Georgia	8	80
Tennessee	9	79
South Carolina	10	79
New York	11	77
Florida	12	77
Oklahoma	13	76
North Carolina	14	76
California	15	75
Alabama	16	73
Hawaii	17	71
Louisiana	18	70
Colorado	19	69
New Jersey	20	68
Illinois	21	67
Kentucky	22	66
Maryland	23	65
Wyoming**	24	65
Missouri	25	63
Indiana	26	62
Rhode Island	27	62
Ohio	28	62
West Virginia	29	62
Virginia	30	61
Alaska	31	61
Michigan	32	60
Kansas	33	60
Washington	34	59
Oregon	35	57
Connecticut	36	57
Montana	37	56
Idaho	38	55
Pennsylvania	39	53
South Dakota	40	51
Iowa	41	51
Nebraska	42	50
Massachusetts	43	49
Wisconsin	44	47
Utah	45	47
North Dakota	46	45
Minnesota	47	43
Maine	48	43
Vermont	49	40
New Hampshire	50	33