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Top U.S. states based on teenage birth rate 2016

U.S. states with the highest rate of teen births in 2016 (per 1,000 women)

The data illustrates the ten U.S. states with the highest rate of teen births in 2016. In that year, Arkansas was ranked first in the U.S., with approx. 34.6 teen births per 1,000 women aged between 15 and 19 years.

Arkansas	34.6
Oklahoma	33.4
Mississippi	32.6
Texas	31
Kentucky	30.9
Louisiana	30.6
New Mexico	29.8
West Virginia	29.3
Alabama	28.4
Tennessee	28
Total	20.3

Top U.S. states based on teenage birth rate 2016

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