
The 10 States With the Highest Teen Birth Rates
The U.S. teen birth rate declined by 7% to reach another record low in 2021, according to the most recent final report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The national rate of 13.9 births per 1,000 girls and women ages 15 to 19 marked a drop from 15.0 per 1,000 in 2020, with…