Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Teen moms: Which state has the highest birth rate?

State list with the rate per 1,000 teenage girls:
 
1. Mississippi 55
 
2. New Mexico 52.9
 
3. Arkansas 52.5
 
4. Texas 52.2
 
5.Oklahoma 50.4
 
6. Louisiana 47.7
 
7. Kentucky 46.2
 
8. West Virginia 44.8
 
9. Alabama 43.6
 
10. Tennessee 43.2
 
11. South Carolina 42.5

12. Arizona 42.4
 
13. Georgia 41.4
 
14. Kansas 39.2
 
15.Wyoming 39
 
16. Nevada 38.6
 
17. Alaska 38.3


MORE: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/47003837/ns/health-womens_health/