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[quote=Anonymous]No surprises here and likely to get worse with new sleight of anti abortion bills that tend to conflate contraception with abortion. They are is states that tend to not offer sex education as well.

Here are the 10 states with the highest teen birth rate:
	1	Arkansas (30 per 100k)
	2	Mississippi (29.1 per 100k)
	3	Louisiana (27.8 per 100k)
	4	Oklahoma (27.4 per 100k)
	5	Alabama (25.6 per 100k)
	6	West Virginia (25.2 per 100k)
	7	Kentucky (24.9 per 100k)
	8	New Mexico (24.4 per 100k)
	9	Texas (24 per 100k)
	10	Tennessee (23.7 per 100k)

Teen Pregnancy Rates by State 2022
The teen pregnancy rate in the United States has been declining in the past 20 years. In 2018, the United States teen birth rate was 17.4 births per 1,000 females between the ages 15 and 19. In 2019, it decreased to 16.9. Despite these lower rates, the U.S. continues to have the highest teen pregnancy rate of all developed nations.

One of the best ways to prevent teen pregnancies is using
birth control methods, such as condoms or oral contraceptives, and providing easy access to such things. Comprehensive sex education in and outside of schools has been proven to be very effective, and sex education courses must be given to all genders.

Research suggests that “U.S states whose residents have more conservative religious beliefs on average tend to have higher rates of teenagers giving birth.” Of the ten most conservatively religious states in the United States, eight are among the states with the highest teen birth rates.

2. Mississippi
Mississippi has the second-highest teen birth rate of 29.1 births per 1,000 women. This is an increase from 27.8 in 2018. The Arkansas-Mississippi Delta area has the highest birth rates, a study found, pointing to community norms and socioeconomic factors in the area that could compound to contribute to higher teen pregnancy rates, such as poverty, discrimination, lack of comprehensive sex education.

Louisiana’s birth rate of 27.8 births per 1,000 women is the third-highest in the country. About 75% of teen births in Louisiana are to mothers in their late teens (age 18 ad 19), and 18% of teen births were to teens who already have a child. Pediatrician Scott Hamilton explained that sec education isn’t a part of school systems, and it’s not something discussed at home with parents.

4. Oklahoma
Oklahoma’s teen birth rate is 27.4 births per 1,000 women, giving it the fourth-highest teen birth rate in the United States. In Oklahoma, 1-in-5 births to girls ages 15 through 19 is not the mother’s first child. One issue seen in the state is that some of the school districts, such as the Oklahoma City Public Schools, fail to provide sex education at any grade level.[/quote]

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