The U.S. teen birth rate fell 25 percent over five years to a record low of 31 births per 1,000 teens ages 15 to 19, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The teen birth rate per 1,000 by state in 2011, and percentage decline since 2007:
Alabama, 41, 22 percent
Alaska, 36, 16 percent
Arizona, 39, 35 percent
Arkansas, 51, 16 percent
California, 29, 28 percent
Colorado, 29, 31 percent
Connecticut, 16, 29 percent
Delaware, 29, 25 percent
District of Columbia, 43, 15 percent
Florida, 30, 31 percent
Georgia, 38 , 28 percent
Hawaii, 30, 22 percent
Idaho, 28, 31 percent
Illinois, 30, 27 percent
Indiana, 35, 19 percent
Iowa, 25, 23 percent
Kansas, 35, 17 percent
Kentucky, 44, 17 percent
Louisiana, 45, 18 percent
Maine, 21, 20 percent
Maryland, 25, 28 percent
Massachusetts, 15, 28 percent
Michigan, 28, 17 percent
Minnesota, 19, 31 percent
Mississippi, 50, 28 percent
Missouri, 35, 22 percent
Montana, 29, 17 percent
Nebraska, 27, 23 percent
Nevada, 36, 30 percent
New Hampshire, 14, 29 percent
New Jersey, 19, 25 percent
New Mexico, 49, 24 percent
New York, 21, 18 percent
North Carolina, 35, 27 percent
North Dakota, 28, no change
Ohio, 32, 21 percent
Oklahoma, 48, 18 percent
Oregon, 26, 25 percent
Pennsylvania, 25, 19 percent
Rhode Island, 21, 27 percent
South Carolina, 39, 25 percent
South Dakota, 34, 17 percent
Tennessee, 41, 24 percent
Texas, 47, 24 percent
Utah, 23, 35 percent
Vermont, 17, 20 percent
Virginia, 25, 28 percent
Washington, 25, 24 percent
West Virginia, 44, no change
Wisconsin, 23, 25 percent
Wyoming, 35, 29 percent
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