May 22, 2013 - 9:21 PM
The U.S. teen birth rate fell 25 per cent 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 per cent
Alaska, 36, 16 per cent
Arizona, 39, 35 per cent
Arkansas, 51, 16 per cent
California, 29, 28 per cent
Colorado, 29, 31 per cent
Connecticut, 16, 29 per cent
Delaware, 29, 25 per cent
District of Columbia, 43, 15 per cent
Florida, 30, 31 per cent
Georgia, 38 , 28 per cent
Hawaii, 30, 22 per cent
Idaho, 28, 31 per cent
Illinois, 30, 27 per cent
Indiana, 35, 19 per cent
Iowa, 25, 23 per cent
Kansas, 35, 17 per cent
Kentucky, 44, 17 per cent
Louisiana, 45, 18 per cent
Maine, 21, 20 per cent
Maryland, 25, 28 per cent
Massachusetts, 15, 28 per cent
Michigan, 28, 17 per cent
Minnesota, 19, 31 per cent
Mississippi, 50, 28 per cent
Missouri, 35, 22 per cent
Montana, 29, 17 per cent
Nebraska, 27, 23 per cent
Nevada, 36, 30 per cent
New Hampshire, 14, 29 per cent
New Jersey, 19, 25 per cent
New Mexico, 49, 24 per cent
New York, 21, 18 per cent
North Carolina, 35, 27 per cent
North Dakota, 28, no change
Ohio, 32, 21 per cent
Oklahoma, 48, 18 per cent
Oregon, 26, 25 per cent
Pennsylvania, 25, 19 per cent
Rhode Island, 21, 27 per cent
South Carolina, 39, 25 per cent
South Dakota, 34, 17 per cent
Tennessee, 41, 24 per cent
Texas, 47, 24 per cent
Utah, 23, 35 per cent
Vermont, 17, 20 per cent
Virginia, 25, 28 per cent
Washington, 25, 24 per cent
West Virginia, 44, no change
Wisconsin, 23, 25 per cent
Wyoming, 35, 29 per cent
News from © The Associated Press, 2013