Teen Births
1992 and 1996
Source for 1996 Information: Health and Healthcare In The United States, 1999
Source for 1992 Information: Vital Statistics of the United States, Volume 1- Natality, 1992
*Boston figures based on NECMA data
NA= Data not available
| 1996 Rank |
Region |
1996 Teen Births as a total percent of births |
1992 Rank |
1992 Teen Births as a total percent of births |
| 1 |
Boston |
6.4% |
1 |
6.4%* |
| 2 |
Seattle |
7.5% |
2 |
7.2% |
| 3 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul |
7.7% |
3 |
7.6% |
| 4 |
Washington D.C. |
8.0% |
4 |
7.9% |
| 5 |
Portland |
9.2% |
6 |
10.0% |
| 5 |
Raleigh-Durham |
9.2% |
5 |
9.0% |
| 7 |
Philadelphia |
10.0% |
7 |
10.7% |
| 8 |
Richmond |
10.2% |
8 |
10.8% |
| 9 |
Denver |
10.3% |
10 |
11.2% |
| 10 |
Baltimore |
10.7% |
11 |
11.2% |
| 11 |
San Diego |
10.8% |
9 |
10.8% |
| 12 |
Atlanta |
11.5% |
14 |
12.4% |
| 13 |
Cleveland |
11.9% |
12 |
11.7% |
| 14 |
St. Louis |
12.1% |
16 |
13.9% |
| 15 |
Austin |
12.4% |
13 |
12.3% |
| 16 |
Indianapolis |
13.0% |
18 |
14.2% |
| 17 |
Charlotte |
13.1% |
19 |
14.3% |
| 18 |
Dallas |
13.4% |
17 |
14.0% |
| 19 |
Tampa |
13.6% |
15 |
13.7% |
| 20 |
Greenville-Spartanburg |
16.2% |
20 |
15.6% |
| - |
US Average |
NA |
- |
12.0% |
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