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Birth rates (live births) per 1,000 Women Aged 15–19 Years,
by Race and Hispanic Ethnicity: United States, 2006

Bar chart of birth rates (live births) per 1,000 women aged 15–19 years by race and ethnicity in the United States in 2006.

• All races and origins, 42
• Asian/Pacific Islander, 17
• White (including Hispanic), 38
• American Indian/Alaska Native, 55
• Black (including Hispanic), 65
• Hispanic, 83

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Colorado

Birth Rates (live births) per 1,000 Women Aged 15–19 Years,
by Race and Hispanic Ethnicity: Colorado and United States, 2006

Bar chart of birth rates (live births) per 1,000 women aged 15–19 years by race and ethnicity in Colorado and the United States in 2006.

• All races and origins
  Colorado, 44
  U.S., 42
• Asian/Pacific Islander
  Colorado, 22
  U.S., 17
• White (including Hispanic)
  Colorado, 23
  U.S., 38
• American Indian/Alaska Native
  Colorado, 31
  U.S., 55
• Black (including Hispanic)
  Colorado, 53
  U.S., 65
• Hispanic
  Colorado, 107
  U.S., 83

Proportions of Teen Births Among 15- to 19-Year-Olds
by Race and Hispanic Ethnicity, Colorado, 2006

Pie chart of proportions of teen births among 15–19 year olds by race and Hispanic ethnicity in Colorado in 2006.

• Non-Hispanic White, 36%
• Non-Hispanic Black, 6%
• Other race, 2%
• Hispanic, 56%

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Hawaii

Birth Rates (live births) per 1,000 Females Aged 15–19 Years Old,
by Race & Hispanic Ethnicity— Hawaii and United States, 2006

Bar chart of birth rates (live births) per 1,000 females age 15–19 years old by race and Hispanic ethnicity in Hawaii and the United States in 2006. Note: While the Hispanic teen birth rate is high, this population is relatively small. The vast majority of teen births in Hawaii are to Asian/Pacific Islander mothers.

• White (non-Hispanic)
  Hawaii, 26
  U.S., 27
• Black (non-Hispanic)
  Hawaii, 33
  U.S., 64
• Asian/Pacific Islander
  Hawaii, 46
  U.S., 17
• Hispanic
  Hawaii, 96
  U.S., 83

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Massachusetts

Birth Rates (live births) per 1,000 Females Aged 15–19 Years,
by Race and Hispanic Origin: Massachusetts and United States, 2006

Bar chart of birth rates (live births) per 1,000 females age 15–19 years old by race and Hispanic origin in Massachusetts and the United States in 2006.

• All races and origins
  Massachusetts, 21
  U.S., 42
• White (non-Hispanic)
  Massachusetts, 13
  U.S., 27
• Asian/Pacific Islander
  Massachusetts, 14
  U.S., 17
• American Indian/Alaska Native
  Massachusetts, 20
  U.S., 55
• Black (non-Hispanic)
  Massachusetts, 38
  U.S., 64
• Hispanic
  Massachusetts, 73
  U.S., 83

Birth Rates per 1,000 Females Aged 15–19 Years in
Priority Communities in Massachusetts, 2006

Bar chart of birth rates (live births) per 1,000 females age 15–19 years old in priority communities in Massachusetts in 2006.

• Southbridge, 65
• Lawrence, 81
• Springfield, 81
• Holyoke, 95
• Massachusetts, 21

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South Carolina

Youth Served by the SC Campaign’s Intensive Local Partners
with Science-Based Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs,
by Percent of Race and Hispanic Ethnicity as of October 2008

Bar chart of youth served by the South Carolina Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy’s intensive local partners with science-based teen pregnancy prevention programs, by percent of race and Hispanic ethnicity as of October 2008.

• African American, 59%
• White, 21%
• Hispanic, 2%
• Other, 18%

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Page last reviewed: 5/17/09
Page last modified: 5/17/09
Content source: Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion