Teen Pregnancy Rates by State

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Introduction

In 2019, Pew Research found that the teen birth rate of that year was the lowest it had ever been since the government began collecting the relevant data. But although teen pregnancy rates have precipitously dropped since the turn of the twenty-first century, the United States still has higher teen pregnancy rates than the rest of the developed world. 

Teen pregnancy can cause significant repercussions on health, the economy, and society at large. In teenagers, pregnancies are more likely to lead to miscarriage, illness, stillbirth, and even death. Teen pregnancy is also associated with increased social and financial costs through the short- and long-term effects on teenage parents and their children.

The United States Department of Health and Human Services provides a list of teen pregnancy programs to provide informational assistance to teenagers and adults alike. While most, if not all, agree that better health services should be provided to teenagers in regard to pregnancy, there is a crossover between parental, religious, and state rights that conflict and make the topic controversial.

Learn for yourself how teen pregnancy rates compare by state by browsing the data in the charts.

#StateTeen Pregnancy Rate (2021)Percentage Change (vs. 2020)
1Arkansas26.5%-4.68%
2Mississippi25.6%-8.24%
3Louisiana24.5%-4.67%
4Oklahoma24.1%-3.6%
5Alabama22.9%-7.66%
6Kentucky22.3%-6.3%
7Tennessee21.5%-7.73%
8West Virginia20.9%-7.11%
9Texas20.3%-9.37%
10New Mexico19%-13.24%
11South Carolina18.3%-5.18%
12Alaska17.5%-1.13%
13Missouri17.1%-9.04%
14Indiana17%-9.09%
15South Dakota17%-9.09%
16Georgia16.6%-8.79%
17Kansas16.3%-9.94%
18North Carolina16%-7.51%
19Wyoming16%-11.6%
20Ohio15.5%-11.93%
21Arizona15.1%-9.04%
22Nevada15.1%-10.12%
23Nebraska14%-7.28%
24Montana13.6%3.03%
25Delaware13.5%-7.53%
26Florida13.5%-11.18%
27North Dakota12.9%-5.84%
28Iowa12.7%-4.51%
29Hawaii12.3%-5.38%
30Michigan12.2%-9.63%
31Idaho12%-17.81%
32Virginia11.7%-10.69%
33Pennsylvania11.5%-8.73%
34Colorado11.4%-8.8%
35Maryland11.3%-13.74%
36Illinois11.1%-18.38%
37Washington10.1%-10.62%
38Wisconsin10.1%-12.17%
39California9.9%-10%
40Utah9.7%-10.19%
41Oregon9.5%-5.94%
42New York9.1%-9%
43Minnesota8.5%-6.59%
44New Jersey7.9%-14.13%
45Maine7.8%-26.42%
46Rhode Island7.8%-17.02%
47Connecticut7.1%-6.58%
48Vermont6.4%-8.57%
49Massachusetts5.7%-6.56%
50New Hampshire5.4%-18.18%
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Teen Pregnancy Rate by State

Alabama

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22.9%

↓ 7.66%

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92.4%

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#16

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504

↓ 8.2%

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#28

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Alaska

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17.5%

↓ 1.13%

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#12

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60.4%

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#38

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128

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#43

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Arizona

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15.1%

↓ 9.04%

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#21

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1,226

↑ 3.72%

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#14

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Arkansas

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26.5%

↓ 4.68%

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304

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#34

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California

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9.9%

↓ 10%

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#39

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89.5%

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#26

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Colorado

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11.4%

↓ 8.8%

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#34

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957

↑ 14.06%

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#17

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Connecticut

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7.1%

↓ 6.58%

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#47

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785

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#20

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Delaware

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13.5%

↓ 7.53%

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96.6%

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#7

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229

↓ 7.66%

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#37

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Florida

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13.5%

↓ 11.18%

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#26

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87.3%

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#28

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5,281

↓ 1.27%

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#2

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Georgia

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16.6%

↓ 8.79%

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#16

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94.3%

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#11

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2,732

↓ 5.89%

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#6

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Hawaii

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12.3%

↓ 5.38%

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#29

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86.1%

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#31

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157

↓ 19.9%

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#42

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Idaho

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12%

↓ 17.81%

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#31

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91.5%

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#19

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204

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#39

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Illinois

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11.1%

↓ 18.38%

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#36

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100%

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#1

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3,863

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#4

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Indiana

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17%

↓ 9.09%

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#14

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715

↓ 9.03%

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#21

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Iowa

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12.7%

↓ 4.51%

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#28

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423

↑ 14.63%

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#29

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Kansas

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16.3%

↓ 9.94%

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#17

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82.7%

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#34

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714

↑ 10.87%

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#22

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Kentucky

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22.3%

↓ 6.3%

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#6

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93.4%

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#12

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366

↑ 20%

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#32

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Louisiana

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24.5%

↓ 4.67%

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#3

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656

↓ 12.77%

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#24

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Maine

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7.8%

↓ 26.42%

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#45

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97.8%

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#5

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171

↓ 15.76%

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#41

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Maryland

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11.3%

↓ 13.74%

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#35

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97%

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#6

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1,137

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#15

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Massachusetts

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5.7%

↓ 6.56%

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#49

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91.7%

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#18

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2,434

↑ 82.46%

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#9

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Michigan

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12.2%

↓ 9.63%

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#30

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84.8%

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#33

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885

↓ 62.8%

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#18

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Minnesota

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8.5%

↓ 6.59%

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#43

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90.4%

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#23

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308

↓ 63.72%

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#33

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Mississippi

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25.6%

↓ 8.24%

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#2

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85.7%

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#32

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8

↓ 97.35%

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#49

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Missouri

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17.1%

↓ 9.04%

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#13

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93%

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#13

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206

↑ 41.1%

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#38

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Montana

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13.6%

↑ 3.03%

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#24

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90.3%

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#24

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254

↑ 56.79%

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#36

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Nebraska

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14%

↓ 7.28%

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#23

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79.8%

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#36

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817

↑ 321.13%

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#19

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Nevada

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15.1%

↓ 10.12%

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#22

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2,025

↑ 185.21%

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#11

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New Hampshire

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5.4%

↓ 18.18%

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#50

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96.4%

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#8

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514

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#26

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New Jersey

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7.9%

↓ 14.13%

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#44

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100%

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#2

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5,464

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#1

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New Mexico

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19%

↓ 13.24%

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#10

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87.3%

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#29

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2,989

↑ 465.03%

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#5

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New York

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9.1%

↓ 9%

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#42

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99.4%

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#3

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2,475

↓ 65.17%

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#8

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North Carolina

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16%

↓ 7.51%

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#18

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89.1%

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#27

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2,257

↓ 2.38%

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#10

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North Dakota

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12.9%

↓ 5.84%

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#27

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80.4%

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#35

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109

↓ 9.92%

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#44

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Ohio

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15.5%

↓ 11.93%

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#20

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92.8%

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#15

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1,754

↓ 2.56%

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#12

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Oklahoma

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24.1%

↓ 3.6%

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#4

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394

↓ 25.52%

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#31

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Oregon

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9.5%

↓ 5.94%

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#41

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98%

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#4

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673

↓ 21.38%

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#23

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Pennsylvania

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11.5%

↓ 8.73%

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#33

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94.7%

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#9

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2,539

↓ 0.24%

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#7

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Rhode Island

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7.8%

↓ 17.02%

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#46

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90.8%

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#20

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203

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#40

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South Carolina

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18.3%

↓ 5.18%

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#11

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90.7%

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#21

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509

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#27

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South Dakota

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17%

↓ 9.09%

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#15

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79.1%

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#37

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9

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#48

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Tennessee

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21.5%

↓ 7.73%

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#7

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86.7%

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#30

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4,718

↑ 457.02%

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#3

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Texas

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20.3%

↓ 9.37%

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#9

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282

↓ 94.52%

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#35

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Utah

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9.7%

↓ 10.19%

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#40

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90.7%

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#22

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100

↓ 73.47%

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#45

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Vermont

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6.4%

↓ 8.57%

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#48

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92.9%

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#14

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1,086

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#16

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Virginia

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11.7%

↓ 10.69%

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#32

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91.9%

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#17

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1,633

↑ 44.13%

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#13

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Washington

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10.1%

↓ 10.62%

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#37

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90

↓ 94.64%

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#46

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West Virginia

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20.9%

↓ 7.11%

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#8

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89.8%

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#25

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641

↑ 421.14%

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#25

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Wisconsin

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10.1%

↓ 12.17%

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#38

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94.5%

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#10

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7

↓ 98.97%

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#50

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Wyoming

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16%

↓ 11.6%

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#19

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16

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#47

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