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.

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1Mississippi27.9%85.7%302
2Arkansas27.8%304
3Louisiana25.7%752
4Oklahoma25%529
5Alabama24.8%92.4%549
6Kentucky23.8%93.4%305
7Tennessee23.3%86.7%847
8West Virginia22.5%89.8%123
9Texas22.4%5,147
10New Mexico21.9%87.3%529
11South Carolina19.3%90.7%509
12Missouri18.8%93%146
13Indiana18.7%786
14South Dakota18.7%79.1%
15Georgia18.2%94.3%2,903
16Kansas18.1%82.7%644
17Wyoming18.1%
18Alaska17.7%60.4%
19Ohio17.6%92.8%1,800
20North Carolina17.3%89.1%2,312
21Nevada16.8%710
22Arizona16.6%1,182
23Florida15.2%87.3%5,349
24Nebraska15.1%79.8%194
25Delaware14.6%96.6%248
26Idaho14.6%91.5%
27North Dakota13.7%80.4%121
28Illinois13.6%100%
29Michigan13.5%84.8%2,379
30Iowa13.3%369
31Montana13.2%90.3%162
32Maryland13.1%97%
33Virginia13.1%91.9%1,133
34Hawaii13%86.1%196
35Pennsylvania12.6%94.7%2,545
36Colorado12.5%839
37Wisconsin11.5%94.5%678
38Washington11.3%1,679
39California11%89.5%
40Utah10.8%90.7%377
41Maine10.6%97.8%203
42Oregon10.1%98%856
43New York10%99.4%7,105
44Rhode Island9.4%90.8%
45New Jersey9.2%100%
46Minnesota9.1%90.4%849
47Connecticut7.6%
48Vermont7%92.9%
49New Hampshire6.6%96.4%
50Massachusetts6.1%91.7%1,334

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Alabama

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24.8%

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92.4%

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#16

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549

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Alaska

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17.7%

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#18

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60.4%

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#38

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Arizona

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16.6%

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#22

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1,182

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Arkansas

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27.8%

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304

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#29

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California

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11%

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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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12.5%

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#36

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839

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#16

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Connecticut

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7.6%

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#47

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Delaware

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14.6%

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96.6%

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#7

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248

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#31

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Florida

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15.2%

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#23

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87.3%

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#28

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5,349

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Georgia

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18.2%

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94.3%

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#11

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2,903

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Hawaii

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13%

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#34

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86.1%

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#31

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196

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#33

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Idaho

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14.6%

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#26

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91.5%

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#19

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Illinois

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13.6%

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#28

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100%

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Indiana

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18.7%

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#13

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786

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#17

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Iowa

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13.3%

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#30

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369

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#27

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Kansas

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18.1%

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#16

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82.7%

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#34

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644

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#21

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Kentucky

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23.8%

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93.4%

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#12

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305

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#28

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Louisiana

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25.7%

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752

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#18

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Maine

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10.6%

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#41

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97.8%

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#5

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203

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#32

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Maryland

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13.1%

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97%

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#6

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Massachusetts

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6.1%

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#50

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91.7%

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#18

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1,334

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#10

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Michigan

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13.5%

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#29

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84.8%

Ranked in the US

#33

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2,379

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Minnesota

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9.1%

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#46

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90.4%

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#23

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849

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Mississippi

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27.9%

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85.7%

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302

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Missouri

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18.8%

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93%

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146

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#36

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Montana

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13.2%

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90.3%

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162

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Nebraska

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15.1%

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79.8%

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194

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#34

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Nevada

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16.8%

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710

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New Hampshire

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6.6%

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#49

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96.4%

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New Jersey

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9.2%

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100%

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New Mexico

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21.9%

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87.3%

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529

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#23

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New York

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10%

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#43

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99.4%

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7,105

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North Carolina

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17.3%

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#20

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89.1%

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#27

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2,312

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North Dakota

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13.7%

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80.4%

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#35

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121

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#38

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Ohio

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17.6%

Ranked in the US

#19

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92.8%

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#15

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1,800

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#8

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Oklahoma

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25%

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529

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#24

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Oregon

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10.1%

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#42

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98%

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856

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Pennsylvania

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12.6%

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94.7%

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2,545

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Rhode Island

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9.4%

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90.8%

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South Carolina

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19.3%

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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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South Dakota

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18.7%

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79.1%

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Tennessee

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23.3%

Ranked in the US

#7

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86.7%

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847

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#15

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Texas

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22.4%

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5,147

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Utah

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10.8%

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#40

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90.7%

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#22

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377

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Vermont

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7%

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92.9%

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Virginia

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13.1%

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#33

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91.9%

Ranked in the US

#17

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1,133

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Washington

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11.3%

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1,679

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West Virginia

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22.5%

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89.8%

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123

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Wisconsin

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11.5%

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94.5%

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678

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Wyoming

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18.1%

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