Majority of states saw decline in teen births in 2018

Building on data released last fall, the CDC just shared new numbers on the dip in teen births between 2017-2018. During that year, the rate of teen births in the U.S. dropped by 7%, from around 19 births per 1,000 females aged 15-19 in 2017 to around 17 births per 1,000 in that group. The new data map where around the U.S. saw a fall in teen births: 38 out of the 50 states saw decreases, while eight additional states and D.C. saw nonsignificant declines. North Dakota, Rhode Island, and South Carolina were the only states that saw an increase, while there wasn't a significant change in the rate of these births in New Jersey.