According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2012 the average rate of Births to Teenage Mothers across the United States in 2009 was 10.0%. 16 out of 22 Conservative States had a higher than average rate of Births to Teenage Mothers (73% of Conservative States) versus 8 out of 29 Liberal States that had a higher than average rate of Births to Teenage Mothers (28% of Liberal States). The highest rate of Births to Teenage Mothers in the country is found in Mississippi with 16.5%. The lowest rate of Births to Teenage Mothers in the country is found in New Hampshire with 5.7%.
Conservative:
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
Georgia
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
West Virginia
Wyoming
Liberal:
District of Columbia
Florida
Indiana
Michigan
Nevada
New Mexico
North Carolina
Ohio
Source: 2012-2-vitstat.pdf No. 89
