2019 | |
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Arkansas County | 52 |
Ashley County | 44 |
Baxter County | 26 |
Benton County | 21 |
Boone County | 19 |
Bradley County | 45 |
Calhoun County | 47 |
Carroll County | 37 |
Chicot County | 54 |
Clark County | 20 |
Clay County | 31 |
Cleburne County | 41 |
Cleveland County | 37 |
Columbia County | 17 |
Conway County | 31 |
Craighead County | 28 |
Crawford County | 32 |
Crittenden County | 60 |
Cross County | 47 |
Dallas County | 11 |
Desha County | 19 |
Drew County | 29 |
Faulkner County | 16 |
Franklin County | 40 |
Fulton County | 42 |
Garland County | 33 |
Grant County | 21 |
Greene County | 49 |
Hempstead County | 44 |
Hot Spring County | 30 |
Howard County | 43 |
Independence County | 34 |
Izard County | 56 |
Jackson County | 58 |
Jefferson County | 41 |
Johnson County | 30 |
Lafayette County | 88 |
Lawrence County | 43 |
Lee County | 42 |
Lincoln County | 18 |
Little River County | 42 |
Logan County | 41 |
Lonoke County | 19 |
Madison County | 52 |
Marion County | 36 |
Miller County | 42 |
Mississippi County | 57 |
Monroe County | 73 |
Montgomery County | 22 |
Nevada County | 21 |
Newton County | 33 |
Ouachita County | 28 |
Perry County | 25 |
Phillips County | 79 |
Pike County | 22 |
Poinsett County | 35 |
Polk County | 41 |
Pope County | 17 |
Prairie County | 32 |
Pulaski County | 27 |
Randolph County | 46 |
Saline County | 19 |
Scott County | 38 |
Searcy County | 40 |
Sebastian County | 30 |
Sevier County | 31 |
Sharp County | 32 |
St. Francis County | 78 |
Stone County | 30 |
Union County | 42 |
Van Buren County | 31 |
Washington County | 21 |
White County | 30 |
Woodruff County | 43 |
Yell County | 33 |
Notes: Rate per 1,000 females 15 to 19 years old.
2019 | |
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Arkansas County | 25 |
Ashley County | 25 |
Baxter County | 25 |
Benton County | 193 |
Boone County | 19 |
Bradley County | 15 |
Calhoun County | 6 |
Carroll County | 30 |
Chicot County | 15 |
Clark County | 25 |
Clay County | 13 |
Cleburne County | 26 |
Cleveland County | 9 |
Columbia County | 20 |
Conway County | 19 |
Craighead County | 111 |
Crawford County | 64 |
Crittenden County | 98 |
Cross County | 21 |
Dallas County | 2 |
Desha County | 15 |
Drew County | 19 |
Faulkner County | 77 |
Franklin County | 21 |
Fulton County | 14 |
Garland County | 90 |
Grant County | 12 |
Greene County | 69 |
Hempstead County | 28 |
Hot Spring County | 26 |
Howard County | 18 |
Independence County | 42 |
Izard County | 17 |
Jackson County | 24 |
Jefferson County | 92 |
Johnson County | 29 |
Lafayette County | 14 |
Lawrence County | 23 |
Lee County | 10 |
Lincoln County | 5 |
Little River County | 14 |
Logan County | 22 |
Lonoke County | 47 |
Madison County | 26 |
Marion County | 13 |
Miller County | 50 |
Mississippi County | 79 |
Monroe County | 12 |
Montgomery County | 5 |
Nevada County | 5 |
Newton County | 7 |
Ouachita County | 18 |
Perry County | 8 |
Phillips County | 45 |
Pike County | 7 |
Poinsett County | 26 |
Polk County | 26 |
Pope County | 41 |
Prairie County | 7 |
Pulaski County | 296 |
Randolph County | 24 |
Saline County | 67 |
Scott County | 11 |
Searcy County | 8 |
Sebastian County | 122 |
Sevier County | 17 |
Sharp County | 15 |
St. Francis County | 52 |
Stone County | 10 |
Union County | 47 |
Van Buren County | 14 |
Washington County | 199 |
White County | 89 |
Woodruff County | 8 |
Yell County | 22 |
Notes: Live births to females 15 to 19 years old.
What does this measure?
The number of babies born to females between ages 15 and 19, expressed as a rate per 1,000 females in this age range.
Why is this important?
Pregnancy can derail a young woman's life, preventing her from furthering her education or growing up to be self-sufficient. Babies born to teen mothers are at higher risk of having a low birth weight and of infant mortality compared to babies born to older mothers. They are also at risk of lower cognitive development, poor educational outcomes and living in poverty.
How is Arkansas doing?
In 2019, the teen birth rate was 30 per 1,000 in Arkansas, making the state 51st in the nation for this indicator, including the 50 states and Washington, D.C. The rate has fallen 55% since 2000; the vast majority of the decline occurred since 2009. Despite this improvement, the state's rate is still far higher than the national rate of 17 per 1,000. In 2019, the rate was higher among Black (43) and Hispanic (32) teens than among white teens (27). However, rates declined the most among Hispanic and Native American teens, falling 68% and 83% since 2000, respectively.
Within Arkansas, teen birth rates in 2019 ranged from less than 18 per 1,000 in, Dallas, Faulkner, Pope, and Columbia counties to more than 70 per 1,000 in Monroe, Phillips, St. Francis and Lafayette counties. Since 2000, Dallas County (85%), Desha County (77%), and Boone County (74%) have experienced the steeped drops in teen birth rates.
Notes about the data
Rates do not represent a unique count of births as a female may have more than one pregnancy within a given year.
2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
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Arkansas | 66 | 63 | 60 | 59 | 60 | 59 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 58 | 53 | 50 | 45 | 43 | 39 | 38 | 35 | 33 | 30 | 30 |
Notes: Rate is per 1,000 females 15 to 19 years old.
2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
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Arkansas | 6,400 | 5,941 | 5,681 | 5,585 | 5,716 | 5,646 | 5,946 | 5,926 | 5,940 | 5,753 | 5,229 | 4,845 | 4,349 | 4,155 | 3,782 | 3,677 | 3,372 | 3,178 | 2,928 | 2,882 |
Notes: Live births to females 15 to 19 years old.
INDICATORS | TREND | STATE |
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Births to Teens | Decreasing |
Female-headed Households | Increasing |
Children Living in Poverty | Increasing |
People Living in Poverty | Increasing |
Elderly Living in Poverty | Decreasing |
Median Household Income | Maintaining |
Unemployment Rate | Increasing |
Homeownership Rate | Decreasing |
Child Abuse and Neglect | Decreasing |
Access to Financial Services | Decreasing |
Food Insecurity | Decreasing |
Incarceration Rate | Increasing |
Homelessness | Decreasing |
Change in Total Jobs | Increasing |
Cost of Homeownership | Maintaining |
Cost of Rent | Increasing |
Households Below ALICE Threshold | Not Applicable |
Child Care Costs for Toddlers | Not Applicable |
Medical Debt | Not Applicable |