2016 | |
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Arkansas County | 63 |
Ashley County | 34 |
Baxter County | 35 |
Benton County | 26 |
Boone County | 41 |
Bradley County | 45 |
Calhoun County | 36 |
Carroll County | 36 |
Chicot County | 38 |
Clark County | 13 |
Clay County | 55 |
Cleburne County | 38 |
Cleveland County | 18 |
Columbia County | 19 |
Conway County | 37 |
Craighead County | 33 |
Crawford County | 28 |
Crittenden County | 46 |
Cross County | 30 |
Dallas County | 29 |
Desha County | 36 |
Drew County | 35 |
Faulkner County | 23 |
Franklin County | 37 |
Fulton County | 35 |
Garland County | 38 |
Grant County | 31 |
Greene County | 38 |
Hempstead County | 59 |
Hot Spring County | 35 |
Howard County | 33 |
Independence County | 40 |
Izard County | 35 |
Jackson County | 62 |
Jefferson County | 41 |
Johnson County | 41 |
Lafayette County | 46 |
Lawrence County | 41 |
Lee County | 43 |
Lincoln County | 31 |
Little River County | 40 |
Logan County | 43 |
Lonoke County | 31 |
Madison County | 50 |
Marion County | 41 |
Miller County | 45 |
Mississippi County | 63 |
Monroe County | 46 |
Montgomery County | 45 |
Nevada County | 68 |
Newton County | 40 |
Ouachita County | 40 |
Perry County | 22 |
Phillips County | 57 |
Pike County | 32 |
Poinsett County | 48 |
Polk County | 48 |
Pope County | 27 |
Prairie County | 41 |
Pulaski County | 31 |
Randolph County | 63 |
Saline County | 17 |
Scott County | 43 |
Searcy County | 34 |
Sebastian County | 36 |
Sevier County | 62 |
Sharp County | 55 |
St. Francis County | 67 |
Stone County | 58 |
Union County | 37 |
Van Buren County | 35 |
Washington County | 25 |
White County | 25 |
Woodruff County | 53 |
Yell County | 43 |
Notes: Rate per 1,000 females 15 to 19 years old.
2016 | |
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Arkansas County | 32 |
Ashley County | 21 |
Baxter County | 31 |
Benton County | 227 |
Boone County | 41 |
Bradley County | 15 |
Calhoun County | 5 |
Carroll County | 30 |
Chicot County | 12 |
Clark County | 16 |
Clay County | 23 |
Cleburne County | 25 |
Cleveland County | 5 |
Columbia County | 21 |
Conway County | 22 |
Craighead County | 122 |
Crawford County | 58 |
Crittenden County | 77 |
Cross County | 16 |
Dallas County | 7 |
Desha County | 14 |
Drew County | 26 |
Faulkner County | 104 |
Franklin County | 20 |
Fulton County | 11 |
Garland County | 104 |
Grant County | 17 |
Greene County | 52 |
Hempstead County | 40 |
Hot Spring County | 30 |
Howard County | 14 |
Independence County | 51 |
Izard County | 12 |
Jackson County | 31 |
Jefferson County | 102 |
Johnson County | 39 |
Lafayette County | 9 |
Lawrence County | 22 |
Lee County | 11 |
Lincoln County | 10 |
Little River County | 14 |
Logan County | 27 |
Lonoke County | 74 |
Madison County | 26 |
Marion County | 16 |
Miller County | 59 |
Mississippi County | 95 |
Monroe County | 11 |
Montgomery County | 11 |
Nevada County | 15 |
Newton County | 9 |
Ouachita County | 26 |
Perry County | 7 |
Phillips County | 39 |
Pike County | 11 |
Poinsett County | 36 |
Polk County | 28 |
Pope County | 70 |
Prairie County | 8 |
Pulaski County | 354 |
Randolph County | 31 |
Saline County | 60 |
Scott County | 13 |
Searcy County | 8 |
Sebastian County | 151 |
Sevier County | 37 |
Sharp County | 24 |
St. Francis County | 53 |
Stone County | 20 |
Union County | 43 |
Van Buren County | 15 |
Washington County | 225 |
White County | 77 |
Woodruff County | 11 |
Yell County | 30 |
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 2017, the teen birth rate was 33 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 50% 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 19 per 1,000. In 2016 , the rate was higher among black (41) and Hispanic (39) teens than among white teens (32). However, rates declined the most among Hispanic and black teens, falling 66% and 51% since 2006, respectively.
Within Arkansas, teen birth rates ranged from less than 20 per 1,000 in Clark, Saline, Cleveland and Columbia counties to more than 60 per 1,000 in Nevada, Arkansas, Mississippi, Randolph, Sevier, St. Francis and Jackson counties in 2016.
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. Due to data availability, Arkansas-level data is reported for 2017, while data for Bowie County and state and national comparison data is reported for 2016.
2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | |
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Arkansas | 66 | 63 | 60 | 59 | 60 | 59 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 58 | 53 | 50 | 45 | 43 | 39 | 38 | 35 | 33 |
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 | |
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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 |
Notes: Live births to females 15 to 19 years old.
Asian/Pacific Islander | Black | Hispanic | Native American | White | |
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Arkansas | 25.5 | 41.3 | 39.3 | 29.4 | 31.7 |
Notes: Rate per 1,000 females 15 to 19 years old.
Asian/Pacific Islander | Black | Hispanic | Native American | White | |
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Arkansas | 53 | 808 | 385 | 37 | 2,361 |
Notes: Live births to females 15 to 19 years old. People were asked to identify their race (white, African-American, etc.) separate from their ethnicity (Hispanic or non-Hispanic). So the totals for these categories cannot be added together, as people show up in both a racial and ethnic group.
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 | Decreasing |
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 | Maintaining |
Housing Affordability - Owning | Maintaining |
Housing Affordability - Renting | Increasing |