| State |
Percent |
Rank |
| Alabama |
9.5 |
19 |
| Alaska |
17.1 |
43 |
| Arizona |
17.4 |
47 |
| Arkansas |
12.0 |
34 |
| California |
16.5 |
41 |
| Colorado |
14.8 |
40 |
| Connecticut |
5.9 |
3 |
| Delaware |
7.1 |
8 |
| Dist. of Columbia |
12.4 |
35 |
| Florida |
16.9 |
42 |
| Georgia |
10.3 |
24 |
| Hawaii |
9.9 |
21 |
| Idaho |
17.2 |
45 |
| Illinois |
11.2 |
29 |
| Indiana |
10.7 |
26 |
| Iowa |
6.2 |
5 |
| Kansas |
11.6 |
32 |
| Kentucky |
9.8 |
20 |
| Louisiana |
20.4 |
49 |
| Maine |
7.2 |
9 |
| Maryland |
8.5 |
15 |
| Massachusetts |
8.2 |
14 |
| Michigan |
7.8 |
13 |
| Minnesota |
7.6 |
11 |
| Mississippi |
11.9 |
33 |
| Missouri |
6.4 |
6 |
| Montana |
18.4 |
48 |
| Nebraska |
8.9 |
17 |
| Nevada |
17.3 |
46 |
| New Hampshire |
6.0 |
4 |
| New Jersey |
8.9 |
16 |
| New Mexico |
23.6 |
51 |
| New York |
11.0 |
28 |
| North Carolina |
11.3 |
30 |
| North Dakota |
10.9 |
27 |
| Ohio |
9.1 |
18 |
| Oklahoma |
17.2 |
44 |
| Oregon |
13.0 |
37 |
| Pennsylvania |
5.8 |
2 |
| Rhode Island |
4.2 |
1 |
| South Carolina |
13.5 |
39 |
| South Dakota |
10.1 |
23 |
| Tennessee |
7.4 |
10 |
| Texas |
22.4 |
50 |
| Utah |
10.4 |
25 |
| Vermont |
7.6 |
12 |
| Virginia |
12.6 |
36 |
| Washington |
10.0 |
22 |
| West Virginia |
11.3 |
31 |
| Wisconsin |
6.7 |
7 |
| Wyoming |
13.2 |
38 |
| U.S. Total |
12.5 |
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Notes: Figures are three-year averages.
The data include all persons under age 19, whether or not they are dependents.
Rankings are based on 2 decimal places.
Source: Bureau of the Census, 2001. Unpublished data using Current Population Surveys from March 2000 and March 2001.
State rankings computed by the March of Dimes Perinatal Data Center.
