5. Texas
Texas is ranked 5th on our list of 10 states with the highest teenage pregnancy rates in America. Texas was also ranked 5th in 2014 and 2015 national ranking. Its 2015 teenage pregnancy rate, 34.6 per 1000, was lower than that of 2015, 37.8 per 1000. While the improvement is notable, the ranking of Texas suggests that a policy reform is necessary in order to effectively reduce teenage pregnancy rate. Texas offers no sex education or HIV education to its youth, which probably explains the high number of teen pregnancies.
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