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Mississippi Had Highest Teen Birth Rate in 2006; New Hampshire Had Lowest

Jan. 7, 2009 -- The birth rate for teens rose in more than half the states in the country in 2006, with the biggest increases seen in the South and Southwest, new research shows.

Mississippi had the highest teen birth rate, with 68.4 births reported per 1,000 girls aged 15-19, according to the National Center for Health Statistics of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.