Healthy States for Teens

High School Graduation Rate divided by Teen birth rate per 1000 population

Created by: tuffstuff

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Health

This figures out which states have the highest high school graduation rates and the lowest teen birth rates -- a proxy for deciding which states are healthiest for teens.

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Rank	Region	High School Graduation Rate	÷	Teen birth rate per 1000 population	Result
1	New Hampshire	81.00	÷	18.70	4.33
2	Vermont	82.00	÷	20.80	3.94
3	Massachusetts	80.00	÷	21.30	3.76
4	Connecticut	81.00	÷	23.50	3.45
5	New Jersey	85.00	÷	24.90	3.41
6	North Dakota	82.00	÷	26.50	3.09
7	Minnesota	86.00	÷	27.90	3.08
8	Maine	76.00	÷	25.80	2.95
9	Wisconsin	88.00	÷	30.90	2.85
10	Rhode Island	78.00	÷	27.80	2.81
11	Pennsylvania	84.00	÷	31.00	2.71
12	Iowa	87.00	÷	32.90	2.64
13	New York	67.00	÷	25.70	2.61
14	Nebraska	87.00	÷	33.40	2.60
15	Maryland	80.00	÷	33.60	2.38
16	Utah	79.00	÷	34.00	2.32
17	Washington	73.00	÷	33.40	2.19
18	Virginia	75.00	÷	35.20	2.13
19	Michigan	72.00	÷	33.80	2.13
20	South Dakota	85.00	÷	40.20	2.11
21	Montana	82.00	÷	39.60	2.07
22	Idaho	81.00	÷	39.20	2.07
23	Oregon	73.00	÷	35.70	2.04
24	Illinois	80.00	÷	39.50	2.03
25	Ohio	79.00	÷	40.00	1.98
26	Hawaii	76.00	÷	40.50	1.88
27	Kansas	78.00	÷	42.00	1.86
28	Delaware	76.00	÷	41.90	1.81
29	Missouri	81.00	÷	45.70	1.77
30	Colorado	76.00	÷	43.80	1.74
31	California	69.00	÷	39.90	1.73
32	West Virginia	77.00	÷	44.90	1.71
33	Indiana	73.00	÷	43.50	1.68
34	Wyoming	76.00	÷	47.30	1.61
35	Alaska	67.00	÷	44.30	1.51
36	North Carolina	72.00	÷	49.70	1.45
37	Florida	64.00	÷	45.20	1.42
38	Kentucky	77.00	÷	54.60	1.41
39	District of Columbia	65.00	÷	48.40	1.34
40	Oklahoma	78.00	÷	59.60	1.31
41	Tennessee	71.00	÷	54.70	1.30
42	Arkansas	80.00	÷	62.30	1.28
43	Alabama	66.00	÷	53.50	1.23
44	Texas	73.00	÷	63.10	1.16
45	South Carolina	61.00	÷	53.00	1.15
46	Arizona	71.00	÷	62.00	1.15
47	Georgia	62.00	÷	54.20	1.14
48	Louisiana	60.00	÷	53.90	1.11
49	New Mexico	67.00	÷	64.10	1.05
50	Nevada	56.00	÷	55.80	1.00
51	Mississippi	64.00	÷	68.40	0.94