Birth rates teenager 15-17 years by race/ethnicity U.S. 1991-2022

About 70 out of every 1,000 Hispanic women in the United States aged 15 to 17 gave birth in 1991. In comparison, the birth rate for Hispanic women in that age group was much lower in 2022, at around 9.3 out of every 1,000 women. This statistic shows birth rates among teenagers aged 15 to 17 years in select years between 1991 and 2022, sorted by race/ethnicity.

Birth rates among U.S. teenagers aged 15-17 in selected years between 1991 and 2022, by race/ethnicity (per 1,000 women)

Characteristic	1991	2007	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
All races	38.6	21.7	9.9	8.8	7.9	7.2	6.7	6.1	5.6	5.6
Non-Hispanic white	23.6	11.9	6	5.2	4.6	4.1	3.8	3.4	3.2	3.1
Non-Hispanic black	86.1	34.6	15.3	13.7	12.5	11.9	11.1	10.5	9.3	9
Hispanic	69.2	44.4	17.4	15.6	13.6	12.4	11.5	10.3	9.3	9.3
American Indian or Alaska native	51.9	26.1	12.7	16.8	15.7	13.5	13.5	11	11.3	9.5
Asian or Pacific Islander	16.3	7.4	2.7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Non-Hispanic Asian	-	-	-	1.4	1.1	1	0.9	0.8	0.7	0.7
Non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander	-	-	-	11	8.7	8.2	7.7	7.7	7.3	7.3

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Release date

April 2024

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Region

North America, United States

Survey time period

1991 to 2022

Age group

15 to 17 years

Supplementary notes

This statistic includes births to race and origin groups not shown separately, such as white Hispanic and black Hispanic women, and births with origin not stated.
Figures from 2015 and earlier were taken from the previous year's report.
In 2016, the category "Asian or Pacific Islander" was broken down into two separate categories "Asian" and "Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander".

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