Children and Youth
Teen Pregnancy

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Teen Pregnancy

What does this measure?

The number of pregnancies among females ages 12 to 19, expressed as a percentage of females in that age group.

Why is this important?

Pregnancy can derail a young woman's life, preventing her from furthering her education or growing up to be self-sufficient. Pregnant teens are less likely to receive prenatal care, putting their babies at risk for premature births, low birth weight and infant mortality. Babies born to teen mothers are also at risk of child abuse or neglect, poor educational outcomes and living in poverty.

How is the region performing?

In 2020, the rate of teen pregnancies in the Mid-Hudson Valley region was 0.9%, below the statewide rate (excluding New York City) and down 2 percentage points from 2000. The region and statewide rates for 2020 dropped slightly from 2019. Teen pregnancy rates were higher in Sullivan (1.5%), and Greene and Orange counties (both at 1%) than in Putnam (0.4%).

Among the larger communities in the region in 2020, Middletown (2.9%), in Orange County and Poughkeepsie (3.5%) in Dutchess County, had the highest teen pregnancy rates, while Beacon (1.6%), in Dutchess County and Woodbury (0.3%) in Orange County had the lowest.

Notes about the data

Rates do not represent a unique count of pregnancies--a female may have more than one pregnancy within a given year. Not all pregnancies result in live births.

Teen Pregnancy
200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020
Region3.1%3.0%2.8%2.5%2.4%2.5%2.6%2.7%2.6%2.4%2.2%1.9%1.8%1.6%1.5%1.4%1.3%1.4%1.1%1.2%0.9%
Columbia County3.8%3.1%2.6%3.6%2.2%2.8%2.7%2.5%2.1%2.3%2.7%2.7%2.2%2.1%1.7%1.0%1.3%1.1%0.9%1.3%0.9%
Dutchess County2.8%2.7%2.4%2.0%2.2%2.2%2.4%2.2%2.0%1.8%1.7%1.5%1.3%1.4%1.2%1.1%1.0%1.1%1.0%1.1%0.8%
Greene County3.2%2.6%3.1%2.3%2.2%2.9%2.6%2.8%1.2%2.5%2.3%1.7%2.1%1.7%1.3%1.4%0.7%0.5%0.9%1.2%1.0%
Orange County3.5%3.6%3.0%2.7%2.7%2.8%2.9%3.2%3.2%3.0%2.6%2.5%2.1%1.9%1.8%1.8%1.7%1.7%1.3%1.2%1.0%
Putnam County0.5%0.8%1.2%0.8%0.6%0.8%0.6%1.1%1.0%0.6%0.7%0.5%0.5%0.5%0.6%0.3%0.4%0.4%0.3%0.2%0.4%
Sullivan County4.3%4.4%4.2%4.1%3.5%4.0%3.5%3.6%3.2%3.9%3.0%2.8%3.0%2.6%2.2%2.3%1.7%2.0%2.0%2.3%1.5%
Ulster County3.2%3.2%3.0%2.7%2.6%2.3%3.0%3.0%3.1%2.6%2.5%1.9%1.9%1.6%1.4%1.5%1.2%1.5%1.1%1.4%0.9%
NYS (excluding NYC)3.1%2.9%2.7%2.6%2.5%2.5%2.6%2.7%2.5%2.4%2.3%2.0%1.9%1.7%1.6%1.4%1.3%1.3%1.2%1.3%1.1%
Dutchess Cities
Beacon6.0%4.8%3.6%3.7%1.6%2.2%2.1%1.7%2.1%1.6%1.8%1.5%2.0%2.0%1.6%
Poughkeepsie8.7%7.2%8.1%7.3%7.9%7.0%4.5%4.9%4.0%4.4%3.9%4.9%4.0%4.4%3.5%
Orange Cities
Middletown6.7%8.6%8.2%8.9%7.3%6.1%5.5%4.3%2.9%4.4%3.2%4.6%4.3%3.7%2.9%
Newburgh8.3%8.5%8.2%8.0%6.5%6.8%5.3%5.3%5.1%4.9%5.1%3.7%3.2%2.6%2.0%
Orange Villages
Kiryas Joel1.1%1.8%1.5%0.9%2.2%2.7%2.6%1.8%2.3%2.8%3.0%3.7%2.1%3.0%2.2%
Woodbury0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.1%0.3%0.3%0.3%
Ulster Cities
Kingston7.9%7.1%8.2%5.8%7.3%5.3%4.1%4.2%3.6%4.1%3.4%5.0%4.2%3.1%2.6%

Source: New York State Department of Health
Notes: Rates are percentage of all females ages 12-19. City-level pregnancy data has reliability concerns due to issues with reliable geocoding of abortions and miscarriages.




Number of Teen Pregnancies
200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020
Region1,8291,8701,7501,6111,5751,6461,7341,8051,7001,5751,4111,2351,1111,009881858764792645688522
Columbia County11999861227696908466717874615443263226213020
Dutchess County444446413349387390436400369327305270224236195185163173155170126
Greene County77647757567264682957523744342526139151916
Orange County694730636588597626639727733669577546468419384392374367279266218
Putnam County224161423545346454333628272831171918161018
Sullivan County1731791761761511731541551371591191051129779795968688053
Ulster County3003113012772732443173073122592441751751411241331041319111371
NYS (excluding NYC)18,41117,88117,24116,54616,10116,12117,02117,14016,28815,39714,26312,23911,48010,1819,2458,2457,7227,3206,9276,9685,930
Dutchess Cities
Beacon463728281216151215111210131310
Poughkeepsie163137154137146129818770756681647154
Orange Cities
Middletown11014113514711899896946705173685946
Newburgh18018517917413914511211310710310778675442
Orange Villages
Kiryas Joel183024143544422937444858334835
Woodbury000001222
Ulster Cities
Kingston948495658057434235403348402924

Source: New York State Department of Health
Notes: Numbers are for females ages 12-19.




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