The number of pregnancies among females ages 12 to 19, expressed as a percentage of females in that age group.
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.
In 2022, the rate of teen pregnancies in the Mid-Hudson Valley region was 0.9%, just below the statewide rate (excluding New York City) of 1%, representing an overall decline of 52% in the rate of teen pregnancies in the region over the previous decade (since 2012). This is slightly above the similar statewide decline of approximately 46% over the same time period. The trend of declining teen pregnancy rates from 2012 to 2021 has reversed slightly; in 2022, the regional teen pregnancy rate increased by about 3% compared to 2021, while the statewide rate continued to decline significantly by approximately 64%. Teen pregnancy rates were highest in Sullivan (1.3%), and Orange counties (1%) and lowest in Putnam (0.5%).
Among the larger communities in the region in 2022, Poughkeepsie (2.8%) in Dutchess County and Newburgh city (2.8%) in Orange County had the highest teen pregnancy rates, while Beacon (0.5%) in Dutchess County and Woodbury (0.9%), in Orange County had the lowest.
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. Data at the city and village level is for the 15-19 age range only.
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |||||
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| Region | 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% | 0.8% | 0.9% | ||||
| Columbia | 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% | 0.6% | 0.9% | ||||
| Dutchess | 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% | 0.7% | 0.6% | ||||
| Greene | 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% | 0.7% | 0.9% | ||||
| Orange | 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% | 1.0% | 1.0% | ||||
| Putnam | 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% | 0.4% | 0.5% | ||||
| Sullivan | 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% | 1.7% | 1.3% | ||||
| Ulster | 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% | 0.6% | 0.8% | ||||
| NYS (excluding NYC) | 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% | 2.8% | 1.0% | ||||
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| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |||||
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| Region | 1,700 | 1,575 | 1,411 | 1,235 | 1,111 | 1,009 | 881 | 858 | 764 | 792 | 645 | 688 | 522 | 996 | 509 | ||||
| Columbia | 66 | 71 | 78 | 74 | 61 | 54 | 43 | 26 | 32 | 26 | 21 | 30 | 20 | 28 | 18 | ||||
| Dutchess | 369 | 327 | 305 | 270 | 224 | 236 | 195 | 185 | 163 | 173 | 155 | 170 | 126 | 198 | 93 | ||||
| Greene | 29 | 57 | 52 | 37 | 44 | 34 | 25 | 26 | 13 | 9 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 22 | 14 | ||||
| Orange | 733 | 669 | 577 | 546 | 468 | 419 | 384 | 392 | 374 | 367 | 279 | 266 | 218 | 482 | 254 | ||||
| Putnam | 54 | 33 | 36 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 18 | 36 | 21 | ||||
| Sullivan | 137 | 159 | 119 | 105 | 112 | 97 | 79 | 79 | 59 | 68 | 68 | 80 | 53 | 124 | 46 | ||||
| Ulster | 312 | 259 | 244 | 175 | 175 | 141 | 124 | 133 | 104 | 131 | 91 | 113 | 71 | 106 | 63 | ||||
| NYS (excluding NYC) | 16,288 | 15,397 | 14,263 | 12,239 | 11,480 | 10,181 | 9,245 | 8,245 | 7,722 | 7,320 | 6,927 | 6,968 | 5,930 | 5,750 | 5,658 | ||||
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| INDICATORS | TREND | STATE |
|---|---|
| Children Living in Poverty | Decreasing |
| Children Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity | Increasing |
| Single-Parent Families | Increasing |
| Single-Parent Families, by Race/Ethnicity | Increasing |
| Rate of Child Abuse and Neglect | Decreasing |
| Rate of Foster Care Admissions | Maintaining |
| Teen Pregnancy | Decreasing |
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