Series of three bar charts showing three different less favorable socioeconomic conditions (high unemployment, low education, and low income) and each condition’s association with high teen birth rates counties.

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Series of three bar charts showing three different less favorable socioeconomic conditions (high unemployment, low education, and low income) and each condition’s association with high teen birth rates counties.

Chart 1:
Percent unemployed in counties with the highest birth rates: 10.5
Percent unemployed in counties with the lowest birth rates: 7.6

Chart 2:
Percent with an associate’s degree or higher in counties with the highest birth rates: 19.9
Percent with an associate’s degree or higher in counties with the lowest birth rates: 40.4

Chart 3:
Average annual income in counties with the highest birth rates: $46,005
Average annual income in counties with the lowest birth rates: $73,967

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