data + resources Disparities

We see disparities in many areas of reproductive health, including maternal mortality and morbidity, rates of sexually transmitted infections, and teen birth.

In Texas, the rates of teen pregnancy vary greatly based on many determinants, particularly race. In Texas, Hispanic and Black youth have higher rates of teen pregnancy than White or Asian youth. In 2021, the Texas teen birth rate was 2.4 times higher for Hispanic youth than for white youth. The teen birth rate for white youth was 8 times higher than that of Asian youth.

2021 Texas Teen Birth Rate per 1,000

• American Indian:  11.6
• Asian: 1.5
• Black: 22.3
• Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander:  38.5
• Hispanic: 28.2
• Multiracial  13.0
• White  11.7