Mississippi Birth Rate for Teens (15–19 years) By County in 2016 Per 1,000 (CDC)

Updated on July 21, 2025.

According to data from the CDC, in 2016, among all Mississippi counties, Tunica had the highest estimated birth rate for Teens in the 15–19 years age group (expressed per 1,000 females aged 15–19) (72.5), followed by Sharkey (66.6), and Scott (62.2).

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The chart below shows the estimated teen birth rates for each Mississippi county; hover over the chart to see the details. The data can also be filtered, sorted, and explored further in the table below.

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Data Source: CDC.

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Mississippi Birth Rate for Teens (15–19 years) By County in 2016 Per 1,000

Mississippi Birth Rate for Teens By County in 2016

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County	Teen (15-19 yrs) Birth Rate
Tunica	72.5
Sharkey	66.6
Scott	62.2
Leake	60.4
Tallahatchie	58.9
Coahoma	58.3
Quitman	52.2
Washington	52.1
Wayne	52
Yazoo	51.1
Panola	50.8
Chickasaw	49.8
Benton	48.6
George	48.2
Leflore	47.6
Perry	47.4
Issaquena	47.3
Neshoba	47.1
Humphreys	46.8
Adams	45.5
Covington	45.5
Montgomery	44.6
Yalobusha	44.6
Wilkinson	44
Prentiss	43.8
Warren	43.4
Pontotoc	43.3
Grenada	43.2
Union	43.2
Alcorn	42.5
Jones	42.5
Jefferson	42.4
Jefferson Davis	42.3
Smith	41.9
Sunflower	41.9
Noxubee	41.7
Pike	41.1
Lawrence	41
Bolivar	40.7
Marion	40.4
Clarke	40.3
Franklin	40.2
Lee	38.7
Tippah	38.5
Calhoun	37.8
Newton	37.8
Choctaw	37.1
Simpson	37.1
Attala	36.6
Holmes	36.3
Copiah	36.1
Jasper	35.9
Carroll	35.8
Itawamba	34.7
Walthall	34.6
Lincoln	34.4
Monroe	33.8
Winston	33.5
Lauderdale	33.4
Marshall	33.4
Amite	33.3
Claiborne	32.4
Greene	31.7
Pearl River	31.6
Webster	31.2
Harrison	31.1
Hinds	30.5
Tishomingo	30.4
Clay	30.3
Lowndes	29.2
Forrest	28.8
Stone	27.5
Jackson	27.4
Hancock	27.3
Lamar	26.1
Tate	23.9
DeSoto	22.8
Kemper	21.5
Rankin	21
Madison	17.9
Oktibbeha	11
Lafayette	10.4