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Pregnancy rates are the number of pregnancies per 1,000 females age 15 to 19 years. 1. NYS Teen Pregnancy Rates by ZIP codes (2006-2008) - Updated 9/24/10 Attachment 1a. 13755 52.63 12540 21.32 14222 56.80 14052 11.36 12957 40.65 12058 43.21 13637 69.77.
However, pregnancy rates for black and Hispanic teens remain twice as high as the rate for white teens. In 2010, the rate among black teens was 99.5 pregnancies per 1,000 teens, the rate among Hispanic teens was 83.5 per 1,000 and the rate among white teens was 37.8 per 1,000.