More than one-fifth of Baltimore births in 2000 were to teen-agers -- the highest rate among the nation's 50 largest cities. San Francisco had the lowest rate: 5.4 percent.
..................Percent of total births
City................to teen-agers........Rank
Baltimore.............21.5..................1
New Orleans........ 19.6..................2
St. Louis............. 19.5...................3
Memphis, Tenn.... 19.4...................4
Cleveland........... 19.2...................5
Milwaukee........... 19.1...................6
Fresno, Calif. .......17.8...................7
Detroit.................17.2...................8
Philadelphia..........17.0...................9
Fort Worth, Texas....16.7.................10
SOURCE: The Annie E. Casey Foundation
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