Teen pregnancy rates are down among all ethnicities across the United States, the state of Texas ranked fourth in the nation.
New data shows that teen pregnancy rates in Potter and Randall counties are at their lowest, since records have kept, according to the state.
Members of the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Coalition keep an eye on those numbers and also educate about teen pregnancy.
Potter county has declined steadily since 1998, it's highest rate, 54.1 percent. The rate now is about 30 percent.
Randall county at it's highest in 2008, 14.9 percent, is down to 10.5 percent.
"While the decrease is good news, we realize that we still have a lot of work to do." said Myrna Raffkind. "Hopefully teens are realizing that teen pregnancy does indeed have consequences and isn't all "fun and games."
The decline in the rate has been attributed to programs that help teens understand pregnancy and how the media is portraying teen pregnancy.
Earlier in the year a report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed that even though teen pregnancy rates were down among all ethnicities across the United States, the state of Texas ranked fourth in the nation with 52.2 of every 1,000 teen girls getting pregnant. New Mexico ranked second in the nation with 52.9 percent.
Impact Futures will give a presentation on Teens, Sex, and Alcohol Use/Abuse, Wednesday, Sept. 19th, at the United Way offices in Amarillo from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm.
