Public Costs of Teen Childbearing in Texas [PDF Report]
Type: Report [PDF]Author/Source: The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, 2006.
Teen childbearing in the United States costs taxpayers (federal, state, and local) at least $9.1 billion. Most of the costs of teen childbearing are associated with negative consequences for the children of teen mothers, including increased costs for health care, foster care, and incarceration. This one-pager breaks down the costs to Texas specifically.