Texas one of the riskiest states for having sex, report finds

Be careful out there.

A new study has named Texas the sixth-riskiest U.S. state in which to have sex.

The Lone Star State’s risky ranking comes down to factors including its near-total abortion ban, a concerning rate of teen pregnancies and the fact that it has the lowest per-capita rate of sexual health clinics of any state. The study, conducted by women-centered adult store Lion’s Den, found that Texas had just 0.4 sexual health clinics per 100,000 residents.
Other states among the report’s 10 riskiest places include Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, Alabama, Alaska, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee and South Carolina, in respective order. Louisiana ranked worst in large part due to its per-capita STD rate.

However, with 30 million residents compared to Louisiana’s 4 million, Texas has far more STD cases overall. Louisiana has an STD rate of 795 per 100,000 people for a total of 36,242 cases, while Texas has a rate of 484 per 100,000 for a total of 150,056 cases.

Mississippi ranked worst for teen birth rates at 26.4 per 100,000 residents. That compares to 20.4 per 100,000 in Texas.

Alaska ranked worst for rape with a rate more than double that of nearly every other state, including Texas.

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