Young women of color bear the burden of teen pregnancy in Colorado. Young African American women are almost twice as young white women likely as experience pregnancy and more than twice as likely to give birth, while Hispanics/Latinas are 2.5 times as likely to experience pregnancy and almost 5 times as likely to give birth.

Sex Education Policy

Colorado does not require sex education for students. But if sex ed is taught, Colorado requires that it be comprehensive, providing information about both abstinence and contraception, including emergency contraception. See Colorado legal statutes governing sex education: 22-25-104, 22-25-106, 22-25-110 and 25-4-1405.

Health Outcomes

Colorado's teen pregnancy rate is near the national average; HIV and STI rates are lower than the national average.

Sexual Health Stats at a Glance

*Per 1000 young women ages 15-19
+Because of concern over recent changes in Chlamydia reporting and relative low incidence of syphilis, we used the state's gonorrhea rate as a stand-in for sexually transmitted infection rates.

Get the facts about the reproductive and sexual health of Colorado’s young people.

Advocates' Partner Organizations

• Colorado Youth Matter
• Colorado Organization for Latina Opportunity and Reproductive Rights

• Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains