Percentage of pregnancies aborted in the United States--by states

Percentage of Pregnancies Aborted in the United States--by States

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 24 September 2008

Note: Abortion data in the United States is not consistently compiled, either from state to state or year to year. Several different sets of statistics are presented here, each with its own limitations:

abortions by residents, in/out of state: includes all reported abortions by residents, regardless of state of occurence.
- AGI data, 1985 and 2004: data from the Alan Guttmacher Institute is generally more complete than data from other sources.
- CDC data, 2004: data from the Centers for Disease Control is based on state reporting and is less complete. Several states did not report data to the CDC for 2004.
- latest official data: the most recent state health/statistical agency figures (or CDC figures in some cases). Reporting year is also given. This data may be less complete.
abortions occurring in state; includes all reported abortions occurring in state, regardless of state of residence of woman obtaining abortion. These figures often differ significantly from data by state of residence due to the frequency of out-of-state abortions.
- AGI data, 2005: the latest data reported by the Alan Guttmacher Institute; this is generally more complete than data from other sources.
- latest official data: the most recent state health/statistical agency figures (or CDC figures in some cases). Reporting year is also given.
ranking: rankings from highest to lowest percentage of pregnancies aborted.

For maps based on these statistics, go to this page.

Percent of known pregnancies ending in reported abortions by state with state rank

state abortions by residents, in/out of state abortions occurring in state

AGI data, 1985 AGI data, 2004 CDC data, 2004 latest official data AGI data, 2005 latest official data

abortion % rank abortion % rank abortion % rank abortion % year rank abortion % rank abortion % year rank

Alabama 25.0 26 15.9 36 15.0 29 13.1 2006 33 15.8 34 15.6 2006 29

Alaska 23.1 29 17.5 28 17.5 19 16.1 2006 26 15.8 35 14.9 2006 30

Arizona 27.7 16 16.3 32 11.9 36 9.7 2006 43 16.9 30 9.6 2006 43

Arkansas 16.7 44 11.9 44 11.3 40 9.3 2006 46 10.8 43 10.9 2006 39

California 40.4 3 27.6 7 33.5 1983 1 27.5 9 30.7 2000 3

Colorado 29.5 14 17.3 29 13.3 31 13.3 2004 32 19.0 24 14.3 2004 32

Connecticut 38.5 5 28.7 6 22.6 6 22.6 2004 6 28.8 8 22.5 2004 8

Delaware 26.2 24 25.3 11 23.4 4 20.8 2005 9 30.8 5 28.8 2004 5

District of Columbia 37.5 7 42.8 1 19.6 12 19.6 2004 12 49.9 1 40.2 2003 1

Florida 30.2 13 29.1 5 29.4 2003 3 29.0 7 28.8 2006 6

Georgia 27.5 19 19.0 22 17.2 20 15.7 2006 27 19.1 23 18.4 2005 19

Hawaii 37.7 6 22.1 15 15.9 23 16.5 2005 22 23.0 13 16.6 2005 25

Idaho 14.9 46 10.6 47 6.9 45 7.4 2006 48 7.3 46 4.9 2006 50

Illinois 27.5 18 21.8 16 18.5 15 18.3 2006 17 22.2 16 20.5 2006 15

Indiana 20.6 32 13.0 42 11.7 39 10.5 2005 42 11.3 41 10.9 2005 40

Iowa 20.5 35 13.6 39 13.2 32 12.3 2006 38 14.0 37 14.2 2006 33

Kansas 15.6 45 13.2 41 13.1 33 12.5 2006 35 21.4 18 21.4 2006 13

Kentucky 14.4 48 10.0 49 4.8 47 9.6 2003 44 6.4 50 6.0 2004 47

Louisiana 19.0 41 14.3 37 17.6 1983 19 15.8 36 14.7 2004 31

Maine 24.3 27 17.9 27 15.2 27 15.2 2004 30 16.4 31 15.8 2005 28

Maryland 38.7 4 32.8 4 12.4 35 12.4 2004 36 33.4 4 11.9 2004 36

Massachusetts 33.7 9 25.5 10 23.9 3 23.9 2004 5 26.2 11 23.7 2004 7

Michigan 32.1 10 24.8 12 16.6 21 16.4 2006 24 24.1 12 16.7 2006 24

Minnesota 19.5 39 16.1 33 15.9 24 15.5 2006 29 16.4 32 16.1 2006 26

Mississippi 14.8 47 16.0 35 13.0 34 6.1 2006 49 6.8 47 6.0 2006 48

Missouri 22.0 31 16.5 31 15.5 25 12.7 2006 34 9.7 45 8.5 2006 45

Montana 19.5 38 16.1 34 15.4 26 15.1 2005 31 16.0 33 16.0 2005 27

Nebraska 18.4 42 11.4 46 10.9 42 9.4 2005 45 11.0 42 10.8 2005 41

Nevada 37.2 8 26.5 9 20.7 9 20.7 2004 10 27.3 10 21.9 2004 11

New Hampshire 27.5 17 18.9 23 17.5 1987 20 18.0 27 12.6 1997 35

New Jersey 42.3 2 33.5 3 22.4 7 22.4 2004 7 35.0 3 22.1 2004 9

New Mexico 19.9 36 19.1 21 18.3 16 16.3 2005 25 17.8 28 17.6 2004 21

New York 42.6 1 38.6 2 32.7 1 32.4 2005 2 38.8 2 33.5 2004 2

North Carolina 27.4 20 20.9 20 19.7 11 18.7 2006 15 21.9 17 21.5 2006 12

North Dakota 11.2 50 10.3 48 10.2 43 9.1 2006 47 12.8 38 13.1 2006 34

Ohio 25.7 25 18.3 25 17.7 17 17.0 2006 21 19.2 22 17.9 2006 20

Oklahoma 20.5 34 12.5 43 11.9 37 11.3 2006 39 11.8 40 11.6 2006 38

Oregon 26.3 22 21.1 19 18.7 13 17.7 2006 18 22.4 15 19.3 2006 18

Pennsylvania 26.8 21 21.2 18 20.6 10 18.9 2005 14 19.6 21 19.6 2005 17

Rhode Island 31.3 11 27.3 8 25.4 2 25.4 2004 4 29.8 6 30.4 2004 4

South Carolina 20.5 33 18.5 24 17.6 18 19.2 2005 13 17.1 29 10.4 2004 42

South Dakota 11.7 49 8.0 50 7.7 44 6.1 2006 50 6.6 48 5.9 2006 49

Tennessee 22.2 30 16.7 30 15.1 28 15.7 2004 28 18.2 25 17.1 2004 22

Texas 23.5 28 18.2 26 16.1 22 16.5 2006 23 18.2 26 17.0 2006 23

Utah 10.4 51 6.6 51 6.6 46 6.0 2005 51 6.6 49 6.5 2005 46

Vermont 26.2 23 21.3 17 18.6 14 18.6 2004 16 20.5 19 20.8 2004 14

Virginia 31.1 12 22.5 14 20.8 8 19.8 2005 11 20.2 20 20.1 2004 16

Washington 28.5 15 23.1 13 23.1 5 22.2 2006 8 22.6 14 22.1 2006 10

West Virginia 16.9 43 11.7 45 11.0* 38 11.0 2002 40 10.3 44 9.0 2002 44

Wisconsin 19.5 37 13.6 40 13.5 30 12.4 2006 37 12.2 39 11.7 2006 37

Wyoming 19.0 40 14.0 38 11.0 41 11.0 2004 41 1.0 51 0.2 2004 51

state	abortions by residents, in/out of state	abortions occurring in state
AGI data, 1985	AGI data, 2004	CDC data, 2004	latest official data	AGI data, 2005	latest official data
abortion %	rank	abortion %	rank	abortion %	rank	abortion %	year	rank	abortion %	rank	abortion %	year	rank
Alabama	25.0	26	15.9	36	15.0	29	13.1	2006	33	15.8	34	15.6	2006	29
Alaska	23.1	29	17.5	28	17.5	19	16.1	2006	26	15.8	35	14.9	2006	30
Arizona	27.7	16	16.3	32	11.9	36	9.7	2006	43	16.9	30	9.6	2006	43
Arkansas	16.7	44	11.9	44	11.3	40	9.3	2006	46	10.8	43	10.9	2006	39
California	40.4	3	27.6	7			33.5	1983	1	27.5	9	30.7	2000	3
Colorado	29.5	14	17.3	29	13.3	31	13.3	2004	32	19.0	24	14.3	2004	32
Connecticut	38.5	5	28.7	6	22.6	6	22.6	2004	6	28.8	8	22.5	2004	8
Delaware	26.2	24	25.3	11	23.4	4	20.8	2005	9	30.8	5	28.8	2004	5
District of Columbia	37.5	7	42.8	1	19.6	12	19.6	2004	12	49.9	1	40.2	2003	1
Florida	30.2	13	29.1	5			29.4	2003	3	29.0	7	28.8	2006	6
Georgia	27.5	19	19.0	22	17.2	20	15.7	2006	27	19.1	23	18.4	2005	19
Hawaii	37.7	6	22.1	15	15.9	23	16.5	2005	22	23.0	13	16.6	2005	25
Idaho	14.9	46	10.6	47	6.9	45	7.4	2006	48	7.3	46	4.9	2006	50
Illinois	27.5	18	21.8	16	18.5	15	18.3	2006	17	22.2	16	20.5	2006	15
Indiana	20.6	32	13.0	42	11.7	39	10.5	2005	42	11.3	41	10.9	2005	40
Iowa	20.5	35	13.6	39	13.2	32	12.3	2006	38	14.0	37	14.2	2006	33
Kansas	15.6	45	13.2	41	13.1	33	12.5	2006	35	21.4	18	21.4	2006	13
Kentucky	14.4	48	10.0	49	4.8	47	9.6	2003	44	6.4	50	6.0	2004	47
Louisiana	19.0	41	14.3	37			17.6	1983	19	15.8	36	14.7	2004	31
Maine	24.3	27	17.9	27	15.2	27	15.2	2004	30	16.4	31	15.8	2005	28
Maryland	38.7	4	32.8	4	12.4	35	12.4	2004	36	33.4	4	11.9	2004	36
Massachusetts	33.7	9	25.5	10	23.9	3	23.9	2004	5	26.2	11	23.7	2004	7
Michigan	32.1	10	24.8	12	16.6	21	16.4	2006	24	24.1	12	16.7	2006	24
Minnesota	19.5	39	16.1	33	15.9	24	15.5	2006	29	16.4	32	16.1	2006	26
Mississippi	14.8	47	16.0	35	13.0	34	6.1	2006	49	6.8	47	6.0	2006	48
Missouri	22.0	31	16.5	31	15.5	25	12.7	2006	34	9.7	45	8.5	2006	45
Montana	19.5	38	16.1	34	15.4	26	15.1	2005	31	16.0	33	16.0	2005	27
Nebraska	18.4	42	11.4	46	10.9	42	9.4	2005	45	11.0	42	10.8	2005	41
Nevada	37.2	8	26.5	9	20.7	9	20.7	2004	10	27.3	10	21.9	2004	11
New Hampshire	27.5	17	18.9	23			17.5	1987	20	18.0	27	12.6	1997	35
New Jersey	42.3	2	33.5	3	22.4	7	22.4	2004	7	35.0	3	22.1	2004	9
New Mexico	19.9	36	19.1	21	18.3	16	16.3	2005	25	17.8	28	17.6	2004	21
New York	42.6	1	38.6	2	32.7	1	32.4	2005	2	38.8	2	33.5	2004	2
North Carolina	27.4	20	20.9	20	19.7	11	18.7	2006	15	21.9	17	21.5	2006	12
North Dakota	11.2	50	10.3	48	10.2	43	9.1	2006	47	12.8	38	13.1	2006	34
Ohio	25.7	25	18.3	25	17.7	17	17.0	2006	21	19.2	22	17.9	2006	20
Oklahoma	20.5	34	12.5	43	11.9	37	11.3	2006	39	11.8	40	11.6	2006	38
Oregon	26.3	22	21.1	19	18.7	13	17.7	2006	18	22.4	15	19.3	2006	18
Pennsylvania	26.8	21	21.2	18	20.6	10	18.9	2005	14	19.6	21	19.6	2005	17
Rhode Island	31.3	11	27.3	8	25.4	2	25.4	2004	4	29.8	6	30.4	2004	4
South Carolina	20.5	33	18.5	24	17.6	18	19.2	2005	13	17.1	29	10.4	2004	42
South Dakota	11.7	49	8.0	50	7.7	44	6.1	2006	50	6.6	48	5.9	2006	49
Tennessee	22.2	30	16.7	30	15.1	28	15.7	2004	28	18.2	25	17.1	2004	22
Texas	23.5	28	18.2	26	16.1	22	16.5	2006	23	18.2	26	17.0	2006	23
Utah	10.4	51	6.6	51	6.6	46	6.0	2005	51	6.6	49	6.5	2005	46
Vermont	26.2	23	21.3	17	18.6	14	18.6	2004	16	20.5	19	20.8	2004	14
Virginia	31.1	12	22.5	14	20.8	8	19.8	2005	11	20.2	20	20.1	2004	16
Washington	28.5	15	23.1	13	23.1	5	22.2	2006	8	22.6	14	22.1	2006	10
West Virginia	16.9	43	11.7	45	11.0*	38	11.0	2002	40	10.3	44	9.0	2002	44
Wisconsin	19.5	37	13.6	40	13.5	30	12.4	2006	37	12.2	39	11.7	2006	37
Wyoming	19.0	40	14.0	38	11.0	41	11.0	2004	41	1.0	51	0.2	2004	51

* data from 2002.

© 2003-2007, 2008 by Wm. Robert Johnston.
Last modified 24 September 2008.
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