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 6 September 2021

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 2007: data from the Alan Guttmacher Institute, generally more complete than data from other sources but are infrequently updated.
- latest official data: the most recent state health/statistical agency data (or CDC data 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, 1985 and 2014: data from the Alan Guttmacher Institute, generally more complete than data from other sources.
- latest official data: the most recent state health/statistical agency data (or CDC data in some cases). Reporting year is also given. This data may be less complete.
- AWR est., 2019: empirical estimates developed for the Abortion Worldwide Report project, can have significant uncertainties.
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, 2007 latest official data AGI data, 1985 AGI data, 2014 latest official data AWR est., 2019

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

Alabama 25.02 26 14.58 35 2019 11.39 30 24.79 26 9.39 36 2019 9.30 37 9.30 37

Alaska 23.12 29 15.31 33 2019 11.30 32 21.54 31 10.76 34 2019 11.45 31 11.45 34

Arizona 27.75 16 14.79 34 2019 14.08 21 27.51 21 13.28 29 2019 14.16 23 14.16 27

Arkansas 16.73 44 12.20 42 2020 7.46 46 13.38 46 7.97 42 2020 8.22 42 7.50 44

California 39.25 3 28.05 6 2014 14.27 20 39.25 4 21.95 9 2014 14.24 21 22.28 9

Colorado 29.48 14 17.60 26 2019 11.29 33 30.56 15 16.14 20 2020 14.43 19 16.66 19

Connecticut 38.18 5 29.84 5 2018 20.70 4 37.21 7 25.27 5 2019 21.17 7 25.03 6

Delaware 26.18 24 33.19 3 2019 14.33 19 31.80 13 14.90 24 2019 16.20 17 16.20 21

District of Columbia 37.53 7 41.45 1 2018 16.24 15 53.79 1 37.06 1 2018 34.12 1 38.36 1

Florida 30.20 13 27.02 7 2020 25.27 1 31.91 12 24.11 7 2020 26.32 2 25.15 5

Georgia 27.50 18 18.61 22 2019 19.54 8 27.76 19 21.94 10 2019 19.52 8 21.60 10

Hawaii 37.70 6 22.82 13 2018 11.11 35 37.97 6 15.45 22 2018 11.11 32 15.15 25

Idaho 14.89 47 10.25 46 2019 7.91 43 13.20 47 5.50 49 2019 6.42 46 6.42 46

Illinois 27.51 17 21.10 17 2018 20.48 6 26.76 23 21.98 8 2018 22.66 4 24.77 7

Indiana 20.61 32 12.15 43 2020 8.63 40 16.61 43 8.65 40 2020 9.04 39 8.63 40

Iowa 20.53 33 14.04 38 2019 8.30 42 19.09 39 8.91 38 2019 8.65 41 8.65 39

Kansas 15.58 45 11.91 44 2020 9.58 38 20.67 32 15.76 21 2020 17.97 14 16.30 20

Kentucky 14.39 48 9.37 47 2019 5.87 49 15.96 44 5.53 48 2019 6.46 45 6.46 45

Louisiana 18.97 41 16.11 29 2018 11.48 29 19.17 38 13.98 27 2020 11.54 30 13.60 30

Maine 24.25 27 17.61 25 2019 13.88 22 23.43 29 14.23 26 2019 14.64 18 15.13 26

Maryland 38.73 4 26.54 8 2010 7.36 47 32.94 9 29.38 4 2010 10.64 34 29.67 4

Massachusetts 33.73 9 25.40 10 2019 20.61 5 32.72 10 20.82 12 2019 21.20 6 21.47 11

Michigan 32.10 10 22.48 14 2020 21.27 3 32.44 11 19.29 14 2020 22.22 5 20.22 13

Minnesota 19.48 40 15.48 31 2020 11.52 28 20.27 35 13.54 28 2020 12.56 28 13.69 29

Mississippi 15.15 46 14.39 37 2019 11.67 27 12.20 48 6.49 45 2019 8.02 44 8.02 42

Missouri 22.02 31 15.71 30 2019 11.35 31 20.66 33 6.06 46 2019 2.00 49 2.41 50

Montana 19.52 39 14.53 36 2019 11.22 34 21.89 30 11.81 33 2019 12.40 29 12.40 32

Nebraska 18.37 42 8.48 49 2020 7.66 45 20.64 34 7.26 43 2020 8.94 40 7.92 43

Nevada 37.21 8 24.93 11 2018 19.07 9 39.22 5 21.32 11 2019 19.35 9 24.01 8

New Hampshire 27.49 19 17.20 27 1987 17.46 12 30.90 14 15.43 23 1997 12.63 27 15.43 24

New Jersey 41.05 2 32.59 4 2018 18.55 10 40.11 3 32.21 2 2018 18.47 12 33.79 2

New Mexico 19.85 37 19.47 20 2018 11.89 25 17.45 42 16.28 19 2018 14.31 20 15.80 23

New York 42.58 1 35.86 2 2018 24.44 2 43.25 2 31.45 3 2018 25.50 3 30.32 3

North Carolina 27.44 20 18.76 21 2019 16.52 14 27.62 20 19.72 13 2019 19.33 10 20.64 12

North Dakota 11.24 50 9.35 48 2019 7.80 44 18.31 41 9.75 35 2019 9.68 35 9.68 36

Ohio 25.72 25 17.78 24 2019 12.35 24 26.28 24 13.25 30 2019 13.01 25 13.01 31

Oklahoma 20.49 34 11.90 45 2019 8.46 41 20.15 36 8.69 39 2019 9.23 38 9.23 38

Oregon 26.42 22 20.22 19 2020 11.89 26 27.35 22 18.10 17 2020 12.98 26 19.05 16

Pennsylvania 26.78 21 22.10 15 2019 17.67 11 26.12 25 18.50 16 2019 18.77 11 19.40 14

Rhode Island 31.34 11 26.12 9 2018 19.99 7 36.53 8 24.76 6 2019 17.12 15 18.50 17

South Carolina 20.48 35 17.95 23 2018 16.03 16 18.51 40 8.24 41 2019 8.21 43 8.21 41

South Dakota 11.74 49 7.22 50 2020 3.44 51 11.87 49 3.96 50 2020 1.13 50 3.49 49

Tennessee 22.17 30 15.36 32 2019 9.72 37 24.06 28 13.03 31 2019 10.78 33 11.94 33

Texas 23.47 28 16.57 28 2019 13.08 23 24.25 27 12.67 32 2019 13.30 24 13.77 28

Utah 10.36 51 6.68 51 2018 6.12 48 10.36 51 5.80 47 2018 6.13 47 6.32 47

Vermont 26.24 23 20.94 18 2019 14.82 18 30.21 16 18.69 15 2019 18.23 13 19.40 15

Virginia 31.06 12 23.00 12 2018 14.91 17 29.12 17 14.63 25 2018 14.16 22 15.83 22

Washington 28.50 15 21.88 16 2018 16.54 13 28.91 18 16.85 18 2018 16.70 16 17.34 18

West Virginia 16.89 43 12.53 40 2018 8.74 39 15.21 45 7.14 44 2019 6.12 48 6.12 48

Wisconsin 19.53 38 12.29 41 2019 9.96 36 19.61 37 8.92 37 2019 9.33 36 10.12 35

Wyoming 19.86 36 12.96 39 2019 4.94 50 10.80 50 1.99 51 2019 0.47 51 2.09 51

UNITED STATES 29.57 -- 21.89 -- 2018 14.05 29.70 -- 18.28 -- 2018 14.05 18.71 --

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

AGI data, 1985 AGI data, 2007 latest official data AGI data, 1985 AGI data, 2014 latest official data AWR est., 2019

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

state	abortions by residents, in/out of state	abortions occurring in state
AGI data, 1985	AGI data, 2007	latest official data	AGI data, 1985	AGI data, 2014	latest official data	AWR est., 2019
abortion %	rank	abortion %	rank	year	abortion %	rank	abortion %	rank	abortion %	rank	year	abortion %	rank	abortion %	rank
Alabama	25.02	26	14.58	35	2019	11.39	30	24.79	26	9.39	36	2019	9.30	37	9.30	37
Alaska	23.12	29	15.31	33	2019	11.30	32	21.54	31	10.76	34	2019	11.45	31	11.45	34
Arizona	27.75	16	14.79	34	2019	14.08	21	27.51	21	13.28	29	2019	14.16	23	14.16	27
Arkansas	16.73	44	12.20	42	2020	7.46	46	13.38	46	7.97	42	2020	8.22	42	7.50	44
California	39.25	3	28.05	6	2014	14.27	20	39.25	4	21.95	9	2014	14.24	21	22.28	9
Colorado	29.48	14	17.60	26	2019	11.29	33	30.56	15	16.14	20	2020	14.43	19	16.66	19
Connecticut	38.18	5	29.84	5	2018	20.70	4	37.21	7	25.27	5	2019	21.17	7	25.03	6
Delaware	26.18	24	33.19	3	2019	14.33	19	31.80	13	14.90	24	2019	16.20	17	16.20	21
District of Columbia	37.53	7	41.45	1	2018	16.24	15	53.79	1	37.06	1	2018	34.12	1	38.36	1
Florida	30.20	13	27.02	7	2020	25.27	1	31.91	12	24.11	7	2020	26.32	2	25.15	5
Georgia	27.50	18	18.61	22	2019	19.54	8	27.76	19	21.94	10	2019	19.52	8	21.60	10
Hawaii	37.70	6	22.82	13	2018	11.11	35	37.97	6	15.45	22	2018	11.11	32	15.15	25
Idaho	14.89	47	10.25	46	2019	7.91	43	13.20	47	5.50	49	2019	6.42	46	6.42	46
Illinois	27.51	17	21.10	17	2018	20.48	6	26.76	23	21.98	8	2018	22.66	4	24.77	7
Indiana	20.61	32	12.15	43	2020	8.63	40	16.61	43	8.65	40	2020	9.04	39	8.63	40
Iowa	20.53	33	14.04	38	2019	8.30	42	19.09	39	8.91	38	2019	8.65	41	8.65	39
Kansas	15.58	45	11.91	44	2020	9.58	38	20.67	32	15.76	21	2020	17.97	14	16.30	20
Kentucky	14.39	48	9.37	47	2019	5.87	49	15.96	44	5.53	48	2019	6.46	45	6.46	45
Louisiana	18.97	41	16.11	29	2018	11.48	29	19.17	38	13.98	27	2020	11.54	30	13.60	30
Maine	24.25	27	17.61	25	2019	13.88	22	23.43	29	14.23	26	2019	14.64	18	15.13	26
Maryland	38.73	4	26.54	8	2010	7.36	47	32.94	9	29.38	4	2010	10.64	34	29.67	4
Massachusetts	33.73	9	25.40	10	2019	20.61	5	32.72	10	20.82	12	2019	21.20	6	21.47	11
Michigan	32.10	10	22.48	14	2020	21.27	3	32.44	11	19.29	14	2020	22.22	5	20.22	13
Minnesota	19.48	40	15.48	31	2020	11.52	28	20.27	35	13.54	28	2020	12.56	28	13.69	29
Mississippi	15.15	46	14.39	37	2019	11.67	27	12.20	48	6.49	45	2019	8.02	44	8.02	42
Missouri	22.02	31	15.71	30	2019	11.35	31	20.66	33	6.06	46	2019	2.00	49	2.41	50
Montana	19.52	39	14.53	36	2019	11.22	34	21.89	30	11.81	33	2019	12.40	29	12.40	32
Nebraska	18.37	42	8.48	49	2020	7.66	45	20.64	34	7.26	43	2020	8.94	40	7.92	43
Nevada	37.21	8	24.93	11	2018	19.07	9	39.22	5	21.32	11	2019	19.35	9	24.01	8
New Hampshire	27.49	19	17.20	27	1987	17.46	12	30.90	14	15.43	23	1997	12.63	27	15.43	24
New Jersey	41.05	2	32.59	4	2018	18.55	10	40.11	3	32.21	2	2018	18.47	12	33.79	2
New Mexico	19.85	37	19.47	20	2018	11.89	25	17.45	42	16.28	19	2018	14.31	20	15.80	23
New York	42.58	1	35.86	2	2018	24.44	2	43.25	2	31.45	3	2018	25.50	3	30.32	3
North Carolina	27.44	20	18.76	21	2019	16.52	14	27.62	20	19.72	13	2019	19.33	10	20.64	12
North Dakota	11.24	50	9.35	48	2019	7.80	44	18.31	41	9.75	35	2019	9.68	35	9.68	36
Ohio	25.72	25	17.78	24	2019	12.35	24	26.28	24	13.25	30	2019	13.01	25	13.01	31
Oklahoma	20.49	34	11.90	45	2019	8.46	41	20.15	36	8.69	39	2019	9.23	38	9.23	38
Oregon	26.42	22	20.22	19	2020	11.89	26	27.35	22	18.10	17	2020	12.98	26	19.05	16
Pennsylvania	26.78	21	22.10	15	2019	17.67	11	26.12	25	18.50	16	2019	18.77	11	19.40	14
Rhode Island	31.34	11	26.12	9	2018	19.99	7	36.53	8	24.76	6	2019	17.12	15	18.50	17
South Carolina	20.48	35	17.95	23	2018	16.03	16	18.51	40	8.24	41	2019	8.21	43	8.21	41
South Dakota	11.74	49	7.22	50	2020	3.44	51	11.87	49	3.96	50	2020	1.13	50	3.49	49
Tennessee	22.17	30	15.36	32	2019	9.72	37	24.06	28	13.03	31	2019	10.78	33	11.94	33
Texas	23.47	28	16.57	28	2019	13.08	23	24.25	27	12.67	32	2019	13.30	24	13.77	28
Utah	10.36	51	6.68	51	2018	6.12	48	10.36	51	5.80	47	2018	6.13	47	6.32	47
Vermont	26.24	23	20.94	18	2019	14.82	18	30.21	16	18.69	15	2019	18.23	13	19.40	15
Virginia	31.06	12	23.00	12	2018	14.91	17	29.12	17	14.63	25	2018	14.16	22	15.83	22
Washington	28.50	15	21.88	16	2018	16.54	13	28.91	18	16.85	18	2018	16.70	16	17.34	18
West Virginia	16.89	43	12.53	40	2018	8.74	39	15.21	45	7.14	44	2019	6.12	48	6.12	48
Wisconsin	19.53	38	12.29	41	2019	9.96	36	19.61	37	8.92	37	2019	9.33	36	10.12	35
Wyoming	19.86	36	12.96	39	2019	4.94	50	10.80	50	1.99	51	2019	0.47	51	2.09	51
UNITED STATES	29.57	--	21.89	--	2018	14.05		29.70	--	18.28	--	2018	14.05		18.71	--
state	abortions by residents, in/out of state	abortions occurring in state
AGI data, 1985	AGI data, 2007	latest official data	AGI data, 1985	AGI data, 2014	latest official data	AWR est., 2019
abortion %	rank	abortion %	rank	year	abortion %	rank	abortion %	rank	abortion %	rank	year	abortion %	rank	abortion %	rank

* California data are significantly underreported.

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