California abortions and live births by county of residence, 1994-2014

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 9 January 2019

Reported Medi-Cal program abortions by county of residence, 1994-2014

Note: California only provides data for Medi-Cal program abortions; figures below, for Medi-Cal (FFS and estimated HCP) abortions, represent 32-45% of abortions occurring in California based on comparison to CDC and AGI figures. Completeness of the abortion figures below varies significantly from county to county. In 2006 California ceased reporting figures for counties with less than 30 abortions each.

county199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014county
Alameda7,5316,76410,8007,1646,8235,9865,5804,6584,7642,5972,4742,7662,9612,7122,3032,1501,8971,4511,3431,3131,377Alameda
Alpine332213000111?????????Alpine
Amador514545394652435738423842394230?35512620?Amador
Butte806804725743695670629672705644692725776802927910889896790779510Butte
Calaveras7385668269716948644959543738453932353827?Calaveras
Colusa424034303633362529282125?????2015??Colusa
Contra Costa2,5482,2402,8863,5153,1391,9791,6921,7541,7771,5141,6311,7971,8602,3222,6432,8332,8603,4522,8643,1392,723Contra Costa
Del Norte776461655047635555525041?40?3231332013?Del Norte
El Dorado28428429923423820918919721821220922923021022119918615914914140El Dorado
Fresno4,2844,2404,2434,8054,0533,7343,2983,8073,7471,6231,7011,8701,9832,0062,2342,6323,0762,6752,6932,5422,181Fresno
Glenn99102767558665554604757445247394847392935?Glenn
Humboldt467460435417479437414504422424585590617625647699694669641551228Humboldt
Imperial29630721724922621019519021515317317818316119820421020020615938Imperial
Inyo212838313818243325272028??????15??Inyo
Kern2,3162,3552,8132,5292,8702,1221,7692,0912,0385806316456176407559901,3061,4731,7371,5021,305Kern
Kings278311323272277258265270269248267265250270287279262122835240Kings
Lake161206169168171158161149156138148125135133105123101111987414Lake
Lassen6356466352363239383441413431???262025?Lassen
Los Angeles31,17427,88332,70133,81936,30923,58822,23727,57230,79714,47215,57215,64515,82815,44517,15819,38521,68021,36221,96722,05619,166Los Angeles
Madera328357404345326308351386335309319320346365347338432387267274142Madera
Marin359471384396396333281284358416553517485391340294263208329365419Marin
Mariposa472528222819173026201830?????222312?Mariposa
Mendocino26932733029830331024833426625825623924324423924221416059118124Mendocino
Merced87274370471067460861765763861961459153455664456912588849062Merced
Modoc14131414146101339117?????????Modoc
Mono20192918152721241914117?????????Mono
Monterey1,3771,3201,3071,1201,2221,1621,0681,2361,147568723697818871750911802740854748620Monterey
Napa2442341831571321391411621644666107168162218193221249220252228Napa
Nevada1922101851421681661301501371281401301351251201461101121078131Nevada
Orange5,4214,0164,4114,5264,3023,2292,9473,3754,0011,8632,0741,9822,2382,1142,4133,1103,6274,1054,3294,5573,769Orange
Placer466430397410445331344336370373376406592654725676648541692610459Placer
Plumas503833303825292014192019?????17?12?Plumas
Riverside3,8013,6684,1174,0603,9483,3672,6812,9973,0501,3121,2381,3571,3301,4611,7911,9172,1142,2842,1722,1631,974Riverside
Sacramento4,2962,5007,9876,5006,2235,1324,6404,8094,5282,0112,2752,1181,9481,9712,0882,2552,5242,2682,1932,2551,903Sacramento
San Benito92121146123134158152142137132122100105989211314012510711896San Benito
San Bernardino6,0835,5436,3906,0545,4444,3523,9774,0454,0951,8551,8601,9751,9032,0682,5133,2183,2984,3014,9155,0133,624San Bernardino
San Diego6,0825,2996,2515,7686,3134,4623,6884,0824,4283,0563,1392,6832,3732,4272,6802,7192,8703,0433,2173,1782,763San Diego
San Francisco3,5703,0782,8193,5352,9802,4312,2932,8033,0072,3142,3722,3082,0331,9661,6251,3211,3301,2041,3781,2371,160San Francisco
San Joaquin2,1142,1242,5932,4022,2561,7601,5771,5611,8211,0271,1391,0481,2081,3291,4281,4161,4071,4551,2331,3411,102San Joaquin
San Luis Obispo363367431396431419402393385455450461380382249166178168203227188San Luis Obispo
San Mateo2,0031,8891,7351,5751,3281,1861,1941,2501,321947770845731770661553580426343268430San Mateo
Santa Barbara675630638524483418448541911469482470431441486464475411419460402Santa Barbara
Santa Clara5,4005,1514,9985,3234,3533,9313,4043,8314,5503,1273,1652,9102,9442,9342,8733,0523,1863,2813,0903,0562,341Santa Clara
Santa Cruz1,2361,2131,4231,2149939618969921,089498597583399560702783757650624581507Santa Cruz
Shasta660684656606597565459554485490511512434393393387391367360272218Shasta
Sierra332112545361?????????Sierra
Siskiyou108110939189838874757056735856546055423535?Siskiyou
Solano524381,5292,1621,5651,1531,0301,1411,0763624786027108319049811,0921,3101,3301,094825Solano
Sonoma1,2921,3301,2711,7461,2389579521,0881,4131,3471,2881,4361,3351,282961871464523792759548Sonoma
Stanislaus1,7061,5991,6271,5491,6871,6321,2761,4061,4118678789917767378821,1261,3721,4691,7631,6401,186Stanislaus
Sutter219166189160164161132147132144160161156161145171123183248213255Sutter
Tehama1551491481271161221231201251241001189090919092126929235Tehama
Trinity283629252225311928252212?????1412??Trinity
Tulare1,0331,0051,0769899799949161,0601,049405438344368382368325300313244187180Tulare
Tuolumne94130114108115142109119105941088788881036266673235?Tolumne
Ventura1,6021,6281,6941,5541,3621,3041,2771,4811,4121,3021,0751,1291,0481,0961,1831,2401,294952607679538Ventura
Yolo44845247037534634134031826810913813513610512712410873685765Yolo
Yuba1902061762091641811611471611651331601361631281511471131067621Yuba
CALIFORNIA UNKNOWN13,10013,90002,6443,27103757840,71638,39541,82028,36627,27229,92827,89929,43130,53029,99828,67029,648CALIFORNIA UNKNOWN
CALIFORNIA TOTAL117,110107,499112,990112,310110,29582,57975,20984,38190,04090,95390,94694,60280,64780,06985,84388,46693,54295,10195,27993,25383,485CALIFORNIA TOTAL
CALIFORNIA TOTAL (CDC)308,564289,987280,180275,739                 CALIFORNIA TOTAL (CDC)
CALIFORNIA TOTAL (AGI) 240,240237,870  237,220235,670   207,800208,430215,500223,180214,190 191,550181,730 164,190157,350CALIFORNIA TOTAL (AGI)


Reported live births by county of residence, 1994-2014

county199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014county
Alameda21,38720,94120,66820,76620,93320,54722,16422,02921,80221,57420,91920,90221,05821,51920,97220,32019,30219,00219,55019,24819,657Alameda
Alpine61110715129121114815131313446856Alpine
Amador276247289270263264235264260299262288274294288295272269285261291Amador
Butte2,4822,5182,4752,2532,2672,2562,1962,3142,2682,3822,3542,4512,6332,5192,5182,4392,4542,3922,3972,4152,482Butte
Calaveras380382320327288325309323338323322371393397373338346326347337348Calaveras
Colusa334317302307314335330358307330345381389386367361338302314313285Colusa
Contra Costa12,43112,48312,28412,29412,50612,58613,20413,12613,31513,21013,27913,14313,56513,48513,13612,68012,35212,05712,06112,14912,560Contra Costa
Del Norte343310333324316298316275288299285327365356312333372337302315324Del Norte
El Dorado1,7921,7261,6641,6661,6771,6371,6281,6981,7651,7511,8971,9302,0361,8811,8141,7191,6181,6291,5131,5331,618El Dorado
Fresno15,54015,07814,63714,11614,36314,01914,26214,29014,76615,40115,89615,93616,87617,29116,76016,27316,28116,15715,95315,73515,796Fresno
Glenn461442440427380386385406408431398431455434472424434391368399416Glenn
Humboldt1,5971,5731,5001,4781,4571,4521,3711,5001,4201,4441,5091,5981,6431,5991,6011,5421,5511,4481,5111,5311,474Humboldt
Imperial2,7232,6372,4972,3812,5002,4642,5722,5972,6622,9082,8613,0583,1273,1483,2213,1453,0723,0753,0413,0683,270Imperial
Inyo214242221190201190167180173198214205250212226239192213219230226Inyo
Kern12,61311,94211,55711,27111,52111,37711,68011,72312,21112,88813,45514,02215,10415,32815,31514,82714,41614,28714,55814,14514,199Kern
Kings2,2342,1412,2552,0842,1642,1492,1742,1342,3112,3652,5492,5542,6832,7812,7102,6442,5072,5652,3572,3942,342Kings
Lake656675581565566579583609636684686728695742705726721715739758748Lake
Lassen306298297328294284263243301300301289259264323325322300298294326Lassen
Los Angeles180,394174,862168,973162,036158,604156,153157,391153,523151,167152,192151,504150,377151,837151,813147,684139,679133,160130,313131,697128,526130,150Los Angeles
Madera1,9441,9942,0071,9872,0731,9582,1072,1872,1472,2912,3462,3492,6222,6112,5352,3902,4342,4012,2582,3142,313Madera
Marin2,7502,6142,6422,6512,5692,6502,8242,8652,7722,8302,7922,7852,7342,8192,7162,4952,3682,3852,3062,3202,403Marin
Mariposa183151154135135126126153130135150122159141147155145132161134138Mariposa
Mendocino1,1481,1311,0211,0251,0821,0121,0831,0611,0781,1021,1251,1211,1061,1451,1681,1001,0591,0611,1531,0141,020Mendocino
Merced4,1434,0233,7333,6103,5293,6583,8743,9524,0304,2784,2964,4704,7424,6504,4234,4074,2484,2814,3114,1614,158Merced
Modoc1221221149881688063678985818080928511987766390Modoc
Mono127136120118135119128169138139170153192161175139151156131150149Mono
Monterey7,0686,8106,6356,7206,8136,7186,9007,1767,1197,4237,3967,5017,4747,5517,4347,0686,7646,8146,6526,5476,458Monterey
Napa1,5051,4631,5091,4991,4771,4931,4971,5651,5711,6761,6041,6581,7541,6651,6711,6531,5251,5721,4311,4491,478Napa
Nevada841833794796757770759828823821818819804844871758793761810816817Nevada
Orange50,02048,72048,00747,48746,18946,50946,98045,49244,79645,36645,06044,06544,23144,02642,45640,43138,23738,10038,18637,25638,610Orange
Placer2,6842,8772,7602,6072,6732,9543,0463,1043,4843,6393,7973,8233,8924,0514,0353,8043,8243,8323,6483,6843,644Placer
Plumas181168148156126137150147183180173176172186175154170165151152147Plumas
Riverside24,88224,22023,47323,31923,23023,53624,83225,38226,69128,02829,54531,50933,65934,55632,86631,60130,65930,61030,31629,93030,271Riverside
Sacramento18,50818,73017,84417,31217,75717,73718,19218,92219,24320,42420,83621,18421,95222,11021,38920,42620,05519,99819,61819,36719,886Sacramento
San Benito740796798888891974876978920869887892885882816752735772701752697San Benito
San Bernardino31,45730,10929,35928,31928,24528,39728,65729,21529,69630,82431,91433,07534,67535,19333,78831,98431,36730,57330,69130,20131,306San Bernardino
San Diego47,60745,90244,88643,25543,42243,26144,27243,75843,95145,36845,75845,89746,87647,54546,74244,96044,83843,62144,39143,62744,596San Diego
San Francisco9,0518,5928,3688,1968,1578,1198,6578,2338,3618,6598,5798,4038,6099,1259,1048,8078,8008,8139,0708,8079,102San Francisco
San Joaquin9,3569,0518,7798,7198,6478,8539,6039,81110,16210,45511,01011,49511,78211,59211,03010,87210,59310,32810,1299,79910,095San Joaquin
San Luis Obispo2,6892,6522,4882,4912,3732,3572,4352,4362,3682,6202,6942,6642,7272,8842,7372,6142,7362,6322,5802,6502,595San Luis Obispo
San Mateo10,3629,97210,04210,05010,14210,10810,44010,26310,09110,17910,0899,9389,8089,9109,7659,4529,1939,0479,1828,8219,098San Mateo
Santa Barbara6,4005,8145,9775,7895,7645,4965,6825,6125,6985,8006,2096,1926,1666,2896,3196,0395,8195,8035,5845,7535,829Santa Barbara
Santa Clara26,63925,98326,64626,41626,65926,26627,61227,07627,06026,99726,53726,55326,94227,48426,73025,20023,93623,65224,30823,29623,759Santa Clara
Santa Cruz3,6763,4753,4193,5593,4213,4463,5053,4703,3343,4533,3993,3853,6003,5713,5383,3013,1903,2323,0842,8673,047Santa Cruz
Shasta2,1202,0342,0502,0001,9431,8451,8281,9421,9632,0602,0462,1232,1912,2302,1862,0692,1362,0212,1102,1402,083Shasta
Sierra192316121912211130301835142422212323191421Sierra
Siskiyou460492532425461462412427411493467470493512498477434472501443451Siskiyou
Solano5,9375,6945,8065,4755,5105,5395,8915,7635,8515,8185,6885,7375,8015,8475,6075,3925,0475,1585,0615,2555,251Solano
Sonoma5,5075,4425,5035,4095,4725,4205,6515,7065,6795,8435,9645,6135,8965,7425,7615,6835,3915,1505,1444,9825,075Sonoma
Stanislaus7,4127,2847,1666,7906,9277,1157,2417,5867,9298,0228,0618,4458,7288,8268,5497,9417,8047,7377,5927,5797,521Stanislaus
Sutter1,2361,1601,1431,2101,1581,1271,1661,2131,2631,3521,3421,4841,5771,4971,4681,4331,3601,3261,2581,2851,317Sutter
Tehama770728672627651634686636711758700872818765790814767728767753787Tehama
Trinity1211231451001219085112106105110120122117126116107123125100112Trinity
Tulare7,3537,1507,1946,9346,8906,7627,2517,3197,4197,6027,9578,1688,2848,5058,5338,3628,1557,9668,0007,6517,618Tulare
Tuolumne467492463467429440427439442468477446495474486425487430459475454Tolumne
Ventura11,87412,06911,66511,28111,57611,44411,76811,32911,60612,00811,95412,16012,45312,19412,07611,35311,14710,65610,64110,44110,471Ventura
Yolo2,2752,1882,1542,1062,1482,1422,2462,3172,3842,4342,4042,4532,6462,5222,6692,4832,4262,3402,4522,4912,395Yolo
Yuba1,2311,1841,0931,0469841,0061,0561,0491,1291,1961,1841,2581,3411,3491,2641,2451,2231,2821,2131,2001,193Yuba
CALIFORNIA TOTAL567,034551,226538,628524,174521,265518,073531,285527,371529,245540,827544,685548,700562,157566,137551,567526,774509,979502,023503,788494,392502,973CALIFORNIA TOTAL


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