Minnesota abortions and live births by county of residence, 1995-2021

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 8 August 2022

Reported abortions by county of residence, 1995-2021

Note: Since 1999 Minnesota does not report annual abortion figures for counties where the number of abortions was less than 6. These cases are identified with "?", with totals for these counties listed as "protected".

county199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021county
Aitkin14?25232114191324228121513?1713151496119771011Aitkin
Anoka835?970808837840832790826828858917834819783758651614517592541553619580580553622Anoka
Becker??1110128610?8?1068??7??9??8????Becker
Beltrami48?61523452425650473342423759523748333939362738385340Beltrami
Benton59?110753851627167676861536855525344445463688973734737Benton
Big Stone??01???????????????????????Big Stone
Blue Earth131?15112013111512310713512813913115413911313311713413712513410111410110199126Blue Earth
Brown19?22262823171528212227183229222316141518171314141518Brown
Carlton48?64515755626262525149605547323842413940363829293341Carlton
Carver114?13913010211012810613513396154120122123111107868867879187888866102Carver
Cass34?30322236273134372933232326283227212526211922221730Cass
Chippewa22?2923144610171514191117?867136?99???107Chippewa
Chisago88?938476761087785717973738477635250624753455562624659Chisago
Clay13?172477917171161177?6?15166171013???19Clay
Clearwater??22???????????????????????Clearwater
Cook11?37106991381312777867??876??9?Cook
Cottonwood??37116?106??6109???7?108?8??810Cottonwood
Crow Wing78?9084939498909810590100978176786359476157715360605149Crow Wing
Dakota962?1,0031,0089638921,0349961,0491,0209861,050988966910844802722607689757719818712712676754Dakota
Dodge18?12202219221720291725272022192215161212181318181637Dodge
Douglas25?19251856211422181422231817161717131319191017171716Douglas
Faribault14?91181818111212101689159761199128171769Faribault
Fillmore18?1217141817181810202817181514181291612202315151620Fillmore
Freeborn30?49494353514040363735424042353133302023292530302927Freeborn
Goodhue72?58664861698064676563635572605344464745424540404239Goodhue
Grant??21???????????????????????Grant
Hennepin5,132?5,1105,2905,2525,3765,3715,2335,1014,9644,7654,8014,8574,3794,2863,9893,8273,7403,4723,4963,3123,3503,4163,3093,3092,8393,244Hennepin
Houston8?12991715151014915620101271110912101288109Houston
Hubbard??447?786??78???????66?776?Hubbard
Isanti63?40445962614061646170525748415152314841473942424038Isanti
Itasca51?59582937453336333753473648393744353129293434343247Itasca
Jackson??58?10?????897?611?6?78?66?6Jackson
Kanabec14?241815221421152310212512171310?15810101110101011Kanabec
Kandiyohi47?47475252694642464839494346433548423341363436364049Kandiyohi
Kittson??10???????????????????????Kittson
Koochiching22?22191116131822161014132112151011108781266117Koochiching
Lac Qui Parle??33???????????????????????Lac Qui Parle
Lake18?221812191513161517111011161010138121011788??Lake
Lake of the Woods??23??7???????????????????6Lake of the Woods
Le Sueur25?44422634333229243442314330122925222527221925252319Le Sueur
Lincoln??11???????????????????????Lincoln
Lyon18?9271713142122162222161917252319191710182620202016Lyon
Mahnomen??21???????????????????????Mahnomen
Marshall??10?????????????????????18?Marshall
Martin15?1821102011191218181718191614111518141415191010219Martin
McLeod48?4445423438325438424035372934363126262331262929?31McLeod
Meeker23?312827261416141716141916212014141012209188889Meeker
Mille Lacs33?26332724392931353950303337362827293123362635353233Mille Lacs
Morrison31?15333333292221222320232318252125132219271413132223Morrison
Mower33?38464949636249635061376351505249415147503846463438Mower
Murray??04??????6?????????6??66??Murray
Nicollet37?21394034435253406070475654374322313637453941413136Nicollet
Nobles7?11011??688?6?61112???887?881413Nobles
Norman??01???????????????????????Norman
Olmsted197?192213258233268250205295261281273268251243241219178168185217208194194203231Olmsted
Otter Tail10?1410116?121410981911?10?7107?12?99814Otter Tail
Pennington??02?????????67??9?????????Pennington
Pine32?36362930424333363448313542342126293129272417172534Pine
Pipestone??24?????6????????????????7Pipestone
Polk13?715?3397?7??69????7??????710Polk
Pope12?66?98?8?6??????6?6??6??78Pope
Ramsey2,231?2,3792,3822,5322,4562,4052,2792,2902,1952,0172,2282,2182,0311,9301,6931,7141,7291,7091,6811,6271,6241,5721,5971,5971,4911,516Ramsey
Red Lake??22???????????????????????Red Lake
Redwood9?1661171310121412161171514976689108869Redwood
Renville8?11101316815171412131414139714109910999815Renville
Rice113?57821007281101110799483969287856971747351675667676566Rice
Rock??20???????????????????????Rock
Roseau??15???????6??????????????8Roseau
Saint Louis453?443385422407428436379388375414391397413311325321278282265259275235235276274Saint Louis
Scott163?190167188181211196256242280279300269219216234207210211167165192172172185185Scott
Sherburne96?93110961201271141151531171361411091261051141077699829190898990124Sherburne
Sibley12?11122111111169176101112111213977149??6?Sibley
Stearns257?184177229220226221251256230229256221196226210200200176181197210209209188205Stearns
Steele29?34374647574551483342534644424026412831363129293136Steele
Stevens11?647??666?75???????6??99??Stevens
Swift??876613?91077710977??6??101010?11Swift
Todd19?13111112719159910131113?1210171069101313713Todd
Traverse??00??????????????????7????Traverse
Wabasha29?14202530292232302427301628283120191714201417172511Wabasha
Wadena??05??????6???????66???779?Wadena
Waseca28?3024293138232020303017141122141017129182116161516Waseca
Washington409?463460398452465468473449501519509484434447407335278330314331346324324366376Washington
Watonwan10?109911109107101210187969127136815151116Watonwan
Wilkin??11???????????????????????Wilkin
Winona72?56786370606161616247806151455746625141463833334033Winona
Wright129?12714914115516717115317017018618617215813615612510611611212212012412494125Wright
Yellow Medicine??276??8?12?1197?87?9?658??8?Yellow Medicine
PROTECTED75?003337525047276333474657734566474143585463634865PROTECTED
MINNESOTA UNKNOWN2012,87616162228102012050131090000002MINNESOTA UNKNOWN
MINNESOTA TOTAL12,71512,87612,99713,05013,03713,20813,44812,95312,99512,75512,30612,94812,77011,89611,39110,57010,1509,7589,0309,1808,8989,0539,2188,8968,8968,2499,127MINNESOTA TOTAL
OTHER STATES001,1991,3501,2811,2491,3591,2701,1571,0261,0461,1111,0621,0429869329119388669369558989351,0121,0128581,009OTHER STATES
OTHER COUNTRIES0028222516121597126119103103667122210OTHER COUNTRIES
UNKNOWN1,3021,3170013414012100110021111220000UNKNOWN
TOTAL14,01714,19314,22414,42214,35614,47714,83314,23814,16213,79013,36514,06513,84312,94812,38811,50511,07110,7019,90310,1239,8619,95310,1779,9109,9109,10810,136TOTAL


Reported live births by county of residence, 1995-2020

county19951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020county
Aitkin14113515113113013614414514416714516215714414412212212111310499124121122109Aitkin
Anoka4,2084,2044,2344,2174,2234,3264,3244,2614,3394,4294,3634,4714,5434,3784,2884,1914,0694,0354,2254,1784,3054,2694,2134,2414,1863,995Anoka
Becker329379391361360371354385413442406432429477442427399445418422395448399431374Becker
Beltrami530558560580563585574599631632656725734768683729731725693663671682660641671Beltrami
Benton485494484517488575530585579577599620615623554596553581527573584612528558523Benton
Big Stone52586056554953634353595468547258596256465555647069Big Stone
Blue Earth614642580650674672660674698666745792800802751771775740733697742747692734727Blue Earth
Brown301281290263296316247293274301286331281322297256286253288259301279274290227Brown
Carlton320330350386344369360392380407421429413419414379398363342372366348368358387Carlton
Carver9911,0481,0291,0521,0861,1401,1831,1651,1821,2531,2371,3381,2691,1941,1421,1861,0351,1451,1251,2021,2131,1801,1701,1481,162Carver
Cass254286259295293303308337303365405371354373329311351342336370339318282293265Cass
Chippewa140146160131146135118128165145144174166152170153155160146176195145163164127Chippewa
Chisago517582599575597675639757718689718696681631642567554576524530594577594599577Chisago
Clay702643619643647516430587694654715757782780771817750807812844863917907820870Clay
Clearwater1029895729410311994129125116127118121108110112971101199611711011498Clearwater
Cook56544351433443404632494753484937604140485648454525Cook
Cottonwood135132144136122149146136130156131146136129133143157162137169163132148133141Cottonwood
Crow Wing591621581622692647723721728749774812809764784764754720701718718699662652638Crow Wing
Dakota5,1985,1575,1265,2915,3945,3195,1395,3285,4045,5375,4245,6645,5925,5705,4535,1735,1035,2645,1485,3265,2775,3015,1445,1395,1804,951Dakota
Dodge224231248244253246255287309285270297270293271276264234246249206250230254260Dodge
Douglas319336339393354357355355377412432421413427424400390402401426425434434431405Douglas
Faribault167155160155149159149160168168168164160147169154142141137150157162140156145Faribault
Fillmore241241230262230252243268284261289283309277263247256236261263254272266247254Fillmore
Freeborn326318344336386401324375380385372378361391381365330366356329344328322304318Freeborn
Goodhue489517504496500514518528561579552601589577573531578511473516508496494518511Goodhue
Grant70716154546253667263648073646963655884707372604776Grant
Hennepin15,30415,30015,45915,66915,96816,55316,32716,11216,44016,71816,34816,78016,84816,56616,33415,95515,94316,34516,58416,77016,82916,48516,32215,84415,43014,837Hennepin
Houston252227205183204218215192209211225255233208205150182195194215194187229183188Houston
Hubbard194160175191176177189184211212226236215249234220221203226232219206216200203Hubbard
Isanti334422339393361380399435460468473533514529473501470434438439456444430475441Isanti
Itasca432427451410438469426465488515450514528469445422495476453475499453466440429Itasca
Jackson125128117113116123100105110114112108131991049610212211611711411210598101Jackson
Kanabec149150151166161151193176164186168210212179168163142134172147157166181178156Kanabec
Kandiyohi522528552519499522520549582603574608625594560555561548618567632571601555556Kandiyohi
Kittson63546261456347413451384243384545474555533935645345Kittson
Koochiching127148148171158137142127126128122114122126119113126881171011031021049199Koochiching
Lac Qui Parle84839467718062695573697575696269786671545669586671Lac Qui Parle
Lake103831151081041049310510373112103110126109129111102113961011039910493Lake
Lake of the Woods48353333433936315041433847304226402934373642343342Lake of the Woods
Le Sueur324321318307298302339316315353365402367327361342354285295311306326353324288Le Sueur
Lincoln64916160666856647572747075647351766273707967747059Lincoln
Lyon344325341353323350333332292318320382366376378362373347361362378380358356346Lyon
Mahnomen7293757763748079918197839210789118112891129694114999098Mahnomen
Marshall126121112114107989711111112192951231051051059810712310012510613181135Marshall
Martin231215239236236218251209231225244229287206229223211214223224234226231244252Martin
McLeod473428509441461469525506511551509563505473494451410423416440396444357393384McLeod
Meeker251285265288299282303278307295336323326297331281286266276278272279252294270Meeker
Mille Lacs215272250295244285247332325325405371372373359316325363305321308339328302286Mille Lacs
Morrison378412408394390392449395408431443443442472431408375377392365390423357355371Morrison
Mower426401430467475523535539536509538575549633572536510494490504510499525539551Mower
Murray1059310493738094103819595881038390859096777988104878190Murray
Nicollet363312333332330390379388368403372439419416399369418365372431372373378340339Nicollet
Nobles32127529830629126931128327337314344366362352387351336372352368382384386372Nobles
Norman99938365897155787475916074937168547573747474838169Norman
Olmsted1,7461,6421,7831,7741,7881,9021,8712,0022,0822,1502,1792,2102,3472,2892,1912,1382,2172,0802,1632,2612,1522,1132,1142,0352,0291,918Olmsted
Otter Tail553530589622581548564587614576602632666619642567597641631687680717663612634Otter Tail
Pennington161192168170169165168154196187176200195170200177190186162203189169170167149Pennington
Pine244257262268322326290304324317328363322342327293309272307296256259276225244Pine
Pipestone11812711312095116121108106125138143132125135121109115132111121118130140127Pipestone
Polk402384392380331347273374377377378395389418575386397427383415416448434435368Polk
Pope8311312091103101114115133106124120137128119119127135122126124118128121132Pope
Ramsey7,4767,3307,4357,4777,5747,5727,4147,3597,4207,2727,3097,5787,6937,7787,5777,2667,5567,7697,8337,9107,8367,7317,6897,5137,1516,943Ramsey
Red Lake48503648456047375754424155585853536760444742414346Red Lake
Redwood206182207187199186181225220177202227212197198189195174192178199197184199196Redwood
Renville218184203200205220184193212201182226160195180195189191160161159201183180161Renville
Rice569667692671670663721716698797794842796794748720733744732661717812752728720Rice
Rock971161171101101261111331241251361341471281161161071191011201041141089790Rock
Roseau265256272228207208200207245201223195206196187210179175236178183180177173163Roseau
Saint Louis1,9961,9602,0032,0762,0082,0391,9302,0042,1392,1042,1062,1672,1072,1652,1462,0422,0632,0842,0332,0761,9651,9961,9911,8131,8991,763Saint Louis
Scott1,2441,3861,3421,5021,5401,6871,7631,9482,0522,1162,1692,1182,1792,0621,9681,9231,8992,0051,8801,8601,8261,8911,8351,7171,6911,641Scott
Sherburne8128629589921,0331,0741,1351,2441,2031,2291,3291,3851,3881,2861,2861,2071,1791,1821,1621,1401,2281,1921,2161,2101,202Sherburne
Sibley151192217174200211176194199198206215203192207175194181161180138166156175164Sibley
Stearns1,6241,6231,6241,6211,7791,7381,7441,7591,8381,8411,8851,9901,9981,9611,9921,9231,9271,8642,0191,9341,9862,0212,0582,0571,9871,987Stearns
Steele414394419410434458483471536507520541549568509480480451473509469422421385417Steele
Stevens94861041011171179597106100108122123112124119114107126121111101129124129Stevens
Swift10911414013812312910412413211611711110012595123106101106117103109119114110Swift
Todd266281287257268268272291300278325319356315322320318333331312291346326322291Todd
Traverse49485439334130343637354437334327432435303433404027Traverse
Wabasha261224225234211255269249265260272256290265247239249230241215239234243233223Wabasha
Wadena158148156171172160152156201153196196187190189161187165168198168184194180192Wadena
Waseca201251249258255245246224260270260272260210228231208224206215226201198217189Waseca
Washington2,5392,6782,6862,6872,7832,8222,7792,8822,9302,8562,8702,9602,9432,8912,7812,8682,8182,7932,8572,8882,8002,8672,7252,7322,7012,668Washington
Watonwan157167185168159176174128171137146160183144160158149152133163158156159168168Watonwan
Wilkin729310792948068638682647488697167707166775988836672Wilkin
Winona570551585570543541532504498551552538562544520421454469509478480486450473467Winona
Wright1,2021,2701,2581,3721,4061,4231,4991,6791,9261,8882,0232,1522,1832,0951,9431,9001,8611,8311,7871,7991,7641,7851,7051,7671,6871,734Wright
Yellow Medicine11912413411812714811311813111012813413712512110112114590116122121106113107Yellow Medicine
MINNESOTA UNKNOWN2110710610101320933835000MINNESOTA UNKNOWN
MINNESOTA TOTAL63,25763,68264,49165,20765,95367,45166,61768,03770,05370,61470,92073,51573,67572,38270,61768,40768,41668,78369,18369,91669,83569,74668,59967,33966,02263,443MINNESOTA TOTAL


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Last modified 8 August 2022.
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