Alabama abortion percentages by county

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last modified 6 November 2011

Data for Alabama counties, residents only

abortion ratio abortion % rank

county 1998-2001 2002-2005 2006-2009 1998-2001 2002-2005 2006-2009 1998-2001 2002-2005 2006-2009

Autauga 163 145 123 14.0 12.7 11.0 20 23 23

Baldwin 104 74 44 9.4 6.9 4.2 45 56 64

Barbour 155 138 101 13.4 12.1 9.2 24 26 36

Bibb 90 114 111 8.2 10.2 10.0 55 31 29

Blount 90 67 64 8.3 6.3 6.0 54 61 56

Bullock 213 232 134 17.6 18.8 11.8 13 8 16

Butler 143 134 100 12.5 11.8 9.1 29 28 38

Calhoun 194 153 127 16.2 13.2 11.3 16 20 20

Chambers 171 140 100 14.6 12.3 9.1 18 25 39

Cherokee 81 73 50 7.5 6.8 4.8 61 57 61

Chilton 102 110 87 9.3 9.9 8.0 47 38 47

Choctaw 126 152 143 11.2 13.2 12.5 36 21 15

Clarke 105 118 106 9.5 10.5 9.6 44 30 33

Clay 70 89 36 6.6 8.2 3.5 65 47 67

Cleburne 87 111 47 8.0 10.0 4.5 57 36 62

Coffee 132 35 92 11.6 3.4 8.4 32 67 44

Colbert 126 101 114 11.2 9.2 10.2 34 44 27

Conecuh 96 71 79 8.8 6.6 7.4 51 59 49

Coosa 200 104 133 16.6 9.4 11.7 15 42 19

Covington 83 56 56 7.6 5.3 5.3 59 64 58

Crenshaw 124 111 124 11.0 10.0 11.0 38 34 22

Cullman 73 70 63 6.8 6.5 6.0 64 60 57

Dale 104 109 73 9.4 9.8 6.8 46 41 52

Dallas 143 138 149 12.5 12.1 12.9 29 27 14

Dekalb 77 60 53 7.1 5.6 5.0 63 62 59

Elmore 158 141 123 13.6 12.4 10.9 22 24 24

Escambia 63 44 39 5.9 4.2 3.8 66 66 66

Etowah 166 149 133 14.3 13.0 11.7 19 22 18

Fayette 114 121 97 10.2 10.8 8.9 41 29 40

Franklin 81 49 52 7.5 4.6 4.9 60 65 60

Geneva 62 58 42 5.8 5.5 4.0 67 63 65

Greene 238 272 292 19.2 21.4 22.6 8 7 2

Hale 230 184 208 18.7 15.6 17.2 9 14 10

Henry 123 109 91 11.0 9.8 8.3 39 40 46

Houston 129 104 79 11.4 9.4 7.3 33 43 51

Jackson 89 79 66 8.2 7.3 6.2 56 52 55

Jefferson 294 290 248 22.7 22.5 19.8 5 4 6

Lamar 94 99 101 8.6 9.0 9.2 52 46 37

Lauderdale 121 109 104 10.8 9.9 9.4 40 39 34

Lawrence 114 88 91 10.2 8.1 8.4 42 48 45

Lee 298 287 166 23.0 22.3 14.2 4 6 12

Limestone 97 86 102 8.8 7.9 9.2 49 50 35

Lowndes 203 212 184 16.9 17.5 15.5 14 11 11

Macon 464 468 390 31.7 31.9 28.1 1 1 1

Madison 226 211 215 18.4 17.4 17.7 11 12 7

Marengo 150 163 125 13.1 14.0 11.1 26 17 21

Marion 93 86 68 8.5 8.0 6.3 53 49 54

Marshall 126 76 79 11.2 7.1 7.4 35 53 50

Mobile 216 156 122 17.8 13.5 10.9 12 19 25

Monroe 97 74 87 8.8 6.9 8.0 50 55 48

Montgomery 303 290 260 23.3 22.5 20.6 3 5 5

Morgan 145 110 110 12.6 9.9 9.9 28 37 31

Perry 158 171 156 13.7 14.6 13.5 21 16 13

Pickens 188 223 214 15.8 18.3 17.6 17 10 8

Pike 227 227 213 18.5 18.5 17.6 10 9 9

Randolph 100 101 68 9.1 9.1 6.4 48 45 53

Russell 272 207 94 21.4 17.1 8.6 7 13 42

Saint Clair 151 112 95 13.1 10.1 8.7 25 33 41

Shelby 110 111 110 9.9 10.0 9.9 43 35 30

Sumter 288 307 269 22.3 23.5 21.2 6 2 4

Talladega 150 161 133 13.0 13.8 11.8 27 18 17

Tallapoosa 157 178 118 13.6 15.1 10.5 23 15 26

Tuscaloosa 305 291 287 23.4 22.6 22.3 2 3 3

Walker 133 113 113 11.7 10.2 10.2 31 32 28

Washington 125 74 93 11.1 6.9 8.5 37 54 43

Wilcox 86 79 108 7.9 7.3 9.8 58 51 32

Winston 78 72 46 7.2 6.7 4.4 62 58 63

ALABAMA 191 171 150 16.0 14.6 13.0

	abortion ratio	abortion %	rank
county	1998-2001	2002-2005	2006-2009	1998-2001	2002-2005	2006-2009	1998-2001	2002-2005	2006-2009
Autauga	163	145	123	14.0	12.7	11.0	20	23	23
Baldwin	104	74	44	9.4	6.9	4.2	45	56	64
Barbour	155	138	101	13.4	12.1	9.2	24	26	36
Bibb	90	114	111	8.2	10.2	10.0	55	31	29
Blount	90	67	64	8.3	6.3	6.0	54	61	56
Bullock	213	232	134	17.6	18.8	11.8	13	8	16
Butler	143	134	100	12.5	11.8	9.1	29	28	38
Calhoun	194	153	127	16.2	13.2	11.3	16	20	20
Chambers	171	140	100	14.6	12.3	9.1	18	25	39
Cherokee	81	73	50	7.5	6.8	4.8	61	57	61
Chilton	102	110	87	9.3	9.9	8.0	47	38	47
Choctaw	126	152	143	11.2	13.2	12.5	36	21	15
Clarke	105	118	106	9.5	10.5	9.6	44	30	33
Clay	70	89	36	6.6	8.2	3.5	65	47	67
Cleburne	87	111	47	8.0	10.0	4.5	57	36	62
Coffee	132	35	92	11.6	3.4	8.4	32	67	44
Colbert	126	101	114	11.2	9.2	10.2	34	44	27
Conecuh	96	71	79	8.8	6.6	7.4	51	59	49
Coosa	200	104	133	16.6	9.4	11.7	15	42	19
Covington	83	56	56	7.6	5.3	5.3	59	64	58
Crenshaw	124	111	124	11.0	10.0	11.0	38	34	22
Cullman	73	70	63	6.8	6.5	6.0	64	60	57
Dale	104	109	73	9.4	9.8	6.8	46	41	52
Dallas	143	138	149	12.5	12.1	12.9	29	27	14
Dekalb	77	60	53	7.1	5.6	5.0	63	62	59
Elmore	158	141	123	13.6	12.4	10.9	22	24	24
Escambia	63	44	39	5.9	4.2	3.8	66	66	66
Etowah	166	149	133	14.3	13.0	11.7	19	22	18
Fayette	114	121	97	10.2	10.8	8.9	41	29	40
Franklin	81	49	52	7.5	4.6	4.9	60	65	60
Geneva	62	58	42	5.8	5.5	4.0	67	63	65
Greene	238	272	292	19.2	21.4	22.6	8	7	2
Hale	230	184	208	18.7	15.6	17.2	9	14	10
Henry	123	109	91	11.0	9.8	8.3	39	40	46
Houston	129	104	79	11.4	9.4	7.3	33	43	51
Jackson	89	79	66	8.2	7.3	6.2	56	52	55
Jefferson	294	290	248	22.7	22.5	19.8	5	4	6
Lamar	94	99	101	8.6	9.0	9.2	52	46	37
Lauderdale	121	109	104	10.8	9.9	9.4	40	39	34
Lawrence	114	88	91	10.2	8.1	8.4	42	48	45
Lee	298	287	166	23.0	22.3	14.2	4	6	12
Limestone	97	86	102	8.8	7.9	9.2	49	50	35
Lowndes	203	212	184	16.9	17.5	15.5	14	11	11
Macon	464	468	390	31.7	31.9	28.1	1	1	1
Madison	226	211	215	18.4	17.4	17.7	11	12	7
Marengo	150	163	125	13.1	14.0	11.1	26	17	21
Marion	93	86	68	8.5	8.0	6.3	53	49	54
Marshall	126	76	79	11.2	7.1	7.4	35	53	50
Mobile	216	156	122	17.8	13.5	10.9	12	19	25
Monroe	97	74	87	8.8	6.9	8.0	50	55	48
Montgomery	303	290	260	23.3	22.5	20.6	3	5	5
Morgan	145	110	110	12.6	9.9	9.9	28	37	31
Perry	158	171	156	13.7	14.6	13.5	21	16	13
Pickens	188	223	214	15.8	18.3	17.6	17	10	8
Pike	227	227	213	18.5	18.5	17.6	10	9	9
Randolph	100	101	68	9.1	9.1	6.4	48	45	53
Russell	272	207	94	21.4	17.1	8.6	7	13	42
Saint Clair	151	112	95	13.1	10.1	8.7	25	33	41
Shelby	110	111	110	9.9	10.0	9.9	43	35	30
Sumter	288	307	269	22.3	23.5	21.2	6	2	4
Talladega	150	161	133	13.0	13.8	11.8	27	18	17
Tallapoosa	157	178	118	13.6	15.1	10.5	23	15	26
Tuscaloosa	305	291	287	23.4	22.6	22.3	2	3	3
Walker	133	113	113	11.7	10.2	10.2	31	32	28
Washington	125	74	93	11.1	6.9	8.5	37	54	43
Wilcox	86	79	108	7.9	7.3	9.8	58	51	32
Winston	78	72	46	7.2	6.7	4.4	62	58	63
ALABAMA	191	171	150	16.0	14.6	13.0

Sources:

Alabama Center for Health Statistics, 1999, "Induced terminations of pregnancy by county of residence, age group and race, Alabama 1998," Alabama Center for Health Statistics, on line [http://ph.state.al.us/chs/HealthStatistics/Tables/1998/ab_cty1998.htm].
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Alabama Center for Health Statistics, 2001, "Births to Women of All Ages by Race of Mother, County of Residence and Birthweight, Alabama, 1999," Alabama Center for Health Statistics, on line [http://ph.state.al.us/chs/HealthStatistics/Tables/1999/Tab12a_1_99.htm].
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Alabama Center for Health Statistics, 2002, "Estimated Pregnancies, Pregnancy Rates, and Estimated Pregnancy Outcomes by County of Residence and Race of Mother Alabama 2000," Alabama Center for Health Statistics, on line [http://ph.state.al.us/chs/HealthStatistics/Tables/2000/aveTab25.htm].
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Alabama Center for Health Statistics, 2006, "County-specific data," Alabama Center for Health Statistics, on line [http://ph.state.al.us/chs/HealthStatistics/CountyData/hp.htm].
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Last modified 6 November 2011.
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