Arkansas abortion percentages by county

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last modified 6 November 2011

Data for Arkansas counties, residents only

abortion ratio abortion % rank

county 1991-1994 1995-1998 1999-2002 2003-2006 2005-2008 1991-1994 1995-1998 1999-2002 2003-2005 2005-2008 1991-1994 1995-1998 1999-2002 2003-2005 2005-2008

Arkansas 161 140 124 109 114 13.8 12.2 11.0 9.8 10.3 16 16 14 12 10

Ashley 118 104 97 70 61 10.6 9.4 8.8 6.5 5.8 40 41 30 36 49

Baxter 123 112 73 58 59 11.0 10.1 6.8 5.5 5.6 36 37 49 54 54

Benton 104 103 104 79 84 9.4 9.3 9.4 7.3 7.8 58 42 22 28 26

Boone 94 90 84 69 52 8.6 8.3 7.8 6.4 4.9 64 49 39 37 63

Bradley 154 186 73 73 69 13.3 15.7 6.8 6.8 6.4 19 7 47 33 41

Calhoun 144 115 104 123 79 12.6 10.3 9.4 11.0 7.3 24 35 23 9 31

Carroll 129 87 75 64 78 11.4 8.0 7.0 6.0 7.2 32 54 45 45 33

Chicot 139 114 99 75 90 12.2 10.3 9.0 7.0 8.3 27 36 28 31 21

Clark 288 213 180 152 173 22.3 17.6 15.3 13.2 14.7 2 3 4 5 3

Clay 98 63 32 45 55 8.9 5.9 3.1 4.3 5.2 61 69 71 66 59

Cleburne 152 128 94 84 74 13.2 11.4 8.6 7.8 6.9 20 23 31 23 38

Cleveland 115 116 104 46 59 10.4 10.4 9.4 4.4 5.6 45 34 24 65 53

Columbia 91 88 87 66 52 8.3 8.1 8.0 6.2 5.0 66 51 36 43 62

Conway 212 175 126 100 101 17.5 14.9 11.2 9.1 9.2 6 9 12 17 17

Craighead 197 122 75 66 103 16.5 10.9 7.0 6.2 9.3 8 28 44 41 16

Crawford 86 74 87 60 47 7.9 6.9 8.0 5.7 4.5 68 60 35 51 67

Crittenden 194 118 23 66 158 16.3 10.6 2.2 6.2 13.6 9 32 75 42 4

Cross 112 104 47 58 77 10.1 9.4 4.5 5.5 7.1 50 40 66 55 35

Dallas 186 138 143 95 78 15.7 12.1 12.5 8.6 7.2 10 19 8 19 32

Desha 123 139 128 105 111 10.9 12.2 11.4 9.5 10.0 37 18 11 14 12

Drew 171 180 160 123 117 14.6 15.2 13.8 11.0 10.4 14 8 7 10 9

Faulkner 265 210 169 155 151 21.0 17.4 14.5 13.4 13.1 3 5 6 3 6

Franklin 113 74 80 47 41 10.2 6.9 7.4 4.5 3.9 48 61 42 64 70

Fulton 64 69 70 48 62 6.0 6.4 6.6 4.5 5.8 73 65 51 63 46

Garland 264 212 196 153 152 20.9 17.5 16.4 13.3 13.2 4 4 3 4 5

Grant 157 143 99 102 80 13.5 12.5 9.0 9.3 7.4 17 14 27 16 29

Greene 109 84 38 38 63 9.9 7.8 3.7 3.7 5.9 52 56 69 72 45

Hempstead 116 119 103 48 44 10.4 10.6 9.3 4.6 4.2 44 31 25 62 69

Hot Spring 174 148 118 110 107 14.8 12.9 10.6 9.9 9.7 13 12 17 11 13

Howard 107 126 67 67 61 9.6 11.2 6.2 6.3 5.7 57 25 56 39 50

Independence 127 109 87 66 56 11.3 9.8 8.0 6.1 5.3 34 38 34 44 58

Izard 89 141 73 64 79 8.2 12.4 6.8 6.0 7.4 67 15 48 46 30

Jackson 150 137 101 79 67 13.1 12.0 9.1 7.3 6.3 21 20 26 27 42

Jefferson 258 257 257 211 211 20.5 20.5 20.4 17.5 17.4 5 2 2 2 2

Johnson 116 102 80 74 71 10.4 9.3 7.4 6.9 6.6 43 43 41 32 39

Lafayette 38 30 38 14 18 3.7 2.9 3.7 1.4 1.8 75 74 70 75 74

Lawrence 145 87 71 59 53 12.7 8.0 6.6 5.5 5.0 23 52 50 52 60

Lee 132 131 89 80 106 11.6 11.6 8.1 7.4 9.6 29 21 33 26 14

Lincoln 118 139 109 97 101 10.5 12.2 9.8 8.9 9.2 41 17 21 18 18

Little River 67 54 63 41 24 6.3 5.1 6.0 3.9 2.3 72 72 59 70 73

Logan 95 66 53 61 53 8.7 6.2 5.1 5.7 5.0 63 67 63 49 61

Lonoke 174 145 117 124 114 14.8 12.7 10.5 11.0 10.2 12 13 18 8 11

Madison 81 68 67 71 81 7.5 6.4 6.2 6.6 7.5 70 66 55 35 27

Marion 102 99 68 53 88 9.3 9.0 6.4 5.0 8.1 60 44 53 60 22

Miller 39 19 30 20 18 3.8 1.8 2.9 2.0 1.8 74 75 72 74 75

Mississippi 128 69 26 45 98 11.3 6.5 2.6 4.3 8.9 33 64 74 67 19

Monroe 143 129 114 71 70 12.5 11.4 10.2 6.7 6.6 25 22 20 34 40

Montgomery 146 81 85 75 76 12.7 7.5 7.8 7.0 7.1 22 58 38 30 36

Nevada 115 98 86 58 58 10.3 8.9 7.9 5.5 5.5 46 45 37 53 56

Newton 112 56 67 54 33 10.1 5.3 6.3 5.1 3.2 49 71 54 58 71

Ouachita 154 151 125 104 80 13.4 13.1 11.1 9.4 7.4 18 11 13 15 28

Perry 131 107 70 95 50 11.6 9.7 6.5 8.6 4.7 30 39 52 20 65

Phillips 116 121 82 88 104 10.4 10.8 7.6 8.1 9.4 42 29 40 22 15

Pike 95 86 54 51 59 8.7 7.9 5.1 4.9 5.6 62 55 62 61 55

Poinsett 121 71 29 35 62 10.8 6.6 2.8 3.4 5.8 38 62 73 73 47

Polk 103 65 54 43 46 9.3 6.1 5.1 4.1 4.4 59 68 61 68 68

Pope 162 123 120 93 84 14.0 10.9 10.7 8.5 7.8 15 27 15 21 25

Prairie 134 120 130 106 75 11.8 10.7 11.5 9.5 7.0 28 30 10 13 37

Pulaski 340 361 388 237 227 25.4 26.5 28.0 19.1 18.5 1 1 1 1 1

Randolph 107 60 65 39 49 9.7 5.7 6.1 3.7 4.7 54 70 57 71 66

Saint Francis 130 89 53 55 86 11.5 8.2 5.0 5.2 7.9 31 50 64 57 23

Saline 179 151 130 141 137 15.2 13.1 11.5 12.4 12.0 11 10 9 6 8

Scott 85 83 43 53 50 7.8 7.6 4.1 5.1 4.8 69 57 68 59 64

Searcy 107 41 54 55 58 9.7 3.9 5.1 5.2 5.5 53 73 60 56 57

Sebastian 112 91 116 81 91 10.0 8.3 10.4 7.5 8.4 51 48 19 25 20

Sevier 76 70 46 41 28 7.0 6.5 4.4 4.0 2.7 71 63 67 69 72

Sharp 107 87 65 63 65 9.7 8.0 6.1 5.9 6.1 55 53 58 48 43

Stone 107 78 51 64 60 9.7 7.2 4.9 6.0 5.6 56 59 65 47 52

Union 114 124 118 76 62 10.2 11.0 10.6 7.1 5.8 47 26 16 29 48

Van Buren 139 126 91 67 77 12.2 11.2 8.3 6.3 7.2 26 24 32 40 34

Washington 204 194 179 140 144 16.9 16.3 15.2 12.3 12.6 7 6 5 7 7

White 127 116 98 69 64 11.3 10.4 8.9 6.4 6.0 35 33 29 38 44

Woodruff 92 91 76 82 85 8.5 8.4 7.1 7.6 7.8 65 47 43 24 24

Yell 118 92 74 61 60 10.6 8.4 6.9 5.7 5.7 39 46 46 50 51

ARKANSAS 172 163 150 117 116 14.7 14.0 13.1 10.5 10.4

	abortion ratio	abortion %	rank
county	1991-1994	1995-1998	1999-2002	2003-2006	2005-2008	1991-1994	1995-1998	1999-2002	2003-2005	2005-2008	1991-1994	1995-1998	1999-2002	2003-2005	2005-2008
Arkansas	161	140	124	109	114	13.8	12.2	11.0	9.8	10.3	16	16	14	12	10
Ashley	118	104	97	70	61	10.6	9.4	8.8	6.5	5.8	40	41	30	36	49
Baxter	123	112	73	58	59	11.0	10.1	6.8	5.5	5.6	36	37	49	54	54
Benton	104	103	104	79	84	9.4	9.3	9.4	7.3	7.8	58	42	22	28	26
Boone	94	90	84	69	52	8.6	8.3	7.8	6.4	4.9	64	49	39	37	63
Bradley	154	186	73	73	69	13.3	15.7	6.8	6.8	6.4	19	7	47	33	41
Calhoun	144	115	104	123	79	12.6	10.3	9.4	11.0	7.3	24	35	23	9	31
Carroll	129	87	75	64	78	11.4	8.0	7.0	6.0	7.2	32	54	45	45	33
Chicot	139	114	99	75	90	12.2	10.3	9.0	7.0	8.3	27	36	28	31	21
Clark	288	213	180	152	173	22.3	17.6	15.3	13.2	14.7	2	3	4	5	3
Clay	98	63	32	45	55	8.9	5.9	3.1	4.3	5.2	61	69	71	66	59
Cleburne	152	128	94	84	74	13.2	11.4	8.6	7.8	6.9	20	23	31	23	38
Cleveland	115	116	104	46	59	10.4	10.4	9.4	4.4	5.6	45	34	24	65	53
Columbia	91	88	87	66	52	8.3	8.1	8.0	6.2	5.0	66	51	36	43	62
Conway	212	175	126	100	101	17.5	14.9	11.2	9.1	9.2	6	9	12	17	17
Craighead	197	122	75	66	103	16.5	10.9	7.0	6.2	9.3	8	28	44	41	16
Crawford	86	74	87	60	47	7.9	6.9	8.0	5.7	4.5	68	60	35	51	67
Crittenden	194	118	23	66	158	16.3	10.6	2.2	6.2	13.6	9	32	75	42	4
Cross	112	104	47	58	77	10.1	9.4	4.5	5.5	7.1	50	40	66	55	35
Dallas	186	138	143	95	78	15.7	12.1	12.5	8.6	7.2	10	19	8	19	32
Desha	123	139	128	105	111	10.9	12.2	11.4	9.5	10.0	37	18	11	14	12
Drew	171	180	160	123	117	14.6	15.2	13.8	11.0	10.4	14	8	7	10	9
Faulkner	265	210	169	155	151	21.0	17.4	14.5	13.4	13.1	3	5	6	3	6
Franklin	113	74	80	47	41	10.2	6.9	7.4	4.5	3.9	48	61	42	64	70
Fulton	64	69	70	48	62	6.0	6.4	6.6	4.5	5.8	73	65	51	63	46
Garland	264	212	196	153	152	20.9	17.5	16.4	13.3	13.2	4	4	3	4	5
Grant	157	143	99	102	80	13.5	12.5	9.0	9.3	7.4	17	14	27	16	29
Greene	109	84	38	38	63	9.9	7.8	3.7	3.7	5.9	52	56	69	72	45
Hempstead	116	119	103	48	44	10.4	10.6	9.3	4.6	4.2	44	31	25	62	69
Hot Spring	174	148	118	110	107	14.8	12.9	10.6	9.9	9.7	13	12	17	11	13
Howard	107	126	67	67	61	9.6	11.2	6.2	6.3	5.7	57	25	56	39	50
Independence	127	109	87	66	56	11.3	9.8	8.0	6.1	5.3	34	38	34	44	58
Izard	89	141	73	64	79	8.2	12.4	6.8	6.0	7.4	67	15	48	46	30
Jackson	150	137	101	79	67	13.1	12.0	9.1	7.3	6.3	21	20	26	27	42
Jefferson	258	257	257	211	211	20.5	20.5	20.4	17.5	17.4	5	2	2	2	2
Johnson	116	102	80	74	71	10.4	9.3	7.4	6.9	6.6	43	43	41	32	39
Lafayette	38	30	38	14	18	3.7	2.9	3.7	1.4	1.8	75	74	70	75	74
Lawrence	145	87	71	59	53	12.7	8.0	6.6	5.5	5.0	23	52	50	52	60
Lee	132	131	89	80	106	11.6	11.6	8.1	7.4	9.6	29	21	33	26	14
Lincoln	118	139	109	97	101	10.5	12.2	9.8	8.9	9.2	41	17	21	18	18
Little River	67	54	63	41	24	6.3	5.1	6.0	3.9	2.3	72	72	59	70	73
Logan	95	66	53	61	53	8.7	6.2	5.1	5.7	5.0	63	67	63	49	61
Lonoke	174	145	117	124	114	14.8	12.7	10.5	11.0	10.2	12	13	18	8	11
Madison	81	68	67	71	81	7.5	6.4	6.2	6.6	7.5	70	66	55	35	27
Marion	102	99	68	53	88	9.3	9.0	6.4	5.0	8.1	60	44	53	60	22
Miller	39	19	30	20	18	3.8	1.8	2.9	2.0	1.8	74	75	72	74	75
Mississippi	128	69	26	45	98	11.3	6.5	2.6	4.3	8.9	33	64	74	67	19
Monroe	143	129	114	71	70	12.5	11.4	10.2	6.7	6.6	25	22	20	34	40
Montgomery	146	81	85	75	76	12.7	7.5	7.8	7.0	7.1	22	58	38	30	36
Nevada	115	98	86	58	58	10.3	8.9	7.9	5.5	5.5	46	45	37	53	56
Newton	112	56	67	54	33	10.1	5.3	6.3	5.1	3.2	49	71	54	58	71
Ouachita	154	151	125	104	80	13.4	13.1	11.1	9.4	7.4	18	11	13	15	28
Perry	131	107	70	95	50	11.6	9.7	6.5	8.6	4.7	30	39	52	20	65
Phillips	116	121	82	88	104	10.4	10.8	7.6	8.1	9.4	42	29	40	22	15
Pike	95	86	54	51	59	8.7	7.9	5.1	4.9	5.6	62	55	62	61	55
Poinsett	121	71	29	35	62	10.8	6.6	2.8	3.4	5.8	38	62	73	73	47
Polk	103	65	54	43	46	9.3	6.1	5.1	4.1	4.4	59	68	61	68	68
Pope	162	123	120	93	84	14.0	10.9	10.7	8.5	7.8	15	27	15	21	25
Prairie	134	120	130	106	75	11.8	10.7	11.5	9.5	7.0	28	30	10	13	37
Pulaski	340	361	388	237	227	25.4	26.5	28.0	19.1	18.5	1	1	1	1	1
Randolph	107	60	65	39	49	9.7	5.7	6.1	3.7	4.7	54	70	57	71	66
Saint Francis	130	89	53	55	86	11.5	8.2	5.0	5.2	7.9	31	50	64	57	23
Saline	179	151	130	141	137	15.2	13.1	11.5	12.4	12.0	11	10	9	6	8
Scott	85	83	43	53	50	7.8	7.6	4.1	5.1	4.8	69	57	68	59	64
Searcy	107	41	54	55	58	9.7	3.9	5.1	5.2	5.5	53	73	60	56	57
Sebastian	112	91	116	81	91	10.0	8.3	10.4	7.5	8.4	51	48	19	25	20
Sevier	76	70	46	41	28	7.0	6.5	4.4	4.0	2.7	71	63	67	69	72
Sharp	107	87	65	63	65	9.7	8.0	6.1	5.9	6.1	55	53	58	48	43
Stone	107	78	51	64	60	9.7	7.2	4.9	6.0	5.6	56	59	65	47	52
Union	114	124	118	76	62	10.2	11.0	10.6	7.1	5.8	47	26	16	29	48
Van Buren	139	126	91	67	77	12.2	11.2	8.3	6.3	7.2	26	24	32	40	34
Washington	204	194	179	140	144	16.9	16.3	15.2	12.3	12.6	7	6	5	7	7
White	127	116	98	69	64	11.3	10.4	8.9	6.4	6.0	35	33	29	38	44
Woodruff	92	91	76	82	85	8.5	8.4	7.1	7.6	7.8	65	47	43	24	24
Yell	118	92	74	61	60	10.6	8.4	6.9	5.7	5.7	39	46	46	50	51
ARKANSAS	172	163	150	117	116	14.7	14.0	13.1	10.5	10.4

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