California abortion percentages by county

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last modified 6 November 2011

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 reported by the CDC or AGI. Completeness of the abortion figures below varies significantly from county to county.

Data for California counties, Medi-Cal abortions for residents only

abortion ratio abortion % rank

county 1994-1997 1998-2001 2002-2005 2004-2007 1994-1997 1998-2001 2002-2005 2004-2007 1994-1997 1998-2001 2002-2005 2004-2007

Alameda 385 269 148 129 27.8 21.2 12.9 11.4 1 10 19 18

Alpine 294 83 63 41 22.7 7.7 5.9 3.9 7 56 55 56

Amador 166 193 144 144 14.3 16.2 12.6 12.6 39 19 20 13

Butte 316 295 293 301 24.0 22.8 22.6 23.1 5 3 3 2

Calaveras 217 206 167 127 17.8 17.1 14.3 11.3 20 15 13 19

Colusa 116 97 76 31 10.4 8.9 7.0 3.0 55 53 49 57

Contra Costa 226 167 127 142 18.4 14.3 11.3 12.5 18 31 31 14

Del Norte 204 178 165 98 16.9 15.1 14.2 8.9 24 25 14 36

El Dorado 161 125 118 113 13.9 11.1 10.6 10.2 41 46 35 28

Fresno 296 262 144 115 22.8 20.7 12.6 10.3 6 11 21 26

Glenn 199 150 125 116 16.6 13.0 11.1 10.4 27 39 34 24

Humboldt 289 317 338 381 22.4 24.1 25.3 27.6 9 1 1 1

Imperial 104 81 63 57 9.5 7.5 5.9 5.4 56 57 54 47

Inyo 136 153 127 54 12.0 13.3 11.2 5.2 50 37 32 50

Kern 211 191 74 44 17.4 16.0 6.9 4.2 21 20 50 54

Kings 136 124 107 100 12.0 11.0 9.7 9.1 51 47 39 34

Lake 284 273 207 190 22.1 21.5 17.2 15.9 10 9 8 8

Lassen 186 147 129 132 15.6 12.8 11.4 11.7 33 41 28 16

Los Angeles 183 175 126 103 15.5 14.9 11.2 9.4 34 26 33 32

Madera 181 165 140 136 15.3 14.1 12.3 12.0 35 32 23 15

Marin 151 119 165 175 13.1 10.6 14.2 14.9 44 50 15 9

Mariposa 196 174 175 84 16.4 14.8 14.9 7.7 29 27 11 39

Mendocino 283 282 230 218 22.1 22.0 18.7 17.9 11 6 6 5

Merced 195 170 144 126 16.3 14.5 12.6 11.2 30 29 22 20

Modoc 121 147 93 55 10.8 12.8 8.5 5.2 54 40 46 48

Mono 172 158 85 27 14.7 13.6 7.8 2.6 37 34 47 58

Monterey 188 170 106 104 15.8 14.5 9.6 9.4 31 30 40 31

Napa 137 95 59 75 12.0 8.7 5.6 7.0 49 54 57 42

Nevada 223 197 163 161 18.3 16.5 14.0 13.9 19 17 16 10

Orange 95 75 55 47 8.6 7.0 5.2 4.5 58 58 58 52

Placer 156 124 103 130 13.5 11.0 9.4 11.5 42 48 41 17

Plumas 231 200 101 55 18.8 16.7 9.2 5.2 16 16 43 49

Riverside 163 134 60 42 14.0 11.8 5.7 4.0 40 44 56 55

Sacramento 294 287 134 97 22.7 22.3 11.8 8.8 8 5 25 37

San Benito 150 158 138 120 13.0 13.6 12.1 10.7 46 35 24 23

San Bernardino 202 156 78 58 16.8 13.5 7.2 5.5 25 36 48 45

San Diego 129 106 74 57 11.4 9.6 6.8 5.4 52 52 51 46

San Francisco 380 317 294 250 27.5 24.1 22.7 20.0 2 2 2 3

San Joaquin 257 194 117 103 20.5 16.2 10.5 9.3 13 18 36 33

San Luis Obispo 151 171 169 153 13.1 14.6 14.5 13.2 45 28 12 12

San Mateo 178 121 96 78 15.1 10.8 8.8 7.3 36 49 45 40

Santa Barbara 103 84 98 73 9.3 7.7 8.9 6.8 57 55 44 43

Santa Clara 197 144 128 111 16.5 12.6 11.4 10.0 28 42 29 29

Santa Cruz 360 278 204 153 26.5 21.7 16.9 13.3 3 8 9 11

Shasta 318 288 244 215 24.1 22.3 19.6 17.7 4 4 4 6

Sierra 129 190 133 77 11.4 16.0 11.7 7.1 53 21 26 41

Siskiyou 211 190 149 125 17.4 15.9 13.0 11.1 22 23 18 22

Solano 186 215 109 114 15.7 17.7 9.8 10.2 32 13 38 27

Sonoma 258 190 237 230 20.5 16.0 19.2 18.7 12 22 5 4

Stanislaus 226 208 128 99 18.4 17.2 11.3 9.0 17 14 30 35

Sutter 155 130 110 108 13.4 11.5 9.9 9.8 43 45 37 30

Tehama 207 185 154 126 17.2 15.6 13.3 11.2 23 24 17 21

Trinity 241 238 197 72 19.4 19.2 16.5 6.8 14 12 10 44

Tulare 143 140 72 47 12.5 12.3 6.7 4.4 47 43 52 53

Tolumne 236 280 215 196 19.1 21.8 17.7 16.4 15 7 7 7

Ventura 138 118 103 89 12.1 10.5 9.3 8.2 48 51 42 38

Yolo 200 152 67 51 16.7 13.2 6.3 4.9 26 38 53 51

Yuba 171 159 130 115 14.6 13.8 11.5 10.3 38 33 27 25

CALIFORNIA (CAL STATS) 206 168 169 156 17.1 14.4 14.5 13.5

CALIFORNIA (CDC/AGI STATS) 529 451 381 385 34.6 31.1 27.6 27.8

	abortion ratio	abortion %	rank
county	1994-1997	1998-2001	2002-2005	2004-2007	1994-1997	1998-2001	2002-2005	2004-2007	1994-1997	1998-2001	2002-2005	2004-2007
Alameda	385	269	148	129	27.8	21.2	12.9	11.4	1	10	19	18
Alpine	294	83	63	41	22.7	7.7	5.9	3.9	7	56	55	56
Amador	166	193	144	144	14.3	16.2	12.6	12.6	39	19	20	13
Butte	316	295	293	301	24.0	22.8	22.6	23.1	5	3	3	2
Calaveras	217	206	167	127	17.8	17.1	14.3	11.3	20	15	13	19
Colusa	116	97	76	31	10.4	8.9	7.0	3.0	55	53	49	57
Contra Costa	226	167	127	142	18.4	14.3	11.3	12.5	18	31	31	14
Del Norte	204	178	165	98	16.9	15.1	14.2	8.9	24	25	14	36
El Dorado	161	125	118	113	13.9	11.1	10.6	10.2	41	46	35	28
Fresno	296	262	144	115	22.8	20.7	12.6	10.3	6	11	21	26
Glenn	199	150	125	116	16.6	13.0	11.1	10.4	27	39	34	24
Humboldt	289	317	338	381	22.4	24.1	25.3	27.6	9	1	1	1
Imperial	104	81	63	57	9.5	7.5	5.9	5.4	56	57	54	47
Inyo	136	153	127	54	12.0	13.3	11.2	5.2	50	37	32	50
Kern	211	191	74	44	17.4	16.0	6.9	4.2	21	20	50	54
Kings	136	124	107	100	12.0	11.0	9.7	9.1	51	47	39	34
Lake	284	273	207	190	22.1	21.5	17.2	15.9	10	9	8	8
Lassen	186	147	129	132	15.6	12.8	11.4	11.7	33	41	28	16
Los Angeles	183	175	126	103	15.5	14.9	11.2	9.4	34	26	33	32
Madera	181	165	140	136	15.3	14.1	12.3	12.0	35	32	23	15
Marin	151	119	165	175	13.1	10.6	14.2	14.9	44	50	15	9
Mariposa	196	174	175	84	16.4	14.8	14.9	7.7	29	27	11	39
Mendocino	283	282	230	218	22.1	22.0	18.7	17.9	11	6	6	5
Merced	195	170	144	126	16.3	14.5	12.6	11.2	30	29	22	20
Modoc	121	147	93	55	10.8	12.8	8.5	5.2	54	40	46	48
Mono	172	158	85	27	14.7	13.6	7.8	2.6	37	34	47	58
Monterey	188	170	106	104	15.8	14.5	9.6	9.4	31	30	40	31
Napa	137	95	59	75	12.0	8.7	5.6	7.0	49	54	57	42
Nevada	223	197	163	161	18.3	16.5	14.0	13.9	19	17	16	10
Orange	95	75	55	47	8.6	7.0	5.2	4.5	58	58	58	52
Placer	156	124	103	130	13.5	11.0	9.4	11.5	42	48	41	17
Plumas	231	200	101	55	18.8	16.7	9.2	5.2	16	16	43	49
Riverside	163	134	60	42	14.0	11.8	5.7	4.0	40	44	56	55
Sacramento	294	287	134	97	22.7	22.3	11.8	8.8	8	5	25	37
San Benito	150	158	138	120	13.0	13.6	12.1	10.7	46	35	24	23
San Bernardino	202	156	78	58	16.8	13.5	7.2	5.5	25	36	48	45
San Diego	129	106	74	57	11.4	9.6	6.8	5.4	52	52	51	46
San Francisco	380	317	294	250	27.5	24.1	22.7	20.0	2	2	2	3
San Joaquin	257	194	117	103	20.5	16.2	10.5	9.3	13	18	36	33
San Luis Obispo	151	171	169	153	13.1	14.6	14.5	13.2	45	28	12	12
San Mateo	178	121	96	78	15.1	10.8	8.8	7.3	36	49	45	40
Santa Barbara	103	84	98	73	9.3	7.7	8.9	6.8	57	55	44	43
Santa Clara	197	144	128	111	16.5	12.6	11.4	10.0	28	42	29	29
Santa Cruz	360	278	204	153	26.5	21.7	16.9	13.3	3	8	9	11
Shasta	318	288	244	215	24.1	22.3	19.6	17.7	4	4	4	6
Sierra	129	190	133	77	11.4	16.0	11.7	7.1	53	21	26	41
Siskiyou	211	190	149	125	17.4	15.9	13.0	11.1	22	23	18	22
Solano	186	215	109	114	15.7	17.7	9.8	10.2	32	13	38	27
Sonoma	258	190	237	230	20.5	16.0	19.2	18.7	12	22	5	4
Stanislaus	226	208	128	99	18.4	17.2	11.3	9.0	17	14	30	35
Sutter	155	130	110	108	13.4	11.5	9.9	9.8	43	45	37	30
Tehama	207	185	154	126	17.2	15.6	13.3	11.2	23	24	17	21
Trinity	241	238	197	72	19.4	19.2	16.5	6.8	14	12	10	44
Tulare	143	140	72	47	12.5	12.3	6.7	4.4	47	43	52	53
Tolumne	236	280	215	196	19.1	21.8	17.7	16.4	15	7	7	7
Ventura	138	118	103	89	12.1	10.5	9.3	8.2	48	51	42	38
Yolo	200	152	67	51	16.7	13.2	6.3	4.9	26	38	53	51
Yuba	171	159	130	115	14.6	13.8	11.5	10.3	38	33	27	25
CALIFORNIA (CAL STATS)	206	168	169	156	17.1	14.4	14.5	13.5
CALIFORNIA (CDC/AGI STATS)	529	451	381	385	34.6	31.1	27.6	27.8

Sources:

California Department of Health Care Services, 23 July 2009, "Medi-Cal funded induced abortions, calendar year 2006," California Department of Health Care Services, on line [http://www.dhcs.ca.gov/dataandstats/statistics/Documents/Induced_Abortions_2006.pdf].
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