Iowa abortion percentages by region

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last modified 6 November 2011

Data for Iowa MCHRs, residents only

Note: Iowa reports abortion data by Maternal and Child Health Regions, not by counties; counties for each MCHR (with MCHR number) are listed below.

abortion ratioabortion %rank
MCHR counties and number1999-20022003-20062006-20091999-20022003-20062006-20091999-20022003-20062006-2009
Adair, Madison, Ringgold, Union (15)107106969.79.68.8171416
Adams, Montgomery, Page, Taylor (19)3339673.23.76.2232322
Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Howard, Winneshiek (21)10775679.77.06.3182121
Appanoose, Davis, Jefferson, Keokuk, Lucas, Monroe, Van Buren, Wapello (2)11711211110.510.110.0121212
Audubon, Calhoun, Carroll, Dallas, Greene, Guthrie, Sac (5)8989818.18.17.5212020
Benton, Hardin, Marshall, Tama (13)1151089910.39.79.0131315
Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Grundy (1)17415515514.813.413.4677
Boone, Story (16)18817816815.815.114.4555
Buena Vista, Clay, Dickinson, Emmet, O'Brien, Osceola, Palo Alto, Pocahontas (20)5253665.05.06.2222223
Butler, Cerro Gordo, Floyd, Franklin, Hancock, Kossuth, Mitchell, Winnebago, Worth (18)9493928.68.58.4201919
Cass, Crawford, Harrison, Monona, Shelby (6)3329433.22.84.1242524
Cedar, Clinton, Jackson (26)13913611612.212.010.48811
Cherokee, Ida, Lyon, Plymouth, Sioux (17)3034342.93.33.3252426
Clarke, Decatur, Marion, Warren, Wayne (3)108106939.89.68.5161517
Delaware, Dubuque, Jones (11)115979910.38.89.0141714
Des Moines, Lee (8)13312711811.711.210.691110
Fremont, Mills, Pottawattamie (22)1418391.41.73.7262625
Hamilton, Humboldt, Webster, Wright (25)12212912310.911.410.911109
Henry, Washington (24)12313412911.011.811.41098
Iowa, Johnson (12)31328626423.922.320.9111
Jasper, Mahaska, Poweshiek (9)10796939.68.88.5191818
Linn (10)19618917716.415.915.0334
Louisa, Musactine (4)15617215913.514.713.7766
Polk (23)20218818316.815.815.4243
Scott (14)18920219315.916.816.2422
Woodbury (7)1081001089.89.19.8151613
IOWA TOTAL14213613212.412.011.7


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Last modified 6 November 2011.
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