Minnesota abortion percentages by county

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last modified 6 November 2011

Data for Minnesota counties, residents only

Note: Since 1999 Minnesota does not report annual abortion figures for counties where the number of abortions was less than 6. Some county are consequently particularly uncertain.

abortion ratio abortion % rank

county 1997-2000 2001-2004 2005-2008 2006-2009 1997-2000 2001-2004 2005-2008 2006-2009 1997-2000 2001-2004 2005-2008 2006-2009

Aitkin 151 130 79 66 13.2 11.5 7.3 6.2 12 14 38 47

Anoka 203 189 193 190 16.9 15.9 16.2 15.9 4 6 4 3

Becker 28 15 14 13 2.7 1.5 1.4 1.3 65 68 65 66

Beltrami 87 80 53 62 8.0 7.4 5.1 5.8 42 40 53 48

Benton 133 118 102 98 11.7 10.5 9.2 8.9 16 22 25 27

Big Stone 5 0 0 0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 81 70 73 70

Blue Earth 201 183 179 171 16.7 15.4 15.2 14.6 5 7 6 6

Brown 85 73 81 86 7.8 6.8 7.5 7.9 43 44 35 33

Carlton 157 155 128 126 13.5 13.4 11.3 11.2 10 10 11 11

Carver 112 105 98 105 10.0 9.5 8.9 9.5 27 30 27 24

Cass 104 98 72 74 9.4 8.9 6.7 6.9 31 35 44 42

Chippewa 196 101 74 54 16.4 9.2 6.9 5.2 6 33 43 52

Chisago 135 122 113 116 11.9 10.8 10.2 10.4 15 21 18 14

Clay 23 23 10 8 2.2 2.2 1.0 0.8 66 64 67 68

Clearwater 11 0 0 0 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 75 70 73 70

Cook 152 242 198 168 13.2 19.5 16.5 14.3 11 3 3 8

Cottonwood 49 28 46 46 4.7 2.7 4.4 4.4 58 62 58 59

Crow Wing 142 134 116 112 12.4 11.8 10.4 10.0 13 11 16 18

Dakota 183 191 179 176 15.5 16.1 15.2 14.9 7 5 7 5

Dodge 74 77 79 83 6.9 7.2 7.3 7.7 47 42 39 36

Douglas 82 50 45 47 7.6 4.8 4.4 4.5 44 55 59 57

Faribault 74 82 67 75 6.9 7.6 6.3 7.0 46 39 48 38

Fillmore 63 60 72 69 5.9 5.6 6.7 6.4 50 50 45 46

Freeborn 132 114 103 105 11.7 10.2 9.3 9.5 17 25 24 23

Goodhue 116 128 106 108 10.4 11.4 9.6 9.8 24 16 22 21

Grant 13 0 0 0 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 73 70 73 70

Hennepin 330 315 283 275 24.8 24.0 22.0 21.6 1 1 1 1

Houston 58 65 54 57 5.5 6.1 5.1 5.4 52 48 51 50

Hubbard 21 26 16 16 2.0 2.6 1.6 1.6 68 63 64 64

Isanti 139 128 117 111 12.2 11.4 10.5 10.0 14 15 15 19

Itasca 104 78 88 94 9.4 7.2 8.1 8.6 32 41 33 31

Jackson 49 0 53 54 4.7 0.0 5.1 5.2 57 70 54 53

Kanabec 126 102 88 98 11.2 9.2 8.1 8.9 18 31 32 28

Kandiyohi 95 90 75 74 8.6 8.3 6.9 6.9 40 37 41 40

Kittson 4 0 0 0 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 82 70 73 70

Koochiching 111 132 120 125 10.0 11.7 10.7 11.1 29 13 13 12

Lac Qui Parle 19 0 0 0 1.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 69 70 73 70

Lake 165 158 109 107 14.1 13.6 9.8 9.7 8 9 21 22

Lake of the Woods 34 44 0 0 3.3 4.2 0.0 0.0 63 58 73 70

Le Sueur 119 89 103 100 10.6 8.2 9.3 9.1 23 38 23 26

Lincoln 8 0 0 0 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 77 70 73 70

Lyon 48 57 55 49 4.6 5.4 5.2 4.7 59 52 50 55

Mahnomen 10 0 0 0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 76 70 73 70

Marshall 2 0 0 0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 86 70 73 70

Martin 74 66 75 74 6.9 6.1 6.9 6.9 45 47 42 41

McLeod 88 77 75 69 8.1 7.2 7.0 6.5 41 43 40 45

Meeker 99 52 51 55 9.0 4.9 4.8 5.2 35 54 56 51

Mille Lacs 102 109 100 102 9.3 9.8 9.1 9.2 34 27 26 25

Morrison 72 56 49 47 6.7 5.3 4.7 4.5 48 53 57 58

Mower 96 112 92 91 8.8 10.1 8.4 8.3 38 26 29 32

Murray 11 0 16 0 1.1 0.0 1.6 0.0 74 70 63 70

Nicollet 97 122 142 136 8.8 10.9 12.4 11.9 36 20 9 9

Nobles 19 22 9 16 1.9 2.1 0.9 1.6 70 65 69 63

Norman 3 0 0 0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 84 70 73 70

Olmsted 124 126 120 119 11.0 11.2 10.7 10.6 19 18 12 13

Otter Tail 18 15 19 15 1.7 1.5 1.8 1.5 71 67 62 65

Pennington 3 0 8 17 0.3 0.0 0.8 1.7 85 70 70 62

Pine 111 125 109 115 10.0 11.1 9.8 10.3 28 19 20 15

Pipestone 14 13 0 0 1.3 1.3 0.0 0.0 72 69 73 70

Polk 38 16 9 8 3.7 1.6 0.9 0.8 62 66 68 67

Pope 51 34 12 0 4.8 3.3 1.2 0.0 56 61 66 70

Ramsey 324 311 280 275 24.5 23.7 21.9 21.5 2 2 2 2

Red Lake 21 0 0 0 2.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 67 70 73 70

Redwood 51 61 55 59 4.9 5.8 5.2 5.5 54 49 49 49

Renville 60 68 69 71 5.7 6.4 6.5 6.6 51 45 46 44

Rice 115 127 113 113 10.3 11.2 10.2 10.1 25 17 19 17

Rock 4 0 0 0 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 83 70 73 70

Roseau 7 0 7 8 0.7 0.0 0.7 0.8 79 70 72 69

Saint Louis 204 199 185 188 16.9 16.6 15.6 15.8 3 4 5 4

Scott 120 115 132 128 10.7 10.3 11.7 11.4 21 24 10 10

Sherburne 103 106 93 96 9.4 9.6 8.5 8.7 33 29 28 29

Sibley 69 48 54 48 6.4 4.6 5.1 4.6 49 56 52 56

Stearns 120 133 119 114 10.7 11.7 10.7 10.2 20 12 14 16

Steele 95 101 80 85 8.7 9.1 7.4 7.9 39 34 36 34

Stevens 39 45 26 25 3.7 4.3 2.5 2.4 61 57 61 61

Swift 51 67 68 77 4.8 6.3 6.4 7.1 55 46 47 37

Todd 44 44 33 36 4.2 4.2 3.2 3.5 60 59 60 60

Traverse 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 87 70 73 70

Wabasha 96 108 90 95 8.8 9.8 8.2 8.7 37 28 31 30

Wadena 8 0 8 0 0.8 0.0 0.8 0.0 78 70 71 70

Waseca 113 101 91 74 10.2 9.2 8.3 6.9 26 32 30 39

Washington 162 162 173 168 13.9 13.9 14.7 14.4 9 8 8 7

Watonwan 57 59 79 73 5.4 5.6 7.3 6.8 53 51 37 43

Wilkin 5 0 0 0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 80 70 73 70

Winona 119 117 114 110 10.7 10.4 10.2 9.9 22 23 17 20

Wright 105 95 84 84 9.5 8.6 7.8 7.7 30 36 34 35

Yellow Medicine 28 42 52 52 2.8 4.1 4.9 5.0 64 60 55 54

MINNESOTA 199 189 172 169 16.6 15.9 14.7 14.4

	abortion ratio	abortion %	rank
county	1997-2000	2001-2004	2005-2008	2006-2009	1997-2000	2001-2004	2005-2008	2006-2009	1997-2000	2001-2004	2005-2008	2006-2009
Aitkin	151	130	79	66	13.2	11.5	7.3	6.2	12	14	38	47
Anoka	203	189	193	190	16.9	15.9	16.2	15.9	4	6	4	3
Becker	28	15	14	13	2.7	1.5	1.4	1.3	65	68	65	66
Beltrami	87	80	53	62	8.0	7.4	5.1	5.8	42	40	53	48
Benton	133	118	102	98	11.7	10.5	9.2	8.9	16	22	25	27
Big Stone	5	0	0	0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	81	70	73	70
Blue Earth	201	183	179	171	16.7	15.4	15.2	14.6	5	7	6	6
Brown	85	73	81	86	7.8	6.8	7.5	7.9	43	44	35	33
Carlton	157	155	128	126	13.5	13.4	11.3	11.2	10	10	11	11
Carver	112	105	98	105	10.0	9.5	8.9	9.5	27	30	27	24
Cass	104	98	72	74	9.4	8.9	6.7	6.9	31	35	44	42
Chippewa	196	101	74	54	16.4	9.2	6.9	5.2	6	33	43	52
Chisago	135	122	113	116	11.9	10.8	10.2	10.4	15	21	18	14
Clay	23	23	10	8	2.2	2.2	1.0	0.8	66	64	67	68
Clearwater	11	0	0	0	1.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	75	70	73	70
Cook	152	242	198	168	13.2	19.5	16.5	14.3	11	3	3	8
Cottonwood	49	28	46	46	4.7	2.7	4.4	4.4	58	62	58	59
Crow Wing	142	134	116	112	12.4	11.8	10.4	10.0	13	11	16	18
Dakota	183	191	179	176	15.5	16.1	15.2	14.9	7	5	7	5
Dodge	74	77	79	83	6.9	7.2	7.3	7.7	47	42	39	36
Douglas	82	50	45	47	7.6	4.8	4.4	4.5	44	55	59	57
Faribault	74	82	67	75	6.9	7.6	6.3	7.0	46	39	48	38
Fillmore	63	60	72	69	5.9	5.6	6.7	6.4	50	50	45	46
Freeborn	132	114	103	105	11.7	10.2	9.3	9.5	17	25	24	23
Goodhue	116	128	106	108	10.4	11.4	9.6	9.8	24	16	22	21
Grant	13	0	0	0	1.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	73	70	73	70
Hennepin	330	315	283	275	24.8	24.0	22.0	21.6	1	1	1	1
Houston	58	65	54	57	5.5	6.1	5.1	5.4	52	48	51	50
Hubbard	21	26	16	16	2.0	2.6	1.6	1.6	68	63	64	64
Isanti	139	128	117	111	12.2	11.4	10.5	10.0	14	15	15	19
Itasca	104	78	88	94	9.4	7.2	8.1	8.6	32	41	33	31
Jackson	49	0	53	54	4.7	0.0	5.1	5.2	57	70	54	53
Kanabec	126	102	88	98	11.2	9.2	8.1	8.9	18	31	32	28
Kandiyohi	95	90	75	74	8.6	8.3	6.9	6.9	40	37	41	40
Kittson	4	0	0	0	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	82	70	73	70
Koochiching	111	132	120	125	10.0	11.7	10.7	11.1	29	13	13	12
Lac Qui Parle	19	0	0	0	1.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	69	70	73	70
Lake	165	158	109	107	14.1	13.6	9.8	9.7	8	9	21	22
Lake of the Woods	34	44	0	0	3.3	4.2	0.0	0.0	63	58	73	70
Le Sueur	119	89	103	100	10.6	8.2	9.3	9.1	23	38	23	26
Lincoln	8	0	0	0	0.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	77	70	73	70
Lyon	48	57	55	49	4.6	5.4	5.2	4.7	59	52	50	55
Mahnomen	10	0	0	0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	76	70	73	70
Marshall	2	0	0	0	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	86	70	73	70
Martin	74	66	75	74	6.9	6.1	6.9	6.9	45	47	42	41
McLeod	88	77	75	69	8.1	7.2	7.0	6.5	41	43	40	45
Meeker	99	52	51	55	9.0	4.9	4.8	5.2	35	54	56	51
Mille Lacs	102	109	100	102	9.3	9.8	9.1	9.2	34	27	26	25
Morrison	72	56	49	47	6.7	5.3	4.7	4.5	48	53	57	58
Mower	96	112	92	91	8.8	10.1	8.4	8.3	38	26	29	32
Murray	11	0	16	0	1.1	0.0	1.6	0.0	74	70	63	70
Nicollet	97	122	142	136	8.8	10.9	12.4	11.9	36	20	9	9
Nobles	19	22	9	16	1.9	2.1	0.9	1.6	70	65	69	63
Norman	3	0	0	0	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	84	70	73	70
Olmsted	124	126	120	119	11.0	11.2	10.7	10.6	19	18	12	13
Otter Tail	18	15	19	15	1.7	1.5	1.8	1.5	71	67	62	65
Pennington	3	0	8	17	0.3	0.0	0.8	1.7	85	70	70	62
Pine	111	125	109	115	10.0	11.1	9.8	10.3	28	19	20	15
Pipestone	14	13	0	0	1.3	1.3	0.0	0.0	72	69	73	70
Polk	38	16	9	8	3.7	1.6	0.9	0.8	62	66	68	67
Pope	51	34	12	0	4.8	3.3	1.2	0.0	56	61	66	70
Ramsey	324	311	280	275	24.5	23.7	21.9	21.5	2	2	2	2
Red Lake	21	0	0	0	2.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	67	70	73	70
Redwood	51	61	55	59	4.9	5.8	5.2	5.5	54	49	49	49
Renville	60	68	69	71	5.7	6.4	6.5	6.6	51	45	46	44
Rice	115	127	113	113	10.3	11.2	10.2	10.1	25	17	19	17
Rock	4	0	0	0	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	83	70	73	70
Roseau	7	0	7	8	0.7	0.0	0.7	0.8	79	70	72	69
Saint Louis	204	199	185	188	16.9	16.6	15.6	15.8	3	4	5	4
Scott	120	115	132	128	10.7	10.3	11.7	11.4	21	24	10	10
Sherburne	103	106	93	96	9.4	9.6	8.5	8.7	33	29	28	29
Sibley	69	48	54	48	6.4	4.6	5.1	4.6	49	56	52	56
Stearns	120	133	119	114	10.7	11.7	10.7	10.2	20	12	14	16
Steele	95	101	80	85	8.7	9.1	7.4	7.9	39	34	36	34
Stevens	39	45	26	25	3.7	4.3	2.5	2.4	61	57	61	61
Swift	51	67	68	77	4.8	6.3	6.4	7.1	55	46	47	37
Todd	44	44	33	36	4.2	4.2	3.2	3.5	60	59	60	60
Traverse	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	87	70	73	70
Wabasha	96	108	90	95	8.8	9.8	8.2	8.7	37	28	31	30
Wadena	8	0	8	0	0.8	0.0	0.8	0.0	78	70	71	70
Waseca	113	101	91	74	10.2	9.2	8.3	6.9	26	32	30	39
Washington	162	162	173	168	13.9	13.9	14.7	14.4	9	8	8	7
Watonwan	57	59	79	73	5.4	5.6	7.3	6.8	53	51	37	43
Wilkin	5	0	0	0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	80	70	73	70
Winona	119	117	114	110	10.7	10.4	10.2	9.9	22	23	17	20
Wright	105	95	84	84	9.5	8.6	7.8	7.7	30	36	34	35
Yellow Medicine	28	42	52	52	2.8	4.1	4.9	5.0	64	60	55	54
MINNESOTA	199	189	172	169	16.6	15.9	14.7	14.4

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