Mississippi abortion percentages by county

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last modified 6 November 2011

Data for Mississippi counties, residents only

abortion ratio abortion % rank

county 1995-1998 1999-2002 2003-2006 2007-2010 1995-1998 1999-2002 2003-2006 2007-2010 1995-1998 1999-2002 2003-2006 2007-2010

Adams 112 125 135 105 10.1 11.1 11.9 9.5 15 14 10 10

Alcorn 1 1 1 1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 79 81 80 79

Amite 48 77 71 29 4.6 7.2 6.7 2.8 42 26 26 42

Attala 107 122 100 78 9.6 10.9 9.1 7.3 16 15 16 18

Benton 0 4 4 2 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.2 81 67 67 68

Bolivar 44 46 29 19 4.2 4.4 2.8 1.8 46 42 44 47

Calhoun 12 15 7 9 1.2 1.5 0.7 0.8 62 52 61 53

Carroll 120 103 93 55 10.7 9.3 8.5 5.2 13 20 19 27

Chickasaw 19 14 13 5 1.9 1.4 1.3 0.5 55 53 53 60

Choctaw 46 45 17 27 4.4 4.3 1.7 2.7 44 43 51 43

Claiborne 183 223 224 149 15.5 18.3 18.3 12.9 5 3 2 7

Clarke 78 50 32 31 7.2 4.8 3.1 3.0 31 41 43 38

Clay 14 13 5 8 1.3 1.3 0.5 0.8 59 56 63 56

Coahoma 8 5 5 2 0.8 0.5 0.5 0.2 67 63 65 67

Copiah 134 143 145 127 11.8 12.5 12.6 11.3 11 9 8 9

Covington 66 91 66 58 6.2 8.3 6.2 5.5 35 22 29 24

Desoto 0 1 1 1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 80 82 81 77

Forrest 136 127 137 87 11.9 11.3 12.1 8.0 10 12 9 14

Franklin 55 63 78 56 5.2 6.0 7.2 5.3 38 32 23 26

George 5 3 4 3 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.3 70 72 66 66

Greene 11 2 12 11 1.1 0.2 1.2 1.1 65 78 55 51

Grenada 87 63 41 13 8.0 5.9 3.9 1.3 25 34 40 50

Hancock 12 3 5 5 1.2 0.3 0.5 0.5 63 74 64 63

Harrison 45 6 8 7 4.3 0.6 0.8 0.7 45 60 59 58

Hinds 341 339 285 246 25.4 25.3 22.2 19.7 1 1 1 1

Holmes 156 176 196 155 13.5 15.0 16.4 13.4 8 6 3 5

Humphreys 102 71 102 83 9.3 6.6 9.3 7.6 18 29 15 17

Issaquena 79 140 67 29 7.3 12.2 6.3 2.8 29 10 28 40

Itawamba 3 3 6 2 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.2 75 73 62 71

Jackson 13 3 2 5 1.3 0.3 0.2 0.5 60 75 75 61

Jasper 73 64 70 64 6.8 6.0 6.5 6.0 34 31 27 22

Jefferson 211 231 192 155 17.4 18.8 16.1 13.4 3 2 4 4

Jeff Davis 91 63 95 86 8.4 6.0 8.7 7.9 23 33 18 15

Jones 76 65 46 34 7.1 6.1 4.4 3.3 32 30 38 35

Kemper 54 39 27 15 5.1 3.7 2.6 1.5 39 45 46 48

Lafayette 32 17 19 8 3.1 1.7 1.9 0.8 49 51 50 55

Lamar 53 53 57 217 5.0 5.0 5.4 17.8 40 40 31 2

Lauderdale 55 33 29 23 5.3 3.2 2.8 2.3 37 47 45 45

Lawrence 95 126 110 70 8.7 11.2 10.0 6.6 21 13 14 21

Leake 102 90 97 84 9.2 8.2 8.8 7.8 19 23 17 16

Lee 6 5 2 2 0.6 0.5 0.2 0.2 69 62 73 69

Leflore 137 112 75 42 12.1 10.1 7.0 4.0 9 17 24 30

Lincoln 79 89 81 63 7.3 8.2 7.5 5.9 30 24 22 23

Lowndes 12 10 4 5 1.1 1.0 0.4 0.5 64 59 68 62

Madison 202 207 191 163 16.8 17.1 16.0 14.0 4 4 5 3

Marion 47 59 47 55 4.5 5.6 4.5 5.2 43 35 37 28

Marshall 0 2 2 0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 81 77 79 80

Monroe 6 4 3 1 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.1 68 68 70 74

Montgomery 93 104 75 42 8.5 9.4 7.0 4.0 22 19 25 31

Neshoba 75 57 57 39 7.0 5.4 5.4 3.8 33 36 32 32

Newton 99 76 51 36 9.0 7.0 4.9 3.5 20 27 36 33

Noxubee 13 14 11 7 1.3 1.3 1.1 0.7 61 54 56 59

Oktibbeha 50 40 35 26 4.7 3.8 3.4 2.5 41 44 42 44

Panola 9 4 2 3 0.9 0.4 0.2 0.3 66 66 78 65

Pearl River 14 10 8 8 1.4 1.0 0.8 0.8 58 58 60 57

Perry 30 36 27 33 2.9 3.5 2.6 3.2 50 46 47 36

Pike 114 117 115 92 10.2 10.5 10.3 8.4 14 16 13 13

Pontotoc 5 5 0 1 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.1 71 64 82 78

Prentiss 2 4 2 1 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.1 78 69 74 72

Quitman 15 4 9 0 1.5 0.4 0.9 0.0 57 65 58 80

Rankin 162 155 133 102 13.9 13.4 11.7 9.2 7 7 11 12

Scott 132 139 92 73 11.7 12.2 8.4 6.8 12 11 20 20

Sharkey 89 92 117 102 8.1 8.4 10.4 9.3 24 21 12 11

Simpson 106 106 90 75 9.5 9.6 8.2 7.0 17 18 21 19

Smith 63 56 53 57 5.9 5.3 5.0 5.4 36 37 35 25

Stone 25 11 20 14 2.4 1.1 2.0 1.4 53 57 49 49

Sunflower 85 75 45 29 7.8 7.0 4.3 2.8 27 28 39 41

Tallahatchie 21 4 12 4 2.1 0.4 1.2 0.4 54 71 54 64

Tate 5 2 3 1 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.1 71 76 72 76

Tippah 2 4 2 1 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.1 77 70 77 75

Tishomingo 4 1 3 1 0.4 0.1 0.3 0.1 73 80 69 73

Tunica 3 1 2 0 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.0 74 79 76 80

Union 3 5 3 2 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.2 76 61 71 70

Walthall 29 54 54 50 2.8 5.1 5.2 4.8 51 38 34 29

Warren 214 199 190 150 17.6 16.6 16.0 13.0 2 5 6 6

Washington 86 80 55 32 7.9 7.4 5.2 3.1 26 25 33 37

Wayne 36 29 37 36 3.5 2.8 3.6 3.4 48 48 41 34

Webster 41 26 21 9 4.0 2.5 2.1 0.9 47 49 48 52

Wilkinson 16 20 16 22 1.6 2.0 1.6 2.1 56 50 52 46

Winston 80 53 64 29 7.4 5.1 6.0 2.9 28 39 30 39

Yalobusha 27 14 11 8 2.7 1.3 1.1 0.8 52 55 57 54

Yazoo 182 153 148 127 15.4 13.3 12.9 11.3 6 8 7 8

MISSISSIPPI 92 83 74 59 8.4 7.7 6.9 5.5

	abortion ratio	abortion %	rank
county	1995-1998	1999-2002	2003-2006	2007-2010	1995-1998	1999-2002	2003-2006	2007-2010	1995-1998	1999-2002	2003-2006	2007-2010
Adams	112	125	135	105	10.1	11.1	11.9	9.5	15	14	10	10
Alcorn	1	1	1	1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	79	81	80	79
Amite	48	77	71	29	4.6	7.2	6.7	2.8	42	26	26	42
Attala	107	122	100	78	9.6	10.9	9.1	7.3	16	15	16	18
Benton	0	4	4	2	0.0	0.4	0.4	0.2	81	67	67	68
Bolivar	44	46	29	19	4.2	4.4	2.8	1.8	46	42	44	47
Calhoun	12	15	7	9	1.2	1.5	0.7	0.8	62	52	61	53
Carroll	120	103	93	55	10.7	9.3	8.5	5.2	13	20	19	27
Chickasaw	19	14	13	5	1.9	1.4	1.3	0.5	55	53	53	60
Choctaw	46	45	17	27	4.4	4.3	1.7	2.7	44	43	51	43
Claiborne	183	223	224	149	15.5	18.3	18.3	12.9	5	3	2	7
Clarke	78	50	32	31	7.2	4.8	3.1	3.0	31	41	43	38
Clay	14	13	5	8	1.3	1.3	0.5	0.8	59	56	63	56
Coahoma	8	5	5	2	0.8	0.5	0.5	0.2	67	63	65	67
Copiah	134	143	145	127	11.8	12.5	12.6	11.3	11	9	8	9
Covington	66	91	66	58	6.2	8.3	6.2	5.5	35	22	29	24
Desoto	0	1	1	1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.1	80	82	81	77
Forrest	136	127	137	87	11.9	11.3	12.1	8.0	10	12	9	14
Franklin	55	63	78	56	5.2	6.0	7.2	5.3	38	32	23	26
George	5	3	4	3	0.5	0.3	0.4	0.3	70	72	66	66
Greene	11	2	12	11	1.1	0.2	1.2	1.1	65	78	55	51
Grenada	87	63	41	13	8.0	5.9	3.9	1.3	25	34	40	50
Hancock	12	3	5	5	1.2	0.3	0.5	0.5	63	74	64	63
Harrison	45	6	8	7	4.3	0.6	0.8	0.7	45	60	59	58
Hinds	341	339	285	246	25.4	25.3	22.2	19.7	1	1	1	1
Holmes	156	176	196	155	13.5	15.0	16.4	13.4	8	6	3	5
Humphreys	102	71	102	83	9.3	6.6	9.3	7.6	18	29	15	17
Issaquena	79	140	67	29	7.3	12.2	6.3	2.8	29	10	28	40
Itawamba	3	3	6	2	0.3	0.3	0.6	0.2	75	73	62	71
Jackson	13	3	2	5	1.3	0.3	0.2	0.5	60	75	75	61
Jasper	73	64	70	64	6.8	6.0	6.5	6.0	34	31	27	22
Jefferson	211	231	192	155	17.4	18.8	16.1	13.4	3	2	4	4
Jeff Davis	91	63	95	86	8.4	6.0	8.7	7.9	23	33	18	15
Jones	76	65	46	34	7.1	6.1	4.4	3.3	32	30	38	35
Kemper	54	39	27	15	5.1	3.7	2.6	1.5	39	45	46	48
Lafayette	32	17	19	8	3.1	1.7	1.9	0.8	49	51	50	55
Lamar	53	53	57	217	5.0	5.0	5.4	17.8	40	40	31	2
Lauderdale	55	33	29	23	5.3	3.2	2.8	2.3	37	47	45	45
Lawrence	95	126	110	70	8.7	11.2	10.0	6.6	21	13	14	21
Leake	102	90	97	84	9.2	8.2	8.8	7.8	19	23	17	16
Lee	6	5	2	2	0.6	0.5	0.2	0.2	69	62	73	69
Leflore	137	112	75	42	12.1	10.1	7.0	4.0	9	17	24	30
Lincoln	79	89	81	63	7.3	8.2	7.5	5.9	30	24	22	23
Lowndes	12	10	4	5	1.1	1.0	0.4	0.5	64	59	68	62
Madison	202	207	191	163	16.8	17.1	16.0	14.0	4	4	5	3
Marion	47	59	47	55	4.5	5.6	4.5	5.2	43	35	37	28
Marshall	0	2	2	0	0.0	0.2	0.2	0.0	81	77	79	80
Monroe	6	4	3	1	0.6	0.4	0.3	0.1	68	68	70	74
Montgomery	93	104	75	42	8.5	9.4	7.0	4.0	22	19	25	31
Neshoba	75	57	57	39	7.0	5.4	5.4	3.8	33	36	32	32
Newton	99	76	51	36	9.0	7.0	4.9	3.5	20	27	36	33
Noxubee	13	14	11	7	1.3	1.3	1.1	0.7	61	54	56	59
Oktibbeha	50	40	35	26	4.7	3.8	3.4	2.5	41	44	42	44
Panola	9	4	2	3	0.9	0.4	0.2	0.3	66	66	78	65
Pearl River	14	10	8	8	1.4	1.0	0.8	0.8	58	58	60	57
Perry	30	36	27	33	2.9	3.5	2.6	3.2	50	46	47	36
Pike	114	117	115	92	10.2	10.5	10.3	8.4	14	16	13	13
Pontotoc	5	5	0	1	0.5	0.5	0.0	0.1	71	64	82	78
Prentiss	2	4	2	1	0.2	0.4	0.2	0.1	78	69	74	72
Quitman	15	4	9	0	1.5	0.4	0.9	0.0	57	65	58	80
Rankin	162	155	133	102	13.9	13.4	11.7	9.2	7	7	11	12
Scott	132	139	92	73	11.7	12.2	8.4	6.8	12	11	20	20
Sharkey	89	92	117	102	8.1	8.4	10.4	9.3	24	21	12	11
Simpson	106	106	90	75	9.5	9.6	8.2	7.0	17	18	21	19
Smith	63	56	53	57	5.9	5.3	5.0	5.4	36	37	35	25
Stone	25	11	20	14	2.4	1.1	2.0	1.4	53	57	49	49
Sunflower	85	75	45	29	7.8	7.0	4.3	2.8	27	28	39	41
Tallahatchie	21	4	12	4	2.1	0.4	1.2	0.4	54	71	54	64
Tate	5	2	3	1	0.5	0.2	0.2	0.1	71	76	72	76
Tippah	2	4	2	1	0.2	0.4	0.2	0.1	77	70	77	75
Tishomingo	4	1	3	1	0.4	0.1	0.3	0.1	73	80	69	73
Tunica	3	1	2	0	0.3	0.1	0.2	0.0	74	79	76	80
Union	3	5	3	2	0.3	0.5	0.3	0.2	76	61	71	70
Walthall	29	54	54	50	2.8	5.1	5.2	4.8	51	38	34	29
Warren	214	199	190	150	17.6	16.6	16.0	13.0	2	5	6	6
Washington	86	80	55	32	7.9	7.4	5.2	3.1	26	25	33	37
Wayne	36	29	37	36	3.5	2.8	3.6	3.4	48	48	41	34
Webster	41	26	21	9	4.0	2.5	2.1	0.9	47	49	48	52
Wilkinson	16	20	16	22	1.6	2.0	1.6	2.1	56	50	52	46
Winston	80	53	64	29	7.4	5.1	6.0	2.9	28	39	30	39
Yalobusha	27	14	11	8	2.7	1.3	1.1	0.8	52	55	57	54
Yazoo	182	153	148	127	15.4	13.3	12.9	11.3	6	8	7	8
MISSISSIPPI	92	83	74	59	8.4	7.7	6.9	5.5

Sources:

Mississippi Department of Health, 1996, "Vital Statistics Mississippi, 1995," Mississippi Department of Health, on line [http://www.msdh.state.ms.us/phs/stat1995.htm].
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Last modified 6 November 2011.
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