North Carolina abortion percentages by county

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last modified 6 November 2011

Data for North Carolina counties, residents only

abortion ratio abortion % rank

county 2000-2003 2004-2007 2006-2009 2000-2003 2004-2007 2006-2009 2000-2003 2004-2007 2006-2009

Alamance 264 255 230 20.9 20.3 18.7 13 17 20

Alexander 102 93 72 9.3 8.5 6.7 90 93 95

Alleghany 83 69 64 7.7 6.4 6.0 98 100 99

Anson 147 199 183 12.8 16.6 15.5 64 36 37

Ashe 78 81 68 7.2 7.5 6.4 99 98 97

Avery 105 114 105 9.5 10.2 9.5 89 85 88

Beaufort 149 142 127 13.0 12.5 11.3 62 67 76

Bertie 134 236 224 11.8 19.1 18.3 75 26 24

Bladen 146 134 131 12.8 11.8 11.6 65 72 73

Brunswick 183 190 167 15.5 16.0 14.3 39 42 47

Buncombe 236 228 209 19.1 18.6 17.3 18 30 30

Burke 439 124 109 30.5 11.1 9.8 1 80 86

Cabarrus 156 157 143 13.5 13.6 12.5 55 61 63

Caldwell 95 110 110 8.7 9.9 9.9 93 87 83

Camden 127 109 146 11.3 9.8 12.7 78 88 62

Carteret 206 215 212 17.1 17.7 17.5 29 32 29

Caswell 180 229 220 15.3 18.6 18.0 43 29 26

Catawba 136 157 148 12.0 13.6 12.9 72 62 61

Chatham 182 172 162 15.4 14.7 13.9 41 55 54

Cherokee 85 84 70 7.9 7.8 6.6 97 96 96

Chowan 122 160 172 10.9 13.8 14.7 81 60 43

Clay 134 88 62 11.8 8.1 5.8 76 95 100

Cleveland 137 183 162 12.1 15.4 14.0 70 46 53

Columbus 179 175 168 15.2 14.9 14.4 45 52 46

Craven 158 165 153 13.6 14.2 13.3 54 57 59

Cumberland 280 277 274 21.9 21.7 21.5 11 9 7

Currituck 170 238 247 14.5 19.2 19.8 50 25 15

Dare 247 351 301 19.8 26.0 23.1 16 2 5

Davidson 158 142 133 13.7 12.4 11.8 53 68 70

Davie 138 134 125 12.1 11.8 11.1 69 73 78

Duplin 147 121 129 12.8 10.8 11.4 63 83 74

Durham 347 333 309 25.7 25.0 23.6 4 4 3

Edgecombe 205 248 215 17.0 19.9 17.7 30 18 28

Foysyth 262 264 249 20.8 20.9 19.9 14 16 14

Franklin 231 214 196 18.8 17.6 16.4 20 33 34

Gaston 175 173 161 14.9 14.8 13.9 47 54 55

Gates 125 218 223 11.1 17.9 18.2 80 31 25

Graham 62 79 67 5.8 7.4 6.3 100 99 98

Granville 247 239 227 19.8 19.3 18.5 17 24 22

Greene 182 143 128 15.4 12.5 11.3 42 66 75

Guilford 349 359 346 25.9 26.4 25.7 3 1 1

Halifax 207 276 250 17.1 21.6 20.0 27 11 13

Harnett 179 185 163 15.2 15.6 14.0 46 44 52

Haywood 154 119 109 13.4 10.6 9.8 57 84 85

Henderson 142 126 122 12.4 11.2 10.8 66 76 79

Hertford 219 319 239 18.0 24.2 19.3 22 5 18

Hoke 175 187 166 14.9 15.8 14.3 48 43 48

Hyde 115 124 164 10.3 11.1 14.1 86 78 50

Iredell 167 180 164 14.3 15.3 14.1 51 50 51

Jackson 227 190 155 18.5 16.0 13.4 21 40 57

Johnston 159 163 141 13.7 14.0 12.4 52 59 65

Jones 292 244 274 22.6 19.6 21.5 9 19 8

Lee 206 214 202 17.1 17.6 16.8 28 34 32

Lenoir 196 239 205 16.4 19.3 17.0 32 23 31

Lincoln 116 125 116 10.4 11.1 10.4 85 77 80

Macon 136 102 85 12.0 9.2 7.8 71 91 94

Madison 140 112 115 12.3 10.0 10.3 67 86 81

Martin 154 181 131 13.4 15.4 11.6 56 48 72

McDowell 119 106 96 10.6 9.6 8.8 83 89 90

Mecklenburg 305 309 291 23.4 23.6 22.5 7 7 6

Mitchell 90 93 85 8.3 8.5 7.8 96 94 93

Montgomery 111 123 108 10.0 10.9 9.7 88 82 87

Moore 183 182 166 15.4 15.4 14.2 40 47 49

Nash 213 239 229 17.6 19.3 18.6 24 22 21

New Hanover 326 339 328 24.6 25.3 24.7 6 3 2

Northampton 210 265 254 17.4 21.0 20.3 26 15 10

Onslow 170 177 172 14.6 15.1 14.7 49 51 42

Orange 399 318 309 28.5 24.1 23.6 2 6 4

Pamlico 180 195 184 15.3 16.3 15.5 44 37 35

Pasquotank 191 276 259 16.0 21.6 20.6 36 10 9

Pender 196 183 176 16.4 15.4 15.0 33 45 39

Perquimans 97 236 198 8.8 19.1 16.6 92 27 33

Person 301 268 240 23.1 21.2 19.4 8 13 17

Pitt 255 274 253 20.3 21.5 20.2 15 12 11

Polk 213 147 135 17.6 12.8 11.9 25 64 68

Randolph 150 170 157 13.0 14.5 13.6 59 56 56

Richmond 150 174 176 13.1 14.8 15.0 58 53 40

Robeson 150 157 153 13.0 13.6 13.3 60 63 60

Rockingham 202 191 175 16.8 16.0 14.9 31 39 41

Rowan 184 203 170 15.5 16.9 14.6 38 35 44

Rutherford 134 145 139 11.8 12.7 12.2 74 65 67

Sampson 102 140 134 9.3 12.3 11.8 91 69 69

Scotland 234 181 181 19.0 15.4 15.4 19 49 38

Stanly 150 139 133 13.0 12.2 11.7 61 70 71

Stokes 135 130 125 11.9 11.5 11.1 73 75 77

Surry 120 123 110 10.7 11.0 9.9 82 81 84

Swain 140 104 101 12.3 9.4 9.1 68 90 89

Transylvania 189 164 142 15.9 14.1 12.4 37 58 64

Tyrrell 113 132 154 10.2 11.7 13.3 87 74 58

Union 127 138 139 11.3 12.2 12.2 77 71 66

Vance 218 242 226 17.9 19.5 18.4 23 21 23

Wake 285 267 251 22.2 21.1 20.1 10 14 12

Warren 271 244 247 21.3 19.6 19.8 12 20 16

Washington 116 190 169 10.4 16.0 14.5 84 41 45

Watauga 337 288 232 25.2 22.3 18.8 5 8 19

Wayne 195 195 184 16.3 16.3 15.5 34 38 36

Wilkes 94 101 90 8.6 9.1 8.3 94 92 92

Wilson 194 235 219 16.2 19.0 18.0 35 28 27

Yadkin 125 124 112 11.1 11.1 10.1 79 79 82

Yancey 90 83 95 8.3 7.6 8.7 95 97 91

NORTH CAROLINA 225 229 216 18.4 18.7 17.7

	abortion ratio	abortion %	rank
county	2000-2003	2004-2007	2006-2009	2000-2003	2004-2007	2006-2009	2000-2003	2004-2007	2006-2009
Alamance	264	255	230	20.9	20.3	18.7	13	17	20
Alexander	102	93	72	9.3	8.5	6.7	90	93	95
Alleghany	83	69	64	7.7	6.4	6.0	98	100	99
Anson	147	199	183	12.8	16.6	15.5	64	36	37
Ashe	78	81	68	7.2	7.5	6.4	99	98	97
Avery	105	114	105	9.5	10.2	9.5	89	85	88
Beaufort	149	142	127	13.0	12.5	11.3	62	67	76
Bertie	134	236	224	11.8	19.1	18.3	75	26	24
Bladen	146	134	131	12.8	11.8	11.6	65	72	73
Brunswick	183	190	167	15.5	16.0	14.3	39	42	47
Buncombe	236	228	209	19.1	18.6	17.3	18	30	30
Burke	439	124	109	30.5	11.1	9.8	1	80	86
Cabarrus	156	157	143	13.5	13.6	12.5	55	61	63
Caldwell	95	110	110	8.7	9.9	9.9	93	87	83
Camden	127	109	146	11.3	9.8	12.7	78	88	62
Carteret	206	215	212	17.1	17.7	17.5	29	32	29
Caswell	180	229	220	15.3	18.6	18.0	43	29	26
Catawba	136	157	148	12.0	13.6	12.9	72	62	61
Chatham	182	172	162	15.4	14.7	13.9	41	55	54
Cherokee	85	84	70	7.9	7.8	6.6	97	96	96
Chowan	122	160	172	10.9	13.8	14.7	81	60	43
Clay	134	88	62	11.8	8.1	5.8	76	95	100
Cleveland	137	183	162	12.1	15.4	14.0	70	46	53
Columbus	179	175	168	15.2	14.9	14.4	45	52	46
Craven	158	165	153	13.6	14.2	13.3	54	57	59
Cumberland	280	277	274	21.9	21.7	21.5	11	9	7
Currituck	170	238	247	14.5	19.2	19.8	50	25	15
Dare	247	351	301	19.8	26.0	23.1	16	2	5
Davidson	158	142	133	13.7	12.4	11.8	53	68	70
Davie	138	134	125	12.1	11.8	11.1	69	73	78
Duplin	147	121	129	12.8	10.8	11.4	63	83	74
Durham	347	333	309	25.7	25.0	23.6	4	4	3
Edgecombe	205	248	215	17.0	19.9	17.7	30	18	28
Foysyth	262	264	249	20.8	20.9	19.9	14	16	14
Franklin	231	214	196	18.8	17.6	16.4	20	33	34
Gaston	175	173	161	14.9	14.8	13.9	47	54	55
Gates	125	218	223	11.1	17.9	18.2	80	31	25
Graham	62	79	67	5.8	7.4	6.3	100	99	98
Granville	247	239	227	19.8	19.3	18.5	17	24	22
Greene	182	143	128	15.4	12.5	11.3	42	66	75
Guilford	349	359	346	25.9	26.4	25.7	3	1	1
Halifax	207	276	250	17.1	21.6	20.0	27	11	13
Harnett	179	185	163	15.2	15.6	14.0	46	44	52
Haywood	154	119	109	13.4	10.6	9.8	57	84	85
Henderson	142	126	122	12.4	11.2	10.8	66	76	79
Hertford	219	319	239	18.0	24.2	19.3	22	5	18
Hoke	175	187	166	14.9	15.8	14.3	48	43	48
Hyde	115	124	164	10.3	11.1	14.1	86	78	50
Iredell	167	180	164	14.3	15.3	14.1	51	50	51
Jackson	227	190	155	18.5	16.0	13.4	21	40	57
Johnston	159	163	141	13.7	14.0	12.4	52	59	65
Jones	292	244	274	22.6	19.6	21.5	9	19	8
Lee	206	214	202	17.1	17.6	16.8	28	34	32
Lenoir	196	239	205	16.4	19.3	17.0	32	23	31
Lincoln	116	125	116	10.4	11.1	10.4	85	77	80
Macon	136	102	85	12.0	9.2	7.8	71	91	94
Madison	140	112	115	12.3	10.0	10.3	67	86	81
Martin	154	181	131	13.4	15.4	11.6	56	48	72
McDowell	119	106	96	10.6	9.6	8.8	83	89	90
Mecklenburg	305	309	291	23.4	23.6	22.5	7	7	6
Mitchell	90	93	85	8.3	8.5	7.8	96	94	93
Montgomery	111	123	108	10.0	10.9	9.7	88	82	87
Moore	183	182	166	15.4	15.4	14.2	40	47	49
Nash	213	239	229	17.6	19.3	18.6	24	22	21
New Hanover	326	339	328	24.6	25.3	24.7	6	3	2
Northampton	210	265	254	17.4	21.0	20.3	26	15	10
Onslow	170	177	172	14.6	15.1	14.7	49	51	42
Orange	399	318	309	28.5	24.1	23.6	2	6	4
Pamlico	180	195	184	15.3	16.3	15.5	44	37	35
Pasquotank	191	276	259	16.0	21.6	20.6	36	10	9
Pender	196	183	176	16.4	15.4	15.0	33	45	39
Perquimans	97	236	198	8.8	19.1	16.6	92	27	33
Person	301	268	240	23.1	21.2	19.4	8	13	17
Pitt	255	274	253	20.3	21.5	20.2	15	12	11
Polk	213	147	135	17.6	12.8	11.9	25	64	68
Randolph	150	170	157	13.0	14.5	13.6	59	56	56
Richmond	150	174	176	13.1	14.8	15.0	58	53	40
Robeson	150	157	153	13.0	13.6	13.3	60	63	60
Rockingham	202	191	175	16.8	16.0	14.9	31	39	41
Rowan	184	203	170	15.5	16.9	14.6	38	35	44
Rutherford	134	145	139	11.8	12.7	12.2	74	65	67
Sampson	102	140	134	9.3	12.3	11.8	91	69	69
Scotland	234	181	181	19.0	15.4	15.4	19	49	38
Stanly	150	139	133	13.0	12.2	11.7	61	70	71
Stokes	135	130	125	11.9	11.5	11.1	73	75	77
Surry	120	123	110	10.7	11.0	9.9	82	81	84
Swain	140	104	101	12.3	9.4	9.1	68	90	89
Transylvania	189	164	142	15.9	14.1	12.4	37	58	64
Tyrrell	113	132	154	10.2	11.7	13.3	87	74	58
Union	127	138	139	11.3	12.2	12.2	77	71	66
Vance	218	242	226	17.9	19.5	18.4	23	21	23
Wake	285	267	251	22.2	21.1	20.1	10	14	12
Warren	271	244	247	21.3	19.6	19.8	12	20	16
Washington	116	190	169	10.4	16.0	14.5	84	41	45
Watauga	337	288	232	25.2	22.3	18.8	5	8	19
Wayne	195	195	184	16.3	16.3	15.5	34	38	36
Wilkes	94	101	90	8.6	9.1	8.3	94	92	92
Wilson	194	235	219	16.2	19.0	18.0	35	28	27
Yadkin	125	124	112	11.1	11.1	10.1	79	79	82
Yancey	90	83	95	8.3	7.6	8.7	95	97	91
NORTH CAROLINA	225	229	216	18.4	18.7	17.7

Sources:

North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics, 2001, "2000 Total resident pregnancies by county of residence," North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics, on line [http://www.schs.state.nc.us/SCHS/data/pregnancies/2000/totalpregcounty.pdf].
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Last modified 6 November 2011.
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