Pennsylvania abortion percentages by county

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last modified 6 November 2011

Data for Pennsylvania counties, residents only

abortion ratio abortion % rank

county 1996-1999 2000-2003 2004-2007 2006-2009 1996-1999 2000-2003 2004-2007 2006-2009 1996-1999 2000-2003 2004-2007 2006-2009

Adams 58 61 58 62 5.4 5.7 5.5 5.9 52 55 56 54

Allegheny 299 313 326 329 23.0 23.8 24.6 24.7 2 2 2 2

Armstrong 108 135 110 102 9.7 11.9 9.9 9.2 34 22 32 34

Beaver 173 167 182 184 14.7 14.3 15.4 15.5 15 13 13 13

Bedford 43 43 39 40 4.1 4.1 3.8 3.9 57 58 61 61

Berks 171 199 205 209 14.6 16.6 17.0 17.3 16 9 9 9

Blair 91 94 84 80 8.4 8.6 7.8 7.4 40 37 48 49

Bradford 3 16 15 15 0.3 1.6 1.5 1.5 67 65 66 65

Bucks 180 202 208 207 15.3 16.8 17.2 17.2 12 8 8 10

Butler 95 95 124 121 8.7 8.7 11.0 10.8 38 36 28 27

Cambria 131 115 105 96 11.6 10.3 9.5 8.7 23 27 35 38

Cameron 124 123 146 72 11.0 10.9 12.8 6.8 24 26 21 51

Carbon 196 195 187 204 16.4 16.3 15.7 16.9 9 10 11 11

Centre 229 214 168 163 18.6 17.7 14.4 14.0 5 7 18 18

Chester 155 161 169 167 13.4 13.9 14.5 14.3 18 16 17 17

Clarion 121 114 109 92 10.8 10.2 9.8 8.4 26 29 34 39

Clearfield 87 86 77 77 8.0 7.9 7.1 7.1 42 41 51 50

Clinton 120 111 119 109 10.7 10.0 10.6 9.9 27 31 30 31

Columbia 134 125 138 128 11.8 11.1 12.1 11.4 22 25 24 25

Crawford 78 71 80 81 7.3 6.6 7.4 7.5 46 49 50 47

Cumberland 137 147 145 134 12.1 12.8 12.7 11.8 21 19 23 24

Dauphin 255 240 217 209 20.3 19.3 17.8 17.3 3 5 6 8

Delaware 249 259 261 278 19.9 20.6 20.7 21.7 4 3 4 3

Elk 66 75 89 101 6.2 6.9 8.2 9.2 50 46 44 36

Erie 44 66 87 83 4.2 6.2 8.0 7.6 55 51 46 46

Fayette 148 146 145 146 12.9 12.7 12.7 12.8 19 20 22 21

Forest 119 113 187 219 10.7 10.2 15.7 18.0 28 30 10 7

Franklin 20 15 14 12 2.0 1.5 1.4 1.2 61 66 67 67

Fulton 16 8 25 31 1.6 0.8 2.4 3.0 63 67 64 63

Greene 119 128 129 143 10.6 11.3 11.4 12.5 29 23 25 22

Huntingdon 84 73 74 60 7.7 6.8 6.9 5.6 44 48 53 56

Indiana 175 155 158 156 14.9 13.4 13.6 13.5 14 17 19 19

Jefferson 115 82 100 88 10.3 7.6 9.1 8.1 30 43 39 41

Juniata 54 47 49 48 5.1 4.5 4.7 4.6 53 57 58 59

Lackawanna 58 102 126 136 5.5 9.3 11.2 12.0 51 34 26 23

Lancaster 89 91 93 81 8.2 8.4 8.5 7.5 41 39 41 48

Lawrence 87 90 110 107 8.0 8.3 9.9 9.7 43 40 33 32

Lebanon 106 104 102 102 9.6 9.4 9.3 9.3 35 33 38 33

Lehigh 227 247 246 262 18.5 19.8 19.7 20.8 7 4 5 5

Luzerne 122 143 170 181 10.9 12.5 14.5 15.3 25 21 16 14

Lycoming 109 114 120 124 9.8 10.2 10.7 11.0 33 28 29 26

McKean 20 31 38 36 1.9 3.0 3.7 3.5 62 62 62 62

Mercer 67 75 87 85 6.3 7.0 8.0 7.9 48 45 45 44

Mifflin 71 73 60 56 6.6 6.8 5.7 5.3 47 47 55 57

Monroe 228 229 263 263 18.6 18.6 20.8 20.8 6 6 3 4

Montgomery 194 181 183 186 16.2 15.3 15.5 15.7 10 12 12 12

Montour 98 84 118 120 8.9 7.8 10.6 10.7 36 42 31 28

Northampton 205 184 210 221 17.0 15.5 17.3 18.1 8 11 7 6

Northumberland 111 102 98 88 10.0 9.3 9.0 8.1 31 35 40 42

Perry 111 109 103 101 10.0 9.8 9.4 9.2 32 32 37 35

Philadelphia 649 641 581 606 39.4 39.0 36.7 37.7 1 1 1 1

Pike 51 66 104 111 4.9 6.2 9.4 10.0 54 52 36 30

Potter 11 34 34 26 1.1 3.3 3.3 2.5 65 61 63 64

Schuylkill 157 154 156 147 13.6 13.4 13.5 12.8 17 18 20 20

Snyder 66 52 64 55 6.2 5.0 6.0 5.2 49 56 54 58

Somerset 97 79 84 84 8.8 7.3 7.8 7.7 37 44 47 45

Sullivan 44 36 46 71 4.2 3.4 4.4 6.6 56 60 59 52

Susquehanna 10 19 39 41 1.0 1.8 3.8 3.9 66 64 60 60

Tioga 13 27 23 14 1.2 2.6 2.3 1.4 64 63 65 66

Union 83 63 75 65 7.6 5.9 7.0 6.1 45 53 52 53

Venango 95 94 81 87 8.6 8.6 7.5 8.0 39 38 49 43

Warren 39 62 55 60 3.8 5.8 5.2 5.7 58 54 57 55

Washington 182 164 179 172 15.4 14.1 15.2 14.7 11 15 14 16

Wayne 34 69 92 99 3.3 6.4 8.4 9.0 59 50 42 37

Westmoreland 179 166 175 173 15.2 14.2 14.9 14.7 13 14 15 15

Wyoming 25 42 89 89 2.5 4.0 8.2 8.2 60 59 43 40

York 141 126 124 117 12.3 11.2 11.1 10.5 20 24 27 29

PENNSYLVANIA 238 238 235 242 19.2 19.3 19.0 19.5

	abortion ratio	abortion %	rank
county	1996-1999	2000-2003	2004-2007	2006-2009	1996-1999	2000-2003	2004-2007	2006-2009	1996-1999	2000-2003	2004-2007	2006-2009
Adams	58	61	58	62	5.4	5.7	5.5	5.9	52	55	56	54
Allegheny	299	313	326	329	23.0	23.8	24.6	24.7	2	2	2	2
Armstrong	108	135	110	102	9.7	11.9	9.9	9.2	34	22	32	34
Beaver	173	167	182	184	14.7	14.3	15.4	15.5	15	13	13	13
Bedford	43	43	39	40	4.1	4.1	3.8	3.9	57	58	61	61
Berks	171	199	205	209	14.6	16.6	17.0	17.3	16	9	9	9
Blair	91	94	84	80	8.4	8.6	7.8	7.4	40	37	48	49
Bradford	3	16	15	15	0.3	1.6	1.5	1.5	67	65	66	65
Bucks	180	202	208	207	15.3	16.8	17.2	17.2	12	8	8	10
Butler	95	95	124	121	8.7	8.7	11.0	10.8	38	36	28	27
Cambria	131	115	105	96	11.6	10.3	9.5	8.7	23	27	35	38
Cameron	124	123	146	72	11.0	10.9	12.8	6.8	24	26	21	51
Carbon	196	195	187	204	16.4	16.3	15.7	16.9	9	10	11	11
Centre	229	214	168	163	18.6	17.7	14.4	14.0	5	7	18	18
Chester	155	161	169	167	13.4	13.9	14.5	14.3	18	16	17	17
Clarion	121	114	109	92	10.8	10.2	9.8	8.4	26	29	34	39
Clearfield	87	86	77	77	8.0	7.9	7.1	7.1	42	41	51	50
Clinton	120	111	119	109	10.7	10.0	10.6	9.9	27	31	30	31
Columbia	134	125	138	128	11.8	11.1	12.1	11.4	22	25	24	25
Crawford	78	71	80	81	7.3	6.6	7.4	7.5	46	49	50	47
Cumberland	137	147	145	134	12.1	12.8	12.7	11.8	21	19	23	24
Dauphin	255	240	217	209	20.3	19.3	17.8	17.3	3	5	6	8
Delaware	249	259	261	278	19.9	20.6	20.7	21.7	4	3	4	3
Elk	66	75	89	101	6.2	6.9	8.2	9.2	50	46	44	36
Erie	44	66	87	83	4.2	6.2	8.0	7.6	55	51	46	46
Fayette	148	146	145	146	12.9	12.7	12.7	12.8	19	20	22	21
Forest	119	113	187	219	10.7	10.2	15.7	18.0	28	30	10	7
Franklin	20	15	14	12	2.0	1.5	1.4	1.2	61	66	67	67
Fulton	16	8	25	31	1.6	0.8	2.4	3.0	63	67	64	63
Greene	119	128	129	143	10.6	11.3	11.4	12.5	29	23	25	22
Huntingdon	84	73	74	60	7.7	6.8	6.9	5.6	44	48	53	56
Indiana	175	155	158	156	14.9	13.4	13.6	13.5	14	17	19	19
Jefferson	115	82	100	88	10.3	7.6	9.1	8.1	30	43	39	41
Juniata	54	47	49	48	5.1	4.5	4.7	4.6	53	57	58	59
Lackawanna	58	102	126	136	5.5	9.3	11.2	12.0	51	34	26	23
Lancaster	89	91	93	81	8.2	8.4	8.5	7.5	41	39	41	48
Lawrence	87	90	110	107	8.0	8.3	9.9	9.7	43	40	33	32
Lebanon	106	104	102	102	9.6	9.4	9.3	9.3	35	33	38	33
Lehigh	227	247	246	262	18.5	19.8	19.7	20.8	7	4	5	5
Luzerne	122	143	170	181	10.9	12.5	14.5	15.3	25	21	16	14
Lycoming	109	114	120	124	9.8	10.2	10.7	11.0	33	28	29	26
McKean	20	31	38	36	1.9	3.0	3.7	3.5	62	62	62	62
Mercer	67	75	87	85	6.3	7.0	8.0	7.9	48	45	45	44
Mifflin	71	73	60	56	6.6	6.8	5.7	5.3	47	47	55	57
Monroe	228	229	263	263	18.6	18.6	20.8	20.8	6	6	3	4
Montgomery	194	181	183	186	16.2	15.3	15.5	15.7	10	12	12	12
Montour	98	84	118	120	8.9	7.8	10.6	10.7	36	42	31	28
Northampton	205	184	210	221	17.0	15.5	17.3	18.1	8	11	7	6
Northumberland	111	102	98	88	10.0	9.3	9.0	8.1	31	35	40	42
Perry	111	109	103	101	10.0	9.8	9.4	9.2	32	32	37	35
Philadelphia	649	641	581	606	39.4	39.0	36.7	37.7	1	1	1	1
Pike	51	66	104	111	4.9	6.2	9.4	10.0	54	52	36	30
Potter	11	34	34	26	1.1	3.3	3.3	2.5	65	61	63	64
Schuylkill	157	154	156	147	13.6	13.4	13.5	12.8	17	18	20	20
Snyder	66	52	64	55	6.2	5.0	6.0	5.2	49	56	54	58
Somerset	97	79	84	84	8.8	7.3	7.8	7.7	37	44	47	45
Sullivan	44	36	46	71	4.2	3.4	4.4	6.6	56	60	59	52
Susquehanna	10	19	39	41	1.0	1.8	3.8	3.9	66	64	60	60
Tioga	13	27	23	14	1.2	2.6	2.3	1.4	64	63	65	66
Union	83	63	75	65	7.6	5.9	7.0	6.1	45	53	52	53
Venango	95	94	81	87	8.6	8.6	7.5	8.0	39	38	49	43
Warren	39	62	55	60	3.8	5.8	5.2	5.7	58	54	57	55
Washington	182	164	179	172	15.4	14.1	15.2	14.7	11	15	14	16
Wayne	34	69	92	99	3.3	6.4	8.4	9.0	59	50	42	37
Westmoreland	179	166	175	173	15.2	14.2	14.9	14.7	13	14	15	15
Wyoming	25	42	89	89	2.5	4.0	8.2	8.2	60	59	43	40
York	141	126	124	117	12.3	11.2	11.1	10.5	20	24	27	29
PENNSYLVANIA	238	238	235	242	19.2	19.3	19.0	19.5

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Last modified 6 November 2011.
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