Note: Tennessee only reports total abortions and fetal deaths.
| abortion ratio | abortion % | rank | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| county | 2000-2003 | 2004-2007 | 2000-2003 | 2004-2007 | 2000-2003 | 2004-2007 |
| Anderson | 168 | 125 | 14.4 | 11.1 | 10 | 16 |
| Bedford | 130 | 103 | 11.5 | 9.3 | 25 | 33 |
| Beton | 101 | 87 | 9.2 | 8.0 | 50 | 45 |
| Bledsoe | 49 | 29 | 4.6 | 2.9 | 92 | 94 |
| Blount | 161 | 145 | 13.9 | 12.6 | 13 | 10 |
| Bradley | 102 | 77 | 9.2 | 7.2 | 49 | 58 |
| Campbell | 88 | 70 | 8.1 | 6.5 | 62 | 65 |
| Cannon | 78 | 97 | 7.2 | 8.9 | 73 | 39 |
| Carroll | 89 | 115 | 8.2 | 10.3 | 59 | 24 |
| Carter | 114 | 65 | 10.2 | 6.1 | 40 | 75 |
| Cheatham | 135 | 117 | 11.9 | 10.5 | 21 | 19 |
| Chester | 77 | 87 | 7.2 | 8.0 | 75 | 47 |
| Claiborne | 86 | 97 | 7.9 | 8.9 | 63 | 38 |
| Clay | 62 | 72 | 5.8 | 6.7 | 88 | 63 |
| Cocke | 122 | 112 | 10.9 | 10.0 | 30 | 28 |
| Coffee | 118 | 97 | 10.5 | 8.8 | 35 | 41 |
| Crockett | 114 | 101 | 10.3 | 9.2 | 39 | 34 |
| Cumberland | 99 | 83 | 9.0 | 7.7 | 52 | 51 |
| Davidson | 301 | 261 | 23.1 | 20.7 | 2 | 2 |
| Decatur | 75 | 69 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 78 | 66 |
| Dekalb | 88 | 60 | 8.1 | 5.6 | 61 | 81 |
| Dickson | 113 | 94 | 10.2 | 8.6 | 41 | 42 |
| Dyer | 114 | 85 | 10.3 | 7.9 | 38 | 48 |
| Fayette | 201 | 139 | 16.7 | 12.2 | 4 | 12 |
| Fentress | 44 | 33 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 94 | 93 |
| Franklin | 99 | 93 | 9.0 | 8.5 | 53 | 44 |
| Gibson | 111 | 94 | 10.0 | 8.6 | 45 | 43 |
| Giles | 122 | 115 | 10.9 | 10.3 | 29 | 23 |
| Grainger | 77 | 63 | 7.2 | 5.9 | 74 | 80 |
| Greene | 116 | 85 | 10.4 | 7.8 | 37 | 49 |
| Grundy | 45 | 33 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 93 | 92 |
| Hambler | 126 | 110 | 11.2 | 9.9 | 27 | 31 |
| Hamilton | 164 | 116 | 14.1 | 10.4 | 12 | 22 |
| Hancock | 59 | 26 | 5.6 | 2.5 | 90 | 95 |
| Hardeman | 143 | 147 | 12.5 | 12.8 | 17 | 9 |
| Hardin | 83 | 67 | 7.7 | 6.3 | 67 | 71 |
| Hawkins | 92 | 64 | 8.5 | 6.1 | 58 | 78 |
| Haywood | 179 | 155 | 15.2 | 13.4 | 8 | 7 |
| Henderson | 109 | 74 | 9.8 | 6.9 | 46 | 61 |
| Henry | 119 | 101 | 10.6 | 9.1 | 33 | 36 |
| Hickman | 106 | 124 | 9.6 | 11.1 | 47 | 17 |
| Houston | 68 | 67 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 84 | 69 |
| Humphreys | 100 | 73 | 9.1 | 6.8 | 51 | 62 |
| Jackson | 129 | 81 | 11.5 | 7.5 | 26 | 53 |
| Jefferson | 112 | 117 | 10.1 | 10.5 | 43 | 21 |
| Johnson | 93 | 48 | 8.5 | 4.6 | 57 | 87 |
| Knox | 216 | 190 | 17.7 | 16.0 | 3 | 3 |
| Lake | 104 | 65 | 9.4 | 6.1 | 48 | 75 |
| Lauderdale | 131 | 111 | 11.6 | 10.0 | 24 | 29 |
| Lawrence | 66 | 49 | 6.2 | 4.7 | 85 | 86 |
| Lewis | 74 | 44 | 6.9 | 4.2 | 79 | 89 |
| Lincoln | 111 | 55 | 10.0 | 5.2 | 44 | 85 |
| Loudon | 126 | 129 | 11.2 | 11.4 | 28 | 14 |
| Macon | 73 | 47 | 6.8 | 4.4 | 81 | 88 |
| Madison | 184 | 161 | 15.5 | 13.9 | 5 | 6 |
| Marion | 89 | 65 | 8.2 | 6.1 | 60 | 77 |
| Marshall | 140 | 113 | 12.3 | 10.2 | 19 | 26 |
| Maury | 168 | 141 | 14.4 | 12.3 | 11 | 11 |
| McMinn | 95 | 97 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 56 | 40 |
| McNairy | 76 | 76 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 77 | 59 |
| Meigs | 73 | 67 | 6.8 | 6.3 | 80 | 68 |
| Monroe | 77 | 75 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 76 | 60 |
| Montgomery | 182 | 171 | 15.4 | 14.6 | 6 | 4 |
| Moore | 65 | 72 | 6.1 | 6.7 | 87 | 64 |
| Morgan | 69 | 57 | 6.4 | 5.4 | 83 | 83 |
| Obion | 83 | 67 | 7.7 | 6.3 | 68 | 70 |
| Overton | 65 | 59 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 86 | 82 |
| Perry | 82 | 63 | 7.5 | 6.0 | 69 | 79 |
| Pickett | 95 | 69 | 8.7 | 6.5 | 54 | 67 |
| Polk | 49 | 55 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 91 | 84 |
| Putnam | 142 | 117 | 12.4 | 10.5 | 18 | 20 |
| Rhea | 95 | 83 | 8.7 | 7.6 | 55 | 52 |
| Roane | 135 | 124 | 11.9 | 11.0 | 22 | 18 |
| Robertson | 117 | 105 | 10.4 | 9.5 | 36 | 32 |
| Rutherford | 182 | 167 | 15.4 | 14.3 | 7 | 5 |
| Scott | 40 | 39 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 95 | 91 |
| Sequatchie | 86 | 66 | 7.9 | 6.2 | 64 | 73 |
| Sevier | 160 | 152 | 13.8 | 13.2 | 14 | 8 |
| Shelby | 369 | 320 | 26.9 | 24.2 | 1 | 1 |
| Smith | 85 | 80 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 65 | 54 |
| Stewart | 81 | 97 | 7.5 | 8.9 | 71 | 37 |
| Sullivan | 132 | 79 | 11.7 | 7.3 | 23 | 55 |
| Sumner | 151 | 133 | 13.1 | 11.7 | 15 | 13 |
| Tipton | 145 | 128 | 12.7 | 11.3 | 16 | 15 |
| Trousdale | 113 | 87 | 10.1 | 8.0 | 42 | 46 |
| Unicoi | 118 | 67 | 10.6 | 6.3 | 34 | 72 |
| Union | 78 | 66 | 7.3 | 6.2 | 72 | 74 |
| Van Buren | 61 | 41 | 5.7 | 3.9 | 89 | 90 |
| Warren | 84 | 84 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 66 | 50 |
| Washington | 177 | 110 | 15.0 | 9.9 | 9 | 30 |
| Wayne | 72 | 79 | 6.7 | 7.3 | 82 | 56 |
| Weakley | 120 | 112 | 10.7 | 10.1 | 31 | 27 |
| White | 81 | 78 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 70 | 57 |
| Williamson | 119 | 101 | 10.6 | 9.2 | 32 | 35 |
| Wilson | 136 | 114 | 12.0 | 10.2 | 20 | 25 |
| TENNESSEE | 199 | 170 | 16.6 | 14.5 | ||
Sources:
© 2005-2007, 2009 by Wm. Robert Johnston.
Last modified 31 December 2009.
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