Tennessee abortion percentages by county

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last modified 31 December 2009

Note: Tennessee only reports total abortions and fetal deaths.

Data for Tennessee counties, residents only

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

	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:

Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Public Health and Science, Office on Women's Health, 2008, Quick Health Data Online, on line [http://www.healthstatus2010.com/owh/index.html].
Tennessee Department of Health, Health Statistics and Research, 2006, "Number of births with general fertility rates... by race, for counties of Tennessee, resident data, 2004," Tennessee Department of Health, on line [http://health.state.tn.us/statistics/PdfFiles/LBGFR_04.pdf].
Tennessee Department of Health, Health Statistics and Research, 2007, "Number of births with general fertility rates... by race, for counties of Tennessee, resident data, 2005," Tennessee Department of Health, on line [http://health.state.tn.us/statistics/PdfFiles/LBGFR_05.pdf].
Tennessee Department of Health, Health Statistics and Research, 2008, "Number of births with general fertility rates... by race, for counties of Tennessee, resident data, 2006," Tennessee Department of Health, on line [http://health.state.tn.us/statistics/PdfFiles/LBGFR_06.pdf].
Tennessee Department of Health, Health Statistics and Research, 2009, "Number of births with general fertility rates... by race, for counties of Tennessee, resident data, 2007," Tennessee Department of Health, on line [http://health.state.tn.us/statistics/PdfFiles/LBGFR_07.pdf].
Tennessee Department of Health, Health Statistics and Research, June 2001, "Tennessee Vital Statistics Summary 1999, Resident Data," Tennessee Department of Health, on line [http://www2.state.tn.us/health/statistics/PdfFiles/VitalStats99.pdf].
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© 2005-2007, 2009 by Wm. Robert Johnston.
Last modified 31 December 2009.
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