Tennessee abortion percentages by county

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last modified 6 November 2011

Note: Tennessee only reports total abortions and fetal deaths.

Data for Tennessee counties, residents only

abortion ratio abortion % rank

county 1999-2002 2003-2006 2006-2009 1999-2002 2003-2006 2006-2009 1999-2002 2003-2006 2006-2009

Anderson 181 136 120 15.3 12.0 10.7 7 13 16

Bedford 132 109 104 11.7 9.8 9.4 23 29 32

Beton 110 94 102 9.9 8.6 9.2 46 43 34

Bledsoe 46 35 40 4.4 3.4 3.9 94 93 90

Blount 167 151 132 14.3 13.1 11.6 12 10 13

Bradley 101 85 74 9.2 7.8 6.9 50 55 60

Campbell 94 78 64 8.6 7.2 6.0 61 61 70

Cannon 74 106 66 6.9 9.5 6.2 81 37 68

Carroll 97 108 114 8.9 9.7 10.2 55 31 24

Carter 118 76 56 10.6 7.1 5.3 36 63 81

Cheatham 131 119 119 11.6 10.6 10.7 24 23 19

Chester 85 87 90 7.8 8.0 8.3 70 53 44

Claiborne 103 91 85 9.3 8.3 7.8 48 50 51

Clay 74 58 55 6.9 5.5 5.2 82 83 82

Cocke 125 111 120 11.1 10.0 10.7 29 28 17

Coffee 118 104 91 10.5 9.4 8.3 38 38 43

Crockett 113 107 99 10.2 9.7 9.0 44 36 37

Cumberland 100 87 73 9.1 8.0 6.8 51 54 61

Davidson 299 269 251 23.0 21.2 20.0 2 2 2

Decatur 86 74 81 8.0 6.9 7.5 68 66 54

Dekalb 95 57 60 8.7 5.4 5.7 60 85 73

Dickson 116 98 109 10.4 8.9 9.8 42 40 30

Dyer 116 89 87 10.4 8.2 8.0 41 51 47

Fayette 196 161 143 16.4 13.9 12.5 4 8 10

Fentress 46 31 38 4.4 3.0 3.6 93 95 91

Franklin 99 91 97 9.0 8.3 8.9 53 49 39

Gibson 117 92 97 10.5 8.4 8.9 40 48 38

Giles 123 118 118 11.0 10.5 10.5 31 24 21

Grainger 86 72 58 7.9 6.7 5.4 69 73 78

Greene 121 93 69 10.8 8.5 6.4 33 45 64

Grundy 64 33 50 6.0 3.2 4.7 88 94 86

Hambler 125 115 105 11.1 10.3 9.5 28 25 31

Hamilton 161 139 87 13.8 12.2 8.0 13 12 46

Hancock 49 40 25 4.7 3.8 2.4 92 91 95

Hardeman 155 132 168 13.4 11.7 14.4 15 16 5

Hardin 79 78 75 7.3 7.2 7.0 75 60 57

Hawkins 95 76 59 8.7 7.1 5.6 58 65 75

Haywood 170 162 175 14.5 13.9 14.9 11 7 4

Henderson 112 81 67 10.1 7.5 6.2 45 57 67

Henry 100 107 101 9.1 9.7 9.2 52 34 35

Hickman 95 121 115 8.7 10.8 10.3 59 22 23

Houston 87 55 66 8.0 5.2 6.2 67 87 69

Humphreys 96 78 85 8.8 7.2 7.8 57 59 52

Jackson 139 94 70 12.2 8.6 6.5 19 42 63

Jefferson 123 109 119 11.0 9.8 10.6 30 30 20

Johnson 97 57 26 8.9 5.4 2.5 54 84 94

Knox 223 192 189 18.3 16.1 15.9 3 3 3

Lake 116 66 88 10.4 6.2 8.1 43 78 45

Lauderdale 130 112 122 11.5 10.0 10.9 25 27 15

Lawrence 67 51 57 6.3 4.8 5.4 85 89 80

Lewis 78 60 48 7.2 5.6 4.6 78 81 88

Lincoln 122 65 74 10.9 6.1 6.9 32 79 58

Loudon 129 127 112 11.5 11.3 10.1 26 19 27

Macon 66 54 37 6.2 5.2 3.5 86 88 92

Madison 183 166 167 15.5 14.3 14.3 6 5 7

Marion 96 72 61 8.8 6.7 5.7 56 72 72

Marshall 138 113 109 12.1 10.1 9.8 20 26 28

Maury 173 140 144 14.7 12.3 12.6 10 11 9

McMinn 102 92 97 9.3 8.4 8.8 49 46 40

McNairy 77 69 86 7.2 6.5 7.9 79 75 48

Meigs 78 70 68 7.2 6.5 6.4 77 74 66

Monroe 85 73 82 7.8 6.8 7.6 71 68 53

Montgomery 180 179 167 15.3 15.2 14.3 9 4 6

Moore 58 66 86 5.5 6.2 7.9 89 77 50

Morgan 64 66 53 6.0 6.2 5.1 87 76 83

Obion 84 72 70 7.7 6.7 6.6 72 71 62

Overton 71 59 58 6.7 5.5 5.5 84 82 77

Perry 75 63 63 7.0 5.9 5.9 80 80 71

Pickett 93 76 49 8.5 7.1 4.7 62 64 87

Polk 57 48 57 5.4 4.6 5.4 91 90 79

Putnam 147 126 114 12.8 11.2 10.2 17 21 25

Rhea 89 88 78 8.2 8.1 7.2 65 52 56

Roane 126 134 120 11.2 11.8 10.7 27 15 18

Robertson 117 108 100 10.5 9.7 9.1 39 32 36

Rutherford 185 166 162 15.6 14.3 13.9 5 6 8

Scott 42 37 42 4.0 3.5 4.0 95 92 89

Sequatchie 89 72 53 8.2 6.8 5.0 63 70 84

Sevier 158 156 137 13.7 13.5 12.0 14 9 12

Shelby 371 324 337 27.1 24.5 25.2 1 1 1

Smith 78 94 79 7.3 8.6 7.3 76 44 55

Stewart 89 92 91 8.2 8.4 8.4 64 47 42

Sullivan 132 98 59 11.7 9.0 5.5 22 39 76

Sumner 148 135 129 12.9 11.9 11.4 16 14 14

Tipton 142 132 141 12.4 11.7 12.4 18 17 11

Trousdale 109 96 109 9.8 8.8 9.8 47 41 29

Unicoi 118 80 52 10.5 7.4 4.9 37 58 85

Union 84 77 60 7.7 7.2 5.6 73 62 74

Van Buren 57 56 36 5.4 5.3 3.5 90 86 93

Warren 82 84 69 7.6 7.7 6.4 74 56 65

Washington 180 131 96 15.3 11.6 8.8 8 18 41

Wayne 72 73 74 6.7 6.8 6.9 83 67 59

Weakley 120 107 115 10.7 9.7 10.3 35 35 22

White 87 73 86 8.0 6.8 7.9 66 69 49

Williamson 120 107 102 10.7 9.7 9.2 34 33 33

Wilson 134 126 112 11.9 11.2 10.1 21 20 26

TENNESSEE 201 176 169 16.7 14.9 14.5

	abortion ratio	abortion %	rank
county	1999-2002	2003-2006	2006-2009	1999-2002	2003-2006	2006-2009	1999-2002	2003-2006	2006-2009
Anderson	181	136	120	15.3	12.0	10.7	7	13	16
Bedford	132	109	104	11.7	9.8	9.4	23	29	32
Beton	110	94	102	9.9	8.6	9.2	46	43	34
Bledsoe	46	35	40	4.4	3.4	3.9	94	93	90
Blount	167	151	132	14.3	13.1	11.6	12	10	13
Bradley	101	85	74	9.2	7.8	6.9	50	55	60
Campbell	94	78	64	8.6	7.2	6.0	61	61	70
Cannon	74	106	66	6.9	9.5	6.2	81	37	68
Carroll	97	108	114	8.9	9.7	10.2	55	31	24
Carter	118	76	56	10.6	7.1	5.3	36	63	81
Cheatham	131	119	119	11.6	10.6	10.7	24	23	19
Chester	85	87	90	7.8	8.0	8.3	70	53	44
Claiborne	103	91	85	9.3	8.3	7.8	48	50	51
Clay	74	58	55	6.9	5.5	5.2	82	83	82
Cocke	125	111	120	11.1	10.0	10.7	29	28	17
Coffee	118	104	91	10.5	9.4	8.3	38	38	43
Crockett	113	107	99	10.2	9.7	9.0	44	36	37
Cumberland	100	87	73	9.1	8.0	6.8	51	54	61
Davidson	299	269	251	23.0	21.2	20.0	2	2	2
Decatur	86	74	81	8.0	6.9	7.5	68	66	54
Dekalb	95	57	60	8.7	5.4	5.7	60	85	73
Dickson	116	98	109	10.4	8.9	9.8	42	40	30
Dyer	116	89	87	10.4	8.2	8.0	41	51	47
Fayette	196	161	143	16.4	13.9	12.5	4	8	10
Fentress	46	31	38	4.4	3.0	3.6	93	95	91
Franklin	99	91	97	9.0	8.3	8.9	53	49	39
Gibson	117	92	97	10.5	8.4	8.9	40	48	38
Giles	123	118	118	11.0	10.5	10.5	31	24	21
Grainger	86	72	58	7.9	6.7	5.4	69	73	78
Greene	121	93	69	10.8	8.5	6.4	33	45	64
Grundy	64	33	50	6.0	3.2	4.7	88	94	86
Hambler	125	115	105	11.1	10.3	9.5	28	25	31
Hamilton	161	139	87	13.8	12.2	8.0	13	12	46
Hancock	49	40	25	4.7	3.8	2.4	92	91	95
Hardeman	155	132	168	13.4	11.7	14.4	15	16	5
Hardin	79	78	75	7.3	7.2	7.0	75	60	57
Hawkins	95	76	59	8.7	7.1	5.6	58	65	75
Haywood	170	162	175	14.5	13.9	14.9	11	7	4
Henderson	112	81	67	10.1	7.5	6.2	45	57	67
Henry	100	107	101	9.1	9.7	9.2	52	34	35
Hickman	95	121	115	8.7	10.8	10.3	59	22	23
Houston	87	55	66	8.0	5.2	6.2	67	87	69
Humphreys	96	78	85	8.8	7.2	7.8	57	59	52
Jackson	139	94	70	12.2	8.6	6.5	19	42	63
Jefferson	123	109	119	11.0	9.8	10.6	30	30	20
Johnson	97	57	26	8.9	5.4	2.5	54	84	94
Knox	223	192	189	18.3	16.1	15.9	3	3	3
Lake	116	66	88	10.4	6.2	8.1	43	78	45
Lauderdale	130	112	122	11.5	10.0	10.9	25	27	15
Lawrence	67	51	57	6.3	4.8	5.4	85	89	80
Lewis	78	60	48	7.2	5.6	4.6	78	81	88
Lincoln	122	65	74	10.9	6.1	6.9	32	79	58
Loudon	129	127	112	11.5	11.3	10.1	26	19	27
Macon	66	54	37	6.2	5.2	3.5	86	88	92
Madison	183	166	167	15.5	14.3	14.3	6	5	7
Marion	96	72	61	8.8	6.7	5.7	56	72	72
Marshall	138	113	109	12.1	10.1	9.8	20	26	28
Maury	173	140	144	14.7	12.3	12.6	10	11	9
McMinn	102	92	97	9.3	8.4	8.8	49	46	40
McNairy	77	69	86	7.2	6.5	7.9	79	75	48
Meigs	78	70	68	7.2	6.5	6.4	77	74	66
Monroe	85	73	82	7.8	6.8	7.6	71	68	53
Montgomery	180	179	167	15.3	15.2	14.3	9	4	6
Moore	58	66	86	5.5	6.2	7.9	89	77	50
Morgan	64	66	53	6.0	6.2	5.1	87	76	83
Obion	84	72	70	7.7	6.7	6.6	72	71	62
Overton	71	59	58	6.7	5.5	5.5	84	82	77
Perry	75	63	63	7.0	5.9	5.9	80	80	71
Pickett	93	76	49	8.5	7.1	4.7	62	64	87
Polk	57	48	57	5.4	4.6	5.4	91	90	79
Putnam	147	126	114	12.8	11.2	10.2	17	21	25
Rhea	89	88	78	8.2	8.1	7.2	65	52	56
Roane	126	134	120	11.2	11.8	10.7	27	15	18
Robertson	117	108	100	10.5	9.7	9.1	39	32	36
Rutherford	185	166	162	15.6	14.3	13.9	5	6	8
Scott	42	37	42	4.0	3.5	4.0	95	92	89
Sequatchie	89	72	53	8.2	6.8	5.0	63	70	84
Sevier	158	156	137	13.7	13.5	12.0	14	9	12
Shelby	371	324	337	27.1	24.5	25.2	1	1	1
Smith	78	94	79	7.3	8.6	7.3	76	44	55
Stewart	89	92	91	8.2	8.4	8.4	64	47	42
Sullivan	132	98	59	11.7	9.0	5.5	22	39	76
Sumner	148	135	129	12.9	11.9	11.4	16	14	14
Tipton	142	132	141	12.4	11.7	12.4	18	17	11
Trousdale	109	96	109	9.8	8.8	9.8	47	41	29
Unicoi	118	80	52	10.5	7.4	4.9	37	58	85
Union	84	77	60	7.7	7.2	5.6	73	62	74
Van Buren	57	56	36	5.4	5.3	3.5	90	86	93
Warren	82	84	69	7.6	7.7	6.4	74	56	65
Washington	180	131	96	15.3	11.6	8.8	8	18	41
Wayne	72	73	74	6.7	6.8	6.9	83	67	59
Weakley	120	107	115	10.7	9.7	10.3	35	35	22
White	87	73	86	8.0	6.8	7.9	66	69	49
Williamson	120	107	102	10.7	9.7	9.2	34	33	33
Wilson	134	126	112	11.9	11.2	10.1	21	20	26
TENNESSEE	201	176	169	16.7	14.9	14.5

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Last modified 6 November 2011.
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