Washington abortion percentages by county
compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last modified 31 December 2009
Data for Washington counties, residents only
| abortion ratio | abortion % | rank |
|---|
| county | 1997-2000 | 2001-2004 | 2005-2008 | 1997-2000 | 2001-2004 | 2005-2008 | 1997-2000 | 2001-2004 | 2005-2008 |
|---|
| Adams | 89 | 96 | 73 | 8.2 | 8.7 | 6.8 | 38 | 38 | 39 |
| Asotin | 168 | 190 | 195 | 14.4 | 15.9 | 16.3 | 29 | 24 | 21 |
| Benton | 217 | 208 | 187 | 17.8 | 17.2 | 15.7 | 21 | 21 | 23 |
| Chelan | 172 | 186 | 165 | 14.6 | 15.7 | 14.1 | 28 | 25 | 26 |
| Clallam | 262 | 267 | 254 | 20.7 | 21.1 | 20.3 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
| Clark | 233 | 244 | 218 | 18.9 | 19.6 | 17.9 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
| Columbia | 228 | 178 | 125 | 18.6 | 15.1 | 11.1 | 19 | 26 | 34 |
| Cowlitz | 205 | 222 | 178 | 17.0 | 18.2 | 15.1 | 23 | 19 | 25 |
| Douglas | 127 | 131 | 125 | 11.3 | 11.6 | 11.1 | 33 | 35 | 33 |
| Ferry | 177 | 167 | 146 | 15.1 | 14.3 | 12.7 | 27 | 29 | 28 |
| Franklin | 151 | 141 | 125 | 13.1 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 32 | 33 | 35 |
| Garfield | 51 | 125 | 97 | 4.8 | 11.1 | 8.9 | 39 | 36 | 36 |
| Grant | 117 | 117 | 95 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 8.6 | 35 | 37 | 37 |
| Grays Harbor | 278 | 287 | 214 | 21.8 | 22.3 | 17.6 | 12 | 11 | 17 |
| Island | 226 | 230 | 199 | 18.5 | 18.7 | 16.6 | 20 | 18 | 19 |
| Jefferson | 397 | 333 | 300 | 28.4 | 25.0 | 23.1 | 3 | 7 | 5 |
| King | 468 | 420 | 364 | 31.9 | 29.6 | 26.7 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Kitsap | 281 | 294 | 256 | 21.9 | 22.7 | 20.4 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
| Kittitas | 387 | 351 | 299 | 27.9 | 26.0 | 23.0 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| Klickitat | 158 | 142 | 128 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.3 | 30 | 32 | 31 |
| Lewis | 239 | 248 | 223 | 19.3 | 19.9 | 18.2 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
| Lincoln | 113 | 154 | 88 | 10.1 | 13.3 | 8.1 | 37 | 30 | 38 |
| Mason | 288 | 301 | 244 | 22.4 | 23.1 | 19.6 | 10 | 9 | 12 |
| Okanogan | 181 | 198 | 149 | 15.3 | 16.5 | 12.9 | 26 | 22 | 27 |
| Pacific | 236 | 234 | 204 | 19.1 | 18.9 | 17.0 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
| Pend Oreille | 193 | 177 | 135 | 16.2 | 15.0 | 11.9 | 24 | 27 | 30 |
| Pierce | 386 | 375 | 341 | 27.9 | 27.3 | 25.5 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| San Juan | 411 | 352 | 384 | 29.1 | 26.1 | 27.7 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Skagit | 240 | 208 | 227 | 19.3 | 17.2 | 18.5 | 15 | 20 | 14 |
| Skamania | 155 | 134 | 126 | 13.4 | 11.8 | 11.2 | 31 | 34 | 32 |
| Snohomish | 313 | 318 | 294 | 23.8 | 24.1 | 22.7 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| Spokane | 258 | 275 | 236 | 20.5 | 21.6 | 19.1 | 14 | 12 | 13 |
| Stevens | 123 | 143 | 144 | 10.9 | 12.5 | 12.6 | 34 | 31 | 29 |
| Thurston | 379 | 362 | 326 | 27.5 | 26.6 | 24.6 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| Wahkiakum | 116 | 83 | 198 | 10.4 | 7.6 | 16.6 | 36 | 39 | 20 |
| Walla Walla | 211 | 169 | 189 | 17.4 | 14.5 | 15.9 | 22 | 28 | 22 |
| Whatcom | 309 | 265 | 284 | 23.6 | 21.0 | 22.1 | 9 | 14 | 8 |
| Whitman | 327 | 351 | 263 | 24.7 | 26.0 | 20.8 | 7 | 5 | 9 |
| Yakima | 191 | 193 | 183 | 16.0 | 16.2 | 15.5 | 25 | 23 | 24 |
| WASHINGTON | 329 | 315 | 281 | 24.7 | 24.0 | 21.9 | | | |
Sources:
- Washington State Department of Health, 21 Nov. 2002, "Table 97-15. Birth and Abortion Indicators by County of Residence, 1997," Washington State Department of Health, on line [http://www.doh.wa.gov/ehsphl/chs/chs-data/abortion/1997/97tb15.htm].
- Washington State Department of Health, 21 Nov. 2002, "Table 98-15. Birth and Abortion Indicators by County of Residence, 1998," Washington State Department of Health, on line [http://www.doh.wa.gov/ehsphl/chs/chs-data/abortion/1997/97tb15.htm].
- Washington State Department of Health, April 2001, "Washington State Pregnancy and Induced Abortion Statistics, 1999," Washington State Department of Health, on line [http://www.doh.wa.gov/ehsphl/CHS/chs-data/Public/Ab_Rep99.pdf].
- Washington State Department of Health, March 2002, "Washington State Pregnancy and Induced Abortion Statistics, 2000," Washington State Department of Health, on line [http://www.doh.wa.gov/ehsphl/CHS/chs-data/Public/Abort_report_2000.pdf].
- Washington State Department of Health, Dec. 2002, "Washington State Pregnancy and Induced Abortion Statistics, 2001," Washington State Department of Health, on line [http://www.doh.wa.gov/ehsphl/CHS/chs-data/Public/Abort_report_2001.pdf].
- Washington State Department of Health, Dec. 2003, "Washington State Pregnancy and Induced Abortion Statistics, 2002," Washington State Department of Health, on line [http://www.doh.wa.gov/ehsphl/CHS/chs-data/Public/Abort_report_2002.pdf].
- Washington State Department of Health, March 2005, "Washington State Pregnancy and Induced Abortion Statistics, 2003," Washington State Department of Health, on line [http://www.doh.wa.gov/ehsphl/CHS/chs-data/Public/Abort_report_2003.pdf].
- Washington State Department of Health, June 2006, "Washington State Pregnancy and Induced Abortion Statistics, 2004," Washington State Department of Health, on line [http://www.doh.wa.gov/ehsphl/CHS/chs-data/Public/Abort_report_2004.pdf].
- Washington State Department of Health, 2006, "Washington State Pregnancy and Induced Abortion Statistics, 2005," Washington State Department of Health, on line [http://www.doh.wa.gov/ehsphl/chs/chs-data/abortion/DownLoad/2005_ab.xls].
- Washington State Department of Health, 2007, "Washington State Pregnancy and Induced Abortion Statistics, 2006," Washington State Department of Health, on line [http://www.doh.wa.gov/ehsphl/chs/chs-data/abortion/DownLoad/ab2006.xls].
- Washington State Department of Health, 2008, "Washington State Pregnancy and Induced Abortion Statistics, 2007," Washington State Department of Health, on line [http://www.doh.wa.gov/ehsphl/chs/chs-data/abortion/DownLoad/ab2007.xls].
- Washington State Department of Health, 2009, "Washington State Pregnancy and Induced Abortion Statistics, 2008," Washington State Department of Health, on line [http://www.doh.wa.gov/ehsphl/chs/chs-data/abortion/DownLoad/ab2008.xls].
© 2003-2006, 2009 by Wm. Robert Johnston.
Last modified 31 December 2009.
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