Minnesota abortion percentages by county, 2000-2004
compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last modified 16 September 2006
Data for Minnesota counties, cumulative from 2000 to 2004, residents only
Note: Since 1999 Minnesota does not report annual abortion figures for counties where the number of abortions was less than 6. Some county are consequently particularly uncertain.
| county | live births | abortions | abortion ratio | abortion % | abortion % ranking |
|---|
| Aitkin | 736 | 92 | 125 | 11.1 | 18 |
| Anoka | 21,679 | 4,116 | 190 | 16.0 | 5 |
| Becker | 1,965 | 32 | 16 | 1.6 | 68 |
| Beltrami | 3,021 | 247 | 82 | 7.6 | 40 |
| Benton | 2,846 | 318 | 112 | 10.1 | 26 |
| Big Stone | 261 | | | | |
| Blue Earth | 3,370 | 608 | 180 | 15.3 | 7 |
| Brown | 1,431 | 104 | 73 | 6.8 | 44 |
| Carlton | 1,908 | 293 | 154 | 13.3 | 10 |
| Carver | 5,923 | 612 | 103 | 9.4 | 33 |
| Cass | 1,616 | 165 | 102 | 9.3 | 34 |
| Chippewa | 691 | 102 | 148 | 12.9 | 11 |
| Chisago | 3,478 | 417 | 120 | 10.7 | 20 |
| Clay | 2,881 | 61 | 21 | 2.1 | 65 |
| Clearwater | 570 | | | | |
| Cook | 195 | 45 | 231 | 18.8 | 3 |
| Cottonwood | 717 | 22 | 31 | 3.0 | 63 |
| Crow Wing | 3,568 | 485 | 136 | 12.0 | 12 |
| Dakota | 26,727 | 4,991 | 187 | 15.7 | 6 |
| Dodge | 1,382 | 107 | 77 | 7.2 | 42 |
| Douglas | 1,856 | 131 | 71 | 6.6 | 45 |
| Faribault | 804 | 71 | 88 | 8.1 | 39 |
| Fillmore | 1,308 | 81 | 62 | 5.8 | 50 |
| Freeborn | 1,865 | 220 | 118 | 10.6 | 22 |
| Goodhue | 2,700 | 341 | 126 | 11.2 | 16 |
| Grant | 316 | | | | |
| Hennepin | 82,150 | 26,045 | 317 | 24.1 | 1 |
| Houston | 1,045 | 71 | 68 | 6.4 | 48 |
| Hubbard | 973 | 21 | 22 | 2.1 | 64 |
| Isanti | 2,142 | 288 | 134 | 11.9 | 13 |
| Itasca | 2,363 | 184 | 78 | 7.2 | 41 |
| Jackson | 552 | 10 | 18 | 1.8 | 66 |
| Kanabec | 870 | 95 | 109 | 9.8 | 28 |
| Kandiyohi | 2,776 | 255 | 92 | 8.4 | 38 |
| Kittson | 236 | | | | |
| Koochiching | 660 | 85 | 129 | 11.4 | 15 |
| Lac Qui Parle | 339 | | | | |
| Lake | 478 | 78 | 163 | 14.0 | 8 |
| Lake of the Woods | 197 | 7 | 36 | 3.4 | 59 |
| Le Sueur | 1,625 | 152 | 94 | 8.6 | 37 |
| Lincoln | 335 | | | | |
| Lyon | 1,625 | 86 | 53 | 5.0 | 55 |
| McLeod | 2,562 | 196 | 77 | 7.1 | 43 |
| Mahnomen | 405 | | | | |
| Marshall | 538 | | | | |
| Martin | 1,134 | 80 | 71 | 6.6 | 46 |
| Meeker | 1,465 | 87 | 59 | 5.6 | 53 |
| Mille Lacs | 1,514 | 158 | 104 | 9.4 | 32 |
| Morrison | 2,075 | 127 | 61 | 5.8 | 51 |
| Mower | 2,642 | 286 | 108 | 9.8 | 29 |
| Murray | 453 | | | | |
| Nicollet | 1,928 | 222 | 115 | 10.3 | 24 |
| Nobles | 1,272 | 22 | 17 | 1.7 | 67 |
| Norman | 353 | | | | |
| Olmsted | 10,007 | 1,251 | 125 | 11.1 | 17 |
| Otter Tail | 2,889 | 42 | 15 | 1.4 | 69 |
| Pennington | 870 | | | | |
| Pine | 1,561 | 184 | 118 | 10.5 | 23 |
| Pipestone | 576 | 6 | 10 | 1.0 | 70 |
| Polk | 1,748 | 56 | 32 | 3.1 | 62 |
| Pope | 569 | 25 | 44 | 4.2 | 58 |
| Ramsey | 37,037 | 11,625 | 314 | 23.9 | 2 |
| Red Lake | 255 | | | | |
| Redwood | 989 | 56 | 57 | 5.4 | 54 |
| Renville | 1,010 | 70 | 69 | 6.5 | 47 |
| Rice | 3,595 | 443 | 123 | 11.0 | 19 |
| Rock | 619 | | | | |
| Roseau | 1,061 | | | | |
| Saint Louis | 10,216 | 2,038 | 199 | 16.6 | 4 |
| Scott | 9,566 | 1,086 | 114 | 10.2 | 25 |
| Sherburne | 5,885 | 629 | 107 | 9.7 | 30 |
| Sibley | 978 | 48 | 49 | 4.7 | 56 |
| Stearns | 8,920 | 1,174 | 132 | 11.6 | 14 |
| Steele | 2,455 | 248 | 101 | 9.2 | 35 |
| Stevens | 515 | 18 | 35 | 3.4 | 60 |
| Swift | 605 | 38 | 63 | 5.9 | 49 |
| Todd | 1,409 | 62 | 44 | 4.2 | 57 |
| Traverse | 178 | | | | |
| Wabasha | 1,298 | 143 | 110 | 9.9 | 27 |
| Wadena | 822 | | | | |
| Waseca | 1,245 | 132 | 106 | 9.6 | 31 |
| Washington | 14,269 | 2,307 | 162 | 13.9 | 9 |
| Watonwan | 786 | 47 | 60 | 5.6 | 52 |
| Wilkin | 379 | | | | |
| Winona | 2,626 | 313 | 119 | 10.6 | 21 |
| Wright | 8,415 | 816 | 97 | 8.8 | 36 |
| Yellow Medicine | 620 | 20 | 32 | 3.1 | 61 |
| MINNESOTA TOTAL | 342,772 | 65,359 | 191 | 16.0 | |
Sources:
- Minnesota Center for Health Statistics, 2001, "2000 Minnesota Health Statistics Annual Summary: Live Births," Minnesota Department of Health, on line [http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/chs/00annsum/live.pdf].
- Minnesota Center for Health Statistics, 2002, "2002 Minnesota County Health Tables, section B: Natality tables," Minnesota Department of Health, on line [http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/chs/countytables/profiles2002/natality/natality.pdf].
- Minnesota Center for Health Statistics, 2003, "2003 Minnesota County Health Tables, section B: Natality tables," Minnesota Department of Health, on line [http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/chs/countytables/profiles2003/B_Natality_Cnty.pdf].
- Minnesota Center for Health Statistics, 2004, "2004 Minnesota County Health Tables, section B: Natality tables," Minnesota Department of Health, on line [http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/chs/countytables/profiles2004/natality.pdf].
- Minnesota Center for Health Statistics, 2005, "2005 Minnesota County Health Tables, section B: Natality tables," Minnesota Department of Health, on line [http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/chs/countytables/profiles2005/B_Birth_04.pdf].
- Minnesota Center for Health Statistics, July 2002, "Report to the Legislature: Induced Abortions in Minnesota, January-December 2001," Minnesota Department of Health, on line [http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/chs/abrpt/abrpt01.pdf].
- Minnesota Center for Health Statistics, July 2004, "Induced Abortions in Minnesota, January-December 2003: Report to the Legislature," Minnesota Department of Health, on line [http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/chs/abrpt/2003abrpt.pdf].
- Minnesota Center for Health Statistics, July 2005, "Induced Abortions in Minnesota, January-December 2004: Report to the Legislature," Minnesota Department of Health, on line [http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/chs/abrpt/2004abrpt.pdf].
- Minnesota Center for Health Statistics, July 2006, "Induced Abortions in Minnesota, January-December 2005: Report to the Legislature," Minnesota Department of Health, on line [http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/chs/abrpt/2005abrpt.pdf].
© 2003, 2006 by Wm. Robert Johnston.
Last modified 16 September 2006.
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