Missouri abortion percentages by county, 2000-2004

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last modified 16 September 2006

Data for Missouri counties, cumulative from 2000 to 2004, residents only

county	live births	abortions	abortion ratio	abortion %	abortion % ranking
Adair	1,392	105	75	7.0	37
Andrew	907	83	92	8.4	27
Atchison	301	3	10	1.0	114
Audrain	1,921	100	52	4.9	64
Barry	2,438	113	46	4.4	72
Barton	856	32	37	3.6	89
Bates	1,074	60	56	5.3	55
Benton	797	83	104	9.4	17
Bollinger	720	18	25	2.4	104
Boone	9,123	1,702	187	15.7	5
Buchanan	5,619	841	150	13.0	7
Butler	2,784	126	45	4.3	74
Caldwell	598	34	57	5.4	54
Callaway	2,494	248	99	9.0	23
Camden	1,908	193	101	9.2	22
Cape Girardeau	4,375	308	70	6.6	43
Carroll	590	50	85	7.8	29
Carter	386	15	39	3.7	87
Cass	5,881	797	136	11.9	10
Cedar	793	32	40	3.9	84
Chariton	405	10	25	2.4	105
Christian	4,292	435	101	9.2	21
Clark	398	4	10	1.0	113
Clay	14,182	2,247	158	13.7	6
Clinton	1,253	128	102	9.3	19
Cole	4,679	607	130	11.5	11
Cooper	938	89	95	8.7	24
Crawford	1,514	68	45	4.3	75
Dade	430	35	81	7.5	30
Dallas	1,077	54	50	4.8	68
Daviess	606	21	35	3.3	96
De Kalb	560	29	52	4.9	65
Dent	901	36	40	3.8	85
Douglas	686	26	38	3.7	88
Dunklin	2,345	41	17	1.7	109
Franklin	6,502	528	81	7.5	31
Gasconade	836	46	55	5.2	57
Gentry	375	14	37	3.6	91
Greene	15,678	2,304	147	12.8	8
Grundy	646	27	42	4.0	80
Harrison	529	28	53	5.0	63
Henry	1,423	101	71	6.6	41
Hickory	352	19	54	5.1	60
Holt	270	11	41	3.9	82
Howard	573	46	80	7.4	34
Howell	2,451	123	50	4.8	67
Iron	668	20	30	2.9	101
Jackson	50,855	14,654	288	22.4	2
Jasper	8,564	645	75	7.0	39
Jefferson	13,695	1,530	112	10.0	14
Johnson	3,588	516	144	12.6	9
Knox	248	9	36	3.5	93
Laclede	2,295	137	60	5.6	51
Lafayette	2,042	207	101	9.2	20
Lawrence	2,462	149	61	5.7	49
Lewis	559	8	14	1.4	110
Lincoln	3,043	203	67	6.3	47
Linn	822	62	75	7.0	38
Livingston	809	73	90	8.3	28
McDonald	1,762	61	35	3.3	97
Macon	949	49	52	4.9	66
Madison	722	17	24	2.3	106
Maries	499	22	44	4.2	76
Marion	1,969	84	43	4.1	78
Mercer	213	5	23	2.3	107
Miller	1,564	118	75	7.0	36
Mississippi	1,016	41	40	3.9	83
Moniteau	1,013	70	69	6.5	44
Monroe	536	35	65	6.1	48
Montgomery	799	46	58	5.4	52
Morgan	1,181	54	46	4.4	73
New Madrid	1,226	38	31	3.0	100
Newton	3,605	191	53	5.0	62
Nodaway	1,118	104	93	8.5	25
Oregon	556	18	32	3.1	99
Osage	892	37	41	4.0	81
Ozark	499	34	68	6.4	45
Pemiscot	1,663	12	7	0.7	115
Perry	1,254	44	35	3.4	95
Pettis	2,893	328	113	10.2	13
Phelps	2,533	179	71	6.6	42
Pike	1,110	55	50	4.7	69
Platte	5,178	1,090	211	17.4	4
Polk	1,807	109	60	5.7	50
Pulaski	3,158	289	92	8.4	26
Putnam	298	3	10	1.0	112
Ralls	468	13	28	2.7	103
Randolph	1,724	133	77	7.2	35
Ray	1,456	159	109	9.8	15
Reynolds	332	18	54	5.1	59
Ripley	887	20	23	2.2	108
Saint Charles	21,722	2,502	115	10.3	12
Saint Clair	460	25	54	5.2	58
Saint Francois	3,648	246	67	6.3	46
Sainte Genevieve	945	76	80	7.4	33
Saint Louis City	26,335	8,754	332	24.9	1
Saint Louis County	61,845	13,734	222	18.2	3
Saline	1,426	148	104	9.4	18
Schuyler	226	11	49	4.6	70
Scotland	323	4	12	1.2	111
Scott	2,859	112	39	3.8	86
Shannon	485	18	37	3.6	92
Shelby	416	12	29	2.8	102
Stoddard	1,767	75	42	4.1	79
Stone	1,496	121	81	7.5	32
Sullivan	519	17	33	3.2	98
Taney	2,797	293	105	9.5	16
Texas	1,395	75	54	5.1	61
Vernon	1,405	80	57	5.4	53
Warren	1,758	129	73	6.8	40
Washington	1,599	77	48	4.6	71
Wayne	776	29	37	3.6	90
Webster	2,469	137	55	5.3	56
Worth	113	4	35	3.4	94
Wright	1,282	56	44	4.2	77
MISSOURI TOTAL	381,454	61,155	160	13.8

Sources:

Missouri Department of Health and Human Services, 2001, "Table 10B, Resident live births by selected characteristics by county: Missouri 2000," Missouri Department of Health and Human Services, on line [http://www.dhss.mo.gov/VitalStatistics/].
Missouri Department of Health and Human Services, 2001, "Table 14A, resident abortions and ratios per 1,000 live births by county of residence: Missouri 2000," Missouri Department of Health and Human Services, on line [http://www.dhss.mo.gov/VitalStatistics/].
Missouri Department of Health and Human Services, 2002, "Table 10B, Resident live births by selected characteristics by county: Missouri 2001," Missouri Department of Health and Human Services, on line [http://www.dhss.mo.gov/VitalStatistics/].
Missouri Department of Health and Human Services, 2002, "Table 14A, resident abortions and ratios per 1,000 live births by county of residence: Missouri 2001," Missouri Department of Health and Human Services, on line [http://www.dhss.mo.gov/VitalStatistics/].
Missouri Department of Health and Human Services, 2003, "Table 10B, Resident live births by selected characteristics by county: Missouri 2002," Missouri Department of Health and Human Services, on line [http://www.dhss.mo.gov/VitalStatistics/].
Missouri Department of Health and Human Services, 2003, "Table 14A, resident abortions and ratios per 1,000 live births by county of residence: Missouri 2002," Missouri Department of Health and Human Services, on line [http://www.dhss.mo.gov/VitalStatistics/].
Missouri Department of Health and Human Services, 2004, "Table 10B, Resident live births by selected characteristics by county: Missouri 2003," Missouri Department of Health and Human Services, on line [http://www.dhss.mo.gov/VitalStatistics/].
Missouri Department of Health and Human Services, 2004, "Table 14A, resident abortions and ratios per 1,000 live births by county of residence: Missouri 2003," Missouri Department of Health and Human Services, on line [http://www.dhss.mo.gov/VitalStatistics/].
Missouri Department of Health and Human Services, 2005, "Table 10B, Resident live births by selected characteristics by county: Missouri 2004," Missouri Department of Health and Human Services, on line [http://www.dhss.mo.gov/VitalStatistics/].
Missouri Department of Health and Human Services, 2005, "Table 14A, resident abortions and ratios per 1,000 live births by county of residence: Missouri 2004," Missouri Department of Health and Human Services, on line [http://www.dhss.mo.gov/VitalStatistics/].

© 2003-2004, 2006 by Wm. Robert Johnston.
Last modified 16 September 2006.
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