North Carolina abortion percentages by county, 2000-2004
compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last modified 16 September 2006
Data for North Carolina counties, 2000 to 2004, residents only
| county | live births | abortions | abortion ratio | abortion % | abortion % ranking |
|---|
| Alamance | 9,222 | 2,493 | 270 | 21.3 | 13 |
| Alexander | 2,089 | 221 | 106 | 9.6 | 92 |
| Alleghany | 508 | 43 | 85 | 7.8 | 98 |
| Anson | 1,643 | 265 | 161 | 13.9 | 54 |
| Ashe | 1,285 | 108 | 84 | 7.8 | 99 |
| Avery | 854 | 95 | 111 | 10.0 | 90 |
| Beaufort | 3,076 | 470 | 153 | 13.3 | 62 |
| Bertie | 1,254 | 197 | 157 | 13.6 | 58 |
| Bladen | 2,312 | 346 | 150 | 13.0 | 64 |
| Brunswick | 4,344 | 837 | 193 | 16.2 | 37 |
| Buncombe | 12,732 | 3,090 | 243 | 19.5 | 19 |
| Burke | 5,244 | 1,996 | 381 | 27.6 | 2 |
| Cabarrus | 11,028 | 1,755 | 159 | 13.7 | 55 |
| Caldwell | 4,817 | 470 | 98 | 8.9 | 93 |
| Camden | 438 | 53 | 121 | 10.8 | 83 |
| Carteret | 3,029 | 625 | 206 | 17.1 | 32 |
| Caswell | 1,232 | 237 | 192 | 16.1 | 38 |
| Catawba | 10,245 | 1,462 | 143 | 12.5 | 68 |
| Chatham | 3,418 | 630 | 184 | 15.6 | 46 |
| Cherokee | 1,324 | 122 | 92 | 8.4 | 95 |
| Chowan | 903 | 108 | 120 | 10.7 | 85 |
| Clay | 414 | 51 | 123 | 11.0 | 81 |
| Cleveland | 6,230 | 924 | 148 | 12.9 | 65 |
| Columbus | 3,881 | 738 | 190 | 16.0 | 42 |
| Craven | 7,865 | 1,242 | 158 | 13.6 | 57 |
| Cumberland | 26,913 | 7,822 | 291 | 22.5 | 9 |
| Currituck | 1,155 | 209 | 181 | 15.3 | 47 |
| Dare | 1,976 | 501 | 254 | 20.2 | 16 |
| Davidson | 9,626 | 1,497 | 156 | 13.5 | 60 |
| Davie | 2,195 | 291 | 133 | 11.7 | 73 |
| Duplin | 3,944 | 566 | 144 | 12.5 | 67 |
| Durham | 19,209 | 6,761 | 352 | 26.0 | 3 |
| Edgecombe | 3,905 | 882 | 226 | 18.4 | 24 |
| Foysyth | 22,977 | 6,064 | 264 | 20.9 | 14 |
| Franklin | 3,338 | 776 | 232 | 18.9 | 21 |
| Gaston | 12,938 | 2,285 | 177 | 15.0 | 48 |
| Gates | 553 | 76 | 137 | 12.1 | 70 |
| Graham | 495 | 30 | 61 | 5.7 | 100 |
| Granville | 3,031 | 742 | 245 | 19.7 | 18 |
| Greene | 1,239 | 214 | 173 | 14.7 | 50 |
| Guilford | 29,590 | 10,395 | 351 | 26.0 | 4 |
| Halifax | 3,777 | 851 | 225 | 18.4 | 25 |
| Harnett | 7,225 | 1,333 | 184 | 15.6 | 45 |
| Haywood | 2,801 | 425 | 152 | 13.2 | 63 |
| Henderson | 5,475 | 752 | 137 | 12.1 | 71 |
| Hertford | 1,439 | 359 | 249 | 20.0 | 17 |
| Hoke | 3,424 | 655 | 191 | 16.1 | 40 |
| Hyde | 291 | 32 | 110 | 9.9 | 91 |
| Iredell | 9,100 | 1,601 | 176 | 15.0 | 49 |
| Jackson | 1,798 | 407 | 226 | 18.5 | 23 |
| Johnston | 10,779 | 1,762 | 163 | 14.0 | 53 |
| Jones | 452 | 130 | 288 | 22.3 | 10 |
| Lee | 4,156 | 902 | 217 | 17.8 | 28 |
| Lenoir | 3,985 | 880 | 221 | 18.1 | 27 |
| Lincoln | 4,396 | 523 | 119 | 10.6 | 86 |
| McDowell | 2,586 | 302 | 117 | 10.5 | 87 |
| Macon | 1,584 | 207 | 131 | 11.6 | 75 |
| Madison | 1,104 | 140 | 127 | 11.3 | 78 |
| Martin | 1,579 | 264 | 167 | 14.3 | 52 |
| Mecklenburg | 62,154 | 19,075 | 307 | 23.5 | 7 |
| Mitchell | 819 | 72 | 88 | 8.1 | 97 |
| Montgomery | 1,968 | 222 | 113 | 10.1 | 88 |
| Moore | 4,553 | 871 | 191 | 16.1 | 39 |
| Nash | 6,126 | 1,327 | 217 | 17.8 | 29 |
| New Hanover | 10,356 | 3,433 | 331 | 24.9 | 6 |
| Northampton | 1,203 | 268 | 223 | 18.2 | 26 |
| Onslow | 16,111 | 2,720 | 169 | 14.4 | 51 |
| Orange | 6,551 | 2,553 | 390 | 28.0 | 1 |
| Pamlico | 539 | 103 | 191 | 16.0 | 41 |
| Pasquotank | 2,409 | 487 | 202 | 16.8 | 33 |
| Pender | 2,394 | 480 | 201 | 16.7 | 35 |
| Perquimans | 599 | 72 | 120 | 10.7 | 84 |
| Person | 2,272 | 679 | 299 | 23.0 | 8 |
| Pitt | 10,103 | 2,634 | 261 | 20.7 | 15 |
| Polk | 862 | 179 | 208 | 17.2 | 31 |
| Randolph | 9,172 | 1,408 | 154 | 13.3 | 61 |
| Richmond | 3,191 | 500 | 157 | 13.5 | 59 |
| Robeson | 10,296 | 1,635 | 159 | 13.7 | 56 |
| Rockingham | 5,651 | 1,137 | 201 | 16.8 | 34 |
| Rowan | 8,341 | 1,579 | 189 | 15.9 | 43 |
| Rutherford | 4,001 | 551 | 138 | 12.1 | 69 |
| Sampson | 4,522 | 510 | 113 | 10.1 | 89 |
| Scotland | 2,454 | 567 | 231 | 18.8 | 22 |
| Stanly | 3,731 | 538 | 144 | 12.6 | 66 |
| Stokes | 2,509 | 338 | 135 | 11.9 | 72 |
| Surry | 4,626 | 560 | 121 | 10.8 | 82 |
| Swain | 891 | 118 | 132 | 11.7 | 74 |
| Transylvania | 1,351 | 251 | 186 | 15.7 | 44 |
| Tyrrell | 221 | 28 | 127 | 11.2 | 79 |
| Union | 11,747 | 1,515 | 129 | 11.4 | 76 |
| Vance | 3,509 | 819 | 233 | 18.9 | 20 |
| Wake | 54,941 | 15,703 | 286 | 22.2 | 11 |
| Warren | 1,001 | 286 | 286 | 22.2 | 12 |
| Washington | 873 | 112 | 128 | 11.4 | 77 |
| Watauga | 1,740 | 582 | 334 | 25.1 | 5 |
| Wayne | 8,628 | 1,715 | 199 | 16.6 | 36 |
| Wilkes | 4,240 | 409 | 96 | 8.8 | 94 |
| Wilson | 5,349 | 1,112 | 208 | 17.2 | 30 |
| Yadkin | 2,373 | 295 | 124 | 11.1 | 80 |
| Yancey | 932 | 82 | 88 | 8.1 | 96 |
| NORTH CAROLINA TOTAL | 593,731 | 135,968 | 229 | 18.6 | |
Sources:
- North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics, 2001, "Reported induced abortions by perinatal care region and county, occurrence and resident data, North Carolina, 2000," North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics, on line [http://www.schs.state.nc.us/SCHS/data/pregnancies/2000/reportedabortionscounty.pdf].
- North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics, 2002, "Reported induced abortions by perinatal care region and county, occurrence and resident data, North Carolina, 2001," North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics, on line [http://www.schs.state.nc.us/SCHS/data/pregnancies/2001/reportedabortionscounty.pdf].
- North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics, 2003, "Reported induced abortions by perinatal care region and county, occurrence and resident data, North Carolina, 2002," North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics, on line [http://www.schs.state.nc.us/SCHS/data/pregnancies/2002/reportedabortionscounty.pdf].
- North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics, 2004, "Reported induced abortions by perinatal care region and county, occurrence and resident data, North Carolina, 2003," North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics, on line [http://www.schs.state.nc.us/SCHS/data/pregnancies/2003/reportedabortionscounty.pdf].
- North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics, 2005, "2004 Total resident pregnancies by county of residence," North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics, on line [http://www.schs.state.nc.us/SCHS/data/pregnancies/2000/totalpregcounty.pdf].
- North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics, 2005, "2004 Total resident pregnancies by county of residence," North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics, on line [http://www.schs.state.nc.us/SCHS/data/pregnancies/2001/totalpregcounty.pdf].
- North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics, 2005, "2004 Total resident pregnancies by county of residence," North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics, on line [http://www.schs.state.nc.us/SCHS/data/pregnancies/2002/totalpregcounty.pdf].
- North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics, 2005, "2004 Total resident pregnancies by county of residence," North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics, on line [http://www.schs.state.nc.us/SCHS/data/pregnancies/2003/totalpregcounty.pdf].
- North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics, 2005, "2004 Total resident pregnancies by county of residence," North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics, on line [http://www.schs.state.nc.us/SCHS/data/pregnancies/2004/totalpregcounty.pdf].
- North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics, 2005, "Reported induced abortions by perinatal care region and county, occurrence and resident data, North Carolina, 2004," North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics, on line [http://www.schs.state.nc.us/SCHS/data/pregnancies/2004/reportedabortionscounty.pdf].
© 2004, 2006 by Wm. Robert Johnston.
Last modified 16 September 2006.
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