New York abortion percentages by county, 1999-2003

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last modified 16 September 2006

Data for New York counties, cumulative from 1999 to 2003, residents only

county	live births	abortions	abortion ratio	abortion %	abortion % ranking
Albany	16,105	6,393	397	28.4	7
Allegany	2,723	305	112	10.1	59
Bronx	113,186	108,074	955	48.8	1
Broome	10,781	3,767	349	25.9	12
Cattaraugus	5,000	813	163	14.0	51
Cayuga	4,404	836	190	16.0	41
Chautauqua	7,634	1,577	207	17.1	36
Chemung	5,422	1,196	221	18.1	33
Chenango	2,769	563	203	16.9	37
Clinton	3,932	922	234	19.0	31
Columbia	3,091	1,032	334	25.0	14
Cortland	2,777	656	236	19.1	30
Delaware	2,190	523	239	19.3	29
Dutchess	16,232	4,458	275	21.5	23
Erie	54,397	23,355	429	30.0	6
Essex	1,786	303	170	14.5	47
Franklin	2,284	361	158	13.6	53
Fulton	2,986	632	212	17.5	35
Genesee	3,394	734	216	17.8	34
Greene	2,220	687	309	23.6	17
Hamilton	215	35	163	14.0	50
Herkimer	3,386	679	201	16.7	39
Jefferson	8,393	836	100	9.1	60
Kings	198,419	155,418	783	43.9	2
Lewis	1,638	97	59	5.6	62
Livingston	3,300	596	181	15.3	43
Madison	3,764	631	168	14.4	49
Monroe	45,480	15,005	330	24.8	15
Montgomery	2,940	684	233	18.9	32
Nassau	82,525	20,279	246	19.7	27
New York	100,213	65,617	655	39.6	3
Niagara	12,402	4,209	339	25.3	13
Oneida	12,754	3,636	285	22.2	20
Onondaga	29,073	7,549	260	20.6	24
Ontario	5,668	1,138	201	16.7	38
Orange	24,870	7,354	296	22.8	18
Orleans	2,471	422	171	14.6	46
Oswego	7,132	1,026	144	12.6	55
Otsego	2,781	780	280	21.9	22
Putnam	5,928	542	91	8.4	61
Queens	156,026	100,898	647	39.3	4
Rensselaer	8,599	2,701	314	23.9	16
Richmond	29,143	12,946	444	30.8	5
Rockland	22,688	2,956	130	11.5	57
Saint Lawrence	9,633	1,627	169	14.4	48
Saratoga	10,185	2,954	290	22.5	19
Schenectady	4,333	1,529	353	26.1	11
Schoharie	1,231	232	188	15.9	42
Schuyler	1,549	308	199	16.6	40
Seneca	4,393	593	135	11.9	56
Steuben	5,828	945	162	14.0	52
Suffolk	100,001	24,878	249	19.9	26
Sullivan	4,232	1,543	365	26.7	10
Tioga	3,017	535	177	15.1	44
Tompkins	4,399	1,686	383	27.7	8
Ulster	8,988	3,352	373	27.2	9
Warren	3,246	911	281	21.9	21
Washington	3,096	756	244	19.6	28
Wayne	5,757	1,005	175	14.9	45
Westchester	64,293	16,255	253	20.2	25
Wyoming	2,154	326	151	13.1	54
Yates	1,477	175	118	10.6	58
NEW YORK TOTAL	1,270,933	622,831	490	32.9

Sources:

New York State Department of Health, June 2005, "Table 21: Induced abortions by resident county and woman's age, New York State 2001," New York State Department of Health, on line [http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/vital_statistics/2001/table21.htm].
New York State Department of Health, June 2005, "Table 21: Induced abortions by resident county and woman's age, New York State 2003," New York State Department of Health, on line [http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/vital_statistics/2003/table21.htm].
New York State Department of Health, June 2005, "Table 7: Live births by resident county and woman's age, New York State 2001," New York State Department of Health, on line [http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/vital_statistics/2001/table07.htm].
New York State Department of Health, June 2005, "Table 7: Live births by resident county and woman's age, New York State 2003," New York State Department of Health, on line [http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/vital_statistics/2003/table07.htm].
New York State Department of Health, Nov. 2002, "Table 21: Induced abortions by resident county and woman's age, New York State 2000," New York State Department of Health, on line [http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/vital_statistics/2000/table21.htm].
New York State Department of Health, Nov. 2002, "Table 7: Live births by resident county and woman's age, New York State 2000," New York State Department of Health, on line [http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/vital_statistics/2000/table07.htm].
New York State Department of Health, Oct. 2001, "Table 21: Induced abortions by resident county and woman's age, New York State 1999," New York State Department of Health, on line [http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/vital_statistics/1999/table21.htm].
New York State Department of Health, Oct. 2001, "Table 7: Live births by resident county and woman's age, New York State 1999," New York State Department of Health, on line [http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/vital_statistics/1999/table07.htm].
New York State Department of Health, Sept. 2005, "Table 21: Induced abortions by resident county and woman's age, New York State 2002," New York State Department of Health, on line [http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/vital_statistics/2002/table21.htm].
New York State Department of Health, Sept. 2005, "Table 7: Live births by resident county and woman's age, New York State 2002," New York State Department of Health, on line [http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/vital_statistics/2002/table07.htm].

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