Ohio abortion percentages by county, 1998-2002
compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last modified 16 September 2006
Data for Ohio counties, cumulative from 1998 to 2002, residents only
| county | live births | abortions | abortion ratio | abortion % | abortion % ranking |
|---|
| Adams | 1,944 | 105 | 54 | 5.1 | 79 |
| Allen | 7,641 | 844 | 110 | 9.9 | 44 |
| Ashland | 3,513 | 327 | 93 | 8.5 | 53 |
| Ashtabula | 6,431 | 1,106 | 172 | 14.7 | 19 |
| Athens | 3,145 | 675 | 215 | 17.7 | 13 |
| Auglaize | 2,985 | 243 | 81 | 7.5 | 64 |
| Belmont | 3,491 | 154 | 44 | 4.2 | 81 |
| Brown | 2,838 | 347 | 122 | 10.9 | 37 |
| Butler | 23,514 | 4,051 | 172 | 14.7 | 18 |
| Carroll | 1,620 | 184 | 114 | 10.2 | 42 |
| Champaign | 2,539 | 310 | 122 | 10.9 | 38 |
| Clark | 9,567 | 1,664 | 174 | 14.8 | 17 |
| Clermont | 13,429 | 1,958 | 146 | 12.7 | 23 |
| Clinton | 2,905 | 361 | 124 | 11.1 | 33 |
| Columbiana | 6,497 | 961 | 148 | 12.9 | 21 |
| Coshocton | 2,308 | 173 | 75 | 7.0 | 70 |
| Crawford | 2,939 | 338 | 115 | 10.3 | 39 |
| Cuyahoga | 92,023 | 43,523 | 473 | 32.1 | 1 |
| Darke | 3,380 | 255 | 75 | 7.0 | 69 |
| Defiance | 2,571 | 216 | 84 | 7.8 | 59 |
| Delaware | 8,535 | 716 | 84 | 7.7 | 60 |
| Erie | 4,625 | 1,073 | 232 | 18.8 | 10 |
| Fairfield | 8,413 | 927 | 110 | 9.9 | 45 |
| Fayette | 1,887 | 201 | 107 | 9.6 | 48 |
| Franklin | 84,452 | 21,898 | 259 | 20.6 | 6 |
| Fulton | 2,787 | 280 | 100 | 9.1 | 50 |
| Gallia | 1,996 | 86 | 43 | 4.1 | 82 |
| Geauga | 5,635 | 740 | 131 | 11.6 | 27 |
| Greene | 8,601 | 1,739 | 202 | 16.8 | 14 |
| Guernsey | 2,596 | 286 | 110 | 9.9 | 46 |
| Hamilton | 59,953 | 17,805 | 297 | 22.9 | 2 |
| Hancock | 4,659 | 608 | 131 | 11.5 | 29 |
| Hardin | 1,972 | 184 | 93 | 8.5 | 52 |
| Harrison | 852 | 68 | 80 | 7.4 | 67 |
| Henry | 1,904 | 156 | 82 | 7.6 | 62 |
| Highland | 2,974 | 266 | 89 | 8.2 | 57 |
| Hocking | 1,801 | 145 | 81 | 7.5 | 65 |
| Holmes | 4,353 | 98 | 23 | 2.2 | 88 |
| Huron | 4,399 | 559 | 127 | 11.3 | 32 |
| Jackson | 2,221 | 150 | 68 | 6.3 | 74 |
| Jefferson | 3,665 | 122 | 33 | 3.2 | 86 |
| Knox | 3,507 | 321 | 92 | 8.4 | 54 |
| Lake | 13,118 | 3,033 | 231 | 18.8 | 12 |
| Lawrence | 3,753 | 94 | 25 | 2.4 | 87 |
| Licking | 9,942 | 1,296 | 130 | 11.5 | 30 |
| Logan | 3,190 | 361 | 113 | 10.2 | 43 |
| Lorain | 18,564 | 4,303 | 232 | 18.8 | 11 |
| Lucas | 32,167 | 7,980 | 248 | 19.9 | 8 |
| Madison | 2,557 | 291 | 114 | 10.2 | 41 |
| Mahoning | 14,490 | 4,265 | 294 | 22.7 | 3 |
| Marion | 4,048 | 464 | 115 | 10.3 | 40 |
| Medina | 10,042 | 1,480 | 147 | 12.8 | 22 |
| Meigs | 1,446 | 60 | 41 | 4.0 | 83 |
| Mercer | 2,831 | 211 | 75 | 6.9 | 71 |
| Miami | 6,292 | 844 | 134 | 11.8 | 26 |
| Monroe | 800 | 66 | 83 | 7.6 | 61 |
| Montgomery | 38,228 | 10,434 | 273 | 21.4 | 4 |
| Morgan | 882 | 63 | 71 | 6.7 | 72 |
| Morrow | 2,102 | 169 | 80 | 7.4 | 66 |
| Muskingum | 5,564 | 595 | 107 | 9.7 | 47 |
| Noble | 670 | 45 | 67 | 6.3 | 75 |
| Ottawa | 2,152 | 349 | 162 | 14.0 | 20 |
| Paulding | 1,079 | 40 | 37 | 3.6 | 85 |
| Perry | 2,423 | 211 | 87 | 8.0 | 58 |
| Pickaway | 3,054 | 321 | 105 | 9.5 | 49 |
| Pike | 1,870 | 116 | 62 | 5.8 | 76 |
| Portage | 8,508 | 2,187 | 257 | 20.4 | 7 |
| Preble | 2,482 | 322 | 130 | 11.5 | 31 |
| Putnam | 2,370 | 131 | 55 | 5.2 | 78 |
| Richland | 8,090 | 1,095 | 135 | 11.9 | 24 |
| Ross | 4,517 | 559 | 124 | 11.0 | 35 |
| Sandusky | 4,167 | 559 | 134 | 11.8 | 25 |
| Scioto | 5,185 | 320 | 62 | 5.8 | 77 |
| Seneca | 3,649 | 477 | 131 | 11.6 | 28 |
| Shelby | 3,691 | 333 | 90 | 8.3 | 55 |
| Stark | 23,569 | 4,330 | 184 | 15.5 | 15 |
| Summit | 35,440 | 9,211 | 260 | 20.6 | 5 |
| Trumbull | 13,067 | 3,060 | 234 | 19.0 | 9 |
| Tuscarawas | 5,945 | 737 | 124 | 11.0 | 34 |
| Union | 3,032 | 297 | 98 | 8.9 | 51 |
| Van Wert | 1,722 | 66 | 38 | 3.7 | 84 |
| Vinton | 851 | 65 | 76 | 7.1 | 68 |
| Warren | 11,148 | 1,368 | 123 | 10.9 | 36 |
| Washington | 3,543 | 174 | 49 | 4.7 | 80 |
| Wayne | 8,079 | 728 | 90 | 8.3 | 56 |
| Williams | 2,349 | 164 | 70 | 6.5 | 73 |
| Wood | 6,878 | 1,234 | 179 | 15.2 | 16 |
| Wyandot | 1,405 | 115 | 82 | 7.6 | 63 |
| OHIO TOTAL | 759,018 | 170,846 | 225 | 18.4 | |
Sources:
- Ohio Department of Health, 2001, "Vital statistics annual county birth summary, 1998," Ohio Department of Health, on line [http://www2.odh.ohio.gov/Data/VitStats/birthsum/BIRTHS98.pdf].
- Ohio Department of Health, 2002, "Vital statistics annual county birth summary, 1999," Ohio Department of Health, on line [http://www2.odh.ohio.gov/Data/VitStats/birthsum/BIRTHS99.pdf].
- Ohio Department of Health, 2003, "Vital statistics annual county birth summary, 2000," Ohio Department of Health, on line [http://www2.odh.ohio.gov/Data/VitStats/birthsum/BIRTHS00.pdf].
- Ohio Department of Health, 2004, "Table 3, Resident induced abortions reported in Ohio, by county of residence, 1993-2003," Ohio Department of Health, on line [http://www2.odh.ohio.gov/Data/ABR/2003/Table3.pdf].
- Ohio Department of Health, 2004, "Vital statistics annual county birth summary, 2001," Ohio Department of Health, on line [http://www2.odh.ohio.gov/Data/VitStats/birthsum/BIRTHS01.pdf].
- Ohio Department of Health, 2005, "Vital statistics annual county birth summary, 2002," Ohio Department of Health, on line [http://www2.odh.ohio.gov/Data/VitStats/Birthsum/BIRTHS02.pdf].
© 2003-2004, 2006 by Wm. Robert Johnston.
Last modified 16 September 2006.
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