Statistic Index
State Index
Abortions, by age
Abortions, details of abortion less than 8 weeks gestation
Abortions, by weeks of gestation
Abortions, details of adolescent abortions
Abortions, by type of procedure
Abortions, by race
Abortions, by marital status
Abortions, by number of previous live births
Abortions, by number of previous induced legal abortions
Abortions, by Hispanic origin
Reported number, ratio, and rate of abortions and percentage of abortions obtained by out-of-state residents
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Age group (yrs)
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<15 15-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 >=40 Unknown Total +
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State No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %
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Alabama 210 1.4 3,213 21.7 5,454 36.8 2,873 19.4 1,770 11.9 984 6.6 284 1.9 37 0.2 14,825 100.0
Arizona 91 0.7 2,671 19.2 4,410 31.7 2,928 21.0 1,971 14.1 1,082 7.8 279 2.0 498 3.6 13,930 100.0
Arkansas 74 1.3 1,374 23.3 2,188 37.2 1,096 18.6 666 11.3 367 6.2 94 1.6 26 0.4 5,885 100.0
Colorado 91 0.9 2,131 22.2 3,049 31.8 1,819 19.0 1,406 14.7 811 8.5 249 2.6 28 0.3 9,584 100.0
Connecticut 92 0.6 3,004 20.4 4,909 33.3 3,304 22.4 1,974 13.4 1,054 7.1 291 2.0 129 0.9 14,757 100.0
Dist. of Columbia & 105 1.4 1,507 19.4 2,734 35.2 1,805 23.3 1,050 13.5 446 5.7 108 1.4 6 0.1 7,761 100.0
Georgia 479 1.3 6,728 18.5 12,464 34.3 8,086 22.2 5,119 14.1 2,564 7.0 735 2.0 199 0.5 36,374 100.0
Hawaii 43 0.7 1,301 22.5 1,763 30.5 1,220 21.1 784 13.6 502 8.7 166 2.9 4 0.1 5,783 100.0
Idaho 4 0.4 256 24.5 327 31.2 208 19.9 138 13.2 82 7.8 31 3.0 1 0.1 1,047 100.0
Indiana 130 1.0 2,584 20.7 4,520 36.2 2,505 20.0 1,585 12.7 895 7.2 247 2.0 33 0.3 12,499 100.0
Kansas 110 1.1 2,534 24.2 3,498 33.4 1,916 18.3 1,353 12.9 790 7.5 223 2.1 44 0.4 10,468 100.0
Kentucky 108 1.3 2,031 24.9 2,820 34.6 1,542 18.9 952 11.7 511 6.3 137 1.7 44 0.5 8,145 100.0
Louisiana 169 1.4 2,500 20.6 4,215 34.7 2,505 20.6 1,517 12.5 929 7.6 274 2.3 45 0.4 12,154 100.0
Maine 21 0.7 623 20.2 995 32.2 634 20.5 439 14.2 258 8.4 84 2.7 35 1.1 3,089 100.0
Maryland 194 1.1 3,395 19.3 5,846 33.2 4,058 23.0 2,544 14.4 1,238 7.0 352 2.0 0 0.0 17,627 100.0
Massachusetts 177 0.5 5,181 16.1 9,984 31.0 7,465 23.2 4,949 15.4 2,789 8.7 900 2.8 750 2.3 32,195 100.0
Michigan 271 0.8 6,839 20.7 11,626 35.2 6,892 20.8 4,314 13.0 2,376 7.2 659 2.0 84 0.3 33,061 100.0
Minnesota 103 0.7 2,510 17.9 4,645 33.1 3,059 21.8 2,029 14.5 1,187 8.5 353 2.5 141 1.0 14,027 100.0
Mississippi 60 1.5 807 20.3 1,514 38.0 757 19.0 477 12.0 269 6.8 93 2.3 2 0.1 3,979 100.0
Missouri 142 1.2 2,341 19.7 3,909 32.9 2,511 21.1 1,713 14.4 964 8.1 289 2.4 10 0.1 11,879 100.0
Montana 24 0.9 681 24.7 841 30.5 479 17.3 395 14.3 255 9.2 86 3.1 0 0.0 2,761 100.0
Nebraska 34 0.6 1,144 21.5 1,877 35.3 1,051 19.7 701 13.2 396 7.4 117 2.2 4 0.1 5,324 100.0
Nevada 55 0.8 1,068 15.9 1,971 29.3 1,561 23.2 1,213 18.0 653 9.7 183 2.7 32 0.5 6,736 100.0
New Jersey 249 0.7 5,958 17.9 11,297 33.9 7,708 23.2 4,714 14.2 2,528 7.6 783 2.4 49 0.1 33,286 100.0
New Mexico 34 0.7 992 20.1 1,507 30.6 1,030 20.9 735 14.9 429 8.7 172 3.5 30 0.6 4,929 100.0
New York 1,096 0.7 27,436 18.3 46,052 30.8 35,655 23.8 23,283 15.6 12,074 8.1 3,590 2.4 412 0.3 149,598 100.0
City 821 0.8 17,804 17.1 31,090 29.9 25,850 24.9 16,938 16.3 8,624 8.3 2,485 2.4 288 0.3 103,900 100.0
State 275 0.6 9,632 21.1 14,962 32.7 9,805 21.5 6,345 13.9 3,450 7.5 1,105 2.4 124 0.3 45,698 100.0
North Carolina 359 1.0 7,694 21.9 12,376 35.3 6,849 19.5 4,298 12.2 2,221 6.3 613 1.7 678 1.9 35,088 100.0
North Dakota 5 0.4 318 24.4 479 36.8 244 18.8 139 10.7 79 6.1 34 2.6 3 0.2 1,301 100.0
Ohio 254 0.7 6,713 17.8 13,628 36.1 8,172 21.7 4,834 12.8 2,936 7.8 874 2.3 331 0.9 37,742 100.0
Oregon 71 0.5 2,865 21.4 4,256 31.8 2,806 21.0 1,855 13.9 1,016 7.6 333 2.5 190 1.4 13,392 100.0
Pennsylvania 432 1.0 7,906 19.0 13,985 33.6 9,028 21.7 5,791 13.9 3,514 8.4 989 2.4 0 0.0 41,645 100.0
Rhode Island 42 0.7 1,106 18.2 2,085 34.2 1,326 21.8 895 14.7 491 8.1 146 2.4 1 0.0 6,092 100.0
South Carolina 106 1.0 2,251 20.6 3,870 35.4 2,262 20.7 1,454 13.3 770 7.0 209 1.9 0 0.0 10,922 100.0
South Dakota 5 0.5 255 25.8 300 30.4 178 18.0 143 14.5 81 8.2 25 2.5 0 0.0 987 100.0
Tennessee 189 1.1 3,480 20.7 5,948 35.3 3,385 20.1 2,259 13.4 1,206 7.2 364 2.2 6 0.0 16,837 100.0
Texas 434 0.5 15,471 17.3 30,890 34.6 20,389 22.9 12,570 14.1 6,957 7.8 2,255 2.5 219 0.2 89,185 100.0
Utah 24 0.7 695 19.3 1,170 32.4 794 22.0 533 14.8 291 8.1 88 2.4 14 0.4 3,609 100.0
Vermont 11 0.5 517 22.3 751 32.4 462 19.9 294 12.7 219 9.4 65 2.8 2 0.1 2,321 100.0
Virginia 234 0.9 5,122 19.4 8,488 32.2 5,878 22.3 3,876 14.7 2,118 8.0 610 2.3 43 0.2 26,369 100.0
Washington 192 0.7 5,172 19.9 8,054 31.0 5,574 21.5 3,794 14.6 2,231 8.6 724 2.8 224 0.9 25,965 100.0
West Virginia 29 1.4 545 26.1 704 33.8 378 18.1 242 11.6 135 6.5 50 2.4 2 0.1 2,085 100.0
Wisconsin & 103 0.8 2,485 19.4 4,418 34.5 2,731 21.4 1,806 14.1 957 7.5 290 2.3 0 0.0 12,790 100.0
Wyoming 5 2.9 37 21.3 52 29.9 26 14.9 29 16.7 16 9.2 9 5.2 0 0.0 174 100.0
Total 6,661 0.8 153,441 19.2 265,869 33.3 175,149 21.9 112,603 14.1 61,671 7.7 18,457 2.3 4,356 0.5 798,207 100.0
Abortion ratio @ 704 415 364 222 172 234 412 277
Abortion rate ** 2 24 39 25 14 7 2 17
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* Data from 42 states, the District of Columbia, and New York City.
+ Percentages may not add to 100.0 due to rounding.
& Includes residents only.
@ Calculated as the number of legal abortions obtained by women in a given age group per 1,000 live births to women in the same age group for these
states. For each state, data for women of unknown age were distributed according to the known age distribution for that state.
** Calculated as the number of legal abortions obtained by women in a given age group per 1,000 women in the same age group for these states. For
each state, data for women of unknown age were distributed according to the known age distribution for that state.
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Source: www.cdc.gov
Last Updated: 11/03/06
