National US Stats
- An estimated 876,000 abortions took place in the United States in 2018. (Guttmacher Institute)
- More than 60 million legal abortions have occurred in the United States since 1973. (Guttmacher Institute)
- In 2016, single women accounted for 86% of all abortions (CDC).
- Among married women, 4% of 2016 pregnancies (excluding spontaneous miscarriages) ended in abortion. Among single women, 28% ended in abortion (CDC).
- Women in their 20s accounted for the majority of abortions in 2016 and had the highest abortion rates (CDC).
- 88% of all abortions happened during the first trimester, prior to the 13th week of gestation (2016 stat, CDC).
- 10% of all abortions occurred between 13-20 weeks’ gestation; 1.2% occurred ≥21 weeks’ gestation (2016 stat, CDC).
State-by-State Abortion Statistics (2017) according to Guttmacher Institute
|
State |
Abortion Rate* |
Total Abortions |
% of Pregnancies Aborted |
Abortion Facilities |
|
AL |
6.4 |
6,110 |
9.4% |
5 |
|
AK |
8.6 |
1,260 |
10.8% |
4 |
|
AZ |
9.2 |
12,400 |
13.2% |
8 |
|
AR |
5.5 |
3,200 |
7.9% |
3 |
|
CA |
16.4 |
132,680 |
22.0% |
161 |
|
CO |
10.9 |
12,390 |
16.1% |
18 |
|
CT |
17.7 |
11,910 |
25.3% |
26 |
|
DE |
10.5 |
1,900 |
14.9% |
4 |
|
DC |
30.2 |
5,630 |
37.1% |
4 |
|
FL |
18.6 |
71,050 |
24.1% |
65 |
|
GA |
16.9 |
36,330 |
21.9% |
15 |
|
HI |
12.0 |
3,200 |
15.4% |
4 |
|
ID |
3.9 |
1,290 |
5.5% |
3 |
|
IL |
16.6 |
42,080 |
22.0% |
25 |
|
IN |
5.9 |
7,710 |
8.6% |
6 |
|
IA |
6.3 |
3,760 |
8.9% |
8 |
|
KS |
12.2 |
6,830 |
15.8% |
4 |
|
KY |
3.8 |
3,200 |
5.5% |
1 |
|
LA |
10.6 |
9,920 |
14.0% |
4 |
|
ME |
8.8 |
2,040 |
14.2% |
16 |
|
MD |
25.0 |
29,800 |
29.4% |
25 |
|
MA |
13.5 |
18,590 |
20.8% |
19 |
|
MI |
14.2 |
26,630 |
19.3% |
21 |
|
MN |
10.1 |
10,740 |
13.5% |
7 |
|
MS |
4.3 |
2,550 |
6.4% |
1 |
|
MO |
4.0 |
4,710 |
6.1% |
3 |
|
MT |
8.3 |
1,580 |
11.8% |
5 |
|
NE |
5.5 |
2,020 |
7.3% |
3 |
|
NV |
16.4 |
9,690 |
21.3% |
7 |
|
NH |
9.2 |
2,210 |
15.4% |
4 |
|
NJ |
28.0 |
48,110 |
32.2% |
41 |
|
NM |
11.7 |
4,620 |
16.3% |
6 |
|
NY |
26.3 |
105,380 |
31.4% |
113 |
|
NC |
14.6 |
29,500 |
19.7% |
14 |
|
ND |
7.9 |
1,160 |
13.1% |
1 |
|
OH |
9.4 |
20,630 |
13.1% |
9 |
|
OK |
6.2 |
4,780 |
8.7% |
4 |
|
OR |
11.9 |
9,640 |
18.1% |
16 |
|
PA |
13.1 |
31,260 |
18.5% |
18 |
|
RI |
16.7 |
3,500 |
24.8% |
2 |
|
SC |
5.3 |
5,120 |
8.2% |
4 |
|
SD |
3.1 |
500 |
4.0% |
1 |
|
TN |
9.2 |
12,140 |
13.0% |
8 |
|
TX |
9.4 |
55,440 |
12.7% |
21 |
|
UT |
4.4 |
2,990 |
5.8% |
3 |
|
VT |
11.4 |
1,300 |
18.7% |
6 |
|
VA |
10.2 |
17,210 |
14.6% |
16 |
|
WA |
12.1 |
17,740 |
16.8% |
40 |
|
WV |
4.4 |
1,430 |
7.1% |
1 |
|
WI |
5.9 |
6,360 |
8.9% |
3 |
|
WY |
1.3 |
140 |
2.0% |
2 |
|
US |
13.5 |
862,320 |
18.3% |
808 |
*The abortion rate is the number of abortions per 1,000 women aged 15-44 years.