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Abortions By States

Percentage

Number of reported abortions

Rate per 1,000 Women

change

State

1988

1991

1992

1988

1991

1992

1988-92

Total

1,590,750

1,556,510

1,528,930

27.3

26.3

25.9

-5

Alabama

18,220

17,400

17,450

18.7

18.2

18.2

-3

Alaska

2,390

2,400

2,370

18.2

16.9

16.5

-10

Arizona

23,070

19,690

20,600

28.8

23.2

24.1

-16

Arkansas

6,250

7,150

7,130

11.6

13.6

13.5

16

California

311,720

320,960

304,230

45.9

44.4

42.1

-8

Colorado

18,740

21,010

19,880

22.4

25.3

23.6

6

Connecticut

23,630

20,530

19,720

31.2

26.7

26.2

-16

Delaware

5,710

5,720

5,730

35.7

34.9

35.2

-1

District of Columbia

26,120

21,510

21,320

163.3

136.1

138.4

-15

Florida

82,850

84,570

84,680

31.5

29.9

30

-5

Georgia

36,720

39,720

39,680

23.5

24.2

24

2

Hawaii

11,170

12,130

12,190

43

45.9

46

7

Idaho

1,920

1,740

1,710

8.2

7.5

7.2

-12

Illinois

72,570

64,990

68,420

26.4

24.1

25.4

-4

Indiana

15,760

15,940

15,840

11.9

12.1

12

1

Iowa

9,420

7,200

6,970

14.6

11.7

11.4

-22

Kansas

11,440

12,770

12,570

20.1

22.9

22.4

11

Kentucky

11,520

8,270

10,000

13

9.5

11.4

-12

Louisiana

17,340

13,930

13,600

16.3

13.7

13.4

-18

Maine

4,620

4,210

4,200

16.2

14.7

14.7

-9

Maryland

32,670

33,000

31,260

28.6

27.5

26.4

-8

Massachusetts

43,720

44,150

40,660

30.2

30.2

28.4

-6

Michigan

63,410

55,800

55,580

28.5

25.1

25.2

-11

Minnesota

18,580

16,880

16,180

18.2

16.3

15.6

-14

Mississippi

5,120

8,160

7,550

8.4

13.5

12.4

48

Missouri

19,490

15,770

13,510

16.4

13.5

11.6

-29

Montana

3,050

3,680

3,300

16.5

20.6

18.2

11

Nebraska

6,490

6,230

5,580

17.7

17.5

15.7

-11

Nevada

10,190

14,450

13,300

40.3

49

44.2

10

New Hampshire

4,710

4,260

3,890

17.5

15.7

14.6

-17

New Jersey

63,900

55,800

55,320

35.1

30.9

31

-12

New Mexico

6,810

6,190

6,410

19.1

17.2

17.7

-7

New York

183,980

190,410

195,390

43.3

44.5

46.2

7

North Carolina

39,720

37,210

36,180

25.4

23.2

22.4

-12

North Dakota

2,230

1,600

1,490

14.9

11.4

10.7

-28

Ohio

53,400

52,030

49,520

21

20.4

19.5

-7

Oklahoma

12,120

9,130

8,940

16.2

12.8

12.5

-23

Oregon

15,960

16,580

16,060

23.9

24.9

23.9

0

Pennsylvania

51,830

51,780

49,740

18.9

19.2

18.6

-2

Rhode Island

7,190

7,500

6,990

30.6

31.5

30

-2

South Carolina

14,160

13,520

12,190

16.7

15.8

14.2

-15

South Dakota

900

980

1,040

5.7

6.4

6.8

19

Tennessee

22,090

19,840

19,060

18.9

16.9

16.2

-14

Texas

100,690

95,930

97,400

24.8

23

23.1

-7

Utah

5,030

4,250

3,940

12.8

10.4

9.3

-27

Vermont

3,580

3,110

2,900

25.8

22.7

21.2

-18

Virginia

35,420

35,170

35,020

23.7

22.8

22.7

-5

Washington

31,220

32,640

33,190

27.6

27.6

27.7

0

West Virginia

3,270

2,590

3,140

7.5

6.3

7.7

2

Wisconsin

18,040

15,510

15,450

16

13.6

13.6

-15

Wyoming

600

520

460

5.1

4.9

4.3

-16

 

 

 

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