Table 1. Unique Applicants Who Submitted 1 or More Applications to Programs in States With Abortion Bans, Gestational Limits, and No Bans for the 2019-2023 Match Cyclesa.
| Cycle | Applicants, No./total No. (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| States with ban | States with gestational limit | States with no ban | |
| All | |||
| 2019 | 2120/2539 (83.5) | 2281/2539 (89.8) | 2511/2539 (98.9) |
| 2020b | 2041/2460 (83.0) | 2203/2460 (89.6) | 2446/2460 (99.4) |
| 2021b | 2109/2501 (84.3) | 2296/2501 (91.8) | 2471/2501 (98.8) |
| 2022b,c | 2185/2580 (84.7) | 2382/2580 (92.3) | 2558/2580 (99.1) |
| 2023b,c | 2029/2463 (82.4) | 2245/2463 (91.1) | 2447/2463 (99.4) |
| MD | |||
| 2019 | 1246/1427 (87.3) | 1338/1427 (93.8) | 1417/1427 (99.3) |
| 2020 | 1235/1427 (86.5) | 1312/1427 (91.9) | 1424/1427 (99.8) |
| 2021 | 1260/1432 (88.0) | 1350/1432 (94.3) | 1421/1432 (99.2) |
| 2022b,d | 1300/1513 (85.9) | 1420/1513 (93.9) | 1504/1513 (99.4) |
| 2023b,d | 1170/1429 (81.9) | 1326/1429 (92.8) | 1425/1429 (99.7) |
| DO | |||
| 2019 | 426/478 (89.1) | 455/478 (95.2) | 467/478 (97.7) |
| 2020 | 365/411 (88.8) | 388/411 (94.4) | 408/411 (99.3) |
| 2021 | 377/426 (88.5) | 406/426 (95.3) | 422/426 (99.1) |
| 2022 | 459/504 (91.1) | 481/504 (95.4) | 501/504 (99.4) |
| 2023 | 417/460 (90.7) | 437/460 (95.0) | 458/460 (99.6) |
| IMG | |||
| 2019 | 448/634 (70.7) | 488/634 (77) | 627/634 (98.9) |
| 2020b | 441/622 (70.9) | 503/622 (80.9) | 614/622 (98.7) |
| 2021b | 472/643 (73.4) | 540/643 (84) | 628/643 (97.7) |
| 2022 | 426/563 (75.7) | 481/563 (85.4) | 553/563 (98.2) |
| 2023b | 442/574 (77.0) | 482/574 (84.0) | 564/574 (98.3) |
Abbreviations: DO, doctor of osteopathic medicine; IMG, international medical graduate; MD, doctor of medicine.
a
Ban status after the Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision is shown.
b
Significant difference between states with a total abortion ban vs no ban, after Bonferroni correction.
c
Significant difference between states with gestational limits vs no abortion ban, after Bonferroni correction.
d
Significant difference between states with gestational limits vs total abortion ban, after Bonferroni correction.