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. 2018 May 14;20(5):e186. doi: 10.2196/jmir.9717

Table 3.

Abortion deserts (cities >100 miles/160 km to closest facility) in the United States, May 2017.

City and state 2015 population, n Distance to closest facility, miles (km) Location of closest facility
1 Rapid City, SD 73,569 318 (512) Billings, MT
2 Lubbock, TX 249,042 308 (496) Fort Worth, TX
3 Midland, TX 132,950 293 (472) Fort Worth, TX
4 Odessa, TX 118,968 282 (454) El Paso, TX
5 Amarillo, TX 198,645 258 (415) Warr Acres, OK
6 Casper, WY 60,285 223 (359) Fort Collins, CO
7 San Angelo, TX 100,450 204 (328) Austin, TX
8 Bismarck, ND 71,167 196 (315) Fargo, ND
9 Laredo, TX 255,473 160 (257) San Antonio, TX
10 Lake Havasu City, AZ 53,553 144 (232) Henderson, NV
11 Abilene, TX 121,721 144 (232) Fort Worth, TX
12 Corpus Christi, TX 324,074 139 (224 San Antonio, TX
13 La Crosse, WI 52,306 137 (220) Madison, WI
14 Springfield, MO 166,810 136 (219) Fayetteville, AR
15 Lake Charles, LA 76,070 132 (212) Baton Rouge, LA
16 Wichita Falls, TX 104,710 123 (198) Fort Worth, TX
17 Columbia, MO 119,108 122 (196) St Louis, MO
18 Evansville, IN 119,943 122 (196) Bloomington, IN
19 St George, UT 80,202 121 (195) Las Vegas, NV
20 Manhattan, KS 56,308 120 (193) Overland Park, KS
21 Green Bay, WI 105,207 119 (192) Milwaukee, WI
22 Pocatello, ID 54,441 114 (183) Twin Falls, ID
23 Victoria, TX 67,574 107 (172) San Antonio, TX
24 Fort Wayne, IN 260,326 106 (171) Toledo, OH
25 Owensboro, KY 59,042 105 (169) Louisville, KY
26 Dothan, AL 68,567 103 (166) Montgomery, AL
27 Chattanooga, TN 176,588 101 (163) Marietta, GA