TABLE 5. Reported abortions among adolescents, by known age and reporting area of occurrence — selected reporting areas,* United States, 2015.
| Age (yrs) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State/Area | <15 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
19 |
Total no. |
| No. (%)† | No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) | ||
| Alabama |
23 (3.5) |
42 (6.3) |
55 (8.3) |
85 (12.8) |
178 (26.7) |
283 (42.5) |
666
|
| Alaska |
—§ |
— |
13 (8.3) |
19 (12.2) |
47 (30.1) |
63 (40.4) |
156
|
| Arizona |
25 (2.1) |
50 (4.2) |
85 (7.1) |
153 (12.7) |
358 (29.8) |
531 (44.2) |
1,202
|
| Arkansas |
16 (3.9) |
28 (6.9) |
40 (9.8) |
57 (14.0) |
113 (27.8) |
153 (37.6) |
407
|
| Colorado |
27 (2.6) |
53 (5.1) |
120 (11.5) |
141 (13.5) |
281 (26.9) |
424 (40.5) |
1,046
|
| Connecticut |
21 (2.1) |
40 (3.9) |
94 (9.3) |
205 (20.2) |
262 (25.9) |
391 (38.6) |
1,013
|
| Delaware |
5 (1.5) |
23 (6.9) |
26 (7.8) |
67 (20.1) |
96 (28.8) |
116 (34.8) |
333
|
| District of Columbia¶,** |
— |
— |
10 (8.6) |
23 (19.8) |
29 (25.0) |
46 (39.7) |
116
|
| Georgia |
86 (3.0) |
174 (6.1) |
284 (9.9) |
411 (14.3) |
782 (27.3) |
1,132 (39.5) |
2,869
|
| Hawaii |
5 (2.3) |
14 (6.4) |
24 (10.9) |
36 (16.4) |
58 (26.4) |
83 (37.7) |
220
|
| Idaho |
— |
— |
15 (9.0) |
28 (16.8) |
46 (27.5) |
71 (42.5) |
167
|
| Indiana |
25 (3.0) |
43 (5.1) |
62 (7.3) |
114 (13.5) |
260 (30.7) |
342 (40.4) |
846
|
| Iowa |
13 (2.8) |
31 (6.8) |
56 (12.2) |
74 (16.2) |
116 (25.3) |
168 (36.7) |
458
|
| Kansas |
13 (1.9) |
41 (6.1) |
50 (7.5) |
87 (13.0) |
202 (30.1) |
277 (41.3) |
670
|
| Kentucky |
16 (4.5) |
24 (6.8) |
36 (10.2) |
43 (12.2) |
97 (27.5) |
137 (38.8) |
353
|
| Louisiana |
37 (4.3) |
71 (8.2) |
96 (11.1) |
127 (14.7) |
233 (26.9) |
301 (34.8) |
865
|
| Maine |
5 (2.4) |
6 (2.8) |
23 (10.9) |
35 (16.6) |
68 (32.2) |
74 (35.1) |
211
|
| Michigan |
84 (3.2) |
139 (5.2) |
210 (7.9) |
381 (14.3) |
775 (29.1) |
1,074 (40.3) |
2,663
|
| Minnesota |
18 (2.1) |
46 (5.3) |
63 (7.2) |
119 (13.6) |
245 (28.1) |
381 (43.7) |
872
|
| Mississippi |
13 (4.8) |
20 (7.4) |
27 (10.0) |
38 (14.0) |
83 (30.6) |
90 (33.2) |
271
|
| Missouri |
14 (2.8) |
26 (5.3) |
47 (9.5) |
53 (10.7) |
153 (31.0) |
201 (40.7) |
494
|
| Montana |
— |
— |
25 (12.3) |
40 (19.6) |
59 (28.9) |
70 (34.3) |
204
|
| Nebraska |
7 (3.5) |
9 (4.5) |
16 (8.0) |
35 (17.4) |
66 (32.8) |
68 (33.8) |
201
|
| Nevada |
12 (1.9) |
30 (4.6) |
65 (10.0) |
117 (18.1) |
160 (24.7) |
264 (40.7) |
648
|
| New Jersey†† |
53 (2.3) |
140 (6.1) |
248 (10.8) |
380 (16.6) |
625 (27.3) |
841 (36.8) |
2,287
|
| New Mexico |
24 (3.8) |
34 (5.3) |
85 (13.3) |
94 (14.7) |
161 (25.2) |
240 (37.6) |
638
|
| New York |
241 (2.5) |
479 (5.0) |
875 (9.2) |
1,646 (17.2) |
2,642 (27.7) |
3,661 (38.4) |
9,544
|
| New York City |
153 (2.6) |
292 (4.9) |
573 (9.6) |
1,029 (17.3) |
1,598 (26.9) |
2,304 (38.7) |
5,949
|
| New York State |
88 (2.4) |
187 (5.2) |
302 (8.4) |
617 (17.2) |
1,044 (29.0) |
1,357 (37.7) |
3,595
|
| North Carolina |
70 (2.7) |
122 (4.8) |
235 (9.2) |
385 (15.1) |
760 (29.7) |
984 (38.5) |
2,556
|
| North Dakota |
6 (5.3) |
5 (4.4) |
10 (8.8) |
11 (9.7) |
41 (36.3) |
40 (35.4) |
113
|
| Ohio |
73 (3.3) |
109 (5.0) |
190 (8.7) |
316 (14.4) |
622 (28.4) |
877 (40.1) |
2,187
|
| Oklahoma |
10 (1.9) |
29 (5.5) |
40 (7.6) |
93 (17.7) |
152 (29.0) |
201 (38.3) |
525
|
| Oregon |
21 (2.3) |
35 (3.8) |
72 (7.8) |
140 (15.2) |
257 (27.9) |
397 (43.1) |
922
|
| Pennsylvania |
86 (2.8) |
168 (5.4) |
271 (8.7) |
462 (14.8) |
910 (29.2) |
1,217 (39.1) |
3,114
|
| Rhode Island |
8 (3.2) |
12 (4.8) |
16 (6.4) |
25 (10.0) |
71 (28.5) |
117 (47.0) |
249
|
| South Carolina |
12 (2.0) |
26 (4.2) |
47 (7.7) |
135 (22.0) |
167 (27.2) |
227 (37.0) |
614
|
| South Dakota |
— |
5 (11.9) |
8 (19.0) |
— |
9 (21.4) |
16 (38.1) |
42
|
| Tennessee |
34 (3.1) |
72 (6.5) |
119 (10.7) |
140 (12.6) |
306 (27.6) |
438 (39.5) |
1,109
|
| Texas |
151 (2.9) |
253 (4.9) |
446 (8.7) |
703 (13.6) |
1,522 (29.5) |
2,077 (40.3) |
5,152
|
| Utah |
0 (0.0) |
8 (2.2) |
28 (7.7) |
45 (12.4) |
112 (30.9) |
170 (46.8) |
363
|
| Vermont |
— |
7 (5.4) |
15 (11.6) |
— |
33 (25.6) |
52 (40.3) |
129
|
| Virginia |
38 (2.4) |
68 (4.3) |
133 (8.3) |
196 (12.3) |
454 (28.4) |
707 (44.3) |
1,596
|
| Washington |
36 (1.9) |
88 (4.5) |
199 (10.3) |
322 (16.6) |
562 (29.0) |
734 (37.8) |
1,941
|
| West Virginia |
6 (4.0) |
11 (7.3) |
12 (7.9) |
19 (12.6) |
40 (26.5) |
63 (41.7) |
151
|
| Wisconsin** |
13 (2.0) |
41 (6.4) |
68 (10.7) |
92 (14.5) |
167 (26.3) |
255 (40.1) |
636
|
|
Total
|
1,362 (2.7)
|
2,649 (5.2)
|
4,659 (9.2)
|
7,715 (15.2)
|
14,380 (28.3)
|
20,054 (39.5)
|
50,819
|
|
Abortion rate
§§
|
0.5
|
1.7
|
3.1
|
5.2
|
9.6
|
13.2
|
— |
| Abortion ratio ¶¶ | 684 | 447 | 327 | 285 | 292 | 247 | — |
* Data from 45 reporting areas; excludes seven reporting areas (California, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Wyoming) that did not report, did not report age among adolescents by individual year, or did not meet reporting standards.
† Percentages for the individual component categories might not add to 100 because of rounding.
§ Cells with a value in the range of 1–4 or cells that would allow for calculation of these small values have been suppressed.
¶ Because reporting is not mandatory, information could not be obtained for all abortions performed in the District of Columbia.
** Includes residents only.
†† Data from hospitals and licensed ambulatory care facilities only; because reporting is not mandatory for private physicians and women's centers, information could not be obtained for all abortions performed in New Jersey.
§§ Number of abortions obtained by adolescents in a given age group per 1,000 adolescents in that same age group. Adolescents aged 13–14 years were used as the denominator for adolescents aged <15 years. For each reporting area, abortions for women of unknown age were distributed according to the distribution of abortions among women of known age for that area.
¶¶ Number of abortions obtained by adolescents in a given age group per 1,000 live births to adolescents in that same age group. For each reporting area, abortions for women of unknown age were distributed according to the distribution of abortions among women of known age for that area.