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. 2020 Nov 27;69(7):1–29. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.ss6907a1

TABLE 2. Number, rate,* and ratio of reported abortions, by reporting area of occurrence and percentage of abortions obtained by out-of-state residents§ — United States, 2018.

State/Area Abortions reported by area of occurrence**
Abortions obtained by out-of-state residents
No. Rate Ratio No. (%)
Alabama
6,484
6.8
112
1,029 (15.9)
Alaska
1,283
8.8
127
17 (1.3)
Arizona
12,438
9.0
154
48 (0.4)
Arkansas
3,069
5.3
83
321 (10.5)
Colorado
8,975
7.7
143
1,032 (11.5)
Connecticut
9,294
13.9
268
423 (4.6)
Delaware
1,740
9.7
164
236 (13.6)
District of Columbia††
4,771
25.3
518
3,119 (65.4)
Florida
70,239
18.1
317
2,653 (3.8)
Georgia
33,918
15.7
269
5,558 (16.4)
Hawaii
2,121
8.0
125
31 (1.5)
Idaho
1,257
3.7
59
48 (3.8)
Illinois
42,441
16.9
293
5,668 (13.4)
Indiana
8,037
6.2
98
774 (9.6)
Iowa
2,849
4.8
75
302 (10.6)
Kansas
6,972
12.4
192
3,498 (50.2)
Kentucky
3,203
3.8
59
489 (15.3)
Louisiana
8,097
8.7
136
1,315 (16.2)
Maine
1,949
8.4
158
81 (4.2)
Massachusetts
18,256
13.1
264
575 (3.1)
Michigan
26,716
14.2
243
1,158 (4.3)
Minnesota
9,910
9.2
147
1,014 (10.2)
Mississippi
3,005
5.1
81
317 (10.5)
Missouri
2,910
2.5
40
265 (9.1)
Montana
1,674
8.7
145
170 (10.2)
Nebraska
2,078
5.6
82
246 (11.8)
Nevada
8,819
14.8
247
456 (5.2)
New Jersey§§
22,936
13.6
227
1,304 (5.7)
New Mexico
3,847
9.7
167
853 (22.2)
New York
77,447
19.8
342
7,514 (9.7)
      New York City
49,759
26.8
457
4,308 (8.7)
      New York State
27,688
13.5
236
3,206 (11.6)
North Carolina
27,581
13.5
232
4,996 (18.1)
North Dakota
1,141
7.7
107
309 (27.1)
Ohio
20,425
9.2
151
1,210 (5.9)
Oklahoma
4,990
6.5
100
368 (7.4)
Oregon
8,735
10.6
207
828 (9.5)
Pennsylvania
30,364
12.7
224
2,124 (7.0)
Rhode Island
2,817
13.5
268
382 (13.6)
South Carolina
4,646
4.8
82
227 (4.9)
South Dakota
382
2.4
32
85 (22.3)
Tennessee
10,880
8.2
135
2,063 (19.0)
Texas
55,140
9.2
146
1,234 (2.2)
Utah
3,082
4.5
65
187 (6.1)
Vermont
1,204
10.5
222
215 (17.9)
Virginia
16,474
9.8
165
935 (5.7)
Washington
17,264
11.5
201
934 (5.4)
West Virginia
1,507
4.7
83
208 (13.8)
Wisconsin
6,224
5.7
97
182 (2.9)
Total 619,591 NA NA NA

Abbreviation: NA = not applicable.

* Number of abortions per 1,000 women aged 15–44 years.

Number of abortions per 1,000 live births.

§ Additional details on the reporting area in which abortions were provided, cross-tabulated by the state of residence, are available at https://www.cdc.gov/reproductivehealth/data_stats/Abortion.htm.

Data from 48 reporting areas; excludes four reporting areas (California, Maryland, New Hampshire, and Wyoming) that did not report or did not meet reporting standards.

** The total abortions include those with known and unknown residence status.

†† Reporting to the central health agency is not required.

§§ Reporting to the central health agency is not required. Data are requested from hospitals and licensed ambulatory care facilities only.