Table 2.
Number of abortions, abortion rate, facility density, out of state abortions, and percent leave by abortion policy score, 2017.
| Abortion policy score | Number of states | No. abortions among state residents | Abortion ratea among state residents | Facility densityb | No. abortions obtained out of state | Percent of out-of-state abortions | Average facility density | Average percent leaving | States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hostile (29) | -6 | 7 | 51900 | 8.6 | 4.3 | 14133 | 27.2% | 6.9 | 11.7% | Arizona, Arkansas, Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, South Dakota |
| -5 | 9 | 120550 | 8.9 | 4.1 | 16260 | 13.5% | Alabama, Kentucky, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah | |||
| -4 | 6 | 91430 | 11.6 | 7.0 | 12573 | 13.8% | Nebraska, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin | |||
| -3 | 4 | 63960 | 13.1 | 8.8 | 2614 | 4.1% | Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, Michigan | |||
| -2 | 3 | 73010 | 16.4 | 16.9 | 1364 | 1.9% | Florida, Iowa, Wyoming | |||
| Middle Ground (8) | -1 | 3 | 9030 | 15.0 | 19.9 | 3206 | 35.5% | 18.1 | 9.8% | Delaware, District of Columbia, New Hampshire |
| 0 | 3 | 24000 | 12.7 | 14.3 | 945 | 3.9% | Colorado, Nevada, Rhode Island | |||
| 1 | 2 | 20930 | 13.0 | 21.8 | 1146 | 5.5% | Maine, Massachusetts | |||
| Supportive (14) | 2 | 3 | 38460 | 16.0 | 15.0 | 3024 | 7.9% | 21.2 | 3.3% | Alaska, Maryland, Minnesota |
| 3 | 6 | 103210 | 18.2 | 19.2 | 5029 | 4.9% | Connecticut, Illinois, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, Vermont | |||
| 4 | 4 | 132990 | 20.5 | 26.6 | 5399 | 4.1% | Hawaii, New York, Oregon, Washington | |||
| 5 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 6 | 1 | 131380 | 16.3 | 20.0 | 142 | 0.1% | California | |||
| TOTAL | 51 | 860850 | 13.6 | 12.7 | 65835 | 7.6% |
a
Abortion rate is the abortions per 1000 women aged 15–44 in state of residence.
b
Facility density is the number of abortion facilities per million women aged 15–44.