Abortions and Abortion Rates

	Number of abortions			Abortion occurrence rate¹
State	1996	1992	1988	1996	1992	1988
Alabama	13,826	17,450	18,220	14	18.2	18.7
Alaska	2,139	2,370	2,390	15	16.5	18.2
Arizona	11,016	20,600	23,070	11	24.1	28.8
Arkansas	5,882	7,130	6,250	11	13.5	11.6
California	280,180²	304,230	311,720	39	42.1	45.9
Colorado	9,710	19,880	18,740	11	23.6	22.4
Connecticut	14,094	19,720	23,630	20	26.2	31.2
Delaware	4,482	5,730	5,710	26	35.2	35.7
District of Columbia	13,674	21,320	26,120	(³)	138.4	163.3
Florida	80,040	84,680	82,850	27	30.0	31.5
Georgia	35,790	39,680	36,720	20	24.0	23.5
Hawaii	4,916	12,190	11,170	19	46.0	43.0
Idaho	1,022	1,710	1,920	4	7.2	8.2
Illinois	53,613	68,420	72,570	20	25.4	26.4
Indiana	13,341	15,840	15,760	10	12.0	11.9
Iowa	7,602⁴	6,970	9,420	12	11.4	14.6
Kansas	10,685	12,570	11,440	19	22.4	20.1
Kentucky	7,000	10,000	11,520	8	11.4	13.0
Louisiana	11,865	13,600	17,340	12	13.4	16.3
Maine	2,615	4,200	4,620	9	14.7	16.2
Maryland	12,363	31,260	32,670	10	26.4	28.6
Massachusetts	29,293	40,660	43,720	21	28.4	30.2
Michigan	30,208	55,580	63,410	14	25.2	28.5
Minnesota	14,193	16,180	18,580	13	15.6	18.2
Mississippi	4,206	7,550	5,120	7	12.4	8.4
Missouri	11,629	13,510	19,490	10	11.6	16.4
Montana	2,763	3,330	3,050	15	18.2	16.5
Nebraska	5,214	5,580	6,490	14	15.7	17.7
Nevada	6,965	13,300	10,190	20	44.2	40.3
New Hampshire	2,300⁴	3,890	4,710	8	14.6	17.5
New Jersey	31,860	55,320	63,900	18	31.0	35.1
New Mexico	5,033	6,410	6,810	13	17.7	19.1
New York	152,991	195,390	183,980	37	46.2	43.3
North Carolina	33,554	36,180	39,720	20	22.4	25.4
North Dakota	1,291	1,490	2,230	9	10.7	14.9
Ohio	36,530	49,520	53,400	15	19.5	21.0
Oklahoma	6,769⁴	8,940	12,120	10	12.5	16.2
Oregon	13,767	16,060	15,960	20	23.9	23.9
Pennsylvania	38,004	49,740	51,830	15	18.6	18.9
Rhode Island	5,437	6,990	7,190	24	30.0	30.6
South Carolina	9,326	12,190	14,160	11	14.2	16.7
South Dakota	901	1,040	900	6	6.8	5.7
Tennessee	17,989	19,060	22,090	15	16.2	18.9
Texas	91,470	97,400	100,690	21	23.1	24.8
Utah	3,639	3,940	5,030	8	9.3	12.8
Vermont	2,139	2,900	3,580	16	21.2	25.8
Virginia	25,770	35,020	35,420	16	22.7	23.7
Washington	26,138	33,190	31,220	21	27.7	27.6
West Virginia	2,470	3,140	3,270	6	7.7	7.5
Wisconsin	13,673	15,450	18,040	12	13.6	16.0
Wyoming	208	460	600	2	4.3	5.1
Total	1,221,585	1,528,930	1,590,750	20	25.9	27.3