Share of women who needed contraceptive services by state U.S. 2017-2019

Between 2017 and 2019, at least half of all women of reproductive age had ongoing or potential need for contraceptive services. This is particularly high in New York, where 74 percent of women had potential need for contraception. This statistic represents the percentage of women aged 18-49 years who had ongoing or potential need for contraceptive services in the United States from 2017-2019, by state.

Percentage of women aged 18-49 years who had ongoing or potential need for contraceptive services in the United States from 2017-2019, by state

Characteristic	Percentage of women
New York	73.7%
Georgia	70.6%
Connecticut	69.3%
District of Columbia	68.3%
Massachusetts	67.9%
Rhode Island	67.2%
Delaware	66%
Louisiana	64.6%
Illinois	64.1%
Nebraska	63.9%
Wisconsin	63.8%
South Carolina	63.4%
Virginia	63.3%
Maryland	62.9%
Florida	62.7%
Minnesota	61.7%
New Jersey	61.4%
Oregon	61.4%
Overall	60.7%
South Dakota	60.6%
Arizona	60.6%
New Mexico	60.3%
California	59.8%
Kansas	59.8%
Pennsylvania	59.7%
Hawaii	59.7%
Ohio	59.6%
Tennessee	58.7%
Arkansas	58.3%
Indiana	58.2%
Nevada	58%
Utah	57%
Montana	57%
Alabama	56.9%
Iowa	56.8%
Missouri	56.8%
Wyoming	56.8%
North Carolina	55.9%
Mississippi	55.5%
Maine	53.7%
Idaho	53.7%
Texas	52.5%
Oklahoma	52.5%
Alaska	51.7%
West Virginia	51.1%
Puerto Rico	45.3%

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Release date

June 2021

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2017 to 2019

Age group

18-49 years

Special properties

women only; 45 U.S. juristictions

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

Notes: Women were considered to be at risk for unintended pregnancy unless they reported 1) not being sexually active with a male partner, 2) being currently pregnant or seeking pregnancy, 3) not minding being pregnant, or 4) having had a hysterectomy.
Women with ongoing or potential need for contraceptive services were defined as women considered to be at risk for unintended pregnancy who were not using permanent contraception (female sterilization or male partner vasectomy). The number of women with ongoing or potential need for contraceptive services can be used to estimate how many women might seek services.

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