In 2021, the states with the highest rates of abortion per 1,000 women aged 15 to 44 years in the United States were Illinois, Florida, and Georgia. The states with the lowest rates of abortion were Missouri and Wyoming.
Abortion differences among the states
In 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade allowing states to restrict the practice of abortion or outright ban it completely. A number of states immediately banned the procedure through trigger laws they had in place in anticipation of the ruling. However, even before the ruling, abortion accessibility and rates varied greatly from state to state. For example, in 2021, Florida had an abortion rate of 20.3 per 1,000 women, while the rate in Missouri was just .1. Florida also had the highest total number of abortions that year, followed by New York and Texas. While Florida reported around 79,817 abortions in 2021, there were just 150 such procedures in Missouri.
Public opinion on abortion
In the United States, the debate surrounding abortion is often divided among those who are “pro-life” and think abortion should be restricted or banned and those who are “pro-choice” and believe the decision to abort a pregnancy should be up to the woman. Gallup polls show the distribution of people in the United States who are pro-life or pro-choice has fluctuated over the years but in 2023 around 52 percent of respondents stated they were pro-choice while 44 percent said they were pro-life. Older respondents are more likely to express views limiting access to abortion while younger people are more likely to believe abortion should be legal under any circumstance. However, just a small minority of people of all ages believe abortion should be illegal in all circumstances.
Abortion rate among women aged 15 to 44 years in the United States in 2021, by state*
(per 100,000 population)
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CDC, & MMWR. (November 24, 2023). Abortion rate among women aged 15 to 44 years in the United States in 2021, by state* (per 100,000 population) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/660661/abortion-rate-united-states-by-state/
CDC, und MMWR. "Abortion rate among women aged 15 to 44 years in the United States in 2021, by state* (per 100,000 population)." Chart. November 24, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/660661/abortion-rate-united-states-by-state/
CDC, MMWR. (2023). Abortion rate among women aged 15 to 44 years in the United States in 2021, by state* (per 100,000 population). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/660661/abortion-rate-united-states-by-state/
CDC, and MMWR. "Abortion Rate among Women Aged 15 to 44 Years in The United States in 2021, by State* (per 100,000 Population)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/660661/abortion-rate-united-states-by-state/
CDC & MMWR, Abortion rate among women aged 15 to 44 years in the United States in 2021, by state* (per 100,000 population) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/660661/abortion-rate-united-states-by-state/ (last visited September 19, 2024)
Abortion rate among women aged 15 to 44 years in the United States in 2021, by state* (per 100,000 population) [Graph], CDC, & MMWR, November 24, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/660661/abortion-rate-united-states-by-state/