25 States with Most Abortions
Americans are unlikely to agree anytime soon. But whether or not you think it's a good thing, a new study from the Guttmacher Institute suggests abortions are a common thing.
Half of all pregnancies are unintended, according to the report which studies numbers from 2008. And of those, four out of ten end in abortion.
Good, bad, or otherwise? You decide. Here are the 25 states with the highest rates of abortion, ranked by percentage, not total abortions.
25: Tennessee
2008 Abortion Rate15.5 abortions per 1,000 women (15-44)
19,550 total abortions
24: Colorado
2008 Abortion Rate15.7 abortions per 1,000 women (15-44)
15,960 total abortions
23: Louisiana
2008 Abortion Rate16.1 abortions per 1,000 women (15-44)
14,860 total abortions Louisiana
22: Texas
2008 Abortion Rate16.5 abortions per 1,000 women (15-44)
84,610 total abortions
21: Pennsylvania
2008 Abortion Rate17 abortions per 1,000 women (15-44)
41,000 total abortions
20: Oregon
2008 Abortion Rate17.3 abortions per 1,000 women (15-44)
12,900 total abortions
19: North Carolina
2008 Abortion Rate17.5 abortions per 1,000 women (15-44)
33,140 total abortions
18: Virginia
2008 Abortion Rate17.6 abortions per 1,000 women (15-44)
28,520 total abortions
17: Washington State
2008 Abortion Rate18.3 abortions per 1,000 women (15-44)
24,320 total abortions
16: Massachusetts
2008 Abortion Rate18.3 abortions per 1,000 women (15-44)
24,900 total abortions
15: Michigan
2008 Abortion Rate18.4 abortions per 1,000 women (15-44)
36,790 total abortions
14: Georgia
2008 Abortion Rate19.2 abortions per 1,000 women (15-44)
39,820 total abortions
13: Kansas
2008 Abortion Rate19.2 abortions per 1,000 women (15-44)
10,620 total abortions
12: Illinois
2008 Abortion Rate20.5 abortions per 1,000 women (15-44)
54,920 total abortions
11: Hawaii
2008 Abortion Rate22.6 abortions per 1,000 women (15-44)
5,630 total abortions
10: Rhode Island
2008 Abortion Rate22.9 abortions per 1,000 women (15-44)
5,000 total abortions
09: Connecticut
2008 Abortion Rate24.6 abortions per 1,000 women (15-44)
17,030 total abortions
08: Nevada
2008 Abortion Rate25.9 abortions per 1,000 women (15-44)
13,450 total abortions
07: Florida
2008 Abortion Rate27.2 abortions per 1,000 women (15-44)
94,360 total abortions
06: California
2008 Abortion Rate27.6 abortions per 1,000 women (15-44)
214,190 total abortions
05: Maryland
2008 Abortion Rate29 abortions per 1,000 women (15-44)
34,290 total abortions
04: Washington D.C.
2008 Abortion Rate29.9 abortions per 1,000 women (15-44)
4,450 total abortions
03: New Jersey
2008 Abortion Rate31.3 abortions per 1,000 women (15-44)
54,160 total abortions
02: New York
2008 Abortion Rate37.6 abortions per 1,000 women (15-44)
153,160 total abortions
01: Delaware
2008 Abortion Rate40 abortions per 1,000 women (15-44)
7,070 total abortions