Percentage change in the U.S. abortion rate from 2011 to 2017, by state

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John Elflein,
Oct 21, 2020
From 2011 to 2017 there was a 19.8 percent increase in the abortion rate in the state of Wyoming, compared to a decrease of 62.9 percent in Delaware. This statistic shows the percentage change in the abortion rate in the U.S. from 2011 and 2017, by state.

Percentage change in the abortion rate in the U.S. between 2011 and 2017, by state

CharacteristicPercentage change in abortion rate
Wyoming 19.8%
Mississippi 16.7%
District of Columbia 5.9%
New Jersey 3.5%
Georgia 0.7%
North Carolina 0.2%
Kansas -2.2%
Illinois -2.3%
Vermont -2.4%
Minnesota -5.9%
Michigan -7.1%
New Mexico -10.1%
Maine -11%
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