In 2021, the states with the highest number of legal abortions obtained by out-of-state residents were Illinois, Georgia, and North Carolina. That year, around 11,307 abortions were performed in the state of Illinois among patients who were not residents of the state. This statistic shows the number of legal abortions performed among out-of-state residents in the United States in 2021, by state.
Number of reported legal abortions obtained by out-of-state residents in the United States in 2021, by state*
* As data are reported voluntarily by providers to state or area health departments, information may be incomplete and result in undercounting abortions when calculating rates and ratios in some states. Abortions by state of occurrence include abortions obtained by non-residents of the state as well as those obtained by residents.
Data not available: California, Maryland, New Hampshire, and New Jersey.
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CDC. (November 24, 2023). Number of reported legal abortions obtained by out-of-state residents in the United States in 2021, by state* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307641/number-of-reported-legal-abortions-out-of-state-residents-in-the-us-by-state/
CDC. "Number of reported legal abortions obtained by out-of-state residents in the United States in 2021, by state*." Chart. November 24, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307641/number-of-reported-legal-abortions-out-of-state-residents-in-the-us-by-state/
CDC. (2023). Number of reported legal abortions obtained by out-of-state residents in the United States in 2021, by state*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307641/number-of-reported-legal-abortions-out-of-state-residents-in-the-us-by-state/
CDC. "Number of Reported Legal Abortions Obtained by Out-of-state Residents in The United States in 2021, by State*." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307641/number-of-reported-legal-abortions-out-of-state-residents-in-the-us-by-state/
CDC, Number of reported legal abortions obtained by out-of-state residents in the United States in 2021, by state* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307641/number-of-reported-legal-abortions-out-of-state-residents-in-the-us-by-state/ (last visited November 04, 2024)
Number of reported legal abortions obtained by out-of-state residents in the United States in 2021, by state* [Graph], CDC, November 24, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307641/number-of-reported-legal-abortions-out-of-state-residents-in-the-us-by-state/
