Age distribution of abortions in select states U.S. 2021 | Statista

In 2021, around 26 percent of legal abortions performed in the state of New York were among patients aged 20 to 24 years. This statistic shows the age distribution of legal abortions performed in select U.S. states in 2021.

Age distribution of legal abortions in select U.S. states in 2021*

Age in years	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	≥40
Florida	0.2%	6.7%	26.9%	28.4%	21.8%	11.9%	4.1%
Georgia	0.2%	7.1%	28.2%	30.5%	20.7%	10.2%	3.1%
Illinois	0.1%	8.4%	28.6%	30.6%	19.3%	9.8%	3.2%
Kansas	0.2%	9.4%	32.3%	26.2%	18.2%	10.3%	3.5%
Louisiana	0.4%	8%	28.2%	30.3%	19.8%	10.2%	3.1%
Michigan	0.2%	7.4%	27.5%	31%	21.3%	9.6%	3%
Mississippi	0.3%	8%	32.4%	30.8%	18.8%	7.4%	2.2%
New York	0.2%	8.3%	26.2%	27.3%	21.5%	12.2%	4.3%
North Carolina	0.2%	7.6%	28.9%	29.8%	20.5%	9.9%	3.2%
West Virginia	0.4%	9%	29.6%	26.3%	19.6%	12%	3.1%

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November 2023

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2021

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* 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.

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