Family planning methods used by female users of Title X program in the U.S. in 2021

In 2021, female sterilization was the primary family planning method used by 19 percent of females aged above 40 years using Title X family planning program. Oral contraceptive pills, hormonal injections and the male condom were the leading contraceptive methods used by females across most age groups. The Title X Family Planning Program is a federal grant program which aims to provide comprehensive and confidential family planning services and preventive health services in the United States.

Share of family planning methods used by females using the Title X program in the U.S. in 2021, by age

Characteristic	Under 15 years	15 to 17 years	18 to 19 years	20 to 24 years	25 to 29 years	30 to 34 years	35 to 39 years	40 to 44 years	Over 44 years
Female sterilization	0%	0%	0%	0%	2%	4%	7%	11%	19%
Intrauterine device	1%	3%	5%	7%	10%	11%	11%	11%	7%
Hormonal implant	6%	10%	10%	9%	9%	8%	6%	5%	2%
Hormonal injection	14%	23%	20%	16%	14%	15%	15%	14%	9%
Oral contraceptive	13%	24%	25%	22%	18%	16%	15%	14%	9%
Contraceptive patch	1%	2%	2%	1%	1%	1%	1%	0%	0%
Vaginal ring	0%	1%	1%	2%	2%	1%	1%	1%	0%
FAM or LAM*	0%	0%	1%	1%	1%	1%	1%	1%	1%
Abstinence	39%	13%	5%	3%	3%	3%	3%	4%	9%
Withdrawal or other method	2%	2%	2%	3%	3%	4%	4%	4%	5%
Male condom	3%	8%	12%	14%	14%	13%	13%	14%	13%

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Release date

September 2022

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2020

Number of respondents

1.5 million

Supplementary notes

A family planning user is an individual who has at least one family planning encounter during the reporting period.
*FAM=fertility awareness-based method. LAM=lactational amenorrhea method.
Percentages might not add up to 100 percent due to rounding.

The Title X National Family Planning Program, administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Population Affairs (OPA), is the only federal program dedicated solely to supporting the delivery of family planning and related preventive health care.

By law, Title X funds cannot be used by centers where abortion is a method of family planning. In six states: Hawaii, Maine, Oregon, Utah, Vermont, and Washington, there were no Title X-funded service sites in 2021.

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