Abortion in the United States is still a contentious topic. In 2021, the leading state by number of legal abortions in the United States was Florida, which reported almost 80 thousand abortions. In that year, New York reported over 63 thousand abortions, followed by Texas with just under 52 thousand. There was a total of almost 626 thousand legal abortions in the United States in 2021.
Number of reported legal abortions 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, and New Hampshire.
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CDC. (November 24, 2023). Number of reported legal abortions in the United States in 2021, by state* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/240468/number-of-reported-legal-abortions-in-the-us-by-state/
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CDC. "Number of Reported Legal Abortions in The United States in 2021, by State*." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/240468/number-of-reported-legal-abortions-in-the-us-by-state/
CDC, Number of reported legal abortions in the United States in 2021, by state* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/240468/number-of-reported-legal-abortions-in-the-us-by-state/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Number of reported legal abortions in the United States in 2021, by state* [Graph], CDC, November 24, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/240468/number-of-reported-legal-abortions-in-the-us-by-state/
