Abortion report 2022
In just months after Roe v. Wade was overturned, state abortion rates have dramatically changed: Estimated percent change in number of abortions between April and August 2022
| State abbreviation | Percent change |
|---|---|
| NC | 37% |
| KS | 36% |
| CO | 33% |
| MT | 30% |
| NE | 30% |
| IL | 28% |
| DE | 24% |
| NV | 21% |
| ME | 18% |
| OR | 18% |
| VT | 16% |
| IN | 15% |
| MN | 14% |
| NM | 12% |
| NY | 12% |
| FL | 10% |
| MI | 8% |
| NJ | 7% |
| PA | 6% |
| WA | 5% |
| HI | 4% |
| AK | 2% |
| CA | 1% |
| MD | 1% |
| DC | 0% |
| CT | -1% |
| MA | -3% |
| UT | -3% |
| VA | -4% |
| WY | -5% |
| NH | -6% |
| RI | -7% |
| WV | -8% |
| IA | -27% |
| ID | -48% |
| AZ | -53% |
| SC | -56% |
| GA | -57% |
| OH | -65% |
| TN | -78% |
| MO | -83% |
| AL | -100% |
| AR | -100% |
| KY | -100% |
| LA | -100% |
| MS | -100% |
| ND | -100% |
| OK | -100% |
| SD | -100% |
| TX | -100% |
| WI | -100% |
Notes: This chart uses new data from #WeCount, an initiative spearheaded by public health social scientists from the Society of Family Planning. This organization is among the first to be collecting data tracking state abortion counts at the monthly level. See their report for their data collection methodology.
Source: Norris and Upadhyay, #WeCount Report, Society for Family Planning, October 2022; Sanger-Katz and Miller, “Legal Abortions Fell Around 6 Percent in Two Months After End of Roe,” New York Times, October 30, 2022.
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