Abortion statistics and other data--Johnston`s Archive

Historical abortion statistics, South Carolina (USA)

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 23 October 2025

Definition of table data (see notes after table for additional information):

Note: 2025 data are for January to June.

South Carolina county level data also available: abortions and live births and abortion percentages with state map.

yearlive births abortions, reported
(CDC/state)
abortions
(AGI)
abortions, mergedfetal
deaths
abortion ratioabortion % abortion
rate,
residents
abortion %, mergedabortion rate, merged
total in stateresidents, in state only residents, in and out of statetotal in state residents, in state onlyresidents, in and out of state all in state all in stateresidents, in/out of stateall in state residents, in/out of stateall in state
196552,472           0.75    
196650,130           0.75    
196749,324           0.75    
196848,592           0.75    
196949,206           0.75    
197050,922 392      392  7.7 0.76  (0.76)0.70
197151,698 727      727  14.1 1.39  (1.39)1.25
197249,007 854 900 900    854  17.418.41.711.801.501.71 1.43
197347,787 2,102 (1,921)(1,921)2,180   2,180  45.640.24.363.863.104.36 3.52
197447,252 3,760 3,508 5,875 5,120   5,120  108.4124.39.7811.069.159.78 7.97
197545,149 4,511 4,324 7,119 6,170   6,170  136.7157.712.0213.6210.7512.02 9.31
197646,082 5,702 5,439 8,168 5,750  9,400 5,750  124.8204.011.0916.9413.8311.09 8.46
197747,975 8,799 8,561 10,969 8,870 8,640 12,960 8,870  184.9270.115.6021.2718.5515.60 12.70
197847,654 9,969 9,700 11,964 13,050 12,700 15,340 13,050  273.8321.921.5024.3521.3621.50 18.17
197949,956 10,976 10,630 12,770 13,170 12,750 15,050 13,170  263.6301.320.8623.1520.5020.86 17.94
198049,805 12,274 11,579 13,569 13,660 12,880 15,060 13,660  274.3302.421.5223.2220.0321.52 18.17
198149,605 12,496 11,807 11,837 15,200  16,830 15,200  306.4339.323.4525.3321.9723.45 19.85
198249,418 12,616 (11,810)(11,810)16,140 15,110 17,570 16,140  326.6355.524.6226.2322.6524.62 20.81
198348,513 12,164 11,482 11,505    (13,920) 250.7237.220.0519.1714.68(22.30)(17.76)
198448,215 11,704 11,127 11,142 11,280  12,770 11,704  242.7264.919.5320.9416.0819.53 14.73
198549,300 11,578 (10,946)(10,946)11,200 10,590 12,700 11,578  234.8257.619.0220.4815.7319.02 14.34
198649,604 12,174 11,617 11,632    (12,290) 245.4234.519.7119.0014.25(19.86)(15.05)
198750,693 12,992 12,382 12,407 12,770  14,810 12,992  256.3292.220.4022.6117.9420.40 15.73
198853,285 14,133 15,569 15,595 14,160  16,440 14,160  265.7308.520.9923.5819.8120.99 17.06
198955,214 13,741 15,308 15,308    (13,950)631 248.9277.219.9321.7118.32(20.17)(16.69)
199058,610 13,285 15,181 15,181    (13,730)614 226.7259.018.4820.5717.95(18.98)(16.23)
199157,742 12,538 14,112 14,112 13,520  15,650 13,520 599 234.1271.018.9721.3218.2218.97 15.74
199256,635 11,008 12,843 12,843 12,190  14,410 12,190 599 215.2254.417.7120.2816.7817.71 14.19
199353,997 11,611 13,038 13,038    (11,800)585 215.0241.517.7019.4515.12(17.93)(13.68)
199450,907 10,922 12,325 12,325    (11,410)562 214.5242.117.6619.4914.26(18.31)(13.21)
199550,926 9,984 11,075 11,075 11,020   11,020 497 216.4217.517.7917.8612.7617.79 12.69
199651,117 9,326 11,193 11,193 9,940  12,450 9,940 521 194.5243.616.2819.5914.3016.28 11.42
199752,214 9,212 11,052 11,482    (9,450)556 176.4219.915.0018.0313.11(15.32)(10.79)
199853,877 8,802 9,671 11,439    (8,960)512 163.4212.314.0417.5112.97(14.26)(10.16)
199954,9487,68710,42911,1228,470 12,5808,470526154.1228.913.3618.6314.2313.369.58
200056,1147,5279,94610,7028,210 12,1208,210573146.3216.012.7617.7613.6912.769.28
200155,7567,01410,12410,774   (7,490)559125.8193.211.1716.1912.17(11.84)(8.46)
200254,5706,65710,94712,949   (6,960)523122.0237.310.8719.1814.63(11.31)(7.86)
200355,6496,57311,52713,519   (6,740)517118.1242.910.5619.5515.25(10.80)(7.60)
200456,5906,56510,53412,5066,650 12,8106,650479117.5226.410.5218.4614.3610.527.45
200557,7116,71611,91913,6757,080 13,3207,080500122.7237.010.9319.1615.2510.937.89
200662,2717,00513,11413,118  13,590(7,210)589112.5218.210.1117.9115.00(10.38)(7.96)
200762,8517,54412,83814,8477,580 13,7507,580577120.6236.210.7619.1116.2210.768.28
200863,0017,18710,91710,9187,300 13,2007,300521115.9209.510.3817.3214.2710.387.89
200960,4126,9116,61312,950  13,050(7,110)544114.4216.010.2717.7614.06(10.53)(7.66)
201058,3426,4646,19812,9066,730 12,9006,730520115.4221.210.3418.1113.9010.347.25
201157,3686,3796,11010,5476,620(6,370)11,5806,620495115.4201.910.3516.8012.5710.357.18
201256,8006,0845,85210,396   (6,440)517107.1183.09.6715.4711.24(10.18)(6.96)
201357,1595,8785,6439,7986,350(6,100)11,3006,350445111.1197.710.0016.5112.1510.006.83
201457,6275,7145,4119,7746,040(5,690)10,9406,040496104.8189.89.4915.9611.689.496.45
201558,1395,7785,43711,644   (5,860)44899.4200.39.0416.6912.31(9.16)(6.20)
201657,3425,7365,42410,7735,730(5,460)10,9205,736450100.0190.49.0916.0011.469.096.02
201757,0295,1124,83610,7305,120(4,890)11,3805,12038889.8199.58.2416.6411.848.245.33
201856,6694,6464,41910,820   4,64634882.0190.97.5816.0311.177.584.80
201957,0385,1014,78911,0584,9504,70011,2405,10135189.4197.18.2116.4611.488.215.21
202055,7045,4685,19011,3855,2605,12011,7305,46833898.2210.68.9417.3911.988.945.58
202157,1296,2795,95112,496   6,279330109.9218.79.9017.9512.579.906.32
202257,8207,2765,55913,018   7,276358125.8225.111.1818.3812.8811.187.20
202357,7298,1874,8104,816(9,600)(6,540)(14,920)8,187313141.8258.412.4220.5414.7612.428.10
202458,7423,0252,7682,768(6,940)(6,520)(15,320)3,025 51.5260.84.9020.69   
2025    (3,760)           
yearlive births abortions, reported
(CDC/state)
abortions
(AGI)
abortions, mergedfetal
deaths
abortion ratioabortion % abortion
rate,
residents
abortion %, mergedabortion rate, merged
total in stateresidents, in state only residents, in and out of statetotal in state residents, in state onlyresidents, in and out of state all in state all in stateresidents, in/out of stateall in state residents, in/out of stateall in state

Notes:

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