Minnesota abortions and live births by county of residence, 1995-2024

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 21 March 2026

Reported abortions by county of residence, 1995-2024

Note: Since 1999 Minnesota does not report annual abortion figures for counties where the number of abortions was less than 6. These cases are identified with "?", with totals for these counties listed as "protected".

county199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024county
Aitkin14?25232114191324228121513?171315149611977101181718Aitkin
Anoka835?970808837840832790826828858917834819783758651614517592541553619580580553622620692734Anoka
Becker??1110128610?8?1068??7??9??8????214649Becker
Beltrami48?61523452425650473342423759523748333939362738385340607595Beltrami
Benton59?110753851627167676861536855525344445463688973734737535641Benton
Big Stone??01??????????????????????????Big Stone
Blue Earth131?15112013111512310713512813913115413911313311713413712513410111410110199126138169149Blue Earth
Brown19?22262823171528212227183229222316141518171314141518131714Brown
Carlton48?64515755626262525149605547323842413940363829293341415638Carlton
Carver114?1391301021101281061351339615412012212311110786886787918788886610284114124Carver
Cass34?30322236273134372933232326283227212526211922221730384243Cass
Chippewa22?2923144610171514191117?867136?99???107141413Chippewa
Chisago88?938476761087785717973738477635250624753455562624659767870Chisago
Clay13?172477917171161177?6?15166171013???1977154136Clay
Clearwater??22???????????????????????61314Clearwater
Cook11?37106991381312777867??876??9??1511Cook
Cottonwood??37116?106??6109???7?108?8??81078?Cottonwood
Crow Wing78?9084939498909810590100978176786359476157715360605149658581Crow Wing
Dakota962?1,0031,0089638921,0349961,0491,0209861,050988966910844802722607689757719818712712676754861874872Dakota
Dodge18?12202219221720291725272022192215161212181318181637232124Dodge
Douglas25?19251856211422181422231817161717131319191017171716263332Douglas
Faribault14?91181818111212101689159761199128171769101617Faribault
Fillmore18?1217141817181810202817181514181291612202315151620221516Fillmore
Freeborn30?49494353514040363735424042353133302023292530302927323935Freeborn
Goodhue72?58664861698064676563635572605344464745424540404239516956Goodhue
Grant??21??????????????????????????Grant
Hennepin5,132?5,1105,2905,2525,3765,3715,2335,1014,9644,7654,8014,8574,3794,2863,9893,8273,7403,4723,4963,3123,3503,4163,3093,3092,8393,2443,5253,9963,935Hennepin
Houston8?12991715151014915620101271110912101288109172824Houston
Hubbard??447?786??78???????66?776?172921Hubbard
Isanti63?40445962614061646170525748415152314841473942424038445957Isanti
Itasca51?59582937453336333753473648393744353129293434343247426145Itasca
Jackson??58?10?????897?611?6?78?66?6916?Jackson
Kanabec14?241815221421152310212512171310?15810101110101011151116Kanabec
Kandiyohi47?47475252694642464839494346433548423341363436364049414553Kandiyohi
Kittson??10??????????????????????????Kittson
Koochiching22?22191116131822161014132112151011108781266117111714Koochiching
Lac Qui Parle??33??????????????????????????Lac Qui Parle
Lake18?221812191513161517111011161010138121011788??13?16Lake
Lake of the Woods??23??7???????????????????6???Lake of the Woods
Le Sueur25?44422634333229243442314330122925222527221925252319262825Le Sueur
Lincoln??11???????????????????????6??Lincoln
Lyon18?9271713142122162222161917252319191710182620202016282835Lyon
Mahnomen??21???????????????????????71615Mahnomen
Marshall??10?????????????????????18?76?Marshall
Martin15?1821102011191218181718191614111518141415191010219181421Martin
McLeod48?4445423438325438424035372934363126262331262929?31293450McLeod
Meeker23?312827261416141716141916212014141012209188889112013Meeker
Mille Lacs33?26332724392931353950303337362827293123362635353233304135Mille Lacs
Morrison31?15333333292221222320232318252125132219271413132223242219Morrison
Mower33?38464949636249635061376351505249415147503846463438585672Mower
Murray??04??????6?????????6??66???6?Murray
Nicollet37?21394034435253406070475654374322313637453941413136304244Nicollet
Nobles7?11011??688?6?61112???887?881413212523Nobles
Norman??01??????????????????????????Norman
Olmsted197?192213258233268250205295261281273268251243241219178168185217208194194203231253305259Olmsted
Otter Tail10?1410116?121410981911?10?7107?12?99814225049Otter Tail
Pennington??02?????????67??9?????????102112Pennington
Pine32?36362930424333363448313542342126293129272417172534313432Pine
Pipestone??24?????6????????????????767?Pipestone
Polk13?715?3397?7??69????7??????710223434Polk
Pope12?66?98?8?6??????6?6??6??78?6?Pope
Ramsey2,231?2,3792,3822,5322,4562,4052,2792,2902,1952,0172,2282,2182,0311,9301,6931,7141,7291,7091,6811,6271,6241,5721,5971,5971,4911,5161,6281,7721,804Ramsey
Red Lake??22??????????????????????????Red Lake
Redwood9?166117131012141216117151497668910886981215Redwood
Renville8?11101316815171412131414139714109910999815142317Renville
Rice113?57821007281101110799483969287856971747351675667676566737788Rice
Rock??20???????????????????????81310Rock
Roseau??15???????6??????????????8112213Roseau
Saint Louis453?443385422407428436379388375414391397413311325321278282265259275235235276274306312342Saint Louis
Scott163?190167188181211196256242280279300269219216234207210211167165192172172185185201251212Scott
Sherburne96?93110961201271141151531171361411091261051141077699829190898990124158169161Sherburne
Sibley12?11122111111169176101112111213977149??6?161113Sibley
Stearns257?184177229220226221251256230229256221196226210200200176181197210209209188205247241277Stearns
Steele29?34374647574551483342534644424026412831363129293136475550Steele
Stevens11?647??666?75???????6??99??613?Stevens
Swift??876613?91077710977??6??101010?118812Swift
Todd19?13111112719159910131113?1210171069101313713211416Todd
Traverse??00??????????????????7???????Traverse
Wabasha29?14202530292232302427301628283120191714201417172511102531Wabasha
Wadena??05??????6???????66???779?81713Wadena
Waseca28?3024293138232020303017141122141017129182116161516141716Waseca
Washington409?463460398452465468473449501519509484434447407335278330314331346324324366376388429493Washington
Watonwan10?10991110910710121018796912713681515111612918Watonwan
Wilkin??11????????????????????????711Wilkin
Winona72?56786370606161616247806151455746625141463833334033547651Winona
Wright129?12714914115516717115317017018618617215813615612510611611212212012412494125170155132Wright
Yellow Medicine??276??8?12?1197?87?9?658??8?911?Yellow Medicine
PROTECTED75?003337525047276333474657734566474143585463634865683484PROTECTED
MINNESOTA UNKNOWN2012,8761616222810201205013109000000213479MINNESOTA UNKNOWN
MINNESOTA TOTAL12,71512,87612,99713,05013,03713,20813,44812,95312,99512,75512,30612,94812,77011,89611,39110,57010,1509,7589,0309,1808,8989,0539,2188,8968,8968,2499,12710,20511,58211,559MINNESOTA TOTAL
OTHER STATES001,1991,3501,2811,2491,3591,2701,1571,0261,0461,1111,0621,0429869329119388669369558989351,0121,0128581,0091,9863,1222,786OTHER STATES
OTHER COUNTRIES0028222516121597126119103103667122210242OTHER COUNTRIES
UNKNOWN1,3021,31700134140121001100211112200000311UNKNOWN
TOTAL14,01714,19314,22414,42214,35614,47714,83314,23814,16213,79013,36514,06513,84312,94812,38811,50511,07110,7019,90310,1239,8619,95310,1779,9109,9109,10810,13612,19314,71114,358TOTAL


Reported live births by county of residence, 1995-2024

county199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024county
Aitkin1411351511311301361441451441671451621571441441221221211131049912412112210910697124120111Aitkin
Anoka4,2084,2044,2344,2174,2234,3264,3244,2614,3394,4294,3634,4714,5434,3784,2884,1914,0694,0354,2254,1784,3054,2694,2134,2414,1863,9954,1894,0713,9233,949Anoka
Becker329379391361360371354385413442406432429477442427399445418422395448399431374362359361358351Becker
Beltrami530558560580563585574599631632656725734768683729731725693663671682660641671595580533511513Beltrami
Benton485494484517488575530585579577599620615623554596553581527573584612528558523486476497448489Benton
Big Stone525860565549536343535954685472585962564655556470695662644964Big Stone
Blue Earth614642580650674672660674698666745792800802751771775740733697742747692734727701701677665596Blue Earth
Brown301281290263296316247293274301286331281322297256286253288259301279274290227260266271231222Brown
Carlton320330350386344369360392380407421429413419414379398363342372366348368358387351385322333347Carlton
Carver9911,0481,0291,0521,0861,1401,1831,1651,1821,2531,2371,3381,2691,1941,1421,1861,0351,1451,1251,2021,2131,1801,1701,1481,1621,0731,2071,1931,2041,194Carver
Cass254286259295293303308337303365405371354373329311351342336370339318282293265275278251259268Cass
Chippewa140146160131146135118128165145144174166152170153155160146176195145163164127139168166168147Chippewa
Chisago517582599575597675639757718689718696681631642567554576524530594577594599577578600617593648Chisago
Clay702643619643647516430587694654715757782780771817750807812844863917907820870839828832747757Clay
Clearwater102989572941031199412912511612711812110811011297110119961171101149811785106113109Clearwater
Cook565443514334434046324947534849376041404856484545253433383245Cook
Cottonwood135132144136122149146136130156131146136129133143157162137169163132148133141128145143160139Cottonwood
Crow Wing591621581622692647723721728749774812809764784764754720701718718699662652638653626634624599Crow Wing
Dakota5,1985,1575,1265,2915,3945,3195,1395,3285,4045,5375,4245,6645,5925,5705,4535,1735,1035,2645,1485,3265,2775,3015,1445,1395,1804,9525,0364,9204,7754,758Dakota
Dodge224231248244253246255287309285270297270293271276264234246249206250230254260234265251271251Dodge
Douglas319336339393354357355355377412432421413427424400390402401426425434434431405411399405372369Douglas
Faribault167155160155149159149160168168168164160147169154142141137150157162140156145118125140137146Faribault
Fillmore241241230262230252243268284261289283309277263247256236261263254272266247254222242260222255Fillmore
Freeborn326318344336386401324375380385372378361391381365330366356329344328322304318314309271289301Freeborn
Goodhue489517504496500514518528561579552601589577573531578511473516508496494518511484492485521507Goodhue
Grant707161545462536672636480736469636558847073726047766570805573Grant
Hennepin15,30415,30015,45915,66915,96816,55316,32716,11216,44016,71816,34816,78016,84816,56616,33415,95515,94316,34516,58416,77016,82916,48516,32215,84415,43014,83514,72214,47413,84114,187Hennepin
Houston252227205183204218215192209211225255233208205150182195194215194187229183188203164171148168Houston
Hubbard194160175191176177189184211212226236215249234220221203226232219206216200203208221178208199Hubbard
Isanti334422339393361380399435460468473533514529473501470434438439456444430475441454478456470438Isanti
Itasca432427451410438469426465488515450514528469445422495476453475499453466440429362381403401376Itasca
Jackson125128117113116123100105110114112108131991049610212211611711411210598101891031057987Jackson
Kanabec149150151166161151193176164186168210212179168163142134172147157166181178156146168159165167Kanabec
Kandiyohi522528552519499522520549582603574608625594560555561548618567632571601555556570521558541556Kandiyohi
Kittson635462614563474134513842433845454745555339356453453240425452Kittson
Koochiching127148148171158137142127126128122114122126119113126881171011031021049199831031049093Koochiching
Lac Qui Parle848394677180626955736975756962697866715456695866717270829453Lac Qui Parle
Lake10383115108104104931051037311210311012610912911110211396101103991049310183729586Lake
Lake of the Woods483533334339363150414338473042264029343736423433423038433727Lake of the Woods
Le Sueur324321318307298302339316315353365402367327361342354285295311306326353324288278318296286308Le Sueur
Lincoln649161606668566475727470756473517662737079677470596468657067Lincoln
Lyon344325341353323350333332292318320382366376378362373347361362378380358356346338334316320321Lyon
Mahnomen72937577637480799181978392107891181128911296941149990987867897568Mahnomen
Marshall12612111211410798971111111219295123105105105981071231001251061318113597105958891Marshall
Martin231215239236236218251209231225244229287206229223211214223224234226231244252199222228195210Martin
McLeod473428509441461469525506511551509563505473494451410423416440396444357393384387378414388427McLeod
Meeker251285265288299282303278307295336323326297331281286266276278272279252294270235253243261247Meeker
Mille Lacs215272250295244285247332325325405371372373359316325363305321308339328302286266289280323339Mille Lacs
Morrison378412408394390392449395408431443443442472431408375377392365390423357355371332343366384357Morrison
Mower426401430467475523535539536509538575549633572536510494490504510499525539551479490486504492Mower
Murray10593104937380941038195958810383908590967779881048781907279738986Murray
Nicollet363312333332330390379388368403372439419416399369418365372431372373378340339356317299300318Nicollet
Nobles32127529830629126931128327337314344366362352387351336372352368382384386372342380350366357Nobles
Norman999383658971557874759160749371685475737474748381696076736959Norman
Olmsted1,7461,6421,7831,7741,7881,9021,8712,0022,0822,1502,1792,2102,3472,2892,1912,1382,2172,0802,1632,2612,1522,1132,1142,0352,0291,9181,9881,9911,9051,865Olmsted
Otter Tail553530589622581548564587614576602632666619642567597641631687680717663612634574637623573595Otter Tail
Pennington161192168170169165168154196187176200195170200177190186162203189169170167149124158164150152Pennington
Pine244257262268322326290304324317328363322342327293309272307296256259276225244218298255240251Pine
Pipestone11812711312095116121108106125138143132125135121109115132111121118130140127122142110100134Pipestone
Polk402384392380331347273374377377378395389418575386397427383415416448434435368373362356336352Polk
Pope8311312091103101114115133106124120137128119119127135122126124118128121132118127132101117Pope
Ramsey7,4767,3307,4357,4777,5747,5727,4147,3597,4207,2727,3097,5787,6937,7787,5777,2667,5567,7697,8337,9107,8367,7317,6897,5137,1516,9416,6416,6396,3486,251Ramsey
Red Lake485036484560473757544241555858535367604447424143464451445031Red Lake
Redwood206182207187199186181225220177202227212197198189195174192178199197184199196191194188181159Redwood
Renville218184203200205220184193212201182226160195180195189191160161159201183180161171134181154158Renville
Rice569667692671670663721716698797794842796794748720733744732661717812752728720643656679647673Rice
Rock9711611711011012611113312412513613414712811611610711910112010411410897908510412890109Rock
Roseau265256272228207208200207245201223195206196187210179175236178183180177173163138180188155143Roseau
Saint Louis1,9961,9602,0032,0762,0082,0391,9302,0042,1392,1042,1062,1672,1072,1652,1462,0422,0632,0842,0332,0761,9651,9961,9911,8131,8991,7621,8411,8061,6871,701Saint Louis
Scott1,2441,3861,3421,5021,5401,6871,7631,9482,0522,1162,1692,1182,1792,0621,9681,9231,8992,0051,8801,8601,8261,8911,8351,7171,6911,6411,7271,7241,5761,672Scott
Sherburne8128629589921,0331,0741,1351,2441,2031,2291,3291,3851,3881,2861,2861,2071,1791,1821,1621,1401,2281,1921,2161,2101,2021,1701,1671,1601,1571,142Sherburne
Sibley151192217174200211176194199198206215203192207175194181161180138166156175164165187155192158Sibley
Stearns1,6241,6231,6241,6211,7791,7381,7441,7591,8381,8411,8851,9901,9981,9611,9921,9231,9271,8642,0191,9341,9862,0212,0582,0571,9871,9861,9632,1031,9572,001Stearns
Steele414394419410434458483471536507520541549568509480480451473509469422421385417375436404382368Steele
Stevens94861041011171179597106100108122123112124119114107126121111101129124129121112142101132Stevens
Swift10911414013812312910412413211611711110012595123106101106117103109119114110114110110114105Swift
Todd266281287257268268272291300278325319356315322320318333331312291346326322291296313348343321Todd
Traverse494854393341303436373544373343274324353034334040275133394439Traverse
Wabasha261224225234211255269249265260272256290265247239249230241215239234243233223219222226203225Wabasha
Wadena158148156171172160152156201153196196187190189161187165168198168184194180192210190196187207Wadena
Waseca201251249258255245246224260270260272260210228231208224206215226201198217189188196192179172Waseca
Washington2,5392,6782,6862,6872,7832,8222,7792,8822,9302,8562,8702,9602,9432,8912,7812,8682,8182,7932,8572,8882,8002,8672,7252,7322,7012,6682,7952,8422,6912,740Washington
Watonwan157167185168159176174128171137146160183144160158149152133163158156159168168165172169187168Watonwan
Wilkin7293107929480686386826474886971677071667759888366725469646865Wilkin
Winona570551585570543541532504498551552538562544520421454469509478480486450473467446430446457449Winona
Wright1,2021,2701,2581,3721,4061,4231,4991,6791,9261,8882,0232,1522,1832,0951,9431,9001,8611,8311,7871,7991,7641,7851,7051,7671,6871,7341,8651,8721,8981,890Wright
Yellow Medicine11912413411812714811311813111012813413712512110112114590116122121106113107110110108131111Yellow Medicine
MINNESOTA UNKNOWN211071061010132093383500000162228MINNESOTA UNKNOWN
MINNESOTA TOTAL63,25763,68264,49165,20765,95367,45166,61768,03770,05370,61470,92073,51573,67572,38270,61768,40768,41668,78369,18369,91669,83569,74668,59967,33966,02263,45164,44464,03261,72762,128MINNESOTA TOTAL


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