South Carolina abortions and live births by county of residence, 1990-2023

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 15 July 2025

Reported abortions by county of residence, 1990-2023

county1990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023county
Abbeville74485681636445594449573249323235433336322832312529382734332434403124Abbeville
Aiken462469445436347387319323160316369369406391349370438413440348233199190189220410359387373363387470424302Aiken
Allendale38395335373535291127312937473141373534262922141315322617182720383013Allendale
Anderson462394328393404425426415447427374361371360355369371347336282300298253250265297328303291285289349345240Anderson
Bamberg77817860533854484139404148303042705025303927213023313936463135413921Bamberg
Barnwell77646677505946575340495062445860785254423347455935797165686259646429Barnwell
Beaufort486494476415389382343404264351420394421456409418503459494389414320240160290358301375367331357369329194Beaufort
Berkeley525512553588476416422476398459411406427440400446457480459474443441421426433475480509563611585718640355Berkeley
Calhoun49463540393837322621331937393237433517413232172225262120262522232916Calhoun
Charleston2,0641,8841,8681,7661,5681,4021,4571,3181,2371,2701,2211,2541,3141,4351,3861,3041,3461,3931,1871,1851,1051,0491,0419469881,0191,0109518779441,0201,0691,110612Charleston
Cherokee1491531211041499111999971037283101127961001241207410285867774751077794919711610411826Cherokee
Chester1221321111011266480865488597992876698121103861039655797356100868793789396836Chester
Chesterfield7670765584557348496045456064518510294549697737558621047476769086120825Chesterfield
Clarendon961006686624549625550485078626243606748635953293942615656553949546028Clarendon
Colleton12611512510910711794988790999910088887910610198786971734551757277685188719231Colleton
Darlington12610670959668576656543556629273121125141971301561201197510916213016611615115916617533Darlington
Dillon6446404222373232353837555547305254676174806067426250755357645745747Dillon
Dorchester434393366406326274241232238251276270263289291322352402296355334349337287266301260299295302320374375203Dorchester
Edgefield53486053344034452645315641445546443737211119272819414242473527423726Edgefield
Fairfield1111189294947350626768765481897092776844715551433337725349586166766317Fairfield
Florence2231951691501711831471471221489110414219015827926027823430729629727323322237931229629132333542639675Florence
Georgetown2111811441541431241231371151061061041231261171221301561121251321069495102111115749399901069340Georgetown
Greenville1,2761,0269251,1441,0601,0811,1231,0551,0251,0251,0489901,0131,1201,0461,0021,1961,2221,0961,0221,0119259669699681,0891,1751,0961,1121,0941,1851,2721,319936Greenville
Greenwood248204213264222248227234215190185222183173186167205183174139159154143147109172153171150164180177192145Greenwood
Hampton71616758394143402840323348433337554447303048281726395639404352605835Hampton
Horry737754643641574415591581446583498531526582624717737722697609600608594550500649606599590623594614750115Horry
Jasper555442734055314921524754546555444668071516348393450614848665356757947Jasper
Kershaw1431621391501171081081361061001209211512911015013215413310412311610410512113314014614712813016314666Kershaw
Lancaster17915813183132659851956457671061318511913713094109148116112891081691451451301601581711949Lancaster
Laurens195170165163177185192170154166147143133128116140146117132134103106106120105931081071089011410410773Laurens
Lee53615853494642392531253024393250524338385931372738424036443551513710Lee
Lexington700722565569522472442432410426413459570577510517600603514574521499505446419579483510500498497587579329Lexington
Marion72564133483651372941433137423762637464685859603848746157596249226914Marion
Marlboro665661564042455347504638565530454646445348585338335545434340495553 Marlboro
McCormick322321232229213021191818141824172415141511610221122202210242348149McCormick
Newberry136128116113887810196768177841008176796390817777677473688890818796969711446Newberry
Oconee1551231371601481331331401401301181051071301191221041051078890888780588010071938670977351Oconee
Orangeburg445414395395373347293297299293297309312308305339378372285335270287288261234320306262274303271281281127Orangeburg
Pickens321288255310300290283243217223213219212188172169194183184141152194147155138175146139143128132187186145Pickens
Richland2,1182,0691,7231,6781,6091,4391,3221,4511,3341,3631,2811,3731,5221,5161,3271,5301,6901,6661,4041,7411,6781,4301,3861,3071,2421,7151,4181,3851,3911,4571,5301,6491,650730Richland
Saluda4853444340403127263831304444342938443136212520248262226233333444326Saluda
Spartanburg887775731785881725767692624626617593567614554597593637524686641525535451493578511553627632630687761374Spartanburg
Sumter377347357364330351295318247271263278300317289302323274250318293241239230222288268236288321303328349133Sumter
Union87688388878381895663544851565163686240445049394445684852424067537824Union
Williamsburg878774656464646052413645556456668583103656578365144637554535553555515Williamsburg
York58855645838351226850041627437728430642651242355964057443357852349352849946663659863562358260569477331York
SOUTH CAROLINA UNKNOWN091411172641223616162162436538384342275314939505310140708757766435 SOUTH CAROLINA UNKNOWN
SOUTH CAROLINA TOTAL15,18114,11212,84313,03812,32511,07511,19311,0529,67110,4299,94610,12410,94711,52711,03411,91913,11412,83810,91711,65611,44110,1179,7419,0299,03311,64310,71610,64910,73210,89711,29812,49612,6845,793SOUTH CAROLINA TOTAL


Reported live births by county of residence, 1990-2023

county1990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023county
Abbeville344297324294292344337326364339336371322331304269329282287272251278253259248246208241235245230222224241Abbeville
Aiken2,0302,1371,9981,9451,8951,8741,8501,8721,7971,8311,8521,8891,8041,7771,8951,8472,1182,0411,9781,9562,0001,8611,9151,7491,9011,9971,9641,8601,8981,8051,9021,9321,9771,906Aiken
Allendale1982091902011721771721601771691741811821621501471381421491091261189591103777488825971637270Allendale
Anderson2,1282,0732,0621,9712,0002,0672,0712,1032,1452,1942,2172,2472,1432,2352,2062,2482,4852,3972,4392,3222,2382,2382,1882,2862,2732,2542,3202,2962,2572,1712,1522,2962,4162,362Anderson
Bamberg291259266235236227215217208222233211187184176191231180184187179164152161148122128127133154133134123128Bamberg
Barnwell342339358357330330287356338344330339347327342311313336336287283304320315265247248241235271280245231247Barnwell
Beaufort1,7991,5991,7431,5731,6311,6601,5581,6071,6681,7461,8871,9451,9702,1032,1472,2442,3562,3402,3552,2112,1552,0342,0272,0772,0462,0571,9562,0121,9111,8681,8551,8761,8431,894Beaufort
Berkeley2,6002,4862,4602,3952,1742,0141,9641,9612,0172,1912,1142,1882,1032,1042,2102,1962,4582,4822,7222,5552,5132,5482,6002,6082,6502,7222,7562,6962,8002,8722,7762,8733,0583,130Berkeley
Calhoun183214182154197143175174168166193161178176156167175160192161150162147139126150122142138122112123128121Calhoun
Charleston5,7615,6665,4415,0874,5534,1334,0124,1874,4034,4874,5864,5754,5364,6554,7644,7985,0945,1925,1915,0314,8454,7534,6854,7644,9614,9915,0104,7994,8604,9604,8965,0335,0284,856Charleston
Cherokee692747681634634664674743686722784692716710639672678740711707698710676637700676653663677627643655620625Cherokee
Chester529549508496459442445476476453514434455416421427477466463422388410442373388376354363364396342317315344Chester
Chesterfield615578605603579579569568550579619573526523526534612600592545527510518523521518483507507469470499498487Chesterfield
Clarendon514466442394385380401370409408440449412403432387406433392395367336362350353332313321316313304292290279Clarendon
Colleton532569586570565507529536519550589608496508499543599588543519471460454439449482441454461462441455412439Colleton
Darlington9811,064995939922871858956907950953943886842902841879859851817808790823756800843774743769774751735738714Darlington
Dillon559513559496517502465467489456519476519483479447480527496460460422437457400412389426408429381389357343Dillon
Dorchester1,5901,5701,4901,4391,2741,2131,1401,1441,1521,1191,2281,2311,2541,3391,4691,5651,7851,9151,8781,8501,8511,7581,8331,8091,9071,8171,7991,8651,8361,8601,8911,9462,0741,990Dorchester
Edgefield298306297278242259252279265316288278274254252248242242259250166157205254194210197185196188162176196217Edgefield
Fairfield382383383343334316318316335307342319286304306309287275264250237258213239195213206220201194191200173170Fairfield
Florence1,9511,8801,8571,7691,7241,7371,7601,7281,8671,8861,8661,9061,8441,9641,8421,9521,9422,0451,9371,8961,7881,8311,8321,7171,7631,6971,6561,6971,6161,6251,5901,6131,5931,564Florence
Georgetown815796748725737682652770736819770806701746704704726731722686606604588612562551578528541512485488482497Georgetown
Greenville5,0484,8854,7634,7044,6264,7674,9064,9205,1765,3615,3885,5265,4005,5385,7325,8766,2556,6056,6956,4456,0886,0406,1536,0396,3406,4216,2926,4096,2276,2566,2256,6156,5546,600Greenville
Greenwood9379258979019328858659159639339549158578498499079731,013996951928892890901865820794859786840787751727746Greenwood
Hampton331360352326280317282287311294302316274298255293313302283293263212230225220213207206199190206193198205Hampton
Horry2,3162,2502,2071,9261,8881,9892,0462,0642,3242,3462,5692,5882,5302,6812,8002,9033,3453,4573,2873,1433,0703,1052,9383,1703,0513,1783,1253,1703,1573,1563,0973,2433,3333,372Horry
Jasper310302300286276257306289280267284339300301320375365438390375333341308312379356349369362352376387385451Jasper
Kershaw657691670672608611612676665717729694688698703763844840857770753708732662741751793728740744690743795758Kershaw
Lancaster8669348287778137227597688098008308047787638007599359329859058748669119191,0051,0431,0629901,0249851,0441,1051,1081,234Lancaster
Laurens900829811830777794780840864870823802798817803770949885863868837811754727736761779791804753718731751750Laurens
Lee300314305251257257209246258262264284249263262244264245224238192174185194175158190188159183157150178166Lee
Lexington2,8102,7432,7982,7022,7872,6842,8922,9353,0282,9692,9992,9403,0243,1683,1083,1703,3793,3863,4593,5103,4003,2553,2323,2503,2073,2053,2613,2043,2233,1993,1573,3893,3353,136Lexington
Marion565599537503538485465497478501527497464485495434505512478479431435372397404382369356350309353322291326Marion
Marlboro481502512490431386422424433434434400356338352366375368388325301321298307302342277292269287273266247258Marlboro
McCormick116104961031038893938378968078787777929893787553554087565262495149635657McCormick
Newberry481531478453422449421444523476497523473461512516555532534521455443410453461455453398409427388416424420Newberry
Oconee806748796738695743775752796796768786772801846788880815829829817829814703801792748722694686655626725671Oconee
Orangeburg1,4591,5081,4301,3131,2371,2041,1941,1941,2651,3661,3101,2631,2141,2591,2701,3541,3841,4121,3851,3351,2391,1931,0851,1219531,0049709531,010951847818852793Orangeburg
Pickens1,2621,2581,2121,2251,1991,2481,2231,3011,3791,3451,3291,3561,2571,2601,2651,3091,3741,3491,3781,1721,1731,2441,1771,1601,2951,2541,2251,1691,1471,2841,1551,1681,2791,204Pickens
Richland4,7834,6144,5214,4914,2543,9774,1324,1564,2864,3614,4604,2474,3754,4304,6054,7915,0485,0825,2014,9864,8714,9204,7794,7984,7685,0104,8034,6544,6894,8374,6374,5984,4644,536Richland
Saluda233273226228232221216257256255257267234213253259285291260259249252262211279251237218243208224235259207Saluda
Spartanburg3,4473,4993,3523,2803,1623,2513,3313,2233,2883,2623,3443,4433,4343,4143,4813,4113,8893,7934,0043,9413,6803,5413,5823,4953,5743,5603,6893,8213,8504,0003,8023,8754,2174,413Spartanburg
Sumter1,9051,7661,7721,6581,6701,5991,6481,6411,6991,6741,7441,6091,5701,6521,6261,6561,7171,6881,6941,5961,5341,5121,5401,5261,4591,5271,3791,3861,3461,4131,4011,3431,3301,296Sumter
Union457393398390396336392380369396376368384312323317354348340360321295301310325314326304300274287244243236Union
Williamsburg635666597599534537479490502553543540468453515451439492459404372358344313342357317352267298257263289255Williamsburg
York2,2222,1232,0671,9711,9351,9761,9492,0942,1222,1362,3012,3392,3342,3782,4572,7012,8603,0763,0533,0112,9552,8212,9832,8892,9092,9333,0112,9552,9202,9792,8603,0632,9403,007York
SOUTH CAROLINA UNKNOWN00203943002015131211071106020036101000SOUTH CAROLINA UNKNOWN
SOUTH CAROLINA TOTAL58,46157,51756,10253,71551,90750,91351,10552,20553,83354,70655,96455,74854,45355,46156,54357,53862,19162,93363,07760,68258,32557,33857,10056,74357,63158,13557,33757,03056,66857,04455,71357,17957,82857,721SOUTH CAROLINA TOTAL


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Last modified 15 July 2025.
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