Tennessee abortions and live births by county of residence, 1999-2019

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last modified 13 August 2022

Reported abortions by county of residence, 1999-2019

Note: Tennessee has reported abortions by county for years 2000, 2004, and 2005, as given below. For all other years, Tennessee reports combined totals for abortions and fetal deaths. By health region, fetal deaths are typically 1-6% of these totals. Figures below for these remaining years are estimates for abortions alone based on health region-level ratios of fetal deaths to abortions.

county199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019county
Anderson1551531391181191091091091019396951109285607278527681Anderson
Bedford808564758067746275686964534565636037364625Bedford
Benton24181515171114161320161171099910577Benton
Bledsoe6495727251067642333045Bledsoe
Blount220208209206200218170197176152179150139141139153112103100108111Blount
Bradley116104112134115106988380958585748961644462326458Bradley
Campbell544038504035393622312523282426202419232225Campbell
Cannon12812121118141711698121281479987Cannon
Carroll49333027343636414336374022302317171361517Carroll
Carter677471616154413227353531151012111322153714Carter
Cheatham555281695460535757635438434551382540333918Cheatham
Chester22121018161615161421161421181144713913Chester
Claiborne484127272630403431282132192528242222212518Claiborne
Clay894524866247412102032Clay
Cocke564559445138474953495046442835422825223229Cocke
Coffee787285697472736565706655535650423942283632Coffee
Crockett201926192118122422151515111218912781110Crockett
Cumberland475443524547424340374037423633253030122323Cumberland
Davidson2,4762,6392,6322,7492,5702,5702,3682,4542,5572,5232,3722,2022,1612,2352,0812,1231,9941,9271,6321,7771,352Davidson
Decatur141113861061961011812124584874Decatur
Dekalb1726211611818131312129121716126106177Dekalb
Dickson748274606764616262857966636355624956334139Dickson
Dyer586653515430513953424759524742402930302716Dyer
Fayette738772797569617154857368797368444647374345Fayette
Fentress1261198122211126691510967255Fentress
Franklin533156375333343853402829382730241512111410Franklin
Gibson748161705456535764615560605746353431333943Gibson
Giles4447443537374237393250303334472525221289Giles
Grainger2621271220231019121614171110108131461110Grainger
Greene858395906969705847474451423437373432264420Greene
Grundy201310574677686544555262Grundy
Hamblen9899961161008391105931015157735564504242545041Hamblen
Hamilton60762860067467669141644233632134630130630725822415135590533303Hamilton
Hancock225551421113221312123Hancock
Hardeman644850494234494762535447475232302824292217Hardeman
Hardin2421231828291417162724211720151110109106Hardin
Hawkins715856606252443231344328221913171323312528Hawkins
Haywood425151475735414344494047373033212127262117Haywood
Henderson374046313429282427212125313324152314151812Henderson
Henry264049314534383544412831272828161718231815Henry
Hickman212624383231323736302630161521121918132315Hickman
Houston1110104368584674104118222Houston
Humphreys1625202219141916141917101513121312815138Humphreys
Jackson1511161412196361366464444052Jackson
Jefferson836261565272466777596759454143433542244035Jefferson
Johnson17141813121755549602322381011Johnson
Knox1,0981,1121,0011,0379959549421,0229999911,009853844806761714719716636766668Knox
Lake7713745453695861415446Lake
Lauderdale505263435034334648384745402533292020302433Lauderdale
Lawrence35393047372124303331322831363125131110109Lawrence
Lewis15910914741125966581158534Lewis
Lincoln5735494438232324235126332940292398187Lincoln
Loudon686667475969675374545542334458444730314442Loudon
Macon9192318151911158111013991422691156Macon
Madison243254244224237210202238227244212230188195182144121111138131120Madison
Marion3630253729311914172523121417161862110148Marion
Marshall374960504240424350463430303433243328202213Marshall
Maury1771681601681631351251481861731511291061221171241131168810069Maury
McMinn766845575543586170533936433135382933183037McMinn
McNairy2622252924211823291728222321271112121178McNairy
Meigs1414108105969118771279107588Meigs
Monroe534448343543373941434932453118292631192422Monroe
Montgomery421398472421417463458458473461508440491487421380326361308383327Montgomery
Moore262435345900410422210Moore
Morgan1421129181114131214688169101210756Morgan
Obion35373529322624222433203126292213171412106Obion
Overton191212191681716141210111091071285108Overton
Perry599667456553555301526Perry
Pickett568248242221700424133Pickett
Polk141361299810135845645874111Polk
Putnam1261231081221111181021191019510684837396847286527564Putnam
Rhea293730413840333433312832351922171427141611Rhea
Roane696288708270645472557158573937444136203932Roane
Robertson95901001021081039111111584101859971103697971788347Robertson
Rutherford513480555562536542546604697607559563511561512526533489413468434Rutherford
Scott111316121013119121391631313109111167Scott
Sequatchie12101316111612810121066792213473Sequatchie
Sevier143144136154154149157161163142137113132109121119104107849587Sevier
Shelby5,4055,5245,3265,2324,9484,3364,3534,9775,0435,1034,9374,5834,5954,4503,8492,9142,8002,9993,1903,0533,103Shelby
Smith1820191121181428121514121311137877157Smith
Stewart141414101017121311139131812118105633Stewart
Sullivan2202202312212051511461259095837733313134309895134112Sullivan
Sumner249259268281275271233246276291239221235225228195189188152201138Sumner
Tipton11211371100117857310811711010582719086716654625658Tipton
Trousdale910912109115717138788619636Trousdale
Unicoi232622112214119139665443572158Unicoi
Union23261514181816201081411175681398125Union
Van Buren403650441043201020001Van Buren
Warren355345463944514139293232343030372921191721Warren
Washington24422224821922716714815212414211610341535365401259313393Washington
Wayne12121014121112101461111877875631Wayne
Weakley445250353739274343403625333830281618212413Weakley
White26262026211823232720281628192020165131414White
Williamson222193183209230218198202218226218195217189223154156163127158120Williamson
Wilson1861731511551931651431571461601441541461331181179611396117131Wilson
TENNESSEE UNKNOWN1124000000030300006817190217218TENNESSEE UNKNOWN
TENNESSEE TOTAL15,65015,77515,48815,44814,93313,90213,15414,21814,37614,24513,69112,57312,36812,12211,1349,8619,1139,7328,6369,9878,727TENNESSEE TOTAL


Reported live births by county of residence, 1999-2019

county199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019county
Anderson785796768807824845882803953871799832803817765802789794780820810Anderson
Bedford557614591581605655722710734653679642598619603640586637671679681Bedford
Benton176178161159164162172162167181178155172152168141174144166164180Benton
Bledsoe132138122130123133125131155121115132125116109119136138114116125Bledsoe
Blount1,1961,3131,2591,3071,3081,3331,3061,3311,3611,3881,3061,1891,2931,2721,3071,3221,2321,2301,2201,3051,239Blount
Bradley1,2051,1841,1711,1791,1721,2011,2141,2391,2461,1881,1731,1311,1471,1691,2411,2061,1471,2071,2371,2611,186Bradley
Campbell519478504436535482491478513455451404424415420421431437468432467Campbell
Cannon162130161154133135150160172169132140138155130142168157189173166Cannon
Carroll389359372360351329355347351386337322313330305308316304315275336Carroll
Carter577591581574627635609633561619582568574517501532531488481481441Carter
Cheatham526488490479465491496455517519461410429443429469443490461450484Cheatham
Chester188175184182198185163186204181181184192180204208160183190182176Chester
Claiborne347360363332372356389350334359350328304301315330279297344330336Claiborne
Clay929681836411292928010410581819475748068686277Clay
Cocke417414399414439402416442451429402361401387382398391371362371348Cocke
Coffee664660660645638709660776732754659661612633661693711672673721684Coffee
Crockett184198194194193158210168225184194175170192166182162155149161171Crockett
Cumberland505478526494513515526528544577572580566573527548573526499552547Cumberland
Davidson8,5248,9818,7738,7788,9009,0059,4099,9669,99110,1009,7749,5579,6019,7219,91110,27510,32210,02110,0639,98210,003Davidson
Decatur145145119135120116143122152125132105100101136141112118112112108Decatur
Dekalb237201219207232246246274258268200232222230222235246190225213240Dekalb
Dickson621634630630628643689706669697590660582570619625636568644622657Dickson
Dyer458515537500476501487551520534504469499496452467471471469447453Dyer
Fayette427394395402406406459469530515526454419425411424431409427393385Fayette
Fentress219209197215193208206204205206206182192185187196185199178202171Fentress
Franklin476463450457473445437427425444393378390399406399379404424403416Franklin
Gibson621667615615586604608660636615616597652607610623621590601574571Gibson
Giles392353336334345315330329389330352290287294317303359332309292330Giles
Grainger234237263279283234262269285264258237223220216247207251219235238Grainger
Greene720781702730739714741711753713724616605601643651646690642698631Greene
Grundy199187201199208195179185196164161165155139177151157150171160159Grundy
Hamblen810869814802825835877880901886794786792793760799756755758807750Hamblen
Hamilton3,7984,0284,0423,8823,9433,9793,9614,2674,3324,3174,2114,1074,0474,1714,1704,1444,2874,2884,2344,2494,288Hamilton
Hancock658078617094877886778261658462676779648263Hancock
Hardeman361364337329330331316360330333316267292266274273265257253207237Hardeman
Hardin276280277269281273296305279292285272307255282257306297245242215Hardin
Hawkins646655637641653655636619635629591542546577523538557537533508553Hawkins
Haywood279301293276310263246287278222240240216223237220191194209182202Haywood
Henderson352344348361369336384357411373332352312327319328312335318309297Henderson
Henry381377376372315372391376391366368334342324352305345333322304324Henry
Hickman298300321248287265265286286269256244270270284283288267262257278Hickman
Houston10494112941001099511210197102105787473968296748680Houston
Humphreys217219225214209235212214233177216207203219198187207190218237187Humphreys
Jackson991261019110712410210311310010010310711386901041111019197Jackson
Jefferson555536516539510523575587613602547534530541500546531488486479493Jefferson
Johnson183152148154158166187168188172164166147131144189154154145165138Johnson
Knox4,7404,7964,8164,6915,0585,0855,0255,3875,3395,4925,3235,0905,1435,2855,1135,2555,3585,2695,2075,1555,125Knox
Lake757672798070696968777065806563607067586371Lake
Lauderdale406421417391400363357384376367390310320303288290298332309282293Lauderdale
Lawrence501593598606584561534597615575562547568559560582570554582590523Lawrence
Lewis154142116142182170136149139168144105120147118155129139139154124Lewis
Lincoln394379365406387432428436422429393345354375334339377329396379363Lincoln
Loudon493479477482496510470533553540545473558543543510526561501461522Loudon
Macon269268272247268267299306288289318305305313311342351290355335322Macon
Madison1,3521,3951,2961,3171,3371,3401,3881,3721,4651,3981,3651,2431,2711,2941,2561,2491,2501,2091,2311,1961,251Madison
Marion336371344310372325325351340328346286290304315324331310335320295Marion
Marshall340351394368361358376402420405357371372353350380375384409410416Marshall
Maury9851,0201,0259411,0421,0001,0201,0911,2011,1991,1501,1331,1361,0601,0451,1301,1461,1701,2761,1841,199Maury
McMinn610587660619573615618601605636577534578559589553576568612567591McMinn
McNairy332349337337329343325272293321297291283315269260254288276269253McNairy
Meigs157153159147127117112117144154126117101112136102145115137124132Meigs
Monroe527517534546543555533539579540508486482469535527485469489507531Monroe
Montgomery2,3942,5152,3522,3582,2982,3582,8902,5843,1292,8362,9873,2043,0423,6203,2203,4533,4413,4373,3833,5123,493Montgomery
Moore606457605161585761474548474959525046576347Moore
Morgan210221229217222215226226247220186209180186199209227198200200191Morgan
Obion425415446390410412374325416390365345350376334315364367327345354Obion
Overton203246219230238268257245250247240241268235219227232218225238249Overton
Perry107918510290987510387104106911028710012184104103107109Perry
Pickett705553475563477150453952393529495442393840Pickett
Polk187223206195188200189177173199166170137135167177150181173163171Polk
Putnam818859808870851924943953990905948890898880888862919867887870912Putnam
Rhea398392386408396393440433441388389380409364402384379385410383371Rhea
Roane581609582551528499512531592553486522495478476433453485458494443Roane
Robertson7838678458589149559961,0461,0881,0641,006850931921872884860884863889889Robertson
Rutherford2,7162,7943,0402,9803,0883,3343,4913,6413,9764,0753,6973,7663,6483,6313,7424,0013,9584,1294,0304,1464,230Rutherford
Scott302287321343317317345302307283276251249275296280277272265249259Scott
Sequatchie151144135152163159163178208170160156175115163152154152169177166Sequatchie
Sevier8859668939239589779901,1071,1681,1381,1091,0621,0191,0231,0031,0751,0581,0861,0591,0231,075Sevier
Shelby14,74014,74214,39514,20114,15514,25214,48015,16715,23415,04614,40913,78113,99313,89813,76013,84213,37713,21913,17713,12212,802Shelby
Smith246236190222220213236226232253202205231210241237210262221218215Smith
Stewart130139158157141147155121131136127141133137123130128146139145145Stewart
Sullivan1,6561,8111,6811,5701,6441,5341,7061,6861,7071,6861,5991,6131,5111,5961,5871,5751,5251,4881,5401,5061,472Sullivan
Sumner1,8311,7781,8031,7921,8861,8451,9022,0312,0732,1581,9951,8751,9221,9322,0002,1222,1062,0532,1942,1492,118Sumner
Tipton695742732679682744741789798820793775738738757710730723690656738Tipton
Trousdale98939086959088919995918994809897106101105122119Trousdale
Unicoi171176170179169190195185180180167163163160166147154162165175133Unicoi
Union234219232249246230265231279248213218216252185170225213196212220Union
Van Buren604764586249685252665063485462617858726771Van Buren
Warren517581548588544523527570514523497493467456507477463464498460525Warren
Washington1,3371,3421,2271,3041,3631,3541,3041,3681,4151,3721,3561,3181,3311,3931,3271,3021,3411,2911,2361,2471,220Washington
Wayne164180173151161169169168155161148137132177132153132137146117137Wayne
Weakley395418387359350327373340323359408383354349349348343359314315329Weakley
White272305293285302294339289303330275272306290317304291302309286295White
Williamson1,6961,6991,7161,6821,8671,9432,0122,1562,2542,0492,0671,9712,0121,9332,0962,1492,2632,2682,4002,3212,227Williamson
Wilson1,2401,2441,2711,2341,2681,2941,3451,3871,3961,3891,3171,3531,3381,3601,3741,4591,4681,5281,5671,6511,634Wilson
TENNESSEE UNKNOWN000000030230000002223TENNESSEE UNKNOWN
TENNESSEE TOTAL77,76179,53978,31877,43378,84179,57281,72084,30886,66185,48082,10979,34579,46280,20279,95481,60981,37480,75581,02480,73780,431TENNESSEE TOTAL


Reported abortions by health region of residence, 2000-2019

region20002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019region
Davidson2,6392,6322,6902,5702,5702,3682,4542,5572,5232,3722,2022,1612,2352,0812,1231,9941,9271,6321,7771,352Davidson
Hamilton62860066067669141644233632134630130630725822415135590533303Hamilton
Knox1,1121,0011,0159959549421,0229999911,009853844806761714719716636766668Knox
Madison254244219237210202238227244212230188195182144121111138131120Madison
Shelby5,5245,3265,1204,9484,3364,3534,9775,0435,1034,9374,5834,5954,4503,8492,9142,8002,9993,1903,0533,103Shelby
Sullivan2202312162051511461259095837733313134309895134112Sullivan
East Tennessee HR1,0451,038950985981918965915858844760764672694667601580479590549East Tennessee HR
Mid-Cumberland HR1,7861,9371,8661,9211,9321,8331,9362,0842,0331,9451,8001,8491,8151,7461,6831,4761,5101,2691,5131,273Mid-Cumberland HR
Northeast HR479514450459374323290247272254227127125123137107214175266180Northeast HR
Northwest HR353333278298255259282306294263277245258219171151144142155xNorthwest HR
South Central HR557547547538456458476514526479419373399411381325298224263189South Central HR
Southeast HR32431634433128928426326828824622223521619018513418998173143Southeast HR
Southwest HR457424413449362338414373431420378379374332241236219241216xSouthwest HR
Upper Cumberland HR373345347321341314334240266281244269239257243200201137200169Upper Cumberland HR
West HRxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx348West HR
TENNESSEE UNKNOWN2400000017700000006817190217218TENNESSEE UNKNOWN
TENNESSEE TOTAL15,77515,48815,11514,93313,90213,15414,21814,37614,24513,69112,57312,36812,12211,1349,8619,1139,7328,6369,9878,727TENNESSEE TOTAL


Reported live births by health region of residence, 2000-2019

region20002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019region
Davidson8,9818,7738,7788,9009,0059,4099,9669,99110,1009,7749,5579,6019,7219,91110,27510,32210,02110,0639,98210,003Davidson
Hamilton4,0284,0423,8823,9433,9793,9614,2674,3324,3174,2114,1074,0474,1714,1704,1444,2874,2884,2344,2494,288Hamilton
Knox4,7964,8164,6915,0585,0855,0255,3875,3395,4925,3235,0905,1435,2855,1135,2555,3585,2695,2075,1555,125Knox
Madison1,3951,2961,3171,3371,3401,3881,3721,4651,3981,3651,2431,2711,2941,2561,2491,2501,2091,2311,1961,251Madison
Shelby14,74214,39514,20114,15514,25214,48015,16715,23415,04614,40913,78113,99313,89813,76013,84213,37713,21913,17713,12212,802Shelby
Sullivan1,8111,6811,5701,6441,5341,7061,6861,7071,6861,5991,6131,5111,5961,5871,5751,5251,4881,5401,5061,472Sullivan
East Tennessee HR8,3018,1548,2278,4068,3138,5398,6099,1368,7768,2307,8927,9697,9727,9028,0697,8677,9077,8057,9257,922East Tennessee HR
Mid-Cumberland HR12,56412,73212,56412,95913,44414,37114,54415,66615,29214,65614,63114,41214,92014,84415,67215,69815,89016,07816,33016,263Mid-Cumberland HR
Northeast HR3,7773,5433,6433,7793,8083,7593,7623,8183,7623,6663,4343,4313,4633,3663,4263,4503,4013,2663,3563,179Northeast HR
Northwest HR3,2033,1603,0282,9252,9353,0392,9983,0973,0923,0402,8452,9322,8912,7992,7492,8662,7902,7212,648xNorthwest HR
South Central HR4,7474,7214,5844,7334,7934,7735,1045,2415,0944,8514,6144,5984,6234,5634,8314,8074,7715,0234,9534,891South Central HR
Southeast HR3,8423,8343,7963,7953,7833,8023,8393,9333,7923,6063,4493,5073,4123,7053,5673,5543,6103,7823,6743,612Southeast HR
Southwest HR3,5153,4393,3613,4253,3603,4303,5313,6513,5493,4923,2503,1793,1333,1773,1113,0593,1363,0292,834xSouthwest HR
Upper Cumberland HR3,8373,7323,7913,7823,9414,0384,0734,0514,0823,8843,8393,8683,8233,8013,8443,9543,7543,8663,8053,927Upper Cumberland HR
West HRxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx5,693West HR
TENNESSEE UNKNOWN00000030230000002223TENNESSEE UNKNOWN
TENNESSEE TOTAL79,53978,31877,43378,84179,57281,72084,30886,66185,48082,10979,34579,46280,20279,95481,60981,37480,75581,02480,73780,431TENNESSEE TOTAL


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Last modified 13 August 2022.
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