Tennessee abortions and live births by county of residence, 1999-2020

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last modified 21 March 2026

Reported abortions by county of residence, 1999-2020

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.

county1999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020county
Anderson1551531391181191091091091019396951109285607278527681 Anderson
Bedford808564758067746275686964534565636037364625 Bedford
Benton24181515171114161320161171099910577 Benton
Bledsoe6495727251067642333045 Bledsoe
Blount220208209206200218170197176152179150139141139153112103100108111 Blount
Bradley116104112134115106988380958585748961644462326458 Bradley
Campbell544038504035393622312523282426202419232225 Campbell
Cannon12812121118141711698121281479987 Cannon
Carroll49333027343636414336374022302317171361517 Carroll
Carter677471616154413227353531151012111322153714 Carter
Cheatham555281695460535757635438434551382540333918 Cheatham
Chester22121018161615161421161421181144713913 Chester
Claiborne484127272630403431282132192528242222212518 Claiborne
Clay894524866247412102032 Clay
Cocke564559445138474953495046442835422825223229 Cocke
Coffee787285697472736565706655535650423942283632 Coffee
Crockett201926192118122422151515111218912781110 Crockett
Cumberland475443524547424340374037423633253030122323 Cumberland
Davidson2,4762,6392,6322,7492,5702,5702,3682,4542,5572,5232,3722,2022,1612,2352,0812,1231,9941,9271,6321,7771,3521,836Davidson
Decatur141113861061961011812124584874 Decatur
Dekalb1726211611818131312129121716126106177 Dekalb
Dickson748274606764616262857966636355624956334139 Dickson
Dyer586653515430513953424759524742402930302716 Dyer
Fayette738772797569617154857368797368444647374345 Fayette
Fentress1261198122211126691510967255 Fentress
Franklin533156375333343853402829382730241512111410 Franklin
Gibson748161705456535764615560605746353431333943 Gibson
Giles4447443537374237393250303334472525221289 Giles
Grainger2621271220231019121614171110108131461110 Grainger
Greene858395906969705847474451423437373432264420 Greene
Grundy201310574677686544555262 Grundy
Hamblen9899961161008391105931015157735564504242545041 Hamblen
Hamilton60762860067467669141644233632134630130630725822415135590533303536Hamilton
Hancock225551421113221312123 Hancock
Hardeman644850494234494762535447475232302824292217 Hardeman
Hardin2421231828291417162724211720151110109106 Hardin
Hawkins715856606252443231344328221913171323312528 Hawkins
Haywood425151475735414344494047373033212127262117 Haywood
Henderson374046313429282427212125313324152314151812 Henderson
Henry264049314534383544412831272828161718231815 Henry
Hickman212624383231323736302630161521121918132315 Hickman
Houston1110104368584674104118222 Houston
Humphreys1625202219141916141917101513121312815138 Humphreys
Jackson1511161412196361366464444052 Jackson
Jefferson836261565272466777596759454143433542244035 Jefferson
Johnson17141813121755549602322381011 Johnson
Knox1,0981,1121,0011,0379959549421,0229999911,009853844806761714719716636766668753Knox
Lake7713745453695861415446 Lake
Lauderdale505263435034334648384745402533292020302433 Lauderdale
Lawrence35393047372124303331322831363125131110109 Lawrence
Lewis15910914741125966581158534 Lewis
Lincoln5735494438232324235126332940292398187 Lincoln
Loudon686667475969675374545542334458444730314442 Loudon
Macon9192318151911158111013991422691156 Macon
Madison243254244224237210202238227244212230188195182144121111138131120164Madison
Marion3630253729311914172523121417161862110148 Marion
Marshall374960504240424350463430303433243328202213 Marshall
Maury1771681601681631351251481861731511291061221171241131168810069 Maury
McMinn766845575543586170533936433135382933183037 McMinn
McNairy2622252924211823291728222321271112121178 McNairy
Meigs1414108105969118771279107588 Meigs
Monroe534448343543373941434932453118292631192422 Monroe
Montgomery421398472421417463458458473461508440491487421380326361308383327 Montgomery
Moore262435345900410422210 Moore
Morgan1421129181114131214688169101210756 Morgan
Obion35373529322624222433203126292213171412106 Obion
Overton191212191681716141210111091071285108 Overton
Perry599667456553555301526 Perry
Pickett568248242221700424133 Pickett
Polk141361299810135845645874111 Polk
Putnam1261231081221111181021191019510684837396847286527564 Putnam
Rhea293730413840333433312832351922171427141611 Rhea
Roane696288708270645472557158573937444136203932 Roane
Robertson95901001021081039111111584101859971103697971788347 Robertson
Rutherford513480555562536542546604697607559563511561512526533489413468434 Rutherford
Scott111316121013119121391631313109111167 Scott
Sequatchie12101316111612810121066792213473 Sequatchie
Sevier143144136154154149157161163142137113132109121119104107849587 Sevier
Shelby5,4055,5245,3265,2324,9484,3364,3534,9775,0435,1034,9374,5834,5954,4503,8492,9142,8002,9993,1903,0533,1033,346Shelby
Smith1820191121181428121514121311137877157 Smith
Stewart141414101017121311139131812118105633 Stewart
Sullivan2202202312212051511461259095837733313134309895134112146Sullivan
Sumner249259268281275271233246276291239221235225228195189188152201138 Sumner
Tipton11211371100117857310811711010582719086716654625658 Tipton
Trousdale910912109115717138788619636 Trousdale
Unicoi232622112214119139665443572158 Unicoi
Union23261514181816201081411175681398125 Union
Van Buren403650441043201020001 Van Buren
Warren355345463944514139293232343030372921191721 Warren
Washington24422224821922716714815212414211610341535365401259313393 Washington
Wayne12121014121112101461111877875631 Wayne
Weakley445250353739274343403625333830281618212413 Weakley
White26262026211823232720281628192020165131414 White
Williamson222193183209230218198202218226218195217189223154156163127158120 Williamson
Wilson1861731511551931651431571461601441541461331181179611396117131 Wilson
TENNESSEE UNKNOWN1124000000030300006817190217218173TENNESSEE UNKNOWN
TENNESSEE TOTAL15,65015,77515,48815,44814,93313,90213,15414,21814,37614,24513,69112,57312,36812,12211,1349,8619,1139,7328,6369,9878,72710,582TENNESSEE TOTAL


Reported live births by county of residence, 1999-2020

county1999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020county
Anderson785796768807824845882803953871799832803817765802789794780820810841Anderson
Bedford557614591581605655722710734653679642598619603640586637671679681721Bedford
Benton176178161159164162172162167181178155172152168141174144166164180157Benton
Bledsoe132138122130123133125131155121115132125116109119136138114116125130Bledsoe
Blount1,1961,3131,2591,3071,3081,3331,3061,3311,3611,3881,3061,1891,2931,2721,3071,3221,2321,2301,2201,3051,2391,387Blount
Bradley1,2051,1841,1711,1791,1721,2011,2141,2391,2461,1881,1731,1311,1471,1691,2411,2061,1471,2071,2371,2611,1861,202Bradley
Campbell519478504436535482491478513455451404424415420421431437468432467480Campbell
Cannon162130161154133135150160172169132140138155130142168157189173166173Cannon
Carroll389359372360351329355347351386337322313330305308316304315275336339Carroll
Carter577591581574627635609633561619582568574517501532531488481481441491Carter
Cheatham526488490479465491496455517519461410429443429469443490461450484446Cheatham
Chester188175184182198185163186204181181184192180204208160183190182176189Chester
Claiborne347360363332372356389350334359350328304301315330279297344330336319Claiborne
Clay92968183641129292801041058181947574806868627769Clay
Cocke417414399414439402416442451429402361401387382398391371362371348385Cocke
Coffee664660660645638709660776732754659661612633661693711672673721684760Coffee
Crockett184198194194193158210168225184194175170192166182162155149161171195Crockett
Cumberland505478526494513515526528544577572580566573527548573526499552547509Cumberland
Davidson8,5248,9818,7738,7788,9009,0059,4099,9669,99110,1009,7749,5579,6019,7219,91110,27510,32210,02110,0639,98210,00311,489Davidson
Decatur145145119135120116143122152125132105100101136141112118112112108112Decatur
Dekalb237201219207232246246274258268200232222230222235246190225213240276Dekalb
Dickson621634630630628643689706669697590660582570619625636568644622657641Dickson
Dyer458515537500476501487551520534504469499496452467471471469447453498Dyer
Fayette427394395402406406459469530515526454419425411424431409427393385446Fayette
Fentress219209197215193208206204205206206182192185187196185199178202171175Fentress
Franklin476463450457473445437427425444393378390399406399379404424403416447Franklin
Gibson621667615615586604608660636615616597652607610623621590601574571547Gibson
Giles392353336334345315330329389330352290287294317303359332309292330302Giles
Grainger234237263279283234262269285264258237223220216247207251219235238228Grainger
Greene720781702730739714741711753713724616605601643651646690642698631669Greene
Grundy199187201199208195179185196164161165155139177151157150171160159169Grundy
Hamblen810869814802825835877880901886794786792793760799756755758807750761Hamblen
Hamilton3,7984,0284,0423,8823,9433,9793,9614,2674,3324,3174,2114,1074,0474,1714,1704,1444,2874,2884,2344,2494,2884,769Hamilton
Hancock65807861709487788677826165846267677964826368Hancock
Hardeman361364337329330331316360330333316267292266274273265257253207237294Hardeman
Hardin276280277269281273296305279292285272307255282257306297245242215242Hardin
Hawkins646655637641653655636619635629591542546577523538557537533508553518Hawkins
Haywood279301293276310263246287278222240240216223237220191194209182202198Haywood
Henderson352344348361369336384357411373332352312327319328312335318309297336Henderson
Henry381377376372315372391376391366368334342324352305345333322304324319Henry
Hickman298300321248287265265286286269256244270270284283288267262257278270Hickman
Houston1049411294100109951121019710210578747396829674868085Houston
Humphreys217219225214209235212214233177216207203219198187207190218237187235Humphreys
Jackson99126101911071241021031131001001031071138690104111101919788Jackson
Jefferson555536516539510523575587613602547534530541500546531488486479493553Jefferson
Johnson183152148154158166187168188172164166147131144189154154145165138211Johnson
Knox4,7404,7964,8164,6915,0585,0855,0255,3875,3395,4925,3235,0905,1435,2855,1135,2555,3585,2695,2075,1555,1255,830Knox
Lake75767279807069696877706580656360706758637153Lake
Lauderdale406421417391400363357384376367390310320303288290298332309282293307Lauderdale
Lawrence501593598606584561534597615575562547568559560582570554582590523592Lawrence
Lewis154142116142182170136149139168144105120147118155129139139154124141Lewis
Lincoln394379365406387432428436422429393345354375334339377329396379363364Lincoln
Loudon493479477482496510470533553540545473558543543510526561501461522555Loudon
Macon269268272247268267299306288289318305305313311342351290355335322326Macon
Madison1,3521,3951,2961,3171,3371,3401,3881,3721,4651,3981,3651,2431,2711,2941,2561,2491,2501,2091,2311,1961,2511,394Madison
Marion336371344310372325325351340328346286290304315324331310335320295319Marion
Marshall340351394368361358376402420405357371372353350380375384409410416432Marshall
Maury9851,0201,0259411,0421,0001,0201,0911,2011,1991,1501,1331,1361,0601,0451,1301,1461,1701,2761,1841,1991,382Maury
McMinn610587660619573615618601605636577534578559589553576568612567591618McMinn
McNairy332349337337329343325272293321297291283315269260254288276269253312McNairy
Meigs157153159147127117112117144154126117101112136102145115137124132126Meigs
Monroe527517534546543555533539579540508486482469535527485469489507531523Monroe
Montgomery2,3942,5152,3522,3582,2982,3582,8902,5843,1292,8362,9873,2043,0423,6203,2203,4533,4413,4373,3833,5123,4933,970Montgomery
Moore60645760516158576147454847495952504657634769Moore
Morgan210221229217222215226226247220186209180186199209227198200200191181Morgan
Obion425415446390410412374325416390365345350376334315364367327345354294Obion
Overton203246219230238268257245250247240241268235219227232218225238249258Overton
Perry107918510290987510387104106911028710012184104103107109100Perry
Pickett70555347556347715045395239352949544239384040Pickett
Polk187223206195188200189177173199166170137135167177150181173163171161Polk
Putnam818859808870851924943953990905948890898880888862919867887870912896Putnam
Rhea398392386408396393440433441388389380409364402384379385410383371395Rhea
Roane581609582551528499512531592553486522495478476433453485458494443523Roane
Robertson7838678458589149559961,0461,0881,0641,006850931921872884860884863889889905Robertson
Rutherford2,7162,7943,0402,9803,0883,3343,4913,6413,9764,0753,6973,7663,6483,6313,7424,0013,9584,1294,0304,1464,2304,709Rutherford
Scott302287321343317317345302307283276251249275296280277272265249259254Scott
Sequatchie151144135152163159163178208170160156175115163152154152169177166151Sequatchie
Sevier8859668939239589779901,1071,1681,1381,1091,0621,0191,0231,0031,0751,0581,0861,0591,0231,0751,132Sevier
Shelby14,74014,74214,39514,20114,15514,25214,48015,16715,23415,04614,40913,78113,99313,89813,76013,84213,37713,21913,17713,12212,80216,039Shelby
Smith246236190222220213236226232253202205231210241237210262221218215219Smith
Stewart130139158157141147155121131136127141133137123130128146139145145156Stewart
Sullivan1,6561,8111,6811,5701,6441,5341,7061,6861,7071,6861,5991,6131,5111,5961,5871,5751,5251,4881,5401,5061,4721,551Sullivan
Sumner1,8311,7781,8031,7921,8861,8451,9022,0312,0732,1581,9951,8751,9221,9322,0002,1222,1062,0532,1942,1492,1182,386Sumner
Tipton695742732679682744741789798820793775738738757710730723690656738683Tipton
Trousdale98939086959088919995918994809897106101105122119133Trousdale
Unicoi171176170179169190195185180180167163163160166147154162165175133146Unicoi
Union234219232249246230265231279248213218216252185170225213196212220177Union
Van Buren60476458624968525266506348546261785872677155Van Buren
Warren517581548588544523527570514523497493467456507477463464498460525455Warren
Washington1,3371,3421,2271,3041,3631,3541,3041,3681,4151,3721,3561,3181,3311,3931,3271,3021,3411,2911,2361,2471,2201,295Washington
Wayne164180173151161169169168155161148137132177132153132137146117137155Wayne
Weakley395418387359350327373340323359408383354349349348343359314315329342Weakley
White272305293285302294339289303330275272306290317304291302309286295327White
Williamson1,6961,6991,7161,6821,8671,9432,0122,1562,2542,0492,0671,9712,0121,9332,0962,1492,2632,2682,4002,3212,2272,456Williamson
Wilson1,2401,2441,2711,2341,2681,2941,3451,3871,3961,3891,3171,3531,3381,3601,3741,4591,4681,5281,5671,6511,6341,755Wilson
TENNESSEE UNKNOWN000000030230000002223173TENNESSEE UNKNOWN
TENNESSEE TOTAL77,76179,53978,31877,43378,84179,57281,72084,30886,66185,48082,10979,34579,46280,20279,95481,60981,37480,75581,02480,73780,43189,554TENNESSEE 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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