California abortion percentages by county

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last modified 18 August 2022

Note: California only provides data for Medi-Cal program abortions; figures below, for Medi-Cal (FFS and estimated HCP) abortions, represent 32-45% of abortions reported by the CDC or AGI. Completeness of the abortion figures below varies significantly from county to county.

Data for California counties, Medi-Cal abortions for residents only

California: abortion ratios by county of residence

county1994-19961995-19971996-19981997-19991998-20001999-20012000-20022001-20032002-20042003-20052004-20062005-20072006-20082007-20092008-20102009-20112010-20122011-20132012-2014county
Alameda39839639732128925122718415312413013312611410594817169Alameda
Alpine29625015617611191027618156240000000Alpine
Amador174160158172185199182166144144144144130827610313611955Amador
Butte312314309311297291296290291287295303327353368370356342285Butte
Calaveras2072262322362271961871641751591381111031101101051039963Calaveras
Colusa1221121081041079290827970412200020373816Colusa
Contra Costa206233257231178139132127124125132149170198218247252261237Contra Costa
Del Norte205196181173172186197188180157937739726292836935Del Norte
El Dorado1671621541371291201191201181171141141151161181101049671El Dorado
Fresno282303304296260255251206154110114117122137161172174165156Fresno
Glenn206193168167156149141129133117119108101101101107968954Glenn
Humboldt292288300304311313312309327351377379390416435454444414314Humboldt
Imperial1041039493847877686457595657596566676243Imperial
Inyo12914917515014314015815412312272420000242322Inyo
Kern2072212392201961721661288446444344526887104110106Kern
Kings138140134126123123121116109104100989910310586633525Kings
Lake28029829729128426425523022019619318217416615315514312883Lake
Lassen1831791751671431351351321251301371317734027508049Lassen
Los Angeles175187210197174157174159134101104103107118138155165167162Los Angeles
Madera18318517716316016716615514213613513613613915216015313399Madera
Marin152158150143126108109125158177187167147128118106113129158Marin
Mariposa205170184174165163178182154167111710005110313381Mariposa
Mendocino28130129829227128326326523622522021521221220919113210494Mendocino
Merced19519019218417216416115614814012912112613110260232119Merced
Modoc1151231431381311371241149510673290000000Modoc
Mono178176166161165173147128986935140000000Mono
Monterey19518618117316916716313611189100106109115116119118117113Monterey
Napa1481281059692971017757446886108115130140152162161Napa
Nevada23822221120520318917316816516216615815115815515913912690Nevada
Orange94909386756975685944474852607693105114111Orange
Placer155150156144129111109106102103119140165173176163166165160Placer
Plumas24321423522222317113110499110753600035356227Plumas
Riverside160167173162140123113926644414245526168727370Riverside
Sacramento26831539133829826624819414610399939299111117117114108Sacramento
San Benito154157156151162160155149146134123114114124150167168157149San Benito
San Bernardino19820520818716114313811184595858637793115135156147San Bernardino
San Diego1271291391271109392877965595353566165697269San Diego
San Francisco364375378366309301321322301273262241210182160146147143140San Francisco
San Joaquin2512682772452061731681451269899103115125131135132133122San Joaquin
San Luis Obispo148156171173175168163166168171160148121977364697679San Luis Obispo
San Mateo18517315313512111812211510085797973686356493838San Mateo
Santa Barbara1071029484808411211210578747272757876767575Santa Barbara
Santa Clara196196184172145138144142135115113109108112120131133132119Santa Clara
Santa Cruz366368349304275273289251214164152146155196224225214202190Santa Cruz
Shasta322320310305289281261256245243229205185181183184178159134Shasta
Sierra1381188593154250226169179120104140000000Sierra
Siskiyou210203193195195188190165147139131127112114120114947950Siskiyou
Solano12022031329522119318514811084104123142161186217244241209Solano
Sonoma237266260242190179203223231234232235206181136115113136138Sonoma
Stanislaus2262252332342161971801571311121059692108139169199213202Stanislaus
Sutter162147146139132125113111110111108105102108103116140166185Sutter
Tehama20820920119118318718117516114712912111411411513313713895Tehama
Trinity239245208232264261257223234176973300040737536Trinity
Tulare1441441451441381391381138250474444424038363226Tulare
Tuolumne2382482482732822832552362212082001861921831651451209848Tuolumne
Ventura1381391341231131181201201079789899199108105887158Ventura
Yolo207201186166157149133977152554947464742342726Yolo
Yuba163178176182166157145140131126113116108115114110988056Yuba
CALIFORNIA (CAL STATS)204206212195171154157166168169161152147155169180187189181CALIFORNIA (CAL STATS)
CALIFORNIA (CDC/AGI STATS)530524513492464445432416399386382386389389383374360346329CALIFORNIA (CDC/AGI STATS)

California: abortion percentages by county of residence

county1994-19961995-19971996-19981997-19991998-20001999-20012000-20022001-20032002-20042003-20052004-20062005-20072006-20082007-20092008-20102009-20112010-20122011-20132012-2014county
Alameda28.528.428.424.322.420.018.515.513.311.011.511.711.210.29.58.67.56.66.5Alameda
Alpine22.920.013.515.010.08.30.02.65.77.55.32.40.00.00.00.00.00.00.0Alpine
Amador14.813.813.714.715.616.615.414.312.612.612.612.611.57.67.19.311.910.65.2Amador
Butte23.823.923.623.722.922.622.822.522.622.322.823.224.626.126.927.026.225.522.2Butte
Calaveras17.218.518.819.118.516.415.714.114.913.812.110.09.49.99.99.59.39.05.9Calaveras
Colusa10.910.19.89.49.78.48.37.67.46.54.02.10.00.00.02.03.53.61.6Colusa
Contra Costa17.118.920.518.815.112.211.611.311.011.111.712.914.516.617.919.820.120.719.2Contra Costa
Del Norte17.016.415.314.714.715.716.415.815.313.68.57.23.76.75.88.47.76.53.4Del Norte
El Dorado14.313.913.312.011.410.710.610.710.610.410.210.310.310.410.59.99.48.86.6El Dorado
Fresno22.023.323.322.920.620.320.017.113.39.910.210.510.912.013.914.714.914.213.5Fresno
Glenn17.116.214.414.313.512.912.411.511.710.510.69.89.29.29.29.78.88.25.1Glenn
Humboldt22.622.423.123.323.723.923.823.624.726.027.427.528.129.430.331.230.829.323.9Humboldt
Imperial9.59.38.68.57.77.27.16.46.05.45.65.35.45.66.16.26.35.84.1Imperial
Inyo11.412.914.913.012.512.313.613.411.010.86.74.00.00.00.00.02.32.22.2Inyo
Kern17.218.119.318.016.414.714.211.37.84.44.34.14.25.06.48.09.59.99.6Kern
Kings12.112.311.811.211.010.910.810.49.89.59.18.99.09.39.57.95.93.42.4Kings
Lake21.923.022.922.522.120.920.318.718.116.416.215.414.814.213.313.412.511.37.7Lake
Lassen15.515.214.914.312.511.911.911.611.111.512.011.57.13.30.02.74.87.44.7Lassen
Los Angeles14.915.717.416.414.813.614.913.811.89.19.49.49.710.612.213.414.114.313.9Los Angeles
Madera15.515.615.114.013.814.314.313.512.411.911.912.012.012.213.213.813.311.79.0Madera
Marin13.213.713.012.511.29.79.811.113.715.015.814.312.811.310.69.510.211.413.7Marin
Mariposa17.014.615.514.814.214.015.115.413.414.310.06.60.00.00.04.89.311.87.5Mariposa
Mendocino21.923.122.922.621.322.020.820.919.118.418.017.717.517.517.316.111.79.58.6Mendocino
Merced16.316.016.115.614.714.113.913.512.912.311.410.811.211.69.35.72.32.01.8Merced
Modoc10.310.912.512.111.612.111.010.28.79.66.82.80.00.00.00.00.00.00.0Modoc
Mono15.115.014.313.914.214.812.811.39.06.53.41.40.00.00.00.00.00.00.0Mono
Monterey16.315.715.314.814.514.314.012.010.08.29.19.69.810.310.410.610.610.510.2Monterey
Napa12.911.49.58.78.48.89.27.25.44.26.47.99.710.311.512.213.213.913.8Napa
Nevada19.218.117.417.016.915.914.814.414.113.914.213.713.113.713.413.712.211.28.2Nevada
Orange8.68.28.57.97.06.47.06.45.54.24.54.64.95.77.08.59.510.310.0Orange
Placer13.413.013.512.611.410.09.89.59.39.310.712.314.114.714.914.014.314.213.8Placer
Plumas19.617.619.018.218.214.611.69.49.09.97.03.40.00.00.03.43.45.82.6Plumas
Riverside13.814.314.814.012.310.910.28.46.24.24.04.04.35.05.86.46.76.86.5Riverside
Sacramento21.224.028.125.323.021.019.916.212.79.39.08.58.49.010.010.410.510.29.7Sacramento
San Benito13.313.613.513.113.913.813.412.912.711.810.910.210.311.013.014.314.413.613.0San Benito
San Bernardino16.517.017.215.713.912.512.210.07.85.65.45.55.97.28.510.311.913.512.8San Bernardino
San Diego11.311.412.211.39.98.58.58.07.36.15.65.15.05.35.76.16.46.76.5San Diego
San Francisco26.727.327.426.823.623.124.324.323.121.420.819.417.315.413.812.712.812.512.3San Francisco
San Joaquin20.121.121.719.717.114.814.412.711.28.99.09.310.311.111.611.911.711.810.9San Joaquin
San Luis Obispo12.913.514.614.714.914.414.014.214.414.613.812.910.88.86.86.06.57.17.3San Luis Obispo
San Mateo15.614.713.311.910.810.510.910.39.17.87.37.36.86.45.95.34.73.73.7San Mateo
Santa Barbara9.79.38.67.77.47.710.110.19.57.26.96.76.76.97.37.17.07.06.9Santa Barbara
Santa Clara16.416.415.514.612.712.112.612.411.910.310.19.89.710.010.711.611.711.710.6Santa Clara
Santa Cruz26.826.925.923.321.621.522.420.117.714.113.212.713.416.418.318.417.616.816.0Santa Cruz
Shasta24.424.223.723.422.421.920.720.419.719.518.617.015.615.315.515.515.113.711.8Shasta
Sierra12.110.57.88.513.320.018.414.515.210.89.51.40.00.00.00.00.00.00.0Sierra
Siskiyou17.316.916.116.316.315.815.914.112.812.211.611.310.110.310.710.28.67.34.8Siskiyou
Solano10.718.023.822.818.116.215.612.99.97.79.411.012.413.915.617.819.619.417.3Solano
Sonoma19.121.020.619.516.015.216.918.318.818.918.919.017.115.312.010.310.212.012.1Sonoma
Stanislaus18.418.418.918.917.816.415.213.511.610.09.58.88.49.812.214.516.617.516.8Stanislaus
Sutter14.012.812.712.211.711.210.110.09.910.09.89.59.29.89.310.412.314.315.6Sutter
Tehama17.217.316.716.015.515.715.314.913.912.811.410.810.210.310.311.812.112.18.7Tehama
Trinity19.319.717.218.820.920.720.518.218.915.08.83.20.00.00.03.96.87.03.4Trinity
Tulare12.612.612.712.612.112.212.110.17.64.84.54.24.24.13.83.73.43.12.6Tulare
Tuolumne19.219.819.921.522.022.120.319.118.117.216.615.716.115.414.212.710.78.94.6Tuolumne
Ventura12.112.211.811.010.210.510.710.79.68.88.28.28.39.09.79.58.16.65.5Ventura
Yolo17.216.715.714.213.613.011.88.96.75.05.24.74.54.44.54.03.32.62.5Yolo
Yuba14.015.115.015.414.213.612.712.311.611.210.210.49.710.310.29.99.07.45.3Yuba
CALIFORNIA (CAL STATS)16.917.117.516.314.613.313.614.214.414.513.913.212.813.414.415.315.815.915.3CALIFORNIA (CAL STATS)
CALIFORNIA (CDC/AGI STATS)34.734.433.933.031.730.830.229.428.527.927.627.828.028.027.727.226.525.724.8CALIFORNIA (CDC/AGI STATS)

California: counties ranked by abortion percentage

county1994-19961995-19971996-19981997-19991998-20001999-20012000-20022001-20032002-20042003-20052004-20062005-20072006-20082007-20092008-20102009-20112010-20122011-20132012-2014county
Alameda111351212142026191718273235394335Alameda
Alpine6134228525558585646515550504954555555Alpine
Amador37414033221419192518131416373834192539Amador
Butte5674433332222222222Butte
Calaveras23171915131617221315142731292933323136Calaveras
Colusa53555353545455545148575650504953494954Colusa
Contra Costa2416141824394138342517119443333Contra Costa
Del Norte27273131272115131116404049404437384547Del Norte
El Dorado38404448474747403630262521212429313332El Dorado
Fresno8788121110111934252319151088912Fresno
Glenn25293835373636352929242933333530353440Glenn
Humboldt71097112211111111111Humboldt
Imperial57565655565756565552494442434242454744Imperial
Inyo51463542403831273527465050504954535352Inyo
Kern21201620192527364955554948454138302923Kern
Kings50495151494545424037353434323139465051Kings
Lake1091111798898888111314152328Lake
Lassen34343436414339343323151838494952473642Lassen
Los Angeles363121222634232328403432302017151178Los Angeles
Madera33333238352826262621161615141412122024Madera
Marin44424645485151391799913172331282211Marin
Mariposa26382929313122151812294250504947331829Mariposa
Mendocino9810101055456653356223026Mendocino
Merced31302626283030252119212217163445545453Merced
Modoc55534947454243444736455450504954555555Modoc
Mono35363940322433374649585750504954555555Mono
Monterey30323030292929333743363026232522252620Monterey
Napa4652545455525355585647382922201813119Napa
Nevada15192021181824181514101012131213172427Nevada
Orange58585757585857575757534744423936292721Orange
Placer4245434346505249433823151010811101010Placer
Plumas13221719142642504535435250504951514648Plumas
Riverside41393639424648525458565146464541424133Riverside
Sacramento115223811122439373635352823262822Sacramento
San Benito4343414133323228232222262319151091313San Benito
San Bernardino28242225343737474851504341383625201414San Bernardino
San Diego52515050535354535250484543444643444234San Diego
San Francisco323122112333471116141515San Francisco
San Joaquin12111213172325303241383322181919231918San Joaquin
San Luis Obispo45443732252728201411111220364044433830San Luis Obispo
San Mateo32374549504844434444423939414346484845San Mateo
Santa Barbara56575558575650464247444140393740403931Santa Barbara
Santa Clara29282834394135312731282828282121212119Santa Clara
Santa Cruz234697461013121311534566Santa Cruz
Shasta446566654456797771217Shasta
Sierra49545856381313171228325850504954555555Sierra
Siskiyou19252523201916212220181925262227363741Siskiyou
Solano5421591517182938453320141265444Solano
Sonoma1712131421221497544581826271716Sonoma
Stanislaus1818181616152124303231353631169655Stanislaus
Sutter404747464444494839333031323033241687Sutter
Tehama20232424232020161617202124252620181625Tehama
Trinity141523171110710610395350504949414046Trinity
Tulare47484844434038455054544847484850505149Tulare
Tuolumne161415128497877766917243243Tuolumne
Ventura48505252514946414142413737343032374437Ventura
Yolo22262737363540515353524645474748525250Yolo
Yuba39353327303334323124272427242728343538Yuba


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Last modified 18 August 2022.
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