Data for Florida regions, based on abortions by region of occurrence and live births by region of residence (through 2016)
| abortion ratio | abortion % | rank | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| county | 1990-1993 | 1994-1997 | 1998-2001 | 2002-2005 | 2006-2009 | 2010-2014 | 2013-2016 | 1990-1993 | 1994-1997 | 1998-2001 | 2002-2005 | 2006-2009 | 2010-2014 | 2013-2016 | 1990-1993 | 1994-1997 | 1998-2001 | 2002-2005 | 2006-2009 | 2010-2014 | 2013-2016 |
| Pensacola area | 322 | 314 | 293 | 284 | 242 | 208 | 188 | 24.4 | 23.9 | 22.7 | 22.1 | 19.5 | 17.2 | 15.8 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| Tallahassee area | 432 | 381 | 322 | 251 | 271 | 280 | 214 | 30.2 | 27.6 | 24.3 | 20.1 | 21.3 | 21.8 | 17.6 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
| Gainesville area | 296 | 270 | 270 | 248 | 272 | 211 | 179 | 22.8 | 21.2 | 21.3 | 19.9 | 21.4 | 17.4 | 15.2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Jacksonville area | 366 | 349 | 381 | 467 | 428 | 384 | 332 | 26.8 | 25.9 | 27.6 | 31.8 | 30.0 | 27.7 | 24.9 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Orlando area | 306 | 381 | 390 | 344 | 280 | 270 | 249 | 23.4 | 27.6 | 28.0 | 25.6 | 21.9 | 21.2 | 20.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| St. Petersburg area | 316 | 298 | 301 | 315 | 285 | 282 | 259 | 24.0 | 23.0 | 23.1 | 24.0 | 22.2 | 22.0 | 20.6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Fort Myers area | 486 | 479 | 481 | 474 | 438 | 354 | 331 | 32.7 | 32.4 | 32.5 | 32.2 | 30.5 | 26.2 | 24.9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Miami area | 387 | 512 | 555 | 553 | 522 | 486 | 446 | 27.9 | 33.9 | 35.7 | 35.6 | 34.3 | 32.7 | 30.9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| FLORIDA TOTAL | 356 | 407 | 424 | 420 | 384 | 357 | 324 | 26.3 | 28.9 | 29.8 | 29.6 | 27.7 | 26.3 | 24.5 | |||||||
Note: The Florida Department of Health reported abortions through 2016 only by county of occurrence but not by county of residence. The statistics above are based on regions around centers of concentrated abortion occurrence (generally associated with large cities with larger abortion providers). Counties in each region are listed below:
| county | 2017-2019 | 2018-2020 | 2019-2021 | 2020-2022 | 2021-2023 | 2022-2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alachua | 280 | 309 | 318 | 325 | 320 | 302 |
| Baker | 136 | 136 | 131 | 159 | 155 | 152 |
| Bay | 124 | 159 | 194 | 211 | 201 | 175 |
| Bradford | 163 | 160 | 158 | 172 | 177 | 149 |
| Brevard | 221 | 229 | 241 | 246 | 240 | 210 |
| Broward | 450 | 467 | 493 | 513 | 521 | 487 |
| Calhoun | 196 | 141 | 192 | 191 | 202 | 160 |
| Charlotte | 272 | 265 | 263 | 256 | 276 | 249 |
| Citrus | 168 | 174 | 176 | 188 | 190 | 170 |
| Clay | 179 | 193 | 191 | 198 | 198 | 186 |
| Collier | 235 | 230 | 230 | 224 | 222 | 208 |
| Columbia | 164 | 171 | 194 | 207 | 218 | 209 |
| Desoto | 155 | 170 | 183 | 196 | 204 | 178 |
| Dixie | 62 | 0 | 62 | 150 | 275 | 263 |
| Duval | 283 | 303 | 328 | 344 | 345 | 307 |
| Escambia | 113 | 151 | 185 | 209 | 188 | 135 |
| Flagler | 221 | 210 | 230 | 256 | 253 | 229 |
| Franklin | 0 | 0 | 87 | 91 | 97 | 0 |
| Gadsden | 172 | 192 | 217 | 247 | 248 | 248 |
| Gilchrist | 76 | 124 | 125 | 84 | 37 | 0 |
| Glades | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 237 |
| Gulf | 0 | 0 | 61 | 131 | 196 | 128 |
| Hamilton | 87 | 43 | 55 | 137 | 242 | 230 |
| Hardee | 74 | 84 | 84 | 91 | 110 | 114 |
| Hendry | 171 | 187 | 201 | 215 | 207 | 187 |
| Hernando | 211 | 220 | 231 | 239 | 237 | 207 |
| Highlands | 156 | 179 | 196 | 198 | 192 | 174 |
| Hillsborough | 334 | 352 | 372 | 388 | 404 | 391 |
| Holmes | 0 | 0 | 43 | 94 | 94 | 52 |
| Indian River | 220 | 226 | 232 | 245 | 259 | 257 |
| Jackson | 85 | 97 | 119 | 129 | 125 | 111 |
| Jefferson | 138 | 160 | 231 | 228 | 213 | 132 |
| Lafayette | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lake | 184 | 195 | 200 | 200 | 194 | 180 |
| Lee | 253 | 264 | 274 | 271 | 265 | 239 |
| Leon | 310 | 350 | 401 | 441 | 449 | 417 |
| Levy | 129 | 140 | 156 | 169 | 177 | 154 |
| Liberty | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Madison | 152 | 165 | 194 | 230 | 225 | 183 |
| Manatee | 215 | 219 | 226 | 234 | 232 | 215 |
| Marion | 198 | 212 | 220 | 231 | 234 | 211 |
| Martin | 257 | 252 | 240 | 242 | 249 | 226 |
| Miami-Dade | 489 | 504 | 519 | 526 | 545 | 536 |
| Monroe | 195 | 176 | 169 | 152 | 131 | 117 |
| Nassau | 133 | 136 | 140 | 153 | 152 | 137 |
| Okaloosa | 89 | 122 | 145 | 164 | 161 | 130 |
| Okeechobee | 156 | 151 | 159 | 167 | 187 | 169 |
| Orange | 313 | 327 | 336 | 334 | 336 | 300 |
| Osceola | 229 | 246 | 257 | 254 | 248 | 222 |
| Palm Beach | 351 | 368 | 385 | 374 | 354 | 325 |
| Pasco | 198 | 208 | 213 | 223 | 220 | 201 |
| Pinellas | 365 | 378 | 397 | 426 | 447 | 431 |
| Polk | 192 | 209 | 229 | 241 | 246 | 226 |
| Putnam | 140 | 160 | 178 | 178 | 179 | 157 |
| Saint Johns | 166 | 177 | 176 | 172 | 157 | 138 |
| Saint Lucie | 261 | 272 | 298 | 296 | 283 | 245 |
| Santa Rosa | 70 | 93 | 108 | 113 | 96 | 74 |
| Sarasota | 284 | 292 | 291 | 284 | 281 | 249 |
| Seminole | 227 | 224 | 235 | 241 | 257 | 238 |
| Sumter | 155 | 153 | 172 | 180 | 178 | 153 |
| Suwannee | 109 | 122 | 141 | 170 | 175 | 156 |
| Taylor | 161 | 170 | 192 | 187 | 185 | 177 |
| Union | 110 | 56 | 47 | 48 | 96 | 49 |
| Volusia | 237 | 251 | 257 | 256 | 248 | 221 |
| Wakulla | 141 | 163 | 152 | 162 | 162 | 160 |
| Walton | 71 | 95 | 115 | 122 | 112 | 89 |
| Washington | 53 | 27 | 66 | 74 | 73 | 34 |
| FLORIDA TOTAL | 306 | 320 | 334 | 341 | 343 | 318 |
Florida: abortion percentages by county of residence
| county | 2017-2019 | 2018-2020 | 2019-2021 | 2020-2022 | 2021-2023 | 2022-2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alachua | 21.9 | 23.6 | 24.2 | 24.6 | 24.2 | 23.2 |
| Baker | 12.0 | 12.0 | 11.6 | 13.7 | 13.4 | 13.2 |
| Bay | 11.0 | 13.7 | 16.2 | 17.4 | 16.7 | 14.9 |
| Bradford | 14.0 | 13.8 | 13.6 | 14.7 | 15.0 | 13.0 |
| Brevard | 18.1 | 18.7 | 19.4 | 19.7 | 19.3 | 17.3 |
| Broward | 31.1 | 31.8 | 33.0 | 33.9 | 34.2 | 32.7 |
| Calhoun | 16.4 | 12.4 | 16.1 | 16.0 | 16.8 | 13.8 |
| Charlotte | 21.4 | 20.9 | 20.8 | 20.4 | 21.6 | 19.9 |
| Citrus | 14.4 | 14.8 | 15.0 | 15.8 | 16.0 | 14.5 |
| Clay | 15.2 | 16.2 | 16.0 | 16.6 | 16.6 | 15.7 |
| Collier | 19.0 | 18.7 | 18.7 | 18.3 | 18.2 | 17.2 |
| Columbia | 14.1 | 14.6 | 16.2 | 17.1 | 17.9 | 17.3 |
| Desoto | 13.4 | 14.5 | 15.4 | 16.4 | 17.0 | 15.1 |
| Dixie | 5.8 | 0.0 | 5.8 | 13.0 | 21.6 | 20.8 |
| Duval | 22.1 | 23.2 | 24.7 | 25.6 | 25.7 | 23.5 |
| Escambia | 10.1 | 13.2 | 15.6 | 17.3 | 15.8 | 11.9 |
| Flagler | 18.1 | 17.3 | 18.7 | 20.4 | 20.2 | 18.6 |
| Franklin | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 8.8 | 0.0 |
| Gadsden | 14.7 | 16.1 | 17.8 | 19.8 | 19.8 | 19.8 |
| Gilchrist | 7.1 | 11.0 | 11.1 | 7.7 | 3.6 | 0.0 |
| Glades | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.1 | 19.1 |
| Gulf | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.8 | 11.6 | 16.4 | 11.3 |
| Hamilton | 8.0 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 12.0 | 19.5 | 18.7 |
| Hardee | 6.9 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 8.4 | 9.9 | 10.3 |
| Hendry | 14.6 | 15.8 | 16.7 | 17.7 | 17.1 | 15.8 |
| Hernando | 17.5 | 18.0 | 18.8 | 19.3 | 19.2 | 17.2 |
| Highlands | 13.5 | 15.2 | 16.4 | 16.6 | 16.1 | 14.9 |
| Hillsborough | 25.0 | 26.1 | 27.1 | 27.9 | 28.8 | 28.1 |
| Holmes | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 4.9 |
| Indian River | 18.0 | 18.5 | 18.9 | 19.7 | 20.6 | 20.4 |
| Jackson | 7.8 | 8.9 | 10.6 | 11.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 |
| Jefferson | 12.1 | 13.8 | 18.8 | 18.6 | 17.5 | 11.6 |
| Lafayette | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Lake | 15.5 | 16.3 | 16.7 | 16.6 | 16.3 | 15.3 |
| Lee | 20.2 | 20.9 | 21.5 | 21.3 | 20.9 | 19.3 |
| Leon | 23.7 | 25.9 | 28.6 | 30.6 | 31.0 | 29.4 |
| Levy | 11.4 | 12.2 | 13.5 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 13.4 |
| Liberty | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Madison | 13.2 | 14.2 | 16.3 | 18.7 | 18.4 | 15.5 |
| Manatee | 17.7 | 17.9 | 18.4 | 19.0 | 18.8 | 17.7 |
| Marion | 16.5 | 17.5 | 18.1 | 18.8 | 19.0 | 17.4 |
| Martin | 20.5 | 20.1 | 19.3 | 19.5 | 19.9 | 18.5 |
| Miami-Dade | 32.8 | 33.5 | 34.1 | 34.5 | 35.3 | 34.9 |
| Monroe | 16.3 | 15.0 | 14.5 | 13.2 | 11.6 | 10.5 |
| Nassau | 11.7 | 12.0 | 12.3 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 12.0 |
| Okaloosa | 8.2 | 10.8 | 12.6 | 14.1 | 13.9 | 11.5 |
| Okeechobee | 13.5 | 13.1 | 13.7 | 14.3 | 15.7 | 14.5 |
| Orange | 23.8 | 24.6 | 25.2 | 25.0 | 25.1 | 23.1 |
| Osceola | 18.6 | 19.7 | 20.4 | 20.3 | 19.8 | 18.2 |
| Palm Beach | 26.0 | 26.9 | 27.8 | 27.2 | 26.2 | 24.5 |
| Pasco | 16.5 | 17.2 | 17.6 | 18.2 | 18.0 | 16.7 |
| Pinellas | 26.8 | 27.4 | 28.4 | 29.9 | 30.9 | 30.1 |
| Polk | 16.1 | 17.3 | 18.6 | 19.4 | 19.8 | 18.4 |
| Putnam | 12.2 | 13.8 | 15.1 | 15.1 | 15.2 | 13.5 |
| Saint Johns | 14.2 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.5 | 12.2 |
| Saint Lucie | 20.7 | 21.4 | 23.0 | 22.8 | 22.1 | 19.7 |
| Santa Rosa | 6.5 | 8.5 | 9.8 | 10.1 | 8.8 | 6.9 |
| Sarasota | 22.1 | 22.6 | 22.5 | 22.1 | 21.9 | 19.9 |
| Seminole | 18.5 | 18.3 | 19.0 | 19.4 | 20.5 | 19.3 |
| Sumter | 13.4 | 13.2 | 14.7 | 15.3 | 15.1 | 13.2 |
| Suwannee | 9.9 | 10.9 | 12.4 | 14.5 | 14.9 | 13.5 |
| Taylor | 13.9 | 14.5 | 16.1 | 15.8 | 15.6 | 15.0 |
| Union | 9.9 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 8.7 | 4.7 |
| Volusia | 19.2 | 20.0 | 20.4 | 20.4 | 19.9 | 18.1 |
| Wakulla | 12.3 | 14.0 | 13.2 | 14.0 | 13.9 | 13.8 |
| Walton | 6.6 | 8.6 | 10.3 | 10.8 | 10.1 | 8.1 |
| Washington | 5.0 | 2.6 | 6.2 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 3.3 |
| FLORIDA TOTAL | 23.4 | 24.2 | 25.0 | 25.4 | 25.5 | 24.1 |
Florida: counties ranked by abortion percentage
| county | 2017-2019 | 2018-2020 | 2019-2021 | 2020-2022 | 2021-2023 | 2022-2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alachua | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
| Baker | 48 | 51 | 54 | 52 | 55 | 50 |
| Bay | 51 | 45 | 35 | 33 | 38 | 40 |
| Bradford | 38 | 42 | 48 | 45 | 50 | 51 |
| Brevard | 21 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 26 | 29 |
| Broward | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Calhoun | 28 | 49 | 38 | 40 | 37 | 45 |
| Charlotte | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 15 |
| Citrus | 35 | 36 | 43 | 41 | 43 | 42 |
| Clay | 32 | 30 | 39 | 37 | 39 | 35 |
| Collier | 18 | 19 | 25 | 30 | 31 | 31 |
| Columbia | 37 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 30 |
| Desoto | 43 | 38 | 41 | 39 | 36 | 38 |
| Dixie | 62 | 63 | 62 | 55 | 15 | 12 |
| Duval | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Escambia | 52 | 47 | 40 | 34 | 44 | 54 |
| Flagler | 22 | 26 | 24 | 16 | 19 | 22 |
| Franklin | 64 | 63 | 59 | 63 | 62 | 66 |
| Gadsden | 33 | 31 | 29 | 19 | 22 | 16 |
| Gilchrist | 58 | 53 | 55 | 64 | 67 | 66 |
| Glades | 64 | 63 | 67 | 67 | 61 | 20 |
| Gulf | 64 | 63 | 63 | 57 | 40 | 57 |
| Hamilton | 56 | 61 | 64 | 56 | 25 | 21 |
| Hardee | 59 | 59 | 60 | 62 | 60 | 59 |
| Hendry | 34 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 35 | 34 |
| Hernando | 25 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 32 |
| Highlands | 41 | 33 | 33 | 38 | 42 | 41 |
| Hillsborough | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| Holmes | 64 | 63 | 66 | 61 | 65 | 63 |
| Indian River | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 13 |
| Jackson | 57 | 56 | 56 | 58 | 58 | 60 |
| Jefferson | 47 | 44 | 23 | 29 | 34 | 55 |
| Lafayette | 64 | 63 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 66 |
| Lake | 31 | 29 | 32 | 36 | 41 | 37 |
| Lee | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 |
| Leon | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Levy | 50 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 49 | 48 |
| Liberty | 64 | 63 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 66 |
| Madison | 44 | 40 | 34 | 28 | 30 | 36 |
| Manatee | 24 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 27 |
| Marion | 27 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 |
| Martin | 15 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 23 |
| Miami-Dade | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Monroe | 29 | 35 | 46 | 54 | 57 | 58 |
| Nassau | 49 | 52 | 53 | 53 | 56 | 53 |
| Okaloosa | 55 | 55 | 51 | 50 | 53 | 56 |
| Okeechobee | 40 | 48 | 47 | 49 | 45 | 43 |
| Orange | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
| Osceola | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 25 |
| Palm Beach | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Pasco | 26 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 |
| Pinellas | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Polk | 30 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Putnam | 46 | 43 | 42 | 44 | 47 | 46 |
| Saint Johns | 36 | 34 | 44 | 46 | 54 | 52 |
| Saint Lucie | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 |
| Santa Rosa | 61 | 58 | 58 | 60 | 63 | 62 |
| Sarasota | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
| Seminole | 20 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 18 | 19 |
| Sumter | 42 | 46 | 45 | 43 | 48 | 49 |
| Suwannee | 54 | 54 | 52 | 47 | 51 | 47 |
| Taylor | 39 | 39 | 37 | 42 | 46 | 39 |
| Union | 53 | 60 | 65 | 66 | 64 | 64 |
| Volusia | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 21 | 26 |
| Wakulla | 45 | 41 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 44 |
| Walton | 60 | 57 | 57 | 59 | 59 | 61 |
| Washington | 63 | 62 | 61 | 65 | 66 | 65 |
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