Iowa abortion percentages by region

Note: Iowa reports abortion data by Maternal and Child Health Regions, not by counties; counties for each MCHR (with MCHR number) are listed below.

Iowa: abortion ratios by MCHR of residence

MCHR counties and number	1999-2001	2000-2002	2001-2003	2002-2004	2003-2005	2004-2006	2005-2007	2006-2008	2007-2009	2008-2010	2009-2011	2010-2012	2011-2013	2012-2014	2013-2015	2014-2016	2015-2017	2016-2018	2017-2019	2018-2020	2019-2021	2020-2021	2021-2023	2022-2024	MCHR counties and number
Adair, Madison, Ringgold, Union (15)	104	107	107	113	111	110	100	96	97	90	80	76	79	80	73	69	66	58	63	58	66	59	53	45	Adair, Madison, Ringgold, Union (15)
Adams, Montgomery, Page, Taylor (19)	24	37	36	40	28	45	57	66	66	67	68	62	38	27	18	20	19	19	25	37	55	60	51	35	Adams, Montgomery, Page, Taylor (19)
Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Howard, Winneshiek (21)	108	106	91	92	79	74	66	71	68	70	61	58	50	46	43	35	26	27	28	32	30	32	27	21	Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Howard, Winneshiek (21)
Appanoose, Davis, Jefferson, Keokuk, Lucas, Monroe, Van Buren, Wapello (2)	122	114	112	108	112	113	113	114	110	108	105	104	91	78	71	67	60	55	57	58	59	63	60	54	Appanoose, Davis, Jefferson, Keokuk, Lucas, Monroe, Van Buren, Wapello (2)
Audubon, Calhoun, Carroll, Dallas, Greene, Guthrie, Sac (5)	85	91	92	88	87	91	87	80	77	69	66	55	56	54	52	48	44	42	42	41	43	46	44	38	Audubon, Calhoun, Carroll, Dallas, Greene, Guthrie, Sac (5)
Benton, Hardin, Marshall, Tama (13)	113	115	115	113	108	107	104	98	95	90	88	82	78	69	65	59	59	54	65	70	74	69	66	62	Benton, Hardin, Marshall, Tama (13)
Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Grundy (1)	174	175	164	166	161	154	151	152	160	154	145	132	127	114	107	102	101	97	96	103	110	112	102	84	Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Grundy (1)
Boone, Story (16)	188	186	189	192	182	175	163	170	168	159	144	139	138	140	137	129	124	112	110	107	113	111	97	84	Boone, Story (16)
Buena Vista, Clay, Dickinson, Emmet, O'Brien, Osceola, Palo Alto, Pocahontas (20)	51	53	54	46	46	54	59	62	63	76	85	78	67	48	40	35	34	27	24	28	36	39	33	23	Buena Vista, Clay, Dickinson, Emmet, O'Brien, Osceola, Palo Alto, Pocahontas (20)
Butler, Cerro Gordo, Floyd, Franklin, Hancock, Kossuth, Mitchell, Winnebago, Worth (18)	92	96	92	94	90	96	93	94	89	80	69	61	59	58	51	48	41	42	40	50	55	55	45	31	Butler, Cerro Gordo, Floyd, Franklin, Hancock, Kossuth, Mitchell, Winnebago, Worth (18)
Cass, Crawford, Harrison, Monona, Shelby (6)	28	32	36	35	27	28	32	41	46	52	52	48	40	32	27	24	21	18	22	23	29	31	29	19	Cass, Crawford, Harrison, Monona, Shelby (6)
Cedar, Clinton, Jackson (26)	133	137	143	150	139	130	124	122	112	105	93	89	79	72	61	51	47	45	59	68	73	69	66	56	Cedar, Clinton, Jackson (26)
Cherokee, Ida, Lyon, Plymouth, Sioux (17)	30	32	33	36	37	34	31	34	37	40	38	35	32	26	23	16	16	13	12	30	35	38	20	13	Cherokee, Ida, Lyon, Plymouth, Sioux (17)
Clarke, Decatur, Marion, Warren, Wayne (3)	116	103	100	100	102	106	101	100	86	80	74	74	72	66	64	63	64	57	53	58	57	60	51	46	Clarke, Decatur, Marion, Warren, Wayne (3)
Delaware, Dubuque, Jones (11)	116	112	100	94	91	99	101	101	95	92	84	75	65	60	54	56	49	48	51	61	64	65	56	49	Delaware, Dubuque, Jones (11)
Des Moines, Lee (8)	123	138	159	146	137	120	125	127	124	106	82	77	84	98	105	96	75	62	68	77	80	88	96	86	Des Moines, Lee (8)
Fremont, Mills, Pottawattamie (22)	5	17	16	18	5	23	40	46	33	29	36	39	37	50	61	89	79	68	36	35	46	49	45	29	Fremont, Mills, Pottawattamie (22)
Hamilton, Humboldt, Webster, Wright (25)	121	125	120	131	128	131	121	126	119	110	95	88	88	83	75	71	68	62	62	69	79	84	76	70	Hamilton, Humboldt, Webster, Wright (25)
Henry, Washington (24)	117	123	130	142	135	126	122	129	128	124	106	90	79	73	67	61	61	58	60	55	54	49	48	42	Henry, Washington (24)
Iowa, Johnson (12)	329	294	273	267	284	292	298	282	255	224	196	182	169	170	165	156	139	126	129	134	143	142	128	107	Iowa, Johnson (12)
Jasper, Mahaska, Poweshiek (9)	108	102	105	105	98	91	91	95	94	90	84	74	66	64	62	67	66	68	62	58	58	63	60	48	Jasper, Mahaska, Poweshiek (9)
Linn (10)	192	194	192	198	189	189	175	180	173	172	149	139	128	127	123	115	101	89	97	120	134	140	126	110	Linn (10)
Louisa, Musactine (4)	151	155	158	173	174	174	170	158	156	134	130	106	100	84	91	82	86	69	74	78	91	102	96	82	Louisa, Musactine (4)
Polk (23)	205	197	194	190	187	188	185	188	180	174	159	151	144	134	128	124	126	122	125	132	139	144	135	117	Polk (23)
Scott (14)	185	194	194	205	201	203	186	196	189	192	170	157	142	130	113	102	91	91	90	104	120	122	107	80	Scott (14)
Woodbury (7)	111	104	97	103	104	97	102	108	116	113	99	92	90	76	67	50	49	34	22	15	21	36	35	28	Woodbury (7)
IOWA TOTAL	142	141	138	139	135	136	133	135	130	125	114	107	100	94	89	84	79	74	74	81	87	90	82	69	IOWA TOTAL

Iowa: abortion percentages by MCHR of residence

MCHR counties and number	1999-2001	2000-2002	2001-2003	2002-2004	2003-2005	2004-2006	2005-2007	2006-2008	2007-2009	2008-2010	2009-2011	2010-2012	2011-2013	2012-2014	2013-2015	2014-2016	2015-2017	2016-2018	2017-2019	2018-2020	2019-2021	2020-2021	2021-2023	2022-2024	MCHR counties and number
Adair, Madison, Ringgold, Union (15)	9.4	9.7	9.7	10.1	10.0	9.9	9.1	8.8	8.8	8.2	7.4	7.1	7.3	7.4	6.8	6.4	6.2	5.5	5.9	5.4	6.2	5.6	5.0	4.3	Adair, Madison, Ringgold, Union (15)
Adams, Montgomery, Page, Taylor (19)	2.3	3.5	3.5	3.9	2.7	4.3	5.4	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.4	5.8	3.7	2.6	1.7	2.0	1.9	1.9	2.5	3.6	5.2	5.6	4.9	3.4	Adams, Montgomery, Page, Taylor (19)
Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Howard, Winneshiek (21)	9.7	9.6	8.3	8.4	7.3	6.9	6.2	6.6	6.4	6.5	5.8	5.5	4.8	4.4	4.1	3.4	2.6	2.6	2.7	3.1	2.9	3.1	2.7	2.0	Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Howard, Winneshiek (21)
Appanoose, Davis, Jefferson, Keokuk, Lucas, Monroe, Van Buren, Wapello (2)	10.8	10.2	10.1	9.8	10.1	10.2	10.2	10.3	9.9	9.7	9.5	9.4	8.4	7.2	6.6	6.3	5.7	5.2	5.4	5.5	5.6	5.9	5.7	5.1	Appanoose, Davis, Jefferson, Keokuk, Lucas, Monroe, Van Buren, Wapello (2)
Audubon, Calhoun, Carroll, Dallas, Greene, Guthrie, Sac (5)	7.8	8.3	8.4	8.1	8.0	8.3	8.0	7.4	7.2	6.5	6.2	5.2	5.3	5.1	4.9	4.6	4.2	4.0	4.0	3.9	4.1	4.4	4.2	3.6	Audubon, Calhoun, Carroll, Dallas, Greene, Guthrie, Sac (5)
Benton, Hardin, Marshall, Tama (13)	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.2	9.7	9.6	9.4	8.9	8.7	8.2	8.1	7.6	7.2	6.5	6.1	5.6	5.6	5.1	6.1	6.5	6.9	6.5	6.2	5.9	Benton, Hardin, Marshall, Tama (13)
Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Grundy (1)	14.8	14.9	14.1	14.2	13.9	13.3	13.1	13.2	13.8	13.3	12.7	11.7	11.2	10.2	9.7	9.3	9.2	8.8	8.8	9.4	9.9	10.1	9.3	7.7	Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Grundy (1)
Boone, Story (16)	15.8	15.7	15.9	16.1	15.4	14.9	14.0	14.5	14.4	13.7	12.6	12.2	12.1	12.3	12.0	11.5	11.0	10.1	9.9	9.6	10.2	10.0	8.8	7.7	Boone, Story (16)
Buena Vista, Clay, Dickinson, Emmet, O'Brien, Osceola, Palo Alto, Pocahontas (20)	4.9	5.0	5.1	4.4	4.4	5.2	5.5	5.8	5.9	7.1	7.9	7.3	6.3	4.6	3.8	3.3	3.3	2.6	2.4	2.7	3.5	3.8	3.2	2.2	Buena Vista, Clay, Dickinson, Emmet, O'Brien, Osceola, Palo Alto, Pocahontas (20)
Butler, Cerro Gordo, Floyd, Franklin, Hancock, Kossuth, Mitchell, Winnebago, Worth (18)	8.5	8.7	8.4	8.6	8.3	8.7	8.5	8.6	8.2	7.4	6.4	5.8	5.6	5.5	4.8	4.6	3.9	4.0	3.8	4.8	5.2	5.2	4.3	3.0	Butler, Cerro Gordo, Floyd, Franklin, Hancock, Kossuth, Mitchell, Winnebago, Worth (18)
Cass, Crawford, Harrison, Monona, Shelby (6)	2.7	3.1	3.5	3.4	2.6	2.8	3.1	4.0	4.4	5.0	4.9	4.6	3.8	3.1	2.6	2.3	2.1	1.8	2.1	2.3	2.9	3.0	2.8	1.9	Cass, Crawford, Harrison, Monona, Shelby (6)
Cedar, Clinton, Jackson (26)	11.8	12.1	12.5	13.1	12.2	11.5	11.0	10.9	10.0	9.5	8.5	8.1	7.3	6.7	5.8	4.9	4.4	4.3	5.5	6.4	6.8	6.5	6.2	5.3	Cedar, Clinton, Jackson (26)
Cherokee, Ida, Lyon, Plymouth, Sioux (17)	3.0	3.1	3.2	3.4	3.5	3.3	3.0	3.3	3.6	3.8	3.7	3.4	3.1	2.6	2.3	1.5	1.6	1.3	1.2	2.9	3.4	3.6	2.0	1.2	Cherokee, Ida, Lyon, Plymouth, Sioux (17)
Clarke, Decatur, Marion, Warren, Wayne (3)	10.4	9.3	9.1	9.1	9.3	9.6	9.2	9.1	7.9	7.4	6.9	6.9	6.7	6.2	6.0	5.9	6.0	5.4	5.0	5.5	5.4	5.6	4.8	4.4	Clarke, Decatur, Marion, Warren, Wayne (3)
Delaware, Dubuque, Jones (11)	10.4	10.0	9.1	8.6	8.4	9.0	9.1	9.2	8.6	8.4	7.7	7.0	6.1	5.7	5.1	5.3	4.7	4.6	4.9	5.8	6.1	6.1	5.3	4.7	Delaware, Dubuque, Jones (11)
Des Moines, Lee (8)	10.9	12.1	13.7	12.7	12.0	10.7	11.1	11.3	11.1	9.6	7.6	7.2	7.7	9.0	9.5	8.8	7.0	5.8	6.4	7.1	7.4	8.1	8.8	7.9	Des Moines, Lee (8)
Fremont, Mills, Pottawattamie (22)	0.5	1.7	1.6	1.8	0.5	2.2	3.8	4.4	3.2	2.8	3.5	3.8	3.6	4.7	5.7	8.2	7.3	6.4	3.5	3.4	4.4	4.6	4.3	2.8	Fremont, Mills, Pottawattamie (22)
Hamilton, Humboldt, Webster, Wright (25)	10.8	11.1	10.7	11.6	11.3	11.6	10.8	11.2	10.6	9.9	8.6	8.1	8.1	7.6	7.0	6.6	6.4	5.9	5.8	6.5	7.3	7.7	7.1	6.5	Hamilton, Humboldt, Webster, Wright (25)
Henry, Washington (24)	10.5	10.9	11.5	12.5	11.9	11.2	10.9	11.4	11.4	11.0	9.6	8.3	7.4	6.8	6.2	5.8	5.7	5.5	5.7	5.2	5.1	4.7	4.6	4.0	Henry, Washington (24)
Iowa, Johnson (12)	24.8	22.7	21.4	21.1	22.1	22.6	23.0	22.0	20.3	18.3	16.4	15.4	14.4	14.5	14.2	13.5	12.2	11.2	11.4	11.8	12.5	12.5	11.3	9.7	Iowa, Johnson (12)
Jasper, Mahaska, Poweshiek (9)	9.8	9.3	9.5	9.5	8.9	8.4	8.3	8.7	8.6	8.2	7.7	6.9	6.2	6.0	5.8	6.3	6.1	6.4	5.9	5.5	5.5	5.9	5.6	4.5	Jasper, Mahaska, Poweshiek (9)
Linn (10)	16.1	16.2	16.1	16.5	15.9	15.9	14.9	15.2	14.7	14.7	13.0	12.2	11.4	11.2	11.0	10.3	9.2	8.2	8.8	10.8	11.8	12.3	11.2	9.9	Linn (10)
Louisa, Musactine (4)	13.2	13.4	13.7	14.8	14.8	14.8	14.5	13.6	13.5	11.8	11.5	9.6	9.1	7.8	8.4	7.6	7.9	6.4	6.9	7.2	8.4	9.3	8.7	7.6	Louisa, Musactine (4)
Polk (23)	17.0	16.5	16.3	16.0	15.8	15.8	15.6	15.8	15.2	14.8	13.7	13.1	12.6	11.8	11.3	11.0	11.2	10.9	11.1	11.7	12.2	12.6	11.9	10.5	Polk (23)
Scott (14)	15.6	16.3	16.3	17.0	16.7	16.9	15.7	16.4	15.9	16.1	14.5	13.6	12.5	11.5	10.1	9.3	8.4	8.3	8.2	9.5	10.7	10.9	9.6	7.4	Scott (14)
Woodbury (7)	10.0	9.4	8.9	9.4	9.4	8.9	9.3	9.7	10.4	10.1	9.0	8.4	8.3	7.1	6.2	4.8	4.6	3.3	2.2	1.5	2.0	3.4	3.4	2.7	Woodbury (7)
IOWA TOTAL	12.4	12.3	12.1	12.2	11.9	12.0	11.7	11.9	11.5	11.1	10.2	9.6	9.1	8.6	8.1	7.8	7.4	6.9	6.9	7.5	8.0	8.3	7.6	6.4	IOWA TOTAL

Iowa: MCHRs ranked by abortion percentage

MCHR counties and number	1999-2001	2000-2002	2001-2003	2002-2004	2003-2005	2004-2006	2005-2007	2006-2008	2007-2009	2008-2010	2009-2011	2010-2012	2011-2013	2012-2014	2013-2015	2014-2016	2015-2017	2016-2018	2017-2019	2018-2020	2019-2021	2020-2021	2021-2023	2022-2024	MCHR counties and number
Adair, Madison, Ringgold, Union (15)	19	15	14	13	13	13	17	17	14	15	18	16	14	10	10	11	11	12	10	16	12	17	15	16	Adair, Madison, Ringgold, Union (15)
Adams, Montgomery, Page, Taylor (19)	25	23	24	23	24	23	23	22	22	23	21	20	24	25	26	25	25	24	22	20	17	16	16	19	Adams, Montgomery, Page, Taylor (19)
Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Howard, Winneshiek (21)	18	16	21	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	23	22	22	23	22	22	23	23	21	22	24	25	25	24	Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Howard, Winneshiek (21)
Appanoose, Davis, Jefferson, Keokuk, Lucas, Monroe, Van Buren, Wapello (2)	10	13	13	14	12	12	12	12	13	11	9	8	8	11	11	12	15	15	15	13	14	14	12	12	Appanoose, Davis, Jefferson, Keokuk, Lucas, Monroe, Van Buren, Wapello (2)
Audubon, Calhoun, Carroll, Dallas, Greene, Guthrie, Sac (5)	21	21	20	21	20	20	20	20	20	22	22	23	21	20	20	21	20	19	18	19	21	21	21	18	Audubon, Calhoun, Carroll, Dallas, Greene, Guthrie, Sac (5)
Benton, Hardin, Marshall, Tama (13)	15	12	12	12	14	14	13	16	15	16	13	13	15	15	14	16	16	16	9	9	10	11	10	10	Benton, Hardin, Marshall, Tama (13)
Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Grundy (1)	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	5	6	6	6	6	6	5	4	5	6	6	5	5	6	Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Grundy (1)
Boone, Story (16)	4	5	5	4	5	5	6	5	5	5	6	5	4	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	5	6	6	5	Boone, Story (16)
Buena Vista, Clay, Dickinson, Emmet, O'Brien, Osceola, Palo Alto, Pocahontas (20)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	20	14	14	17	22	23	23	22	22	23	24	22	22	23	23	Buena Vista, Clay, Dickinson, Emmet, O'Brien, Osceola, Palo Alto, Pocahontas (20)
Butler, Cerro Gordo, Floyd, Franklin, Hancock, Kossuth, Mitchell, Winnebago, Worth (18)	20	20	19	19	19	18	18	19	18	18	20	21	20	19	21	20	21	20	19	18	18	18	20	20	Butler, Cerro Gordo, Floyd, Franklin, Hancock, Kossuth, Mitchell, Winnebago, Worth (18)
Cass, Crawford, Harrison, Monona, Shelby (6)	24	24	23	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	23	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	26	24	25	Cass, Crawford, Harrison, Monona, Shelby (6)
Cedar, Clinton, Jackson (26)	8	9	9	8	8	9	9	11	12	13	12	11	13	14	17	18	19	18	14	11	11	10	11	11	Cedar, Clinton, Jackson (26)
Cherokee, Ida, Lyon, Plymouth, Sioux (17)	23	25	25	24	23	24	26	26	25	25	25	26	26	26	25	26	26	26	26	23	23	23	26	26	Cherokee, Ida, Lyon, Plymouth, Sioux (17)
Clarke, Decatur, Marion, Warren, Wayne (3)	13	18	17	17	16	15	15	15	19	19	19	19	16	16	15	14	13	14	16	15	16	15	17	15	Clarke, Decatur, Marion, Warren, Wayne (3)
Delaware, Dubuque, Jones (11)	14	14	16	18	18	16	16	14	16	14	16	17	19	18	19	17	17	17	17	12	13	12	14	13	Delaware, Dubuque, Jones (11)
Des Moines, Lee (8)	9	8	7	9	9	11	8	9	9	12	17	15	11	7	7	7	9	11	8	8	8	8	7	4	Des Moines, Lee (8)
Fremont, Mills, Pottawattamie (22)	26	26	26	26	26	26	24	24	26	26	26	25	25	21	18	8	8	9	20	21	20	20	19	21	Fremont, Mills, Pottawattamie (22)
Hamilton, Humboldt, Webster, Wright (25)	11	10	11	11	11	8	11	10	10	10	11	12	10	9	9	10	10	10	12	10	9	9	9	9	Hamilton, Humboldt, Webster, Wright (25)
Henry, Washington (24)	12	11	10	10	10	10	10	8	8	8	8	10	12	13	12	15	14	13	13	17	19	19	18	17	Henry, Washington (24)
Iowa, Johnson (12)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	Iowa, Johnson (12)
Jasper, Mahaska, Poweshiek (9)	17	19	15	15	17	19	19	18	17	17	15	18	18	17	16	13	12	8	11	14	15	13	13	14	Jasper, Mahaska, Poweshiek (9)
Linn (10)	3	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	6	4	3	3	3	3	2	Linn (10)
Louisa, Musactine (4)	7	7	8	6	6	6	5	6	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	9	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	7	Louisa, Musactine (4)
Polk (23)	2	2	2	5	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	Polk (23)
Scott (14)	5	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	5	5	6	5	6	5	4	4	4	8	Scott (14)
Woodbury (7)	16	17	18	16	15	17	14	13	11	9	10	9	9	12	13	19	18	21	24	26	26	24	22	22	Woodbury (7)