Minnesota abortion percentages by county

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last modified 29 May 2023

Note: Since 1999 Minnesota does not report annual abortion figures for counties where the number of abortions was less than 6. Some county are consequently particularly uncertain.

Minnesota: abortion ratios by county of residence

county1997-19991998-20001999-20012000-20022001-20032002-20042003-20052004-20062005-20072006-20082007-20092008-20102009-20112010-20122011-20132012-20142013-20152014-20162015-20172016-20182017-20192018-20202019-2021county
Aitkin167146132108129129118897586637377123118112928076746571 Aitkin
Anoka206195195191189188191196195192184184175165145139130132134138141138142Anoka
Becker3027242214156141318106666777667  Becker
Beltrami86807485828268615554636869635558555751515268 Beltrami
Benton15010495109118118115109999898999486858496105128135146123 Benton
Big Stone66                     Big Stone
Blue Earth211183184172180182191181181177173166158168173182182165160145147139 Blue Earth
Brown90887964747482767582889588776456556056525255 Brown
Carlton1591481621601641491371211271301301119898110113111106105968683 Carlton
Carver117104100991051049910096104101101101908569686874767672 Carver
Cass9910194999710193877572687687877870697070697573 Cass
Chippewa15120117519210210510695975751294456563929353619 23 Chippewa
Chisago1431281361261281081111061071151201221099799989885879210197 Chisago
Clay252114222523161311116539131515131595  Clay
Clearwater157                     Clearwater
Cook14618020820524025426825821517614016414415292545699141945287 Cook
Cottonwood525941373938141439614822 151536383936191920 Cottonwood
Crow Wing14113813813513213313012612011710810294897878778987918988 Crow Wing
Dakota188179182185194188187184181179172168163152137128130136146144145138141Dakota
Dodge72828474697576838284837378727159576063676670 Dodge
Douglas57908985524744434750464141423935364037353541 Douglas
Faribault608096100867167766970677067505761656463819595 Faribault
Fillmore60666869675758707472596061605249486169746964 Fillmore
Freeborn1321291321311211029995103104109103100938979717277889095 Freeborn
Goodhue115116116135133126116113110102109111110979291928888848281 Goodhue
Grant186                     Grant
Hennepin332330328326321310300291289280272259251240226215205203203207211205209Hennepin
Houston51586475656451554259567554574950515256504745 Houston
Hubbard282026273623910222111     91819212333 Hubbard
Isanti13114616013412512113313212011410497971021001009010295959191 Isanti
Itasca112948385836973839290919291868178676265717681 Itasca
Jackson38512930   244871484356535017374445443942 Jackson
Kanabec1191151011109411293969597978285525651696062596063 Kanabec
Kandiyohi9398112105957777757572787774767271646262616267 Kandiyohi
Kittson6                      Kittson
Koochiching10999921161341471281101031331251341031109495787587888284 Koochiching
Lac Qui Parle2614                     Lac Qui Parle
Lake1591551531561461571671491179410710210396951069711092857854 Lake
Lake of the Woods4626596660                  Lake of the Woods
Le Sueur121112991039786848994106998367678181817869667282 Le Sueur
Lincoln115                     Lincoln
Lyon52564447606365595651465558625651424048596258 Lyon
Mahnomen145                     Mahnomen
Marshall3                    58 Marshall
Martin69745874617469767075737462626871686369635459 Martin
McLeod93887869807985747473697173797465606367727450 McLeod
Meeker101937665505350495052596361584644514959424230 Meeker
Mille Lacs1091021161061109710011310410191101101918588899387100105119 Mille Lacs
Morrison68847768585351495049485053615253475851483745 Morrison
Mower97981051091081101021078992869495989595929888868080 Mower
Murray1516    222221       252222224749 Murray
Nicollet10110710611113012513414014413612712411389837689100108115114109 Nicollet
Nobles252413102132161461116262111 8152113131427 Nobles
Norman44                     Norman
Olmsted1241291361301211201191281211201161151121099987818796999699106Olmsted
Otter Tail2015101115201815192016116991299611914 Otter Tail
Pennington44       11232412161716       Pennington
Pine119104108125129119106117112111109115104938698104107101897886 Pine
Pipestone1812   181615               Pipestone
Polk20454449161266512117  666    6 Polk
Pope385153524423391716    161631161616161619 Pope
Ramsey324326328320314307296291286281268250238227222218213210207209213217222Ramsey
Red Lake3113                     Red Lake
Redwood56425551565863696153546265543935354047474538 Redwood
Renville56626165687672646971776351525764585452505251 Renville
Rice11812712312113713112410511211111811710910297102948776838695 Rice
Rock6                      Rock
Roseau88     101010             Roseau
Saint Louis205198210213205193180185185187187176168155150142136134134133131136143Saint Louis
Scott124113116109115113123125133133127118116113113109106979497102105107Scott
Sherburne100105106105991041021039695959094918481737672757475 Sherburne
Sibley74757357494453525344555961656356485865461812 Sibley
Stearns11712212812713113413212512211911310910811110599949397100103100101Stearns
Steele931001091061039584788085888586777666696875787376 Steele
Stevens5333211940593839343414     171818254748 Stevens
Swift52497053615171706471817671422219181830588759 Swift
Todd43433746484937303234372526234038352626323836 Todd
Traverse                  656265  Traverse
Wabasha88107114105106109108103999092961181109782727467726987 Wabasha
Wadena1010    111110     12232211 132540 Wadena
Waseca10911113112911184891009782607070696460596177898879 Waseca
Washington162158157163164160164169174172166160152140120110108114118120122125131Washington
Watonwan55585963616059656582727447526263705557607782 Watonwan
Wilkin74                     Wilkin
Winona1161281191211191181151041141141181061101101151091059688837576 Winona
Wright10310610710796908487858583787975716462656770716665Wright
Yellow Medicine40331521225633625068424344414526463154382524 Yellow Medicine
protected  25262622293435262929232725292825253130   
MINNESOTA200198198196192185180177174171166160155148140135130130131132134132136MINNESOTA

Minnesota: abortion percentages by county of residence

county1997-19991998-20001999-20012000-20022001-20032002-20042003-20052004-20062005-20072006-20082007-20092008-20102009-20112010-20122011-20132012-20142013-20152014-20162015-20172016-20182017-20192018-20202019-2021county
Aitkin14.312.711.69.811.511.510.68.17.08.05.96.87.211.010.610.18.47.47.06.96.16.6 Aitkin
Anoka17.116.316.316.015.915.816.116.416.316.115.615.514.914.112.612.211.511.711.812.112.312.112.4Anoka
Becker2.92.72.32.11.41.40.61.41.21.81.00.60.50.50.60.70.70.70.60.60.7  Becker
Beltrami7.97.46.97.97.67.66.35.75.25.25.96.46.55.95.25.55.25.44.84.85.06.3 Beltrami
Benton13.09.48.79.810.610.510.39.89.08.98.99.08.67.97.87.88.79.511.311.912.711.0 Benton
Big Stone0.60.6                     Big Stone
Blue Earth17.415.515.514.715.215.416.015.315.415.014.714.213.614.414.715.415.414.113.812.712.812.2 Blue Earth
Brown8.28.17.36.06.96.97.67.16.97.68.18.78.17.16.05.35.35.65.35.04.95.2 Brown
Carlton13.712.914.013.814.113.012.010.811.211.511.510.08.98.99.910.210.09.69.58.87.97.7 Carlton
Carver10.59.49.19.09.59.49.09.18.89.49.29.29.28.37.86.56.46.46.97.17.06.7 Carver
Cass9.09.28.69.08.89.28.58.07.06.76.47.18.08.07.26.56.46.66.66.57.06.8 Cass
Chippewa13.116.814.916.19.39.59.68.78.95.44.92.94.25.35.33.82.83.43.51.9 2.3 Chippewa
Chisago12.511.312.011.211.39.710.09.69.710.310.710.99.88.99.08.99.07.98.08.49.28.8 Chisago
Clay2.52.11.42.12.52.31.61.31.11.10.60.50.30.91.31.51.51.21.50.90.5  Clay
Clearwater1.50.7                     Clearwater
Cook12.715.217.217.019.420.321.120.517.714.912.314.112.613.28.45.15.39.012.48.65.08.0 Cook
Cottonwood5.05.63.93.63.73.71.41.43.75.74.62.2 1.51.53.53.73.73.51.91.92.0 Cottonwood
Crow Wing12.312.112.111.911.611.811.511.210.710.49.79.28.68.27.27.27.28.18.08.48.18.1 Crow Wing
Dakota15.815.215.415.616.215.915.715.515.315.114.714.414.013.212.111.411.512.012.712.612.712.112.4Dakota
Dodge6.87.67.76.96.57.07.17.77.67.77.66.87.26.76.65.65.45.65.96.36.26.5 Dodge
Douglas5.48.28.27.95.04.54.24.14.54.84.43.94.04.03.83.43.53.83.63.43.33.9 Douglas
Faribault5.77.48.89.17.96.66.37.16.56.56.36.66.34.85.45.76.16.05.97.58.78.7 Faribault
Fillmore5.66.26.36.56.35.45.46.56.96.85.65.65.85.64.94.64.55.76.56.96.56.0 Fillmore
Freeborn11.711.411.711.610.89.29.08.79.39.49.99.39.18.58.27.36.66.77.28.18.38.7 Freeborn
Goodhue10.310.410.411.911.711.210.410.19.99.39.810.09.98.88.48.48.48.18.17.87.67.5 Goodhue
Grant1.70.6                     Grant
Hennepin24.924.824.724.624.323.723.122.622.421.921.420.620.119.318.417.717.016.916.917.217.417.017.3Hennepin
Houston4.85.56.07.06.16.04.95.24.05.65.36.95.15.44.74.74.94.95.34.84.54.3 Houston
Hubbard2.72.02.52.73.52.30.91.02.22.11.1     0.91.81.82.02.23.2 Hubbard
Isanti11.612.713.811.811.110.811.711.710.710.29.48.98.89.39.19.18.39.28.78.78.48.3 Isanti
Itasca10.18.67.77.87.66.56.87.78.48.38.38.48.37.97.57.36.25.96.16.77.17.5 Itasca
Jackson3.64.92.93.0   2.34.66.64.64.25.35.04.81.73.64.24.34.33.84.0 Jackson
Kanabec10.710.39.29.98.610.18.58.78.78.88.87.67.85.05.34.86.55.65.85.65.75.9 Kanabec
Kandiyohi8.58.910.19.58.77.27.26.97.06.77.27.26.97.06.76.66.05.95.85.85.86.2 Kandiyohi
Kittson0.6                      Kittson
Koochiching9.89.08.410.411.812.811.39.99.411.711.111.89.49.98.68.77.27.08.08.07.57.8 Koochiching
Lac Qui Parle2.51.4                     Lac Qui Parle
Lake13.713.413.313.512.813.514.313.010.58.69.79.29.48.88.79.68.89.98.57.87.25.1 Lake
Lake of the Woods4.42.55.66.25.6                  Lake of the Woods
Le Sueur10.810.19.09.48.88.07.88.28.69.69.07.66.36.37.57.57.57.36.56.26.77.6 Le Sueur
Lincoln1.10.5                     Lincoln
Lyon5.05.34.24.55.65.96.15.65.34.84.45.25.55.85.34.94.03.94.65.55.95.5 Lyon
Mahnomen1.40.5                     Mahnomen
Marshall0.3                    5.4 Marshall
Martin6.46.95.56.95.76.96.47.16.57.06.86.95.85.86.46.66.35.96.55.95.15.6 Martin
McLeod8.58.17.36.57.47.37.96.96.96.86.46.66.87.36.96.15.75.96.36.76.94.7 McLeod
Meeker9.28.57.06.14.75.14.84.74.74.95.55.95.85.44.44.24.84.75.54.14.02.9 Meeker
Mille Lacs9.89.310.49.69.98.89.110.19.49.28.39.29.28.37.88.18.28.58.09.19.510.7 Mille Lacs
Morrison6.47.87.26.45.45.04.94.74.74.64.54.85.05.84.95.04.55.54.94.53.64.3 Morrison
Mower8.88.99.59.89.89.99.39.78.28.47.98.68.68.98.78.78.58.98.17.97.47.4 Mower
Murray1.51.6    2.22.12.1       2.42.22.12.24.44.7 Murray
Nicollet9.19.79.610.011.511.111.812.312.612.011.311.010.28.17.77.18.19.19.710.310.39.8 Nicollet
Nobles2.42.41.21.02.13.11.61.40.61.11.52.62.11.1 0.71.42.01.31.31.42.7 Nobles
Norman0.40.4                     Norman
Olmsted11.011.412.011.510.810.710.611.310.810.710.410.310.19.89.08.07.58.08.79.08.89.09.6Olmsted
Otter Tail1.91.51.01.01.52.01.81.51.91.91.51.10.60.90.91.20.80.90.61.00.91.4 Otter Tail
Pennington0.40.4       1.12.22.31.21.61.61.6       Pennington
Pine10.69.49.711.111.410.69.610.510.010.09.810.39.58.57.98.99.49.79.28.27.27.9 Pine
Pipestone1.81.2   1.71.61.5               Pipestone
Polk2.04.34.24.71.51.20.60.60.51.21.10.6  0.60.60.6    0.6 Polk
Pope3.74.85.14.94.22.23.71.71.6    1.61.53.01.61.61.61.61.61.9 Pope
Ramsey24.524.624.724.223.923.522.822.522.321.921.120.019.218.518.217.917.517.417.217.317.617.818.2Ramsey
Red Lake3.01.3                     Red Lake
Redwood5.34.05.24.85.35.56.06.55.75.15.25.86.15.13.83.43.43.94.44.44.33.6 Redwood
Renville5.35.95.76.16.47.16.76.06.46.67.15.94.95.05.46.15.55.14.94.74.94.8 Renville
Rice10.511.211.010.812.011.611.09.510.110.010.510.59.99.38.89.38.68.07.17.77.98.7 Rice
Rock0.6                      Rock
Roseau0.80.8     1.01.01.0             Roseau
Saint Louis17.016.517.417.517.016.115.215.615.615.715.815.014.413.413.012.512.011.811.811.711.612.012.5Saint Louis
Scott11.110.210.49.810.310.210.911.111.711.811.310.610.410.110.19.99.68.98.68.99.39.59.7Scott
Sherburne9.19.59.69.59.09.49.39.38.88.78.78.38.68.47.87.56.87.16.76.96.97.0 Sherburne
Sibley6.97.06.85.44.74.25.04.95.04.25.25.65.76.16.05.34.65.56.14.41.81.2 Sibley
Stearns10.510.911.411.311.611.811.711.110.910.610.29.99.810.09.59.08.68.58.89.19.39.19.2Stearns
Steele8.59.19.89.59.38.77.87.37.47.88.17.87.97.17.16.26.46.47.07.36.87.0 Steele
Stevens5.03.22.11.93.95.63.73.83.33.31.4     1.61.81.72.54.54.6 Stevens
Swift5.04.66.65.15.84.96.66.56.06.77.57.06.64.12.21.81.81.82.95.58.05.6 Swift
Todd4.14.13.64.44.54.73.52.93.13.33.62.42.52.23.83.73.42.62.53.13.73.5 Todd
Traverse                  6.15.86.1  Traverse
Wabasha8.19.710.39.59.69.89.79.39.08.38.48.710.69.98.97.56.76.96.36.76.48.0 Wabasha
Wadena1.01.0    1.11.11.0     1.12.22.21.1 1.22.43.8 Wadena
Waseca9.810.011.611.410.07.78.19.18.97.65.76.66.66.56.05.75.55.77.18.28.17.3 Waseca
Washington13.913.613.614.014.113.814.114.514.814.714.213.813.212.310.89.99.710.210.610.710.911.111.5Washington
Watonwan5.25.55.65.95.85.65.66.16.17.66.76.94.55.05.95.96.65.25.45.77.17.6 Watonwan
Wilkin0.70.4                     Wilkin
Winona10.411.310.710.810.610.510.39.410.310.310.69.69.99.910.39.89.58.78.17.77.07.1 Winona
Wright9.49.69.79.78.88.37.88.07.97.87.77.37.36.96.66.05.96.16.36.56.76.26.1Wright
Yellow Medicine3.83.21.52.12.25.33.15.84.86.44.04.14.23.94.32.54.43.05.23.72.42.4 Yellow Medicine
protected  2.42.62.62.22.83.33.32.62.82.82.22.62.42.92.82.42.43.02.9   
MINNESOTA16.716.516.616.416.115.615.215.014.814.614.313.813.412.912.311.911.511.511.511.711.811.711.9MINNESOTA

Minnesota: counties ranked by abortion percentage

county1997-19991998-20001999-20012000-20022001-20032002-20042003-20052004-20062005-20072006-20082007-20092008-20102009-20112010-20122011-20132012-20142013-20152014-20162015-20172016-20182017-20192018-20202019-2021county
Aitkin7121729171519343833464237988192528334236 Aitkin
Anoka45566644434334556675644Anoka
Becker656464646867696666646765636667676969687068  Becker
Beltrami43474740413846515153454742424943464753494738 Beltrami
Benton1231372824222121252626252932262314118648 Benton
Big Stone8377                     Big Stone
Blue Earth3668775766566333333333 Blue Earth
Brown41434352434339404137332831344144454248484947 Brown
Carlton91191081010161112917241811771011142224 Carlton
Carver25303439303031282922242421272534343230303035 Carver
Cass36343838343232354043433732303233333132383134 Cass
Chippewa1138532282632285253585649475359575964 64 Chippewa
Chisago14171519192723232116131116201417122424171314 Chisago
Clay686767656362636867676866646563646566666969  Clay
Clearwater7476                     Clearwater
Cook137443333378787214644145164821 Cook
Cottonwood565260616160666759505562 626255545658636365 Cottonwood
Crow Wing15141312141314131515212227283329262023181819 Crow Wing
Dakota68775566756556665444555Dakota
Dodge45454145444241373636364336383742434343394037 Dodge
Douglas50414041555856575757585758575756565557585956 Douglas
Faribault48463637394547414548444644554540373542281515 Faribault
Fillmore49505046465251464342485147465051504034323841 Fillmore
Freeborn16151615223130312423182023232327293025211717 Freeborn
Goodhue27212313131620192024191613212220182119252328 Goodhue
Grant7378                     Grant
Hennepin11211111121111122222222Hennepin
Houston58535143474754535851503952485350475049505254 Houston
Hubbard6668636362636870626265     676263626260 Hubbard
Isanti17131014201812111418232625161314201215151618 Isanti
Itasca28394242404642383332303030313028363841362927 Itasca
Jackson63566262   605646545551515262555256555655 Jackson
Kanabec21223325382433303127273434524849314345454542 Kanabec
Kandiyohi38382633374040433944383638363632383944434439 Kandiyohi
Kittson81                      Kittson
Koochiching2936392312111520231112919132018252821222423 Koochiching
Lac Qui Parle6771                     Lac Qui Parle
Lake1010121110989162922212022181213817242748 Lake
Lake of the Woods5965534951                  Lake of the Woods
Le Sueur20243536353638333221253343403126232635403625 Le Sueur
Lincoln7779                     Lincoln
Lyon57555959524848525056575350434648535354464345 Lyon
Mahnomen7680                     Mahnomen
Marshall86                    46 Marshall
Martin46495544504445424440404046443931353633414644 Martin
McLeod39424447423935444241424439333536403738343350 McLeod
Meeker33404651565455565455494948475452485146565561 Meeker
Mille Lacs3033243127332918222531232226272121192211109 Mille Lacs
Morrison47444548535553555558565453455147514652525853 Morrison
Mower37373226282528223430342926191919171520232529 Mower
Murray7569    616163       606062615351 Murray
Nicollet3426302416171110991010112929302213109910 Nicollet
Nobles6966686965616465706662596063 66666167666662 Nobles
Norman8481                     Norman
Olmsted191614162119181213131615121515222422141214138Olmsted
Otter Tail71706968676562636463636362646565686869686767 Otter Tail
Pennington8582       68616161606063       Pennington
Pine2232282018202517192020141824241611912192622 Pine
Pipestone7273   666564               Pipestone
Polk705958586668707271656664  666870    69 Polk
Pope625757565964576265    616158646565656566 Pope
Ramsey22122222212222211111111Ramsey
Red Lake6472                     Red Lake
Redwood52615657545149474954525045505857585455535458 Redwood
Renville51515250454143494647394854544437424951515049 Renville
Rice23192022111416241819151315171713152327272116 Rice
Rock82                      Rock
Roseau7975     716969             Roseau
Saint Louis54334475543445444567763Saint Louis
Scott18232227252317141010111210101010916161312117Scott
Sherburne35293135332927263028283128252825272731313433 Sherburne
Sibley44484854575952545259515249414245494540546468 Sibley
Stearns242019181512131512141718171112151618131011129Stearns
Steele40352732313437393734323233353435323329293532 Steele
Stevens5463656760505858606164     636464605152 Stevens
Swift55584955495644454845373840565961626360472043 Swift
Todd60606160585759596160606059595654575961595759 Todd
Traverse                  394241  Traverse
Wabasha4227253429262427263129279141624282937353920 Wabasha
Wadena7874    676968     64606167 676057 Wadena
Waseca31251817263734292738474541394041414126201930 Waseca
Washington891199898887878798798876Washington
Watonwan53545453484950484739414155534339304847442826 Watonwan
Wilkin8083                     Wilkin
Winona2618212123212225171714191412911101718263231 Winona
Wright3228293036353636353535353537383839343637374010Wright
Yellow Medicine61626666645360505349595657585559525850576163 Yellow Medicine


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