Minnesota abortion percentages by county

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last modified 10 August 2022

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

county1997-19991998-20001999-20012000-20022001-20032002-20042003-20052004-20062005-20072006-20082007-20092008-20102009-20112010-20122011-20132012-20142013-20152014-20162015-20172016-20182017-20192018-2020county
Aitkin1671461321081291291188975866373771231181129280767465104Aitkin
Anoka206195195191189188191196195192184184175165145139130132134138141138Anoka
Becker3027242214156141318106666777667 Becker
Beltrami86807485828268615554636869635558555751515298Beltrami
Benton15010495109118118115109999898999486858496105128135146179Benton
Big Stone66                    Big Stone
Blue Earth211183184172180182191181181177173166158168173182182165160145147206Blue Earth
Brown90887964747482767582889588776456556056525283Brown
Carlton15914816216016414913712112713013011198981101131111061059686122Carlton
Carver1171041009910510499100961041011011019085696868747676105Carver
Cass99101949997101938775726876878778706970706975109Cass
Chippewa15120117519210210510695975751294456563929353619 34Chippewa
Chisago14312813612612810811110610711512012210997999898858792101145Chisago
Clay252114222523161311116539131515131595 Clay
Clearwater157                    Clearwater
Cook146180208205240254268258215176140164144152925456991419452129Cook
Cottonwood525941373938141439614822 151536383936191929Cottonwood
Crow Wing141138138135132133130126120117108102948978787789879189133Crow Wing
Dakota188179182185194188187184181179172168163152137128130136146144145138Dakota
Dodge728284746975768382848373787271595760636766101Dodge
Douglas57908985524744434750464141423935364037353561Douglas
Faribault6080961008671677669706770675057616564638195133Faribault
Fillmore60666869675758707472596061605249486169746992Fillmore
Freeborn13212913213112110299951031041091031009389797172778890143Freeborn
Goodhue1151161161351331261161131101021091111109792919288888482119Goodhue
Grant186                    Grant
Hennepin332330328326321310300291289280272259251240226215205203203207211205Hennepin
Houston51586475656451554259567554574950515256504770Houston
Hubbard282026273623910222111     91819212350Hubbard
Isanti131146160134125121133132120114104979710210010090102959591135Isanti
Itasca1129483858369738392909192918681786762657176115Itasca
Jackson38512930   244871484356535017374445443960Jackson
Kanabec1191151011109411293969597978285525651696062596090Kanabec
Kandiyohi93981121059577777575727877747672716462626162101Kandiyohi
Kittson6                     Kittson
Koochiching109999211613414712811010313312513410311094957875878882121Koochiching
Lac Qui Parle2614                    Lac Qui Parle
Lake1591551531561461571671491179410710210396951069711092857881Lake
Lake of the Woods4626596660                 Lake of the Woods
Le Sueur1211129910397868489941069983676781818178696672119Le Sueur
Lincoln115                    Lincoln
Lyon52564447606365595651465558625651424048596285Lyon
Mahnomen145                    Mahnomen
Marshall3                    83Marshall
Martin69745874617469767075737462626871686369635483Martin
McLeod93887869807985747473697173797465606367727475McLeod
Meeker101937665505350495052596361584644514959424243Meeker
Mille Lacs1091021161061109710011310410191101101918588899387100105173Mille Lacs
Morrison68847768585351495049485053615253475851483766Morrison
Mower979810510910811010210789928694959895959298888680116Mower
Murray1516    222221       252222224770Murray
Nicollet10110710611113012513414014413612712411389837689100108115114166Nicollet
Nobles252413102132161461116262111 8152113131440Nobles
Norman44                    Norman
Olmsted1241291361301211201191281211201161151121099987818796999699Olmsted
Otter Tail2015101115201815192016116991299611921Otter Tail
Pennington44       11232412161716      Pennington
Pine1191041081251291191061171121111091151049386981041071018978126Pine
Pipestone1812   181615              Pipestone
Polk20454449161266512117  666    9Polk
Pope385153524423391716    161631161616161628Pope
Ramsey324326328320314307296291286281268250238227222218213210207209213217Ramsey
Red Lake3113                    Red Lake
Redwood56425551565863696153546265543935354047474556Redwood
Renville56626165687672646971776351525764585452505276Renville
Rice118127123121137131124105112111118117109102971029487768386137Rice
Rock6                     Rock
Roseau88     101010            Roseau
Saint Louis205198210213205193180185185187187176168155150142136134134133131136Saint Louis
Scott124113116109115113123125133133127118116113113109106979497102105Scott
Sherburne1001051061059910410210396959590949184817376727574111Sherburne
Sibley74757357494453525344555961656356485865461818Sibley
Stearns11712212812713113413212512211911310910811110599949397100103100Stearns
Steele9310010910610395847880858885867776666968757873111Steele
Stevens5333211940593839343414     171818254771Stevens
Swift52497053615171706471817671422219181830588789Swift
Todd43433746484937303234372526234038352626323854Todd
Traverse                  656265 Traverse
Wabasha881071141051061091081039990929611811097827274677269129Wabasha
Wadena1010    111110     12232211 132562Wadena
Waseca109111131129111848910097826070706964605961778988116Waseca
Washington162158157163164160164169174172166160152140120110108114118120122125Washington
Watonwan555859636160596565827274475262637055576077122Watonwan
Wilkin74                    Wilkin
Winona11612811912111911811510411411411810611011011510910596888375113Winona
Wright103106107107969084878585837879757164626567707166Wright
Yellow Medicine40331521225633625068424344414526463154382536Yellow Medicine
(protected counties)  25262622293435262929232725292825253130 (protected counties)
MINNESOTA200198198196192185180177174171166160155148140135130130131132134132MINNESOTA

Minnesota: abortion percentages by county of residence

county1997-19991998-20001999-20012000-20022001-20032002-20042003-20052004-20062005-20072006-20082007-20092008-20102009-20112010-20122011-20132012-20142013-20152014-20162015-20172016-20182017-20192018-2020county
Aitkin14.312.711.69.811.511.510.68.17.08.05.96.87.211.010.610.18.47.47.06.96.19.4Aitkin
Anoka17.116.316.316.015.915.816.116.416.316.115.615.514.914.112.612.211.511.711.812.112.312.1Anoka
Becker2.92.72.32.11.41.40.61.41.21.81.00.60.50.50.60.70.70.70.60.60.7 Becker
Beltrami7.97.46.97.97.67.66.35.75.25.25.96.46.55.95.25.55.25.44.84.85.09.0Beltrami
Benton13.09.48.79.810.610.510.39.89.08.98.99.08.67.97.87.88.79.511.311.912.715.1Benton
Big Stone0.60.6                    Big Stone
Blue Earth17.415.515.514.715.215.416.015.315.415.014.714.213.614.414.715.415.414.113.812.712.817.1Blue Earth
Brown8.28.17.36.06.96.97.67.16.97.68.18.78.17.16.05.35.35.65.35.04.97.7Brown
Carlton13.712.914.013.814.113.012.010.811.211.511.510.08.98.99.910.210.09.69.58.87.910.9Carlton
Carver10.59.49.19.09.59.49.09.18.89.49.29.29.28.37.86.56.46.46.97.17.09.5Carver
Cass9.09.28.69.08.89.28.58.07.06.76.47.18.08.07.26.56.46.66.66.57.09.9Cass
Chippewa13.116.814.916.19.39.59.68.78.95.44.92.94.25.35.33.82.83.43.51.9 3.3Chippewa
Chisago12.511.312.011.211.39.710.09.69.710.310.710.99.88.99.08.99.07.98.08.49.212.6Chisago
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
Cook12.715.217.217.019.420.321.120.517.714.912.314.112.613.28.45.15.39.012.48.65.011.4Cook
Cottonwood5.05.63.93.63.73.71.41.43.75.74.62.2 1.51.53.53.73.73.51.91.92.8Cottonwood
Crow Wing12.312.112.111.911.611.811.511.210.710.49.79.28.68.27.27.27.28.18.08.48.111.7Crow Wing
Dakota15.815.215.415.616.215.915.715.515.315.114.714.414.013.212.111.411.512.012.712.612.712.1Dakota
Dodge6.87.67.76.96.57.07.17.77.67.77.66.87.26.76.65.65.45.65.96.36.29.2Dodge
Douglas5.48.28.27.95.04.54.24.14.54.84.43.94.04.03.83.43.53.83.63.43.35.7Douglas
Faribault5.77.48.89.17.96.66.37.16.56.56.36.66.34.85.45.76.16.05.97.58.711.7Faribault
Fillmore5.66.26.36.56.35.45.46.56.96.85.65.65.85.64.94.64.55.76.56.96.58.4Fillmore
Freeborn11.711.411.711.610.89.29.08.79.39.49.99.39.18.58.27.36.66.77.28.18.312.5Freeborn
Goodhue10.310.410.411.911.711.210.410.19.99.39.810.09.98.88.48.48.48.18.17.87.610.6Goodhue
Grant1.70.6                    Grant
Hennepin24.924.824.724.624.323.723.122.622.421.921.420.620.119.318.417.717.016.916.917.217.417.0Hennepin
Houston4.85.56.07.06.16.04.95.24.05.65.36.95.15.44.74.74.94.95.34.84.56.5Houston
Hubbard2.72.02.52.73.52.30.91.02.22.11.1     0.91.81.82.02.24.7Hubbard
Isanti11.612.713.811.811.110.811.711.710.710.29.48.98.89.39.19.18.39.28.78.78.411.9Isanti
Itasca10.18.67.77.87.66.56.87.78.48.38.38.48.37.97.57.36.25.96.16.77.110.3Itasca
Jackson3.64.92.93.0   2.34.66.64.64.25.35.04.81.73.64.24.34.33.85.7Jackson
Kanabec10.710.39.29.98.610.18.58.78.78.88.87.67.85.05.34.86.55.65.85.65.78.2Kanabec
Kandiyohi8.58.910.19.58.77.27.26.97.06.77.27.26.97.06.76.66.05.95.85.85.89.2Kandiyohi
Kittson0.6                     Kittson
Koochiching9.89.08.410.411.812.811.39.99.411.711.111.89.49.98.68.77.27.08.08.07.510.8Koochiching
Lac Qui Parle2.51.4                    Lac Qui Parle
Lake13.713.413.313.512.813.514.313.010.58.69.79.29.48.88.79.68.89.98.57.87.27.5Lake
Lake of the Woods4.42.55.66.25.6                 Lake of the Woods
Le Sueur10.810.19.09.48.88.07.88.28.69.69.07.66.36.37.57.57.57.36.56.26.710.7Le Sueur
Lincoln1.10.5                    Lincoln
Lyon5.05.34.24.55.65.96.15.65.34.84.45.25.55.85.34.94.03.94.65.55.97.9Lyon
Mahnomen1.40.5                    Mahnomen
Marshall0.3                    7.7Marshall
Martin6.46.95.56.95.76.96.47.16.57.06.86.95.85.86.46.66.35.96.55.95.17.6Martin
McLeod8.58.17.36.57.47.37.96.96.96.86.46.66.87.36.96.15.75.96.36.76.96.9McLeod
Meeker9.28.57.06.14.75.14.84.74.74.95.55.95.85.44.44.24.84.75.54.14.04.1Meeker
Mille Lacs9.89.310.49.69.98.89.110.19.49.28.39.29.28.37.88.18.28.58.09.19.514.8Mille Lacs
Morrison6.47.87.26.45.45.04.94.74.74.64.54.85.05.84.95.04.55.54.94.53.66.2Morrison
Mower8.88.99.59.89.89.99.39.78.28.47.98.68.68.98.78.78.58.98.17.97.410.4Mower
Murray1.51.6    2.22.12.1       2.42.22.12.24.46.6Murray
Nicollet9.19.79.610.011.511.111.812.312.612.011.311.010.28.17.77.18.19.19.710.310.314.3Nicollet
Nobles2.42.41.21.02.13.11.61.40.61.11.52.62.11.1 0.71.42.01.31.31.43.8Nobles
Norman0.40.4                    Norman
Olmsted11.011.412.011.510.810.710.611.310.810.710.410.310.19.89.08.07.58.08.79.08.89.0Olmsted
Otter Tail1.91.51.01.01.52.01.81.51.91.91.51.10.60.90.91.20.80.90.61.00.92.0Otter Tail
Pennington0.40.4       1.12.22.31.21.61.61.6      Pennington
Pine10.69.49.711.111.410.69.610.510.010.09.810.39.58.57.98.99.49.79.28.27.211.2Pine
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    0.9Polk
Pope3.74.85.14.94.22.23.71.71.6    1.61.53.01.61.61.61.61.62.7Pope
Ramsey24.524.624.724.223.923.522.822.522.321.921.120.019.218.518.217.917.517.417.217.317.617.8Ramsey
Red Lake3.01.3                    Red Lake
Redwood5.34.05.24.85.35.56.06.55.75.15.25.86.15.13.83.43.43.94.44.44.35.3Redwood
Renville5.35.95.76.16.47.16.76.06.46.67.15.94.95.05.46.15.55.14.94.74.97.1Renville
Rice10.511.211.010.812.011.611.09.510.110.010.510.59.99.38.89.38.68.07.17.77.912.1Rice
Rock0.6                     Rock
Roseau0.80.8     1.01.01.0            Roseau
Saint Louis17.016.517.417.517.016.115.215.615.615.715.815.014.413.413.012.512.011.811.811.711.612.0Saint Louis
Scott11.110.210.49.810.310.210.911.111.711.811.310.610.410.110.19.99.68.98.68.99.39.5Scott
Sherburne9.19.59.69.59.09.49.39.38.88.78.78.38.68.47.87.56.87.16.76.96.910.0Sherburne
Sibley6.97.06.85.44.74.25.04.95.04.25.25.65.76.16.05.34.65.56.14.41.81.7Sibley
Stearns10.510.911.411.311.611.811.711.110.910.610.29.99.810.09.59.08.68.58.89.19.39.1Stearns
Steele8.59.19.89.59.38.77.87.37.47.88.17.87.97.17.16.26.46.47.07.36.810.0Steele
Stevens5.03.22.11.93.95.63.73.83.33.31.4     1.61.81.72.54.56.6Stevens
Swift5.04.66.65.15.84.96.66.56.06.77.57.06.64.12.21.81.81.82.95.58.08.2Swift
Todd4.14.13.64.44.54.73.52.93.13.33.62.42.52.23.83.73.42.62.53.13.75.1Todd
Traverse                  6.15.86.1 Traverse
Wabasha8.19.710.39.59.69.89.79.39.08.38.48.710.69.98.97.56.76.96.36.76.411.5Wabasha
Wadena1.01.0    1.11.11.0     1.12.22.21.1 1.22.45.8Wadena
Waseca9.810.011.611.410.07.78.19.18.97.65.76.66.66.56.05.75.55.77.18.28.110.4Waseca
Washington13.913.613.614.014.113.814.114.514.814.714.213.813.212.310.89.99.710.210.610.710.911.1Washington
Watonwan5.25.55.65.95.85.65.66.16.17.66.76.94.55.05.95.96.65.25.45.77.110.9Watonwan
Wilkin0.70.4                    Wilkin
Winona10.411.310.710.810.610.510.39.410.310.310.69.69.99.910.39.89.58.78.17.77.010.1Winona
Wright9.49.69.79.78.88.37.88.07.97.87.77.37.36.96.66.05.96.16.36.56.76.2Wright
Yellow Medicine3.83.21.52.12.25.33.15.84.86.44.04.14.23.94.32.54.43.05.23.72.43.5Yellow Medicine
(protected counties)  2.42.62.62.22.83.33.32.62.82.82.22.62.42.92.82.42.43.02.9 (protected counties)
MINNESOTA16.716.516.616.416.115.615.215.014.814.614.313.813.412.912.311.911.511.511.511.711.811.7MINNESOTA

Minnesota: counties ranked by abortion percentage

county1997-19991998-20001999-20012000-20022001-20032002-20042003-20052004-20062005-20072006-20082007-20092008-20102009-20112010-20122011-20132012-20142013-20152014-20162015-20172016-20182017-20192018-2020county
Aitkin7121729171519343833464237988192528334234Aitkin
Anoka4556664443433455667569Anoka
Becker656464646867696666646765636667676969687068 Becker
Beltrami43474740413846515153454742424943464753494739Beltrami
Benton1231372824222121252626252932262314118644Benton
Big Stone8377                    Big Stone
Blue Earth3668775766566333333332Blue Earth
Brown41434352434339404137332831344144454248484945Brown
Carlton91191081010161112917241811771011142220Carlton
Carver25303439303031282922242421272534343230303033Carver
Cass36343838343232354043433732303233333132383131Cass
Chippewa1138532282632285253585649475359575964 64Chippewa
Chisago1417151919272323211613111620141712242417137Chisago
Clay686767656362636867676866646563646566666969 Clay
Clearwater7476                    Clearwater
Cook137443333378787214644145164817Cook
Cottonwood565260616160666759505562 626255545658636365Cottonwood
Crow Wing15141312141314131515212227283329262023181815Crow Wing
Dakota68775566756556665444510Dakota
Dodge45454145444241373636364336383742434343394035Dodge
Douglas50414041555856575757585758575756565557585956Douglas
Faribault48463637394547414548444644554540373542281514Faribault
Fillmore49505046465251464342485147465051504034323840Fillmore
Freeborn1615161522313031242318202323232729302521178Freeborn
Goodhue27212313131620192024191613212220182119252324Goodhue
Grant7378                    Grant
Hennepin1121111112111112222223Hennepin
Houston58535143474754535851503952485350475049505252Houston
Hubbard6668636362636870626265     676263626260Hubbard
Isanti17131014201812111418232625161314201215151613Isanti
Itasca28394242404642383332303030313028363841362927Itasca
Jackson63566262   605646545551515262555256555657Jackson
Kanabec21223325382433303127273434524849314345454541Kanabec
Kandiyohi38382633374040433944383638363632383944434436Kandiyohi
Kittson81                     Kittson
Koochiching2936392312111520231112919132018252821222422Koochiching
Lac Qui Parle6771                    Lac Qui Parle
Lake1010121110989162922212022181213817242747Lake
Lake of the Woods5965534951                 Lake of the Woods
Le Sueur20243536353638333221253343403126232635403623Le Sueur
Lincoln7779                    Lincoln
Lyon57555959524848525056575350434648535354464343Lyon
Mahnomen7680                    Mahnomen
Marshall86                    44Marshall
Martin46495544504445424440404046443931353633414646Martin
McLeod39424447423935444241424439333536403738343349McLeod
Meeker33404651565455565455494948475452485146565561Meeker
Mille Lacs3033243127332918222531232226272121192211105Mille Lacs
Morrison47444548535553555558565453455147514652525853Morrison
Mower37373226282528223430342926191919171520232526Mower
Murray7569    616163       606062615351Murray
Nicollet342630241617111099101011292930221310996Nicollet
Nobles6966686965616465706662596063 66666167666662Nobles
Norman8481                    Norman
Olmsted19161416211918121313161512151522242214121438Olmsted
Otter Tail71706968676562636463636362646565686869686767Otter Tail
Pennington8582       68616161606063      Pennington
Pine2232282018202517192020141824241611912192618Pine
Pipestone7273   666564              Pipestone
Polk705958586668707271656664  666870    69Polk
Pope625757565964576265    616158646565656566Pope
Ramsey2212222221222221111111Ramsey
Red Lake6472                    Red Lake
Redwood52615657545149474954525045505857585455535458Redwood
Renville51515250454143494647394854544437424951515048Renville
Rice23192022111416241819151315171713152327272111Rice
Rock82                     Rock
Roseau7975     716969            Roseau
Saint Louis54334475543445444567712Saint Louis
Scott1823222725231714101011121010101091616131232Scott
Sherburne35293135332927263028283128252825272731313429Sherburne
Sibley44484854575952545259515249414245494540546468Sibley
Stearns24201918151213151214171817111215161813101137Stearns
Steele40352732313437393734323233353435323329293530Steele
Stevens5463656760505858606164     636464605150Stevens
Swift55584955495644454845373840565961626360472042Swift
Todd60606160585759596160606059595654575961595759Todd
Traverse                  394241 Traverse
Wabasha4227253429262427263129279141624282937353916Wabasha
Wadena7874    676968     64606167 676055Wadena
Waseca31251817263734292738474541394041414126201925Waseca
Washington891199898887878798798819Washington
Watonwan53545453484950484739414155534339304847442821Watonwan
Wilkin8083                    Wilkin
Winona2618212123212225171714191412911101718263228Winona
Wright32282930363536363535353535373838393436373754Wright
Yellow Medicine61626666645360505349595657585559525850576163Yellow Medicine


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