South Carolina abortion percentages by county

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last modified 3 September 2023

South Carolina: abortion ratios by county of residence

county1990-19921991-19931992-19941993-19951994-19961995-19971996-19981997-19991998-20001999-20012000-20022001-20032002-20042003-20052004-20062005-20072006-20082007-20092008-20102009-20112010-20122011-20132012-20142013-20152014-20162015-20172016-20182017-20192018-20202019-2021county
Abbeville184202220224177167144148144132134110118110122126125120119115116111112122134142137126128141Abbeville
Aiken223222210205187184145145154189206213209201197203210201172134108105108145169199196202200216Aiken
Allendale218212222195205194147132133166181215233259251265247238232218192161145221287314250271307440Allendale
Anderson189183186202204203204200190175167165165162158152144135131129128119114119130135134131131139Anderson
Bamberg289288259216214212223198181180204204197185237269244191171181176164161195234281312273267254Bamberg
Barnwell199196185183164166159145140137158154161165203198187154142140138161154209243292282261240232Barnwell
Beaufort283282259244230234209203195209213211207198197199206194193175157117112131157172177185187189Beaufort
Berkeley211225230225214221218216201197194199197198190194182182177178170166163167171179188201208225Berkeley
Calhoun225220214237221217184156152140167184212216225229180181179222176158155176181162167177196196Calhoun
Charleston345341345344349339318292277274277291296290275268254244231228224214206201202201193190193204Charleston
Cherokee200183192178182148150139124117117147157160161165149137123129119117112127128140131143156165Cherokee
Chester230222231208201169157162139161164198190199215235220216224208185169173201216250246230240253Chester
Chesterfield12311312011012310310193888587104111126142161139140148168158133125143158168151163174206Chesterfield
Clarendon184194175167134136141141122114135150162137135139142146147159132115103137159179176158153156Clarendon
Colleton217202198203199197176171166165176178184165166165176168160150154140126125144163160142152155Colleton
Darlington99909195837166635251557986111122150140146155168163133127144166194180189186211Darlington
Dillon9282666761707074759097106899297119121136152159157128132121156145151138146138Dillon
Dorchester257259261256232214207211219223218215208206200204188187177190187180160154150157155161164175Dorchester
Edgefield17918318016314315113213511715015217517919219517315912610289108120113134170211227218200198Edgefield
Fairfield280274264263224195185206214205223246268273265272229232226238210179175219264272255273316347Fairfield
Florence103939296969178766461607687109122138130139149163159149137161178195181184196225Florence
Georgetown227211200196188183174154141132146157170169173189183184183191185164165179194181171168183199Georgetown
Greenville220216222233228223214201195188187190191185182183180169163159159157157161170176179175181186Greenville
Greenwood241250256270260266246227207213216221212202204192188168164163168165150166175201194195205219Greenwood
Hampton191179171150140140126121110115127140150134145150163138128141150139105125189214221205227263Hampton
Horry315319309281267260251239211215202210216229230224214205201195198190179181188196190191192193Horry
Jasper166190180205150158115146144172168184731666626161182168168154153126123138147146150154161165Jasper
Kershaw220222208198182185179166154146155162169180170178165158151154156155155167172184192190186193Kershaw
Lancaster1781471431211299510488897795130138144137147127118127141142118109123136148137145147156Lancaster
Laurens209202209219236227208190183183175167156161159155146146144136131145149143134132136130137140Laurens
Lee18719819719318917814912410310699117123157174193181168206212230172184203229220223217261280Lee
Lexington238225200191172158145142139146161176178170168173168163155157154149141149153163154157156162Lexington
Marion99797777918681727575757680100113137134140137138143130124135158173165175168183Marion
Marlboro122115110106103114113116110106118136135123111124120132143168173161137132144157156149159163Marlboro
McCormick241221219252254292268276226217197212240254264210187164122155148324236301272376319346383260McCormick
Newberry255244234211207209197175156162175182178158138145144156156156167164162167180198205214228235Newberry
Oconee1771842002031871791781751641501421451471521371331251211151071081099795102111122119122129Oconee
Orangeburg285283292297279261243232226228242249247245255262248240225237240246248265294303287288302327Orangeburg
Pickens232231238245238216190170161163163160151138136135137130128136137139121126122126121114112124Pickens
Richland425401378371353343327324304307319338326316315327310315320328308284274293300312296299309329Richland
Saluda1981931851811661411151181241271391651741481271331351371151088795697873105102123132165Saluda
Spartanburg232226245247244223212199189183174172168171162165150157159166157142139143146148149155162167Spartanburg
Sumter199206206212198197172167153162171185187184183178166169178184169155153164178185193204219229Sumter
Union191202218230223228198182152145136146155179183189163139131147150146137165167178153153173199Union
Williamsburg13112111711612412512099817588112122131147169195185189183167163131156179187194177196199Williamsburg
York250227227198218197193168143143146176190198202205183173170181176175170183192210209208207211York
SOUTH CAROLINA245239236233225216203194183183187197201203205207196190187188181169162172181191188189194204SOUTH CAROLINA

South Carolina: abortion percentages by county of residence

county1990-19921991-19931992-19941993-19951994-19961995-19971996-19981997-19991998-20001999-20012000-20022001-20032002-20042003-20052004-20062005-20072006-20082007-20092008-20102009-20112010-20122011-20132012-20142013-20152014-20162015-20172016-20182017-20192018-20202019-2021county
Abbeville15.616.818.018.315.014.312.612.912.611.711.89.910.69.910.911.211.110.710.610.310.410.010.110.911.812.512.111.211.412.3Abbeville
Aiken18.218.217.417.015.815.512.712.713.415.917.117.617.316.716.516.917.416.714.711.89.79.59.712.714.416.616.416.816.717.8Aiken
Allendale17.917.518.216.317.016.312.811.711.714.215.317.718.920.620.020.919.819.218.817.916.113.912.718.122.323.920.021.323.530.6Allendale
Anderson15.915.415.716.817.016.916.916.716.014.914.314.214.213.913.613.212.611.911.611.511.310.710.210.611.511.911.811.611.612.2Anderson
Bamberg22.422.420.617.817.617.518.316.515.315.317.017.016.515.619.221.219.616.014.615.314.914.113.816.318.921.923.821.421.120.3Bamberg
Barnwell16.616.415.615.514.114.313.712.612.312.113.713.313.914.216.916.515.713.412.512.212.113.913.417.319.622.622.020.719.418.9Barnwell
Beaufort22.122.020.619.618.719.017.316.916.317.317.617.417.116.516.516.617.116.316.214.913.510.510.111.613.514.615.115.615.815.9Beaufort
Berkeley17.418.418.718.417.618.117.917.816.716.416.316.616.516.516.016.215.415.415.015.114.614.214.014.314.615.215.816.717.218.3Berkeley
Calhoun18.318.017.619.118.117.915.513.513.212.314.315.617.517.818.418.615.315.315.218.215.013.713.415.015.313.914.315.016.416.4Calhoun
Charleston25.625.425.625.625.925.324.122.621.721.521.722.522.922.521.621.120.219.618.818.618.317.617.116.716.816.816.215.916.216.9Charleston
Cherokee16.615.516.115.115.412.913.012.211.010.510.512.813.613.813.914.113.012.111.011.410.610.510.111.311.312.211.612.513.514.1Cherokee
Chester18.718.118.817.216.714.413.614.012.213.914.116.515.916.617.719.018.117.818.317.215.614.514.716.817.820.019.718.719.320.2Chester
Chesterfield11.010.110.79.910.99.39.28.58.17.88.09.410.011.212.513.912.212.312.914.413.611.711.112.513.614.413.114.014.817.1Chesterfield
Clarendon15.616.214.914.311.811.912.312.310.910.211.913.113.912.011.912.212.412.712.813.711.710.49.412.113.715.215.013.613.313.5Clarendon
Colleton17.816.816.516.916.616.415.014.614.314.215.015.115.514.114.314.215.014.413.813.113.312.311.211.112.614.013.812.513.213.4Colleton
Darlington9.08.38.48.77.76.66.25.94.94.85.27.37.910.010.813.012.312.713.414.414.011.711.312.614.216.315.315.915.717.4Darlington
Dillon8.47.56.26.35.86.66.56.97.08.28.99.68.28.48.810.610.812.013.213.813.611.411.710.813.512.713.112.112.812.2Dillon
Dorchester20.420.620.720.418.817.617.117.417.918.217.917.717.217.116.717.015.815.715.016.015.815.313.813.413.013.613.413.914.114.9Dorchester
Edgefield15.215.515.214.012.513.111.711.910.513.013.214.915.216.116.314.813.711.29.38.29.710.710.211.814.517.418.517.916.616.5Edgefield
Fairfield21.921.520.920.818.316.315.617.117.717.018.219.821.121.520.921.418.618.818.519.217.415.214.918.020.921.420.321.524.025.8Fairfield
Florence9.48.58.48.88.88.47.27.16.05.75.77.18.09.810.812.111.512.213.014.013.713.012.113.915.116.315.315.616.418.3Florence
Georgetown18.517.416.616.415.815.414.813.312.311.712.813.514.514.514.715.915.415.515.516.115.614.114.215.216.215.314.614.415.516.6Georgetown
Greenville18.017.718.218.918.618.317.616.716.315.815.815.916.015.615.415.415.214.514.013.713.713.613.513.914.514.915.214.915.315.7Greenville
Greenwood19.420.020.421.320.621.019.818.517.217.617.818.117.516.817.016.115.914.414.114.014.414.213.114.214.916.716.316.317.018.0Greenwood
Hampton16.015.214.613.012.312.311.210.89.910.311.212.313.011.812.713.014.012.111.312.313.112.29.511.115.917.618.117.018.520.8Hampton
Horry24.024.223.621.921.120.620.119.317.417.716.817.417.818.718.718.317.617.016.716.316.516.015.215.315.816.416.016.016.116.2Horry
Jasper14.216.015.217.013.113.710.312.712.614.714.415.542.240.038.513.915.414.414.413.413.311.211.012.212.812.813.013.413.814.2Jasper
Kershaw18.018.217.216.515.415.615.214.313.412.713.413.914.515.214.515.114.213.713.113.313.513.413.414.314.715.616.116.015.716.2Kershaw
Lancaster15.112.812.510.811.48.79.58.18.17.28.711.512.112.612.012.811.210.611.312.412.410.59.811.011.912.912.012.712.813.5Lancaster
Laurens17.316.817.317.919.118.517.216.015.415.514.914.313.513.813.713.412.812.812.612.011.612.713.012.511.911.712.011.512.112.3Laurens
Lee15.816.516.416.215.915.112.911.09.49.69.010.510.913.614.816.115.414.417.117.518.714.715.516.918.718.018.317.820.721.9Lee
Lexington19.218.416.716.114.713.712.712.412.212.713.915.015.114.514.414.814.414.013.413.613.413.012.413.013.314.013.413.513.514.0Lexington
Marion9.07.37.27.18.37.97.56.87.07.06.97.17.49.110.212.111.912.312.012.112.511.511.111.913.714.814.114.914.415.5Marion
Marlboro10.910.39.99.69.310.210.210.49.99.610.512.011.911.010.011.010.711.712.514.414.713.912.011.712.613.613.512.913.714.0Marlboro
McCormick19.418.117.920.120.222.621.121.618.417.816.417.519.420.320.917.315.814.110.913.412.924.519.123.121.427.424.225.727.720.6McCormick
Newberry20.319.619.017.417.117.316.414.913.513.914.915.415.113.712.112.612.613.513.513.514.314.114.014.315.216.517.017.618.619.0Newberry
Oconee15.015.516.616.915.815.215.114.914.113.112.412.712.813.212.111.811.110.810.39.79.79.88.88.79.210.010.910.610.911.4Oconee
Orangeburg22.222.122.622.921.820.719.618.918.418.619.519.919.819.720.320.819.819.418.419.119.419.719.920.922.723.322.322.423.224.6Orangeburg
Pickens18.818.819.219.719.217.816.014.513.914.014.013.813.112.111.911.912.011.511.411.912.112.210.811.210.811.210.810.210.111.0Pickens
Richland29.828.627.427.126.125.624.624.523.323.524.225.324.624.023.924.723.724.024.324.723.622.121.522.623.123.822.923.023.624.8Richland
Saluda16.516.115.615.314.212.410.310.611.011.312.214.214.812.911.211.711.912.110.39.78.08.76.57.36.89.59.210.911.614.2Saluda
Spartanburg18.918.419.719.819.618.217.516.615.915.414.814.714.414.613.914.113.113.613.714.213.612.512.212.512.812.913.013.414.014.3Spartanburg
Sumter16.617.017.117.516.616.514.714.313.213.914.615.615.715.515.515.114.214.515.115.514.413.413.214.115.115.616.216.918.018.6Sumter
Union16.016.817.918.718.318.616.515.413.212.611.912.713.415.215.515.914.012.211.612.813.112.712.014.214.315.113.213.214.816.6Union
Williamsburg11.610.810.510.411.011.110.79.07.56.98.110.110.911.612.814.516.315.615.915.514.314.011.613.515.215.816.315.016.416.6Williamsburg
York20.018.518.516.517.916.416.214.412.512.512.715.016.016.516.817.015.514.814.515.415.014.914.515.516.117.417.317.217.117.4York
SOUTH CAROLINA19.719.319.118.918.317.816.916.215.415.515.716.416.816.917.017.216.415.915.715.815.314.414.014.715.416.115.815.916.317.0SOUTH CAROLINA

South Carolina: counties ranked by abortion percentage

county1990-19921991-19931992-19941993-19951994-19961995-19971996-19981997-19991998-20001999-20012000-20022001-20032002-20042003-20052004-20062005-20072006-20082007-20092008-20102009-20112010-20122011-20132012-20142013-20152014-20162015-20172016-20182017-20192018-20202019-2021county
Abbeville342718163130332726333541414341444445434342434042414039434441Abbeville
Aiken19162223272531292111881112161398164045454226251514151616Aiken
Allendale2222173020233035321814675754426717224327641Allendale
Anderson323732262118141212162127282831333440374140383644424242414343Anderson
Bamberg4471817167141515912151883510171513151310762568Bamberg
Barnwell273034333431263029312631302613151528343636191866557811Barnwell
Beaufort6681111711101087101315171410991726403936312925222328Beaufort
Berkeley241414151812879101213141619161814141615111116222421161313Berkeley
Calhoun182021121513202523302217109108211512511201614153328251925Calhoun
Charleston222222222222333422344449101317202120Charleston
Cherokee263531352935283333353833313029293137414241413837434143383535Cherokee
Chester1618132122292724302323141813117766891088988899Chester
Chesterfield414240414141424141414343424034313732301823323228303036292819Chesterfield
Clarendon353137363838343235373432293739383530312538424432282526313738Clarendon
Colleton232629242321231916191520202727272321223229293139383130393840Colleton
Darlington454444444545464646464644454242343631261920333027271923212518Darlington
Dillon464546464646454443404042434646464539272425352843323935404044Dillon
Dorchester8867101513854571210151213111511861424343532303131Dorchester
Edgefield3636353736343534362528232117182429434646433737342311991724Edgefield
Fairfield775613221996944444265425775576422Fairfield
Florence434343434343444345454545444443394134292221242521181822231814Florence
Georgetown172328292626242628322930252524201713111010141013112327282623Georgetown
Greenville21211613121091111121315161922212217212622211522242724272729Greenville
Greenwood119955456876591112181222202317122018201416171515Greenwood
Hampton30383838373736373736363635383335283639353230434013101113116Hampton
Horry333446447610118899878965612141720182227Horry
Jasper393336223532382825172018111301920193030363431353837343333Jasper
Kershaw201724273024212320262728262125222625283127231717212219192426Kershaw
Lancaster373939393942414240424138373537364246403435394141393740373939Lancaster
Laurens2528231799121514131725322930323229323839272130404341424142Laurens
Lee33293031252829363938393939322317201977395789101075Lee
Lexington131526323233323131272522222426252424252728252325333233323637Lexington
Marion444645454444434544434446464544404033353734343333292829263030Marion
Marlboro424142424240403938393737384145454641332014182735373431363436Marlboro
McCormick1219198633335119665101423422933131411117McCormick
Newberry91012201917161719211619233135373327242818131215161613111010Newberry
Oconee383427252827221817243135363336424344444544444545454544454545Oconee
Orangeburg554335654333576633532323244354Orangeburg
Pickens15111110814182018202429343638413842383937313538444445464646Pickens
Richland111111111111222111111212133233Richland
Saluda293233343336393834343226243440433938454446464646464646444234Saluda
Spartanburg1413109711101313141824272328283026232124282429363638333232Spartanburg
Sumter282425192419252222221916192021232518131216221920192118141212Sumter
Union31252014148151624283334332220192735363331262619262634352922Union
Williamsburg404041404039374042444240403932261112101318162923172015242021Williamsburg
York1012152816201721272930211714141116161814128911121212121417York


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