Earlier this week Family Council obtained data from the Arkansas Health Department showing the number of abortions performed on women from each county in Arkansas from 2014 – 2016.
One of the ways abortion numbers are measured is the abortion rate.
The abortion rate is defined as the number of abortions per 1,000 women ages 15-44.
Using data from the U.S. Census Bureau, we calculated the abortion rate for each county in Arkansas from 2014 – 2016.
Below are the ten counties with the highest abortion rates, as of 2016.
Abortions Per 1,000 Women Ages 15 – 44 |
County of Residence |
2016 |
2015 |
2014 |
JEFFERSON |
12.00 |
14.20 |
13.76 |
PULASKI |
11.48 |
13.43 |
13.52 |
MILLER |
8.01 |
8.27 |
8.31 |
LITTLE RIVER |
7.92 |
6.92 |
6.38 |
UNION |
7.44 |
8.20 |
9.09 |
LAFAYETTE |
7.35 |
8.11 |
4.30 |
OUACHITA |
7.31 |
8.07 |
7.63 |
BRADLEY |
7.22 |
7.75 |
5.17 |
LEE |
6.98 |
5.11 |
10.07 |
DESHA |
6.96 |
4.09 |
9.79 |
Below are the abortion rates for each county in Arkansas from 2014 – 2016.
Abortions Per 1,000 Women Ages 15 – 44 |
County of Residence |
2016 |
2015 |
2014 |
ARKANSAS |
4.88 |
6.06 |
9.62 |
ASHLEY |
2.78 |
3.47 |
5.55 |
BAXTER |
3.75 |
4.06 |
4.97 |
BENTON |
3.16 |
3.28 |
3.39 |
BOONE |
1.26 |
2.06 |
3.78 |
BRADLEY |
7.22 |
7.75 |
5.17 |
CALHOUN |
2.49 |
7.44 |
3.69 |
CARROLL |
3.80 |
3.81 |
2.46 |
CHICOT |
6.43 |
8.72 |
9.01 |
CLARK |
3.91 |
4.99 |
5.77 |
CLAY |
1.20 |
– |
1.18 |
CLEBURNE |
1.86 |
2.64 |
2.62 |
CLEVELAND |
4.14 |
5.50 |
4.70 |
COLUMBIA |
5.88 |
5.20 |
8.81 |
CONWAY |
4.48 |
4.14 |
4.67 |
CRAIGHEAD |
2.32 |
3.85 |
5.90 |
CRAWFORD |
2.08 |
2.25 |
3.35 |
CRITTENDEN |
2.49 |
8.03 |
12.21 |
CROSS |
1.59 |
3.13 |
5.11 |
DALLAS |
2.50 |
4.08 |
4.73 |
DESHA |
6.96 |
4.09 |
9.79 |
DREW |
6.00 |
6.49 |
9.26 |
FAULKNER |
4.89 |
5.30 |
7.30 |
FRANKLIN |
2.31 |
2.94 |
1.63 |
FULTON |
1.75 |
3.54 |
3.51 |
GARLAND |
6.76 |
7.72 |
7.65 |
GRANT |
0.91 |
3.67 |
1.82 |
GREENE |
0.59 |
1.54 |
2.51 |
HEMPSTEAD |
4.53 |
7.51 |
6.37 |
HOT SPRING |
4.87 |
4.63 |
4.98 |
HOWARD |
4.94 |
6.16 |
9.27 |
INDEPENDENCE |
2.47 |
1.88 |
2.46 |
IZARD |
1.63 |
3.24 |
3.17 |
JACKSON |
2.14 |
2.74 |
4.54 |
JEFFERSON |
12.00 |
14.20 |
13.76 |
JOHNSON |
2.43 |
1.62 |
2.84 |
LAFAYETTE |
7.35 |
8.11 |
4.30 |
LAWRENCE |
1.66 |
0.99 |
5.20 |
LEE |
6.98 |
5.11 |
10.07 |
LINCOLN |
2.25 |
3.30 |
5.31 |
LITTLE RIVER |
7.92 |
6.92 |
6.38 |
LOGAN |
1.89 |
2.96 |
2.95 |
LONOKE |
4.45 |
3.98 |
4.40 |
MADISON |
2.55 |
1.12 |
0.75 |
MARION |
0.91 |
1.41 |
3.65 |
MILLER |
8.01 |
8.27 |
8.31 |
MISSISSIPPI |
1.19 |
4.15 |
6.64 |
MONROE |
4.13 |
7.19 |
3.15 |
MONTGOMERY |
3.30 |
3.23 |
3.15 |
NEVADA |
2.93 |
3.56 |
7.61 |
NEWTON |
2.63 |
1.73 |
1.72 |
OUACHITA |
7.31 |
8.07 |
7.63 |
PERRY |
2.33 |
3.52 |
3.48 |
PHILLIPS |
6.25 |
6.83 |
10.83 |
PIKE |
3.79 |
3.20 |
4.70 |
POINSETT |
0.68 |
2.99 |
2.71 |
POLK |
1.57 |
1.86 |
3.09 |
POPE |
3.44 |
4.22 |
3.59 |
PRAIRIE |
5.47 |
3.81 |
4.42 |
PULASKI |
11.48 |
13.43 |
13.52 |
RANDOLPH |
0.34 |
3.40 |
2.70 |
SALINE |
4.82 |
5.80 |
5.80 |
SCOTT |
1.19 |
2.99 |
2.30 |
SEARCY |
0.83 |
0.85 |
3.44 |
SEBASTIAN |
3.56 |
4.12 |
5.36 |
SEVIER |
3.11 |
3.32 |
4.48 |
SHARP |
0.40 |
2.85 |
3.62 |
ST FRANCIS |
6.41 |
5.77 |
8.81 |
STONE |
0.55 |
2.26 |
1.12 |
UNION |
7.44 |
8.20 |
9.09 |
VAN BUREN |
2.49 |
2.03 |
2.01 |
WASHINGTON |
5.03 |
5.48 |
5.51 |
WHITE |
2.91 |
3.65 |
3.61 |
WOODRUFF |
2.72 |
2.68 |
6.12 |
YELL |
2.67 |
5.06 |
3.63 |
STATE OF ARKANSAS |
5.05 |
5.97 |
6.64 |
Below are the total number of abortions for each county in Arkansas from 2014 – 2016.
Abortions by County |
County of Residence |
2016 |
2015 |
2014 |
ARKANSAS |
16 |
20 |
32 |
ASHLEY |
10 |
13 |
21 |
BAXTER |
21 |
23 |
28 |
BENTON |
167 |
169 |
170 |
BOONE |
8 |
13 |
24 |
BRADLEY |
14 |
15 |
10 |
CALHOUN |
2 |
6 |
3 |
CARROLL |
17 |
17 |
11 |
CHICOT |
11 |
15 |
16 |
CLARK |
21 |
27 |
31 |
CLAY |
3 |
– |
3 |
CLEBURNE |
7 |
10 |
10 |
CLEVELAND |
6 |
8 |
7 |
COLUMBIA |
30 |
27 |
46 |
CONWAY |
16 |
15 |
17 |
CRAIGHEAD |
53 |
87 |
132 |
CRAWFORD |
24 |
26 |
39 |
CRITTENDEN |
25 |
81 |
126 |
CROSS |
5 |
10 |
16 |
DALLAS |
3 |
5 |
6 |
DESHA |
15 |
9 |
22 |
DREW |
23 |
25 |
36 |
FAULKNER |
140 |
151 |
208 |
FRANKLIN |
7 |
9 |
5 |
FULTON |
3 |
6 |
6 |
GARLAND |
112 |
128 |
127 |
GRANT |
3 |
12 |
6 |
GREENE |
5 |
13 |
21 |
HEMPSTEAD |
18 |
30 |
26 |
HOT SPRING |
27 |
26 |
28 |
HOWARD |
12 |
15 |
23 |
INDEPENDENCE |
17 |
13 |
17 |
IZARD |
3 |
6 |
6 |
JACKSON |
7 |
9 |
15 |
JEFFERSON |
157 |
193 |
189 |
JOHNSON |
12 |
8 |
14 |
LAFAYETTE |
8 |
9 |
5 |
LAWRENCE |
5 |
3 |
16 |
LEE |
9 |
7 |
14 |
LINCOLN |
4 |
6 |
10 |
LITTLE RIVER |
17 |
15 |
14 |
LOGAN |
7 |
11 |
11 |
LONOKE |
65 |
58 |
64 |
MADISON |
7 |
3 |
2 |
MARION |
2 |
3 |
8 |
MILLER |
66 |
68 |
68 |
MISSISSIPPI |
10 |
36 |
58 |
MONROE |
5 |
9 |
4 |
MONTGOMERY |
4 |
4 |
4 |
NEVADA |
4 |
5 |
11 |
NEWTON |
3 |
2 |
2 |
OUACHITA |
30 |
34 |
33 |
PERRY |
4 |
6 |
6 |
PHILLIPS |
22 |
25 |
41 |
PIKE |
7 |
6 |
9 |
POINSETT |
3 |
13 |
12 |
POLK |
5 |
6 |
10 |
POPE |
45 |
55 |
47 |
PRAIRIE |
7 |
5 |
6 |
PULASKI |
930 |
1,092 |
1,105 |
RANDOLPH |
1 |
10 |
8 |
ST FRANCIS |
27 |
25 |
39 |
SALINE |
108 |
129 |
128 |
SCOTT |
2 |
5 |
4 |
SEARCY |
1 |
1 |
4 |
SEBASTIAN |
89 |
103 |
133 |
SEVIER |
10 |
11 |
15 |
SHARP |
1 |
7 |
9 |
STONE |
1 |
4 |
2 |
UNION |
53 |
59 |
66 |
VAN BUREN |
6 |
5 |
5 |
WASHINGTON |
263 |
282 |
278 |
WHITE |
47 |
59 |
58 |
WOODRUFF |
3 |
3 |
7 |
YELL |
10 |
19 |
14 |
UNKNOWN |
8 |
11 |
– |
Total |
2,919 |
3,454 |
3,827 |
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