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 |
