These Arkansas Counties Have the Highest Abortion Rates
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 |