What Race Aborts the Most Babies in the Us
Abortions in the United States by race
by Wm. Robert Johnston
concluding updated 14 April 2019
This page presents summary results for estimated abortions in the United States past race/ethnicity and by state. Results are presented primarly for 4 groups respective to categories used by the Centers for Disease Command (CDC):
- white, non-Hispanic;
- blackness, not-Hispanic;
- Hispanic;
- and other (includes Asian, American Indian, Pacific Islander, and Native Alaskan).
- for all 4 groups listed higher up (30 states plus the District of Columbia);
- for white, black, and other race without accounting for Hispanic origin (11 states--Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Nebraska, Due north Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, and Rhode Island);
- for Hispanic and non-Hispanic simply (i state--New United mexican states);
- or no data (8 states--California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, New Hampshire, Washington, and Wyoming).
The two graphs and the table below show U.S. totals by race/ethnicity for 1971-2017 for live births (from CDC birth reports and writer's estimates) and abortions (as estimated by the author). Note that 1971-1988 estimates (for both abortions and live births) are highly uncertain.
| year | live births | abortions (estimated) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| total | white, non-Hisp. | black, non-Hisp. | Hispanic | other | total | white, not-Hisp. | blackness, not-Hisp. | Hispanic | other | |
| 1971 | 3,555,970 | 2,661,000 | 565,000 | 259,000 | 71,000 | 486,000 | 356,000 | 102,000 | twenty,000 | ix,000 |
| 1974 | 3,159,958 | two,296,000 | 507,000 | 280,000 | 77,000 | 904,000 | 567,000 | 244,000 | 62,000 | 25,000 |
| 1977 | 3,326,632 | 2,389,000 | 544,000 | 302,000 | 91,000 | ane,317,000 | 793,000 | 384,000 | 96,000 | 44,000 |
| 1980 | iii,612,258 | ii,612,000 | 568,000 | 324,000 | 104,000 | one,554,000 | 971,000 | 410,000 | 123,000 | 50,000 |
| 1983 | iii,638,933 | 2,550,000 | 563,000 | 396,000 | 129,000 | 1,573,000 | 929,000 | 426,000 | 156,000 | 65,000 |
| 1986 | three,756,547 | 2,551,000 | 593,000 | 468,000 | 139,000 | ane,568,000 | 864,000 | 458,000 | 181,000 | 71,000 |
| 1989 | four,040,968 | ii,670,000 | 660,000 | 541,000 | 170,000 | 1,613,000 | 828,000 | 495,000 | 206,000 | 84,000 |
| 1990 | iv,158,212 | 2,705,000 | 673,000 | 602,000 | 178,000 | one,629,000 | 828,000 | 501,000 | 219,000 | 78,000 |
| 1991 | 4,110,907 | 2,631,000 | 673,000 | 628,000 | 180,000 | 1,590,000 | 783,000 | 500,000 | 228,000 | 76,000 |
| 1992 | 4,065,014 | 2,518,000 | 663,000 | 649,000 | 236,000 | 1,565,000 | 735,000 | 500,000 | 240,000 | 85,000 |
| 1993 | 4,000,240 | two,506,000 | 648,000 | 662,000 | 185,000 | 1,512,000 | 697,000 | 498,000 | 235,000 | 79,000 |
| 1994 | three,952,767 | 2,467,000 | 625,000 | 672,000 | 189,000 | 1,435,000 | 647,000 | 476,000 | 225,000 | 85,000 |
| 1995 | 3,899,589 | 2,419,000 | 597,000 | 690,000 | 193,000 | i,361,000 | 583,000 | 463,000 | 229,000 | 86,000 |
| 1996 | 3,891,494 | 2,394,000 | 587,000 | 711,000 | 200,000 | 1,364,000 | 585,000 | 460,000 | 231,000 | 88,000 |
| 1997 | iii,880,894 | 2,368,000 | 590,000 | 719,000 | 204,000 | ane,326,000 | 571,000 | 442,000 | 230,000 | 84,000 |
| 1998 | 3,941,553 | 2,392,000 | 600,000 | 743,000 | 207,000 | 1,302,000 | 565,000 | 426,000 | 228,000 | 83,000 |
| 1999 | 3,959,417 | 2,377,000 | 596,000 | 772,000 | 215,000 | 1,277,000 | 538,000 | 413,000 | 238,000 | 85,000 |
| 2000 | iv,058,814 | 2,389,000 | 611,000 | 823,000 | 236,000 | i,313,000 | 530,000 | 431,000 | 262,000 | 91,000 |
| 2001 | iv,025,933 | 2,341,000 | 593,000 | 857,000 | 235,000 | one,289,000 | 506,000 | 419,000 | 267,000 | 98,000 |
| 2002 | iv,021,726 | two,313,000 | 581,000 | 882,000 | 246,000 | ane,271,000 | 488,000 | 411,000 | 274,000 | 99,000 |
| 2003 | four,089,950 | two,338,000 | 579,000 | 919,000 | 254,000 | 1,252,000 | 469,000 | 422,000 | 259,000 | 102,000 |
| 2004 | 4,112,052 | ii,315,000 | 582,000 | 954,000 | 260,000 | one,221,000 | 447,000 | 416,000 | 257,000 | 102,000 |
| 2005 | 4,138,349 | 2,296,000 | 587,000 | 993,000 | 262,000 | i,209,000 | 433,000 | 415,000 | 259,000 | 103,000 |
| 2006 | four,265,555 | 2,325,000 | 621,000 | 1,047,000 | 273,000 | 1,235,000 | 434,000 | 423,000 | 277,000 | 102,000 |
| 2007 | iv,316,233 | two,327,000 | 631,000 | i,071,000 | 287,000 | 1,210,000 | 438,000 | 406,000 | 275,000 | 91,000 |
| 2008 | 4,247,694 | two,284,000 | 627,000 | one,051,000 | 286,000 | one,213,000 | 427,000 | 416,000 | 277,000 | 93,000 |
| 2009 | 4,130,665 | 2,227,000 | 614,000 | 1,008,000 | 282,000 | 1,154,000 | 405,000 | 398,000 | 263,000 | 88,000 |
| 2010 | 3,999,386 | 2,176,000 | 593,000 | 953,000 | 277,000 | i,104,000 | 384,000 | 379,000 | 254,000 | 87,000 |
| 2011 | 3,953,590 | ii,160,000 | 586,000 | 926,000 | 282,000 | 1,060,000 | 366,000 | 360,000 | 247,000 | 86,000 |
| 2012 | 3,952,841 | 2,149,000 | 587,000 | 917,000 | 300,000 | 1,010,000 | 349,000 | 344,000 | 232,000 | 85,000 |
| 2013 | 3,932,181 | two,143,000 | 587,000 | 909,000 | 293,000 | 959,000 | 322,000 | 333,000 | 220,000 | 84,000 |
| 2014 | 3,988,076 | 2,164,000 | 593,000 | 923,000 | 309,000 | 927,000 | 323,000 | 317,000 | 204,000 | 83,000 |
| 2015 | 3,978,497 | 2,146,000 | 593,000 | 934,000 | 306,000 | 896,000 | 308,000 | 309,000 | 197,000 | 82,000 |
| 2016 | 3,945,875 | ii,117,000 | 572,000 | 949,000 | 308,000 | 875,000 | 294,000 | 303,000 | 200,000 | 79,000 |
| 2017 | 3,855,500 | 2,051,000 | 575,000 | 928,000 | 301,000 | 851,000 | 280,000 | 295,000 | 195,000 | 77,000 |
| year | alive births | abortions (estimated) | ||||||||
| total | white, not-Hisp. | black, non-Hisp. | Hispanic | other | total | white, non-Hisp. | blackness, non-Hisp. | Hispanic | other | |
Estimates for abortion past race/ethnicity were produced every bit follows: For years 1989-2017, available abortion data by race/ethnicity of female parent were compiled from CDC abortion surveillance reports and supplemented past state health agency reporting. Live nativity data by race/ethnicity of kid were compiled from CDC birth reporting (e.yard., Martin et al., 2017). Total abortions for each state are based on information reported by the CDC or the states supplemented by the author'southward estimates (Johnston, 2018, 2019). Proportions of reported abortions by race/ethnicity are applied to total abortions for each state. For states where abortion data past race/ethnicity are incomplete (either not all four groups are included or data are missing for some years), abortions are estimated assuming consistency in relative abortion ratios for the iv groups. Where no data by race/ethnicity are available at all for a state (Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, New Hampshire), relative abortion ratios are assumed similar to overall national values. For years 1971-1988, estimates are highly uncertain. Estimates of Hispanic population were used to estimate white Hispanic and non-Hispanic alive births. Guttmacher Plant abortions estimates are available for 1973-1988 for white (both Hispanic and non-Hispanic) and not-white (both blackness and other) women. Estimated breakdowns for the four groups were produced based on comparisons to live birth data. Abortion data past race is available for 1971 for New York Urban center and Hawaii (Nelson et al., 1972; Zimring, 1971), which business relationship for nearly half of estimated 1971 abortions nationwide.
The next graph shows abortion per centum (abortions as a fraction of full alive births plus abortions) by race/ethnicity over fourth dimension. Ballgame percentage for blacks has consistently been much higher than percentages for other racial/ethnic groups.
The side by side ii graphs testify the fraction of all U.South. abortions and live births past racial/ethnic groups.
Total estimated abortions past race/ethnicity for 1965-2018 (and compared to current population) are:
- white, non-Hispanic: 28,900,000 (14% of current population)
- black, non-Hispanic: 18,700,000 (42% of electric current population)
- Hispanic: ix,200,000 (15% of current population)
- other, not-Hispanic: iii,500,000 (15% of electric current population)
- full, all races/ethnicities: 60,500,000 (eighteen% of current population)
The CDC does not provide breakdowns of abortions among races grouped as "other"--Asian, American Indian, Native Alaskan, and Pacific Islander. For at least some years in 1993-2017, some breakdowns were reported by 27 states: Alaska, Arizona, California, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington, and Wisconsin. As seen in the next graph, data from these states bear witness generally similar abortion percentages amid these racial groups. (Unlike data presented above, the abortion percentages in the graph below are non adjusted for underreporting or unknown race.) Asian American abortion percentages are slightly higher than for the other groups. When states are compared, American Indian abortion percentages are generally higher than Asian abortion percentages in states with high overall abortion percentages, but generally lower in states with low overall abortion percentages.
| twelvemonth | live births | abortions | ballgame percentage | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | % of total | number | % of total | ||
| white | 2,051,000 | 53.2 | 280,000 | 32.9 | 12.0 |
| black | 575,000 | 14.nine | 295,000 | 34.seven | 33.nine |
| Hispanic | 928,000 | 24.1 | 195,000 | 23.0 | 17.4 |
| Asian | 260,000 | 6.7 | 68,000 | 8.0 | 20.eight |
| American Indian/Alaskan Native | 31,300 | 0.8 | 7,000 | 0.8 | 18.4 |
| Pacific Islander | 10,400 | 0.iii | 2,400 | 0.3 | 18.six |
| Full | iii,855,500 | 100.0 | 851,000 | 100.0 | 18.1 |
The chart below shows the relative fractions of alive births and abortions in the United States by race and ethnicity for 2017. The overall pie segments represent the fractions of pregnancies (live births plus abortions) past group. Within each racial/ethinic group, the darker color represents the fraction of pregnancies ending in abortion (all areas are proportional to estimated numbers).
The maps beneath shows abortion percentages by land and by race, where ballgame percentage is abortions as a percentage of the total of live births and abortions (excluding miscarriages and stillbirths). Several comments:
- Results are more than uncertain for the 8 states not reporting to the CDC.
- Results are also more than uncertain for other races category than for the kickoff three categories.
Sources: (incomplete)
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