Texas abortion percentages by county, 1994-2003

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 30 September 2005

Data for Texas counties, cumulative from 1994 to 2003, residents only

county	abortions	live births	abortion ratio	abortion %	abortion % ranking
Anderson	1,443	6,409	225	18.4	32
Andrews	184	2,093	88	8.1	202
Angelina	1,170	12,413	94	8.6	191
Aransas	597	2,359	253	20.2	26
Archer	96	1,004	96	8.7	187
Armstrong	50	226	221	18.1	33
Atascosa	783	5,852	134	11.8	112
Austin	482	3,222	150	13.0	83
Bailey	676	1,203	562	36.0	5
Bandera	290	1,723	168	14.4	60
Bastrop	1,436	8,120	177	15.0	52
Baylor	100	408	245	19.7	27
Bee	775	3,970	195	16.3	42
Bell	9,617	52,511	183	15.5	47
Bexar	72,624	235,953	308	23.5	16
Blanco	152	945	161	13.9	68
Borden	19	37	514	33.9	6
Bosque	203	2,012	101	9.2	178
Bowie	527	11,679	45	4.3	245
Brazoria	4,493	37,974	118	10.6	142
Brazos	4,932	20,984	235	19.0	29
Brewster	206	1,157	178	15.1	51
Briscoe	64	241	266	21.0	22
Brooks	201	1,416	142	12.4	99
Brown	434	4,940	88	8.1	203
Burleson	295	2,185	135	11.9	110
Burnet	683	4,323	158	13.6	72
Caldwell	769	4,788	161	13.8	69
Calhoun	322	3,371	96	8.7	189
Callahan	113	1,346	84	7.7	210
Cameron	9,413	80,609	117	10.5	145
Camp	169	1,836	92	8.4	194
Carson	61	760	80	7.4	221
Cass	114	3,651	31	3.0	251
Castro	113	1,361	83	7.7	215
Chambers	379	3,061	124	11.0	132
Cherokee	650	6,857	95	8.7	190
Childress	67	889	75	7.0	226
Clay	138	959	144	12.6	93
Cochran	27	550	49	4.7	243
Coke	91	324	281	21.9	19
Coleman	93	1,103	84	7.8	209
Collin	11,432	77,871	147	12.8	87
Collingsworth	34	389	87	8.0	204
Colorado	273	2,565	106	9.6	167
Comal	1,600	10,137	158	13.6	73
Comanche	203	1,606	126	11.2	130
Concho	22	247	89	8.2	200
Cooke	525	4,684	112	10.1	156
Coryell	1,719	9,780	176	14.9	53
Cottle	98	202	485	32.7	8
Crane	99	587	169	14.4	59
Crockett	83	542	153	13.3	79
Crosby	160	1,115	143	12.5	94
Culberson	36	448	80	7.4	220
Dallam	157	1,071	147	12.8	88
Dallas	121,547	400,982	303	23.3	17
Dawson	166	2,115	78	7.3	223
De Witt	259	2,296	113	10.1	153
Deaf Smith	235	3,649	64	6.1	234
Delta	73	617	118	10.6	143
Denton	12,786	68,197	187	15.8	45
Dickens	53	228	232	18.9	31
Dimmit	184	1,700	108	9.8	164
Donley	67	407	165	14.1	64
Duval	395	2,039	194	16.2	43
Eastland	270	2,224	121	10.8	136
Ector	3,168	21,950	144	12.6	91
Edwards	36	248	145	12.7	90
El Paso	19,224	133,413	144	12.6	92
Ellis	4,035	29,122	139	12.2	103
Erath	932	4,401	212	17.5	36
Falls	352	2,163	163	14.0	67
Fannin	396	3,329	119	10.6	140
Fayette	257	2,519	102	9.3	174
Fisher	46	408	113	10.1	154
Floyd	89	1,262	71	6.6	229
Foard	42	190	221	18.1	34
Fort Bend	8,214	48,208	170	14.6	57
Franklin	142	927	153	13.3	78
Freestone	281	2,047	137	12.1	108
Frio	296	2,642	112	10.1	157
Gaines	157	2,621	60	5.7	239
Galveston	7,577	37,173	204	16.9	37
Garza	82	676	121	10.8	137
Gillespie	253	2,194	115	10.3	148
Glasscock	21	170	124	11.0	134
Goliad	102	742	137	12.1	106
Gonzales	369	2,827	131	11.5	123
Gray	220	2,771	79	7.4	222
Grayson	2,064	14,531	142	12.4	98
Gregg	1,127	17,796	63	6.0	237
Grimes	420	3,101	135	11.9	109
Guadalupe	1,732	11,063	157	13.5	75
Hale	522	6,419	81	7.5	218
Hall	40	579	69	6.5	232
Hamilton	114	923	124	11.0	135
Hansford	45	827	54	5.2	241
Hardeman	46	566	81	7.5	219
Hardin	942	6,368	148	12.9	85
Harris	203,433	611,798	333	25.0	14
Harrison	293	7,779	38	3.6	250
Hartley	69	683	101	9.2	177
Haskell	66	655	101	9.2	179
Hays	3,494	13,368	261	20.7	24
Hemphill	35	410	85	7.9	207
Henderson	1,261	9,125	138	12.1	104
Hidalgo	11,628	141,831	82	7.6	216
Hill	559	4,285	130	11.5	124
Hockley	459	3,502	131	11.6	120
Hood	760	4,369	174	14.8	54
Hopkins	456	4,357	105	9.5	169
Houston	509	2,505	203	16.9	38
Howard	510	4,405	116	10.4	146
Hudspeth	156	419	372	27.1	12
Hunt	1,636	10,265	159	13.7	70
Hutchinson	274	3,247	84	7.8	208
Irion	25	138	181	15.3	48
Jack	127	899	141	12.4	101
Jackson	373	1,952	191	16.0	44
Jasper	653	4,965	132	11.6	118
Jeff Davis	40	172	233	18.9	30
Jefferson	6,865	34,743	198	16.5	41
Jim Hogg	119	783	152	13.2	80
Jim Wells	1,043	6,318	165	14.2	62
Johnson	2,445	17,394	141	12.3	102
Jones	285	1,836	155	13.4	77
Karnes	197	1,773	111	10.0	160
Kaufman	1,475	9,953	148	12.9	84
Kendall	396	2,972	133	11.8	113
Kenedy	18	64	281	22.0	18
Kent	28	62	452	31.1	9
Kerr	800	4,863	165	14.1	65
Kimble	77	513	150	13.1	82
King	15	26	577	36.6	4
Kinney	42	382	110	9.9	162
Kleberg	1,237	5,198	238	19.2	28
Knox	45	538	84	7.7	213
La Salle	746	1,500	497	33.2	7
Lamar	235	6,206	38	3.6	249
Lamb	304	2,301	132	11.7	117
Lampasas	139	2,198	63	5.9	238
Lavaca	184	2,349	78	7.3	225
Lee	262	2,118	124	11.0	133
Leon	215	1,773	121	10.8	138
Liberty	1,030	10,150	101	9.2	176
Limestone	487	2,823	173	14.7	55
Lipscomb	18	373	48	4.6	244
Live Oak	212	1,182	179	15.2	50
Llano	179	1,349	133	11.7	116
Loving	14	2	7000	87.5	1
Lubbock	7,647	38,077	201	16.7	40
Lynn	77	919	84	7.7	212
Madison	224	1,491	150	13.1	81
Marion	64	1,144	56	5.3	240
Martin	183	706	259	20.6	25
Mason	37	330	112	10.1	155
Matagorda	585	5,709	102	9.3	173
Maverick	452	10,678	42	4.1	247
McCulloch	95	1,104	86	7.9	206
McLennan	6,498	32,132	202	16.8	39
McMullen	32	52	615	38.1	3
Medina	687	5,234	131	11.6	119
Menard	39	248	157	13.6	74
Midland	2,918	18,701	156	13.5	76
Milam	438	3,411	128	11.4	128
Mills	44	471	93	8.5	193
Mitchell	94	946	99	9.0	181
Montague	206	2,285	90	8.3	196
Montgomery	5,406	42,314	128	11.3	129
Moore	254	3,950	64	6.0	235
Morris	170	1,631	104	9.4	171
Motley	26	140	186	15.7	46
Nacogdoches	1,158	8,428	137	12.1	107
Navarro	924	6,519	142	12.4	100
Newton	192	1,615	119	10.6	141
Nolan	240	2,294	105	9.5	170
Nueces	14,478	51,995	278	21.8	20
Ochiltree	120	1,468	82	7.6	217
Oldham	26	237	110	9.9	163
Orange	1,648	11,505	143	12.5	95
Palo Pinto	445	3,568	125	11.1	131
Panola	74	2,767	27	2.6	253
Parker	1,731	10,129	171	14.6	56
Parmer	114	1,710	67	6.3	233
Pecos	224	2,201	102	9.2	175
Polk	421	4,838	87	8.0	205
Potter	2,744	21,252	129	11.4	126
Presidio	40	1,428	28	2.7	252
Rains	96	897	107	9.7	166
Randall	2,338	13,016	180	15.2	49
Reagan	45	574	78	7.3	224
Real	44	326	135	11.9	111
Red River	193	1,680	115	10.3	149
Reeves	147	2,118	69	6.5	231
Refugio	128	993	129	11.4	127
Roberts	11	65	169	14.5	58
Robertson	248	2,360	105	9.5	168
Rockwall	820	6,155	133	11.8	114
Runnels	109	1,494	73	6.8	228
Rusk	364	5,717	64	6.0	236
Sabine	97	1,067	91	8.3	195
San Augustine	44	1,044	42	4.0	248
San Jacinto	205	2,311	89	8.1	201
San Patricio	1,617	11,309	143	12.5	96
San Saba	82	631	130	11.5	125
Schleicher	36	375	96	8.8	186
Scurry	306	2,223	138	12.1	105
Shackelford	24	344	70	6.5	230
Shelby	66	3,557	19	1.8	254
Sherman	169	400	423	29.7	10
Smith	3,704	26,034	142	12.5	97
Somervell	129	873	148	12.9	86
Starr	629	14,374	44	4.2	246
Stephens	185	1,269	146	12.7	89
Sterling	16	148	108	9.8	165
Stonewall	23	176	131	11.6	122
Sutton	84	642	131	11.6	121
Swisher	113	1,267	89	8.2	198
Tarrant	66,721	242,009	276	21.6	21
Taylor	2,030	20,166	101	9.1	180
Terrell	179	95	1884	65.3	2
Terry	201	2,035	99	9.0	182
Throckmorton	56	169	331	24.9	15
Titus	584	5,052	116	10.4	147
Tom Green	2,592	15,504	167	14.3	61
Travis	43,447	129,539	335	25.1	13
Trinity	172	1,545	111	10.0	158
Tyler	842	2,218	380	27.5	11
Upshur	227	4,494	51	4.8	242
Upton	36	487	74	6.9	227
Uvalde	548	4,548	120	10.8	139
Val Verde	885	9,161	97	8.8	184
Van Zandt	651	5,675	115	10.3	150
Victoria	1,513	13,304	114	10.2	151
Walker	1,586	5,991	265	20.9	23
Waller	983	4,558	216	17.7	35
Ward	162	1,573	103	9.3	172
Washington	612	3,709	165	14.2	63
Webb	7,245	54,479	133	11.7	115
Wharton	512	6,149	83	7.7	214
Wheeler	51	572	89	8.2	199
Wichita	3,021	19,023	159	13.7	71
Wilbarger	226	1,991	114	10.2	152
Willacy	442	3,972	111	10.0	159
Williamson	6,422	39,294	163	14.0	66
Wilson	472	4,019	117	10.5	144
Winkler	110	1,121	98	8.9	183
Wise	669	6,041	111	10.0	161
Wood	402	4,205	96	8.7	188
Yoakum	113	1,255	90	8.3	197
Young	209	2,222	94	8.6	192
Zapata	202	2,407	84	7.7	211
Zavala	205	2,123	97	8.8	185
TEXAS TOTAL	793,176	3,477,340	228	18.6

Sources:

Texas Department of Health, 1993, Texas Vital Statistics: 1992 Annual Report, Texas Department of Health (Austin, TX).
Texas Department of Health, 1994, Texas Vital Statistics: 1993 Annual Report, Texas Department of Health (Austin, TX).
Texas Department of Health, 1995, Texas Vital Statistics: 1994 Annual Report, on line, Texas Department of Health [http://www.tdh.state.tx.us/bvs/stats94/annrpt.htm].
Texas Department of Health, 1996, Texas Vital Statistics: 1995 Annual Report, on line, Texas Department of Health [http://www.tdh.state.tx.us/bvs/stats95/annrpt.htm].
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Texas Department of Health, 2004, Texas Vital Statistics: 2002 Annual Report, on line, Texas Department of Health [http://www.tdh.state.tx.us/bvs/stats02/annrpt.htm].
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Last modified 30 September 2005.
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