U.S. Abortion Data

Estimated number of abortions, number of telehealth abortions, share of abortions by age, gestational age, method type, and race/ethnicity

Estimated Number of Abortions by State and Month, April 2022 to June 2024

National and state totals include telehealth abortions, including those provided under shield laws. Shield laws give some legal protections to clinicians who offer abortion care via telehealth to people living in states with total abortion bans, with 6-week bans, or with laws that explicitly or implicitly preclude a component of telehealth abortion, such as requiring in-person ultrasounds. Numbers have been rounded the nearest 10. Numbers 0-9 have are represented by “N/A”. Numbers have been corrected as needed for missingness with imputation.

Estimated Number of Telehealth Abortions, July 2023 to June 2024

National and state totals of telehealth abortions include those provided under shield laws. Shield laws give some legal protections to clinicians who offer abortion care via telehealth to people living in states with total abortion bans, with 6-week bans, or with laws that explicitly or implicitly preclude a component of telehealth abortion, such as requiring in-person ultrasounds. Numbers have been rounded the nearest 10. Numbers 0-9 have been rounded to 10 or are represented by “N/A”. Numbers have been corrected as needed for missingness with imputation.

Percent of Telehealth and In-Person Abortions, April 2024 to June 2024

Distribution of Reported Abortions by Known Method Type Before the Dobbs Decision, 2021

This data are from before June 24, 2022, when the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, eliminating the federal constitutional standard that had protected the right to abortion. U.S. national data are from 46 reporting areas; excludes six reporting areas that did not report, did not report by method type, or did not meet reporting standards. Percentages may not sum to 100% due to rounding. NR: State did not report data, did not report by age, or did not meet reporting standards NSD: Not Sufficient Data

Distribution of Reported Abortions by Known Gestational Week Before the Dobbs Decision, 2021

This data are from before June 24, 2022, when the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, eliminating the federal constitutional standard that had protected the right to abortion. U.S. national data are from 41 reporting areas; excludes 11 reporting areas that did not report, did not report by gestational age, or did not meet reporting standards. Percentages may not sum to 100% due to rounding. NR: State did not report data, did not report by age, or did not meet reporting standards. NSD: Not Sufficient Data

Distribution of Reported Abortions Before the Dobbs Decision, by Age Group, 2021

This data are from before June 24, 2022, when the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. U.S. national are from 48 reporting areas; excludes four reporting areas that did not report or did not meet reporting standards. Percentages may not sum to 100% due to rounding. NR: State did not report data, did not report by age, or did not meet reporting standards. NSD: Not Sufficient Data

Distribution of Reported Legal Abortions by Known Race/Ethnicity Before the Dobbs Decision, 2021

Data are from before June 24, 2022, when the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. U.S. national data is from 32 reporting areas; excludes 19 reporting areas that did not report, did not report by method type, or did not meet reporting standards. Percentages may not sum to 100% due to rounding. NR: Data not reported. State did not report data, did not report by age, or did not meet reporting standards. NSD: Not Sufficient Data