State report: 39K+ abortions performed in Illinois in 2017

Klaus Hoffmeier, Wikimedia Commons

By LGIS Newsfeed

Dec 7, 2018

Cook County accounted for 21,288 of the 39,329 abortions performed statewide in 2017, according to an Illinois Department of Public Health report issued in December, which tracks abortions performed on an annual basis.

The report also tracks the age and marital status of the abortion recipient and the pregnancy term at the time of the abortion.

Among Illinois residents, 10,002 of the women who received abortions in 2017 were between 20 and 24 years old. An overwhelming majority of the abortions (25,470) involved single women, according to the IDPH report.

Of the total number of abortions performed in the state last year, 5,528 of those involved women who reside outside of Illinois.

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2017 Illinois Abortions - by County

County	Population	Abortions
Cook	5,211,263	21,288
DuPage	930,128	1,311
Will	692,661	1,079
Lake	703,520	811
Kane	534,667	775
St. Clair	262,479	558
Peoria	183,011	462
Madison	265,428	393
Winnebago	284,778	350
Sangamon	196,452	348
McHenry	309,122	326
McLean	172,290	317
Macon	105,801	267
Champaign	209,399	234
Tazewell	133,526	216
Kankakee	109,605	152
DeKalb	104,733	150
La Salle	110,067	148
Vermilion	77,909	139
Kendall	126,218	135
Jackson	58,284	82
Rock Island	144,808	75
Grundy	50,586	64
Coles	51,979	52
Ogle	51,063	51
Williamson	67,328	<50
Knox	50,638	<50
Adams	66,234	<50
Whiteside	56,118	<50
Henry	49,328	<50

Source: Illinois Department of Public Health;

U.S. Census Bureau

Counties with fewer than 50 abortions in a year don't report their precise number.

2017 Illinois Abortions - by Age

Age	# of abortions	% of total
0-14	91	0.2%
15-17	912	2.3%
18-19	2,137	5.4%
20-24	10,002	25.4%
25-29	9,542	24.3%
30-34	5,625	14.3%
35-39	3,254	8.3%
40-44	1,091	2.8%
45+	86	0.2%
Not Reported	92	0.2%