50-State and National Comparisons

Unplanned Pregnancies

Unplanned Pregnancies

source notes

Prevalence of Unplanned Pregnancy Among Women who Have Delivered a Live Infant, 2002
(Percent)

 State
Value 
United States
49%
Alabama
48%
Alaska
45%
Arizona
N/A
Arkansas
50%
California
N/A
Colorado
39%
Connecticut
N/A
Delaware
N/A
Florida
46%
Georgia
N/A
Hawaii
43%
Idaho
N/A
Illinois
43%
Indiana
N/A
Iowa
N/A
Kansas
N/A
Kentucky
N/A
Louisiana
54%
Maine
33%
Maryland
44%
Massachusetts
N/A
Michigan
43%
Minnesota
34%
Mississippi
N/A
Missouri
N/A
Montana
44%
Nebraska
43%
Nevada
N/A
New Hampshire
N/A
New Jersey
35%
New Mexico
44%
New York
35%
North Carolina
41%
North Dakota
36%
Ohio
44%
Oklahoma
52%
Oregon
N/A
Pennsylvania
N/A
Rhode Island
36%
South Carolina
48%
South Dakota
N/A
Tennessee
N/A
Texas
N/A
Utah
33%
Vermont
36%
Virginia
N/A
Washington
40%
Washington, DC
N/A
West Virginia
42%
Wisconsin
N/A
Wyoming
N/A
Last modified: January 2008

Source: Williams, L, Morrow, B, Shulman, H, Stephens, R, D'Angelo, D, Fowler, Cl. (2006). PRAMS 2002 Surveillance Report. Atlanta, GA: Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Available at http://www.cdc.gov/prams/Reports.htm

Notes: Note that all state specific information on unplanned pregnancy are from the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) which surveys only those women who have delivered a live infant. The PRAMS program is a surveillance project of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and state health departments. PRAMS collects state-specific, population-based data on maternal attitudes and experiences before, during, and shortly after pregnancy. Currently, 37 states, New York City, and South Dakota (Yankton Sioux Tribe) participate in PRAMS. More information is available at http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/vitalstats.htm

Information on unplanned pregnancy in the U.S. overall is among ALL women of childbearing age and is from Finer and Henshaw (2006). Disparities in Rates of Unintended Pregnancy in the United States, 1994 and 2001. Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, 38(2): 90-96.

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