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Table 5.  Induced Abortion Rates1 with Ranks by County, Washington State Residents,  2003 - 2007
  2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Rank  County Rate  County Rate  County Rate  County Rate  County Rate
1 Pierce 23.3 Pierce 22.8 Pierce       22.9 Pierce 23.3 Pierce 22.6
2 King 23.2 King 22.4 King       21.5 King 21.9 King 22.2
3 Thurston 20.9 San Juan 20.5 Thurston       19.3 Thurston 20.3 San Juan 20.9
4 Franklin 20.3 Snohomish 19.6 Snohomish       19.0 Snohomish 19.4 Thurston 19.4
5 Mason 19.2 Mason 19.5 Yakima       18.3 Mason 17.1 Snohomish 19.1
6 Grays Harbor 19.0 Thurston 19.1 Skagit       17.9 Yakima 17.0 Mason 17.7
7 Snohomish 18.8 Grays Harbor 18.5 Mason       17.9 Kitsap 16.8 Yakima 17.4
8 Yakima 18.1 Kitsap 17.6 Lewis       17.7 Skagit 16.5 Kitsap 16.6
9 Kitsap 17.5 Yakima 16.6 San Juan       17.1 Spokane 16.5 Lewis 16.6
10 Jefferson 17.4 Pacific 16.3 Kitsap       16.7 San Juan 16.2 Clallam 16.3
11 Lewis 16.2 Spokane 16.2 Clallam       16.5 Whatcom 16.1 Jefferson 15.8
12 Clark 16.2 Lewis 15.7 Grays Harbor       16.3 Clark 15.4 Skagit 15.6
13 Benton 16.0 Skagit 15.6 Clark       15.6 Pacific 15.4 Whatcom 14.9
14 Whatcom 15.9 Franklin 15.5 Spokane       15.4 Franklin 15.2 Spokane 14.8
15 Clallam 15.8 Kittitas 15.4 Whatcom       15.4 Cowlitz 14.7 Franklin 14.3
16 San Juan 15.4 Clark 15.4 Franklin       15.3 Walla Walla 14.4 Grays Harbor 14.2
17 Skagit 15.3 Island 15.0 Jefferson       14.6 Grays Harbor 14.3 Chelan 14.1
18 Island 15.2 Whatcom 14.6 Benton       14.5 Clallam 14.0 Clark 14.1
19 Spokane 15.2 Jefferson 14.2 Pacific       14.4 Island 13.4 Benton 14.0
20 Cowlitz 14.6 Chelan 14.1 Island       14.3 Lewis 13.3 Douglas 13.7
21 Asotin 13.9 Clallam 14.0 Cowlitz       12.5 Jefferson 13.2 Island 13.5
22 Okanogan 13.8 Benton 13.7 Chelan       11.7 Benton 12.9 Okanogan 13.5
23 Pacific 13.3 Whitman 13.6 Okanogan       11.5 Columbia 12.3 Walla Walla 12.3
24 Kittitas 13.1 Okanogan 12.9 Kittitas       11.2 Kittitas 12.0 Kittitas 12.2
25 Chelan 11.7 Cowlitz 12.6 Asotin       10.8 Asotin 12.0 Pacific 11.9
26 Ferry 11.0 Walla Walla 12.3 Stevens         9.8 Chelan 11.6 Cowlitz 11.9
27 Grant 10.7 Asotin 11.8 Walla Walla         9.5 Okanogan 10.9 Asotin 11.3
28 Adams 10.5 Adams 10.5 Adams         9.5 Pend Oreille 10.4 Whitman 9.7
29 Klickitat 10.2 Grant 10.0 Whitman         9.0 Douglas 10.2 Adams 9.5
30 Pend Oreille 9.9 Douglas 9.3 Douglas         8.8 Klickitat 10.0 Ferry 8.8
31 Whitman 9.9 Stevens 9.1 Wahkiakum         8.6 Whitman 9.9 Wahkiakum 8.6
32 Douglas 9.0 Lincoln 8.5 Grant         8.2 Grant 9.3 Skamania 8.6
33 Columbia 8.9 Klickitat 6.5 Pend Oreille         7.4 Stevens 9.1 Klickitat 8.5
34 Walla Walla 8.8 Skamania 6.2 Skamania         7.2 Adams 8.4 Grant 8.4
35 Skamania 8.4 Ferry 5.6 Ferry         7.2 Skamania 7.5 Stevens 8.1
36 Stevens 8.2 Pend Oreille 4.0 Klickitat         6.5 Lincoln 5.6 Pend Oreille 7.8
37 Lincoln 7.9 Columbia * Lincoln         6.2 Ferry 5.5 Lincoln 6.3
38 Garfield * Garfield * Columbia * Garfield * Columbia *
39 Wahkiakum * Wahkiakum * Garfield * Wahkiakum * Garfield *
1Total number of induced abortions per 1,000 women of childbearing age (15-44). 
*Rate not calculated because number of abortions was less than 5.  
Source:  Center for Health Statistics, Washington State Department of Health, 11/2008.
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