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Table 5.  Induced Abortion Rates1 with Ranks by County, Washington State Residents,  2002 - 2006
  2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Rank  County Rate  County Rate  County Rate  County Rate  County Rate
1 Pierce 24.1 Pierce 23.3 Pierce       22.8 Pierce 22.9 Pierce 23.3
2 King 23.2 King 23.2 King       22.4 King 21.5 King 21.9
3 Mason 21.8 Thurston 20.9 San Juan       20.5 Thurston 19.3 Thurston 20.3
4 Thurston 21.3 Franklin 20.3 Snohomish       19.6 Snohomish 19.0 Snohomish 19.4
5 Snohomish 19.8 Mason 19.2 Mason       19.5 Yakima 18.3 Mason 17.1
6 Kitsap 19.0 Grays Harbor 19.0 Thurston       19.1 Skagit 17.9 Yakima 17.0
7 Yakima 18.0 Snohomish 18.8 Grays Harbor       18.5 Mason 17.9 Kitsap 16.8
8 Jefferson 17.7 Yakima 18.1 Kitsap       17.6 Lewis 17.7 Skagit 16.5
9 Grays Harbor 17.3 Kitsap 17.5 Yakima       16.6 San Juan 17.1 Spokane 16.5
10 Spokane 17.2 Jefferson 17.4 Pacific       16.3 Kitsap 16.7 San Juan 16.2
11 Clark 17.0 Lewis 16.2 Spokane       16.2 Clallam 16.5 Whatcom 16.1
12 Lewis 16.9 Clark 16.2 Lewis       15.7 Grays Harbor 16.3 Clark 15.4
13 Island 16.2 Benton 16.0 Skagit       15.6 Clark 15.6 Pacific 15.4
14 Franklin 15.9 Whatcom 15.9 Franklin       15.5 Spokane 15.4 Franklin 15.2
15 Clallam 15.7 Clallam 15.8 Kittitas       15.4 Whatcom 15.4 Cowlitz 14.7
16 San Juan 14.9 San Juan 15.4 Clark       15.4 Franklin 15.3 Walla Walla 14.4
17 Benton 14.8 Skagit 15.3 Island       15.0 Jefferson 14.6 Grays Harbor 14.3
18 Cowlitz 14.6 Island 15.2 Whatcom       14.6 Benton 14.5 Clallam 14.0
19 Pacific 14.6 Spokane 15.2 Jefferson       14.2 Pacific 14.4 Island 13.4
20 Okanogan 14.5 Cowlitz 14.6 Chelan       14.1 Island 14.3 Lewis 13.3
21 Pend Oreille 13.7 Asotin 13.9 Clallam       14.0 Cowlitz 12.5 Jefferson 13.2
22 Kittitas 13.4 Okanogan 13.8 Benton       13.7 Chelan 11.7 Benton 12.9
23 Columbia 13.2 Pacific 13.3 Whitman       13.6 Okanogan 11.5 Columbia 12.3
24 Ferry 12.4 Kittitas 13.1 Okanogan       12.9 Kittitas 11.2 Kittitas 12.0
25 Whitman 12.2 Chelan 11.7 Cowlitz       12.6 Asotin 10.8 Asotin 12.0
26 Chelan 12.1 Ferry 11.0 Walla Walla       12.3 Stevens 9.8 Chelan 11.6
27 Skagit 11.4 Grant 10.7 Asotin       11.8 Walla Walla 9.5 Okanogan 10.9
28 Walla Walla 11.1 Adams 10.5 Adams       10.5 Adams 9.5 Pend Oreille 10.4
29 Grant 11.0 Klickitat 10.2 Grant       10.0 Whitman 9.0 Douglas 10.2
30 Whatcom 10.8 Pend Oreille 9.9 Douglas         9.3 Douglas 8.8 Klickitat 10.0
31 Asotin 10.5 Whitman 9.9 Stevens         9.1 Wahkiakum 8.6 Whitman 9.9
32 Stevens 10.1 Douglas 9.0 Lincoln         8.5 Grant 8.2 Grant 9.3
33 Adams 9.5 Columbia 8.9 Klickitat         6.5 Pend Oreille 7.4 Stevens 9.1
34 Lincoln 9.5 Walla Walla 8.8 Skamania         6.2 Skamania 7.2 Adams 8.4
35 Klickitat 7.8 Skamania 8.4 Ferry         5.6 Ferry 7.2 Skamania 7.5
36 Douglas 6.6 Stevens 8.2 Pend Oreille         4.0 Klickitat 6.5 Lincoln 5.6
37 Skamania 5.2 Lincoln 7.9 Columbia  *  Lincoln 6.2 Ferry 5.5
38 Garfield * Garfield * Garfield * Columbia * Garfield *
39 Wahkiakum * Wahkiakum * Wahkiakum * Garfield * Wahkiakum *
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, 12/2007.
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