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Table 5. Induced Abortion Rates1 with Ranks by County, Washington State Residents, 2006 - 2010
  2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Rank County Rate County Rate County Rate County Rate County Rate
1 Pierce 23.3 Pierce 22.6 Pierce 22.7 Pierce 21.0 Pierce 19.7
2 King 21.9 King 22.2 King 21.4 King 19.7 Jefferson 18.6
3 Thurston 20.3 San Juan 20.9 Jefferson 20.3 Thurston 17.8 King 18.0
4 Snohomish 19.4 Thurston 19.4 Snohomish 19.0 Yakima 17.2 Mason 17.8
5 Mason 17.1 Snohomish 19.1 Thurston 18.3 Snohomish 16.6 Thurston 16.4
6 Yakima 17.0 Mason 17.7 San Juan 17.7 Grays Harbor 16.3 Yakima 15.8
7 Kitsap 16.8 Yakima 17.4 Mason 17.1 Kitsap 15.4 Lewis 15.1
8 Skagit 16.5 Kitsap 16.6 Wahkiakum 17.1 Mason 15.3 Snohomish 15.0
9 Spokane 16.5 Lewis 16.6 Yakima 16.9 Skagit 14.8 Skagit 14.4
10 San Juan 16.2 Clallam 16.3 Clallam 16.1 San Juan 14.5 Asotin 14.2
11 Whatcom 16.1 Jefferson 15.8 Lewis 15.8 Lewis 14.1 Kitsap 14.1
12 Clark 15.4 Skagit 15.6 Pacific 15.7 Clark 14.1 Grays Harbor 14.0
13 Pacific 15.4 Whatcom 14.9 Skagit 15.3 Clallam 14.0 Franklin 14.0
14 Franklin 15.2 Spokane 14.8 Grays Harbor 14.9 Ferry 13.4 Clark 13.9
15 Cowlitz 14.7 Franklin 14.3 Franklin 14.8 Franklin 13.2 Pacific 13.4
16 Walla Walla 14.4 Grays Harbor 14.2 Clark 14.7 Island 13.2 Island 13.0
17 Grays Harbor 14.3 Chelan 14.1 Whatcom 14.2 Cowlitz 13.0 Ferry 12.8
18 Clallam 14.0 Clark 14.1 Kitsap 14.1 Spokane 12.9 Whatcom 12.4
19 Island 13.4 Benton 14.0 Spokane 14.0 Whatcom 12.7 Clallam 12.3
20 Lewis 13.3 Douglas 13.7 Kittitas 13.3 Benton 12.5 Benton 12.2
21 Jefferson 13.2 Island 13.5 Island 13.0 Pacific 11.9 Kittitas 11.9
22 Benton 12.9 Okanogan 13.5 Benton 12.7 Okanogan 11.7 Spokane 11.8
23 Columbia 12.3 Walla Walla 12.3 Cowlitz 12.6 Kittitas 11.6 Pend Oreille 10.9
24 Kittitas 12.0 Kittitas 12.2 Chelan 12.3 Adams 11.2 Cowlitz 10.5
25 Asotin 12.0 Pacific 11.9 Asotin 12.3 Jefferson 11.2 Grant 9.8
26 Chelan 11.6 Cowlitz 11.9 Okanogan 11.9 Walla Walla 10.8 Okanogan 9.5
27 Okanogan 10.9 Asotin 11.3 Grant 11.4 Asotin 10.6 Walla Walla 9.5
28 Pend Oreille 10.4 Whitman 9.7 Walla Walla 11.2 Douglas 10.5 Chelan 9.2
29 Douglas 10.2 Adams 9.5 Ferry 11.0 Grant 9.6 Whitman 9.0
30 Klickitat 10.0 Ferry 8.8 Columbia 9.4 Chelan 9.4 Douglas 8.7
31 Whitman 9.9 Wahkiakum 8.6 Pend Oreille 9.3 Wahkiakum 8.7 Adams 7.1
32 Grant 9.3 Skamania 8.6 Stevens 9.1 Klickitat 8.3 Stevens 6.9
33 Stevens 9.1 Klickitat 8.5 Adams 8.9 Columbia 7.9 Klickitat 6.4
34 Adams 8.4 Grant 8.4 Whitman 8.4 Stevens 7.4 Skamania 5.5
35 Skamania 7.5 Stevens 8.1 Douglas 7.4 Pend Oreille 7.4 San Juan 5.4
36 Lincoln 5.6 Pend Oreille 7.8 Klickitat 7.1 Skamania 7.1 Lincoln 4.1
37 Ferry 5.5 Lincoln 6.3 Skamania 5.1 Whitman 6.6 Columbia *
38 Garfield * Columbia * Lincoln 5.0 Lincoln 6.4 Garfield *
39 Wahkiakum * Garfield * Garfield * 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, 12/2011.
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