Report: Macon ranks 18th among largest Illinois counties for abortions performed in 2016

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By LGIS Newsfeed

Jan 16, 2018

Macon County accounted for 114 of the 38,382 abortions performed statewide in 2016, according to an Illinois Department of Public Health report issued in December, which tracks abortions performed on an annual basis.

Among the state's 30 most populous counties, Macon ranked 18th in the number of abortions performed in 2016, according to health department data.

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

More than half of abortions performed in Illinois in 2016 involved women ages 20 to 29. More than 7 in 10 involved women ages 19 to 34.

More than 6 in 10 Illinois abortions involved single women. About 8 percent were performed, "late term," or after 12 weeks of gestation, according to the IDPH report.

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

2016 Illinois Abortions by County

County	Population	Abortions
Cook	5,227,992	21,747
DuPage	927,418	1,504
Will	681,590	1,202
Lake	701,219	817
Kane	521,306	815
St. Clair	268,714	519
Peoria	187,255	472
Madison	267,899	391
McHenry	307,729	360
Sangamon	199,269	319
Winnebago	291,844	288
McLean	172,295	229
Tazewell	136,122	197
DeKalb	104,622	167
Kendall	118,108	165
La Salle	112,944	141
Kankakee	112,847	132
Macon	109,978	114
Champaign	203,435	111
Jackson	60,113	80
Vermilion	80,715	65
Williamson	66,714	65
Knox	52,254	62
Grundy	50,208	61
Ogle	52,850	51
Rock Island	147,514	<50
Adams	67,243	<50
Whiteside	57,832	<50
Coles	53,659	<50
Henry	50,177	<50

2016 Illinois Abortions by Age

Age	# of abortions	% of total
0-14	104	0.3%
15-17	993	2.6%
18-19	2,014	5.2%
20-24	10,007	26.1%
25-29	9,229	24.0%
30-34	5,762	15.0%
40-44	1,021	2.7%
45+	97	0.3%
Not Reported	95	0.2%