Abortion rates in the US are at their lowest levels in decades - these 6 maps and charts show how abortion in America has changed

The US abortion rate has fallen from 21.3 abortions per 1,000 women in 2000 to 13.5 per 1,000 women in 2017.

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Source: Guttmacher Institute

Here's how abortion rates have changed in every US state from 2014 to 2017.

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Source: Guttmacher Institute

As of 2017, 89% of US counties have no abortion clinic, with 38% of women of reproductive age, defined as ages 15-44, living in those counties.

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Source: Guttmacher Institute

Predominately Northeastern and Western states gained new abortion providers in 2017, while the South and the Midwest lost the greatest proportion of abortion providers.

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Source: Guttmacher Institute

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Here's a look at the percentage of abortion providers every US state gained or lost between 2014 and 2017.

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Source: Guttmacher Institute

In that time period, the total number of facilities providing abortions slightly increased by 2%.

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Source: Guttmacher Institute

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