Table 19: Induced Abortion Summary by Race/Ethnicity, New York State - 2021

Category1 Total2 Number Total Percent Non-Hispanic Hispanic
Non-Hispanic Total2 Non-Hispanic Percent White Only Number White Only Percent Black Only Number Black Only Percent Other Number Other Percent Hispanic3 Total Hispanic Percent White Only Number White Only Percent Black Only Number Black Only Percent
Total Abortions 59,616 100.0 45,434 100.0 11,244 100.0 20,489 100.0 5,081 100.0 14,182 100.0 3,403 100.0 1,962 100.0
Woman's Age
< 15 112 0.2 79 0.2 17 0.2 35 0.2 5 0.1 33 0.2 14 0.4 6 0.3
15-17 1,471 2.5 1,025 2.3 215 1.9 505 2.5 85 1.7 446 3.1 93 2.7 70 3.6
18-19 3,514 5.9 2,544 5.6 633 5.6 1,198 5.8 247 4.9 970 6.8 233 6.9 130 6.6
20-24 15,682 26.3 11,477 25.3 2,793 24.9 5,428 26.5 1,222 24.1 4,205 29.7 981 28.9 570 29.1
25-29 16,353 27.4 12,602 27.8 2,982 26.6 5,916 28.9 1,368 26.9 3,751 26.5 867 25.5 558 28.4
30-34 12,724 21.4 9,896 21.8 2,475 22.0 4,403 21.5 1,144 22.5 2,828 20.0 703 20.7 405 20.6
35-39 7,212 12.1 5,777 12.7 1,535 13.7 2,281 11.1 722 14.2 1,435 10.1 357 10.5 170 8.7
40-44 2,327 3.9 1,857 4.1 543 4.8 663 3.2 254 5.0 470 3.3 137 4.0 52 2.7
45+ 184 0.3 148 0.3 36 0.3 51 0.2 34 0.7 36 0.3 13 0.4 1 0.1
Gestation
<9 Weeks 37,472 69.9 28,163 69.1 6,724 66.3 13,449 70.5 3,429 73.5 9,309 72.6 1,789 66.3 1,423 75.4
9-10 Weeks 7,523 14.0 5,882 14.4 1,434 14.1 2,781 14.6 567 12.2 1,641 12.8 349 12.9 208 11.0
11-12 Weeks 3,259 6.1 2,548 6.2 647 6.4 1,180 6.2 240 5.1 711 5.5 177 6.6 113 6.0
13-15 Weeks 2,517 4.7 1,937 4.8 582 5.7 803 4.2 188 4.0 580 4.5 175 6.5 80 4.2
16-19 Weeks 1,597 3.0 1,256 3.1 406 4.0 499 2.6 118 2.5 341 2.7 130 4.8 42 2.2
20+ Weeks 1,233 2.3 986 2.4 350 3.5 365 1.9 121 2.6 247 1.9 80 3.0 22 1.2
Previous Abortions
None 17,154 35.2 12,267 33.5 3,605 45.5 5,222 28.9 1,314 30.4 4,887 40.6 890 41.8 584 31.6
1 12,729 26.1 9,548 26.0 2,395 30.2 4,699 26.0 1,055 24.4 3,181 26.4 592 27.8 509 27.5
2 6,975 14.3 5,320 14.5 975 12.3 3,192 17.7 455 10.5 1,655 13.7 279 13.1 321 17.4
3 3,753 7.7 2,835 7.7 419 5.3 1,782 9.9 228 5.3 918 7.6 158 7.4 181 9.8
4 1,875 3.8 1,485 4.1 188 2.4 969 5.4 97 2.2 390 3.2 69 3.2 79 4.3
5+ 6,223 12.8 5,206 14.2 346 4.4 2,206 12.2 1,175 27.2 1,017 8.4 139 6.5 174 9.4
Institutions
Hospital 5,292 8.9 3,845 8.5 1,244 11.1 1,757 8.6 437 8.6 1,447 10.2 500 14.7 128 6.5
Not in Hospital 54,228 91.1 41,509 91.5 9,966 88.9 18,711 91.4 4,635 91.4 12,719 89.8 2,891 85.3 1,834 93.5
Financial Coverage
Medicaid 29,422 53.4 22,085 52.8 4,492 43.7 11,111 57.7 2,372 49.9 7,337 55.4 1,451 49.0 964 50.6
HMO 2,435 4.4 2,029 4.8 1,080 10.5 519 2.7 171 3.6 406 3.1 313 10.6 29 1.5
Other Ins 16,614 30.1 12,671 30.3 3,339 32.5 5,937 30.9 1,563 32.9 3,943 29.8 846 28.6 743 39.0
Self Pay 6,207 11.3 4,716 11.3 1,201 11.7 1,538 8.0 628 13.2 1,491 11.3 336 11.3 154 8.1
More Than One 441 0.8 366 0.9 164 1.6 135 0.7 15 0.3 75 0.6 15 0.5 14 0.7
Operative Procedure
D & C 1,818 3.1 1,375 3.1 546 5.0 511 2.5 163 3.2 443 3.2 138 4.4 50 2.6
Suction & Cur 29,672 50.6 22,738 50.8 4,313 39.3 11,472 56.8 2,190 43.5 6,934 50.0 1,476 46.8 959 49.1
D & E 3,942 6.7 3,084 6.9 1,001 9.1 1,241 6.1 317 6.3 858 6.2 270 8.6 132 6.8
Saline Injection 142 0.2 112 0.3 18 0.2 46 0.2 22 0.4 30 0.2 4 0.1 0 0.0
Prostaglandin 27 0.0 24 0.1 14 0.1 8 0.0 2 0.0 3 0.0 2 0.1 0 0.0
Medical 24,777 42.3 18,671 41.7 5,385 49.0 7,611 37.7 2,453 48.7 6,106 44.0 1,341 42.5 883 45.2
Other 326 0.6 281 0.6 126 1.1 114 0.6 27 0.5 45 0.3 17 0.5 7 0.4

1 Categories will not add to Total Number because of unknown information.

2 Total includes records with unknown race.

3 Hispanic Total includes non-white and non-black births.