Statistics

Black women had 12,789 of the 25,757 abortions performed on Michigan residents in 2017. (Of the total 26,594 reported abortions in Michigan in 2017, 837 were performed on non-residents and 25,757 were performed on residents.)

While Black women make up only about 14% of Michigan’s female population, they had 50.6% of all abortions reported in the state in 2017.

96.2% of Black women having abortions are not married.

Black abortions by age:
Under 20 — 8.8%
20-24 — 31.1%
25-29 — 34.3%
30-34 — 15.8%
35 and Older — 10%