The States with the Most Planned Parenthood Clinics

Thursday, March 24, 2016

GoLocalPDX News Team & Graphiq

One of the more contentious debates in the 2016 presidential race has revolved around Planned Parenthood, a nonprofit organization that provides reproductive health services.

On the Republican side, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz has taken a hardline stance, arguing the organization should be completely defunded. Meanwhile, businessman Donald Trump has suggested Planned Parenthood be defunded if it maintains its abortion practice, but praised the organization for some of its other services. On the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton received an endorsement from Planned Parenthood, while Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders came under fire for calling the organization "part of the establishment."

Regardless, it’s clear the debate over Planned Parenthood will continue throughout the primaries and into the general election. With that in mind, InsideGov decided to take a broader look at the current state of Planned Parenthood in the U.S.

Using 2013 state population data and numbers from Planned Parenthood's health center locator, InsideGov found the 27 states with the highest number of Planned Parenthood clinics per capita (by million people). Since this calculation considers population, less populated states like Wyoming and Alaska made the list, even though they have relatively few clinics. And California, which has the largest number of Planned Parenthood clinics in the U.S., doesn’t top this list because of its population size.

Overall, states in the West or Northeast tend to have higher concentrations of Planned Parenthood clinics, while Southern states have lower concentrations. Note that these figures only consider Planned Parenthood clinics; other family planning clinics may exist in each state. In the event of a tie, states are listed by the total number of Planned Parenthood clinics.

#27. Wyoming

Clinics Per Capita: 1.7
Total Number of Clinics: 1
State Population: 575,251

#26. Arizona

Clinics Per Capita: 1.7
Total Number of Clinics: 1
State Population: 6,561,516

#25. Maryland

Clinics Per Capita: 1.7
Total Number of Clinics: 10
State Population: 5,887,776

#24. Idaho

Clinics Per Capita: 1.9
Total Number of Clinics: 3
State Population: 1,599,464

#23. Michigan

Clinics Per Capita: 2.1
Total Number of Clinics: 21
State Population: 9,889,024

#22. Missouri

Clinics Per Capita: 2.2
Total Number of Clinics: 13
State Population: 6,028,076

#21. Ohio

Clinics Per Capita: 2.4
Total Number of Clinics: 28
State Population: 11,560,380

#20. Pennsylvania

Clinics Per Capita: 2.7
Total Number of Clinics: 35
State Population: 12,758,729

#19. New Mexico

Clinics Per Capita: 2.9
Total Number of Clinics: 6
State Population: 2,080,085

#18. New Jersey

Clinics Per Capita: 2.9
Total Number of Clinics: 26
State Population: 8,874,374

#17. Maine

Clinics Per Capita: 3
Total Number of Clinics: 4
State Population: 1,328,535

#16. New York

Clinics Per Capita: 3
Total Number of Clinics: 58
State Population: 19,594,330

#15. California

Clinics Per Capita: 3
Total Number of Clinics: 114
State Population: 38,066,920

#14. Utah

Clinics Per Capita: 3.1
Total Number of Clinics: 9
State Population: 2,858,111

#13. Oregon

Clinics Per Capita: 3.1
Total Number of Clinics: 12
State Population: 3,900,343

#12. Delaware

Clinics Per Capita: 3.3
Total Number of Clinics: 3
State Population: 917,060

#11. Minnesota

Clinics Per Capita: 3.3
Total Number of Clinics: 18
State Population: 5,383,661

#10. Indiana

Clinics Per Capita: 3.5
Total Number of Clinics: 23
State Population: 6,542,411

#9. New Hampshire

Clinics Per Capita: 3.8
Total Number of Clinics: 5
State Population: 1,321,069

#8. Wisconsin

Clinics Per Capita: 3.8
Total Number of Clinics: 22
State Population: 5,724,692

#7. Colorado

Clinics Per Capita: 4
Total Number of Clinics: 21
State Population: 5,197,580

#6. Iowa

Clinics Per Capita: 4.2
Total Number of Clinics: 13
State Population: 3,078,116

#5. Connecticut

Clinics Per Capita: 4.7
Total Number of Clinics: 17
State Population: 3,592,053

#4. Montana

Clinics Per Capita: 5
Total Number of Clinics: 5
State Population: 1,006,370

#3. Washington

Clinics Per Capita: 5.1
Total Number of Clinics: 35
State Population: 6,899,123

#2. Alaska

Clinics Per Capita: 5.5
Total Number of Clinics: 4
State Population: 728,300

#1. Vermont

Clinics Per Capita: 19.2
Total Number of Clinics: 12
State Population: 626,358

National Breakdown of Planned Parenthood Clinics

In general, traditionally Democratic states have the highest concentration of clinics, while Republican states have lower concentrations. Note that North Dakota does not have a single Planned Parenthood clinic.

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