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States with the Best and Worst Birth Control Access

States With the Best and Worst Birth Control Access Across America Based on the Percentage of Each State's Population of Women Ages 13-44 in Need of Publicly Funded Contraceptive Services and Supplies Who Live in Contraceptive Deserts WORSE ACCESS → BETTER ACCESS > 32% 30.01%-32.00% 27.01%-30.00% 24.01%-27.00% < 24.01% WA ME MT ND VT NH OR MN ID NY MA SD WI CT WY MI PA IA NJ NE NV OH MD DC DE IL IN UT CA co wV VA KS MO KY NC TN AZ OK NM AR SC MS AL GA TX LA FL AK What Is a Contraceptive Desert? · A contraceptive desert is an area that lacks to a health center that provides a full range of birth control methods, including IUDS, implants, and most other FDA-approved methods, such as birth control pills, shots, rings, and patches, cervical caps, diaphragms, and emergency contraception. reasonable access HI A State-by-State Breakdown Percentage of Women Ages 13-44 in Need Who Live in Contraceptive Deserts Number of Health Centers Total Women STATE Ages 13-44 Best County E HC Worst County E HC Q Women in need O Women in need Alexander County O 610 Windsor County O 2,650 Washington County O 1,910 Pocahontas County Q 440 Coos County O 1,540 Dorchester County Q 1,550 Mathews County O 270 Cape May County O 4,820 Coles County O 5,610 Essex County о 300 Piscataquis County O 890 Mercer County O 3,800 Hillsborough County O 17,940 Cecil County O 4,930 Franklin County Q 3,480 Passaic County O 34,690 Ketchikan Gateway Borough Bethel Census Area Q 1,420 Tolland County O 8,539 Scott County O 4,260 Norfolk County O 26,200 Kauai County О 3,180 Fond du Lac County O 5,940 Fremont County O 1,890 Sweetwater County O 2,760 Dallas County O 3,870 Rensselaer County O 9,770 Sebastian County O 9,500 Washington County O 6,550 Dawson County O 1,560 Sussex County O 10,050 Monroe County O 9,090 Morton County O 1,520 Upson County O 1,850 Washita County Q 690 Asotin County O 1,550 Warren County O 10,690 Cascade County O 5,830 Shawnee County O 11,440 Platte County O 5,430 Perry County O 390 Mahoning County Q 14,210 1 ILLINOIS 180 2,805,470 15.39% 回 1 回 0 2 VERMONT 38 125,680 17.73% 回 0 3 MAINE 65 257,550 20.43% 4 WEST VIRGINIA 77 363,430 21.69% 回 0 5 NEW HAMPSHIRE 21 267,020 22.55% 回 2 6 MARYLAND 81 1,268,630 22.85% 回 3 7 VIRGINIA 172 1,752,430 23.24% 回 2 8 NEW JERSEY 86 1,854,510 23.46% 回 4 回 2 9 ALASKA 15 153,090 23.57% Q 640 Litchfield County 10 CONNECTICUT 55 738,970 24.36% 回 3 O 5,910 Norman County O 300 Nantucket County Q 460 Hawaii County 11 MINNESOTA 100 1,114,610 25.43% 12 MASSACHUSETTS 1,430,910 25.54% 103 13 HAWAII 278,210 25.60% 28 O 10,460 Ashland County Q 1,040 Dolores County Q 90 Hot Springs County Q 180 Wayne County O 310 Wyoming County O 1,790 Montgomery County O 470 Kent County Q 6,670 Johnson County 14 WISCONSIN 93 1,170,950 27.48% 回 3 回 0 15 COLORADO 132 1,088,870 27.66% 16 WYOMING 113,500 27.92% 17 17 IOWA 615,399 28.13% 62 回 1 18 NEW YORK 4,289,390 28.17% 321 回 3 19 ARKANSAS 98 607,900 28.20% 回 2 20 RHODE ISLAND 227,270 28.24% 35 21 NEBRASKA 378,850 28.72% 32 O 200 回 0 22 DELAWARE 28.85% New Castle County 回 23 33 190,320 Q 34,200 23 PENNSYLVANIA 202 2,599,600 28.94% Susquehanna County 回 3 Q 2,090 Foster County O 140 Taliaferro County 24 NORTH DAKOTA 30 137,050 28.97% 25 GEORGIA 267 2,205,910 29.07% 回 1 Q 130 Harmon County Q 190 Ferry County Q 400 Nicholas County O 350 Musselshell County Q 190 Kearny County O 240 Iron County Q 580 Van Buren County 26 ОKLAHOМА 114 784,610 29.30% 27 WASHINGTON 1,441,110 29.35% 166 回 2 28 KENTUCKY 909,390 29.48% 71 29 MONTANA 36 191,690 29.75% 30 KANSAS 41 592,910 29.83% 31 MISSOURI 1,254,060 29.88% 127 32 TENNESSEE 189 1,354,890 29.93% 回 1 O 310 33 ОНIO Williams County 回 3 151 2,386,230 30.25% Q 2,160 回 0 34 NEVADA 35 585,730 30.41% Douglas County Nye County Q 1,980 O 1,930 St. Clair County O 9,180 Johnson County O 9,290 回 2 35 MICHIGAN Schoolcraft County Q 420 Hudspeth County O 220 Tyrrell County 128 2,051,780 30.66% 回 2 36 TEXAS 406 5,689,320 30.72% 37 NORTH CAROLINA 184 Rowan County O 9,060 Tunica County O 1,130 Kootenai County O 10,020 Glenn County O 2,160 Pennington County O 6,230 Hamilton County O 9,460 Anderson County O 11,830 Broward County O 106,010 2,070,090 30.83% 回 1 O 220 Sharkey County Q 420 Clark County O 60 38 MISSISSIPPI 126 644,200 30.85% 回 1 39 IDAHO 53 328,770 31.04% 40 CALIFORNIA Sierra County O 130 Lawrence County O 1,660 Ohio County Q 330 Allendale County O 690 Franklin County O 550 Wayne County O 170 Cameron Parish O 360 Etowah County O 6,500 De Baca County Q 110 Wallowa County Q 330 Greenlee County O 550 1042 8,393,180 31.13% 回 1 41 SOUTH DAKOTA 6 162,990 31.35% 42 INDIANA 92 1,375,360 31.40% 43 SOUTH CAROLINA 985,250 31.47% 120 回 2 回 2 44 FLORIDA 259 3,782,800 31.55% 45 UTAH 63 644,840 31.57% Iron County O 4,700 St. Charles Parish O 2,910 Shelby County O 9,620 McKinley County O 6,380 Lake County Q 410 La Paz County O 910 回 3 46 LOUISIANA 987,600 31.63% 117 回 0 47 ALABAMA 1,022,450 31.64% 17 48 NEW MEXICO 89 426,120 31.65% 49 OREGON 801,580 32.93% 132 50 ARIZONA 1,349,610 33.60% 101 回 2 Comparing Teen Birth Rates to the Percentage of Women in Need Who Live in Contraceptive Deserts AZ OR 32 UT NM LA FL ID SD SC CA AL NC IN NV MI TX MS MT MO 30 OH KY WA KS TN PA ND DE OK GA RI IA NE 28 NY WI CO AR WY 26 HI MN MA CT 24 AK NJ VA NH MD 22 wv ME 20 18 VT 16 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 BIRTHS PER 1,000 FEMALES AGES 15-19 (2018) Teen Birth Rate by State AR MS LA KY OK WV NM TX TN AL SC IN MO WY GA NV SD AZ KS AK OH Nc MT HI FL DE NE ND ID MI IL IA CO VA PA MD CA OR UT WI WA NY RI ME NJ MN VT CT NH MA Sources: Created by: https://powertodecide.org/what-we-do/access/birth-control-access https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/sosmap/teen-births/teenbirths.htm https://www.yourlawyer.com/library/best-and-worst-birth-control-access-across-america/ PERCENTAGE OF WOMEN IN NEED WHO LIVE IN CONTRACEPTIVE DESERTS 27.8 27.5 27.3 27.2 25.4 25.3 25.3 25.3 25.2 22.0 21.8 21.6 20.8 20.6 20.5 20.4 20.1 20.0 19.3 18.9 18.7 17.2 17.2 16.7 16.7 16.7 16.4 16.0 15.8 15.8 15.3 14.3 14.3 14.1 14.1 13.6 13.3 13.1 13.0 12.7 L'LL 11.5 11.1 10.3 7'OL 8'8 8.3 0'8 7.2

States with the Best and Worst Birth Control Access

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Many women in need of publicly funded contraception live in "contraceptive deserts", or areas that do not offer a full range of birth control options. See which states offer the best and worst access ...

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