Residents of these Florida counties obtained the most abortions in 2020
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday is hearing arguments about a Mississippi law that would ban almost all abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. Florida had a reported 74,868 abortions in 2020. Here are counties that totaled the most abortions last year. The numbers from the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration reflect county residents who had abortions, not necessarily the counties where abortions took place.
▪ Miami-Dade County: 14,539
▪ Broward County: 9,910
▪ Hillsborough County: 6,138
▪ Palm Beach County: 5,648
▪ Orange County: 5,210
▪ Duval County: 4,095
▪ Pinellas County: 3,011
▪ Polk County: 1,895
▪ Lee County: 1,880
▪ Volusia County: 1,293
▪ Brevard County: 1,215
▪ Leon County: 1,191
▪ Osceola County: 1,151
▪ Pasco County: 1,111
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