How many abortion clinics in the us?

The US abortion rate is at an all-time low. While the dip is partially due to more women using more effective, long-term birth control, like IUDs, it's also because there are fewer abortion clinics in the United States than there were a decade ago. In 2008, 851 clinics provided abortions across the US. read more

The number of U.S. abortion clinics or medical facilities that perform more than 400 abortions annually, peaked in the late 1980s at 705. By 2011, 553 remained. The clinics have been closing at a record pace, according to a new Bloomberg analysis: One-hundred-sixty-two have closed since 2011, while 22 have opened. read more

Since 1991, 75 percent of surgical abortion clinics have closed, leaving only 551 open in the U.S. That, combined with medication-only facilities, means that there are only 739 remaining clinics in the U.S. today. In 2014 alone there were 73 abortion clinics that closed down for all of part of the year. read more