New Jersey Abortion Statistics
State abortion statistics from the leading public and private sources.
Abortion statistics collected and reported by the state of New Jersey do not include abortion clinics and are thereby unusable.
The Guttmacher Institute surveys U.S. abortion providers to tabulate state and nationwide abortion totals, but these are unofficial estimates. Only half of providers typically respond.
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GUTTMACHER DATA
Estimated Total Abortions (2025): 61,300
The Guttmacher Institute estimates that approximately 61,300 abortions took place in New Jersey during 2025. This number includes abortions performed on out-of-state residents but does not include abortions performed on New Jersey residents in other states. The table below compares Guttmacher’s New Jersey abortion estimates by selected year.
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2020 | 2017 | 2014 | 2011 | 2008 | 2005 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61,300 | 58,690 | 59,410 | 48,830 | 48,110 | 44,460 | 46,990 | 54,160 | 61,150 |
Estimated Abortion Percentage (2025): 38%
In 2025, an estimated 38% of pregnancies in New Jersey ended in abortion. This number does not take into account miscarriages. It was arrived at by dividing Guttmacher's abortion estimate by the sum total of live births—as reported by the CDC—and estimated abortions.
Estimated Abortion Rate* (2025): 32.8
The Guttmacher Institute estimates that the 2025 abortion rate for New Jersey was 32.8. Their estimated 2025 abortion rate across the entire United States was 16.6. The table below compares New Jersey abortion rates by selected year.
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2020 | 2017 | 2014 | 2011 | 2008 | 2005 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NJ | 32.8 | 31.5 | 33.7 | 29.2 | 28.0 | 25.8 | 27.1 | 31.3 | 34.3 |
| U.S. | 16.6 | 16.6 | 16.0 | 14.4 | 13.5 | 14.6 | 16.9 | 19.4 | 19.4 |
*The abortion rate is the number of abortions per 1,000 women aged 15-44 years.
Percentage of All U.S. Abortions (2025): 5.4%
In 2025, approximately 5.4% of all U.S. abortions occurred in New Jersey.
Out-of-State Abortion Percentage (2025): 7%
The Guttmacher Institute estimates that 7% of the abortions that took place in New Jersey were performed on out-of-state residents.
Abortion Clinic Density: 1.8
Based on the 2025 counts, there are 1.8 abortion clinics for every 100,000 women of reproductive age (15-44) in New Jersey. Across the entire United States there are 1.1 abortion clinics for every 100,000 women of reproductive age.
Abortion Clinics in New Jersey (2025): 33
In 2025, the Guttmacher Institute reports that there were 37 abortion clinics in New Jersey and 33 facilities that performed abortion. The table below compares total New Jersey abortion facilities by selected year.
| 2025 | 2024 | 2020 | 2017 | 2014 | 2011 | 2008 | 2005 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | 35 | 37 | 76 | 79 | 64 | 75 | 85 |
State Abortion Restrictions (2025):
- There are no restrictions on abortion in New Jersey.
SOURCE: https://states.guttmacher.org/policies/new-jersey/abortion-policies
CDC DATA
New Jersey did not provide state abortion data to the Centers for Disease Control for the last reporting period.
Parent Page:
- State Abortion Statistics: Comparative state abortion stats by rank, total, percentage, and clinics.
Related Entries:
- U.S. Abortion Statistics: Facts and figures relating to the frequency of abortion in the United States.
- U.S. Abortion Law: An overview of the history and legality of abortion in the United States.
- U.S. Abortion History: The 200-year history of abortion in America goes back well before 1973.
For Further Study:
- The Remarkably High Cost of Cheap Sex (Abort73 Blog)
- Does Poverty Lead to Abortion, or Does Abortion Lead to Poverty? (Abort73 Blog)
- The Law Can’t Make Abortion Safe; Birth Control Can’t Make Abortion Rare (Abort73 Blog)
- It’s All the Same: Why Early and Late-Term Abortion are Moral Equivalents (Abort73 Blog)
- The Moral Dilemma of Repeat Abortion (Abort73 Blog)
- Who is Most at Risk to Have an Abortion? (Abort73 Blog)
- Marriage, Contraception, and Unplanned Pregnancy (Abort73 Blog)
