Mapped: Abortion Legality by U.S. State

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Abortion Legality in America by State

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In June 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, opening the door for states to make their own decisions regarding abortion legality.

In this graphic, we visualize how each U.S. state has altered abortion legality in the post-Roe era, using data from the Center for Reproductive Rights.

What Is Roe v. Wade? 

Roe v. Wade refers to the landmark ruling by the Supreme Court in 1973 that dictated that the Constitution of the United States protected an individual’s right to have an abortion.

For over 50 years, the ruling prevented states from banning or significantly restricting abortion to their populations.

As of June 2022, this is no longer the case, as five Supreme Court justices voted to overturn Roe, while four supported maintaining it.

What Happened After Roe Was Overturned?

Since the June 2022 ruling, 14 states—including Texas, Missouri, and much of the South—have made abortion illegal. 

StateAbortion Legality Status AlabamaIllegal AlaskaProtected ArizonaRestrictive ArkansasIllegal CaliforniaExpanded Access ColoradoProtected ConnecticutExpanded Access DelawareProtected FloridaRestrictive GeorgiaRestrictive HawaiiExpanded Access IdahoIllegal IllinoisExpanded Access IndianaIllegal IowaRestrictive KansasProtected KentuckyIllegal LouisianaIllegal MaineProtected MarylandProtected MassachusettsProtected MichiganProtected MinnesotaExpanded Access MississippiIllegal MissouriIllegal MontanaProtected NebraskaRestrictive NevadaProtected New HampshireNot Protected New JerseyExpanded Access New MexicoNot Protected New YorkExpanded Access North CarolinaRestrictive North DakotaIllegal OhioProtected OklahomaIllegal OregonExpanded Access PennsylvaniaRestrictive Rhode IslandExpanded Access South CarolinaRestrictive South DakotaIllegal TennesseeIllegal TexasIllegal UtahRestrictive VermontExpanded Access VirginiaNot Protected WashingtonExpanded Access West VirginiaIllegal WisconsinRestrictive

How Homicide Rates by U.S. State Have Changed Since 2012

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How Homicide Rates by State Have Changed Since 2012

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Are the United States getting more dangerous or more safe? The answer partially depends on your metric of choice.

For example, by examining homicide rates by state from 2012 to 2022, it can be seen that rates have increased almost across the board. That said, they are still lower than rates seen in the 1980s and 1990s.

This graphic from USAFacts examines the age-adjusted homicide rates by state from 2012 to 2022, and how they’ve changed. It uses CDC data available for 46 states, with no data available for New Hampshire, North Dakota, Vermont, and Wyoming.

Comparing States by Homicide Rates

From 2012 to 2022, homicide rates increased in every state with available data except for Connecticut, New Jersey, and Rhode Island. Here are the rates for all 46 available states as well as their 10-year change in percentage:

StateHomicide rate
(2022, age-adjusted per 100,000)10-Year Change
(2012–2022) Mississippi20.7+103% Louisiana19.8+64% Alabama14.9+71% New Mexico14.5+120% Missouri12.8+75% Arkansas11.8+39% South Carolina11.8+44% Maryland11.4+61% Georgia11.3+74% Tennessee11.0+49% Illinois10.9+68% Alaska10.2+104% North Carolina9.2+56% Arizona9.0+45% Pennsylvania8.9+53% Michigan8.6+10% Ohio8.5+49% Indiana8.4+53% Kentucky8.3+48% Oklahoma8.3+14% Nevada7.8+73% Virginia7.8+90% Texas7.6+49% Colorado7.2+85% Florida7.2+11% Delaware7.0+1% South Dakota6.9+188% West Virginia6.2+5% Wisconsin6.0+71% California5.9+13% Kansas5.8+53% Montana5.4+125% Washington5.4+64% Oregon5.1+82% New York4.5+22% Connecticut4.3-2.3% Minnesota3.8+90% New Jersey3.8-20.8% Nebraska3.7+6% Hawaii3.0+100% Iowa2.9+38% Idaho2.7+23% Maine2.6+8% Massachusetts2.5+25% Utah2.2+29% Rhode Island2.0-33.3%
Note: Age-adjusted data helps to compare health data over time or between groups more fairly by accounting for the age differences in populations.

Mississippi had the largest increase in homicide rate,