2019 Alabama Abortion Percentages by Race

Alabama Abortion

The Alabama abortion numbers give us a clear example of racial disparities in the number and percentages of abortion in the United States. Essentially, if we look at the overall number of abortions, we begin to see these disparities. However, once we frame these numbers in terms of percentages, the picture becomes very clear. There are two key percentages that we’ll focus on to better understand abortion in Alabama and how black people fare.

So, in this post, we’ll look at the; number of abortions, percentage of abortion, and percentage of population. Let’s start with the table below.

Number of Abortions

This is where the understanding begins when it comes to abortion. Think of it like the canvas upon which the picture is painted. In 2019, there were roughly 6,005 abortions. This is the total number including all of the racial subcategories with a 99.9% accuracy. Of those abortion procedures, blacks accounted for 3,717 of them. Meanwhile, whites accounted for 1,823. Next, Hispanics accounted for 323 abortions. And, lastly, the “Others” category accounted for 142 of the abortions in the state in 2019.

Percentage of Abortions

Now, here is where things begin to get really interesting! Black abortions in the state of Alabama make up a lofty 61.9 percent of the state’s procedures in 2019. That is nearly two-thirds of the total. In contrast, abortions involving white “mothers” make up only 30.4 percent. Hispanic abortions in the state make up around 5.4%. Meanwhile, the remaining 2.4 percent of abortions are attributed to those falling into the others category. Keep these numbers in mind as we move along.

Percentage of Population

The last piece of the puzzle are the percentages of the population that each racial demographic or category represents. We can call this the “finishing touch” in regards to painting an accurate picture of what is happening in Alabama. Blacks made up around 26.8 percent of the population. Whites accounted for around 64.9 percent. Hispanics accounted for another 4.8 percent. And, members of the Others category represented around 3.5 percent.

What the Alabama Abortion Numbers Tell Us

So, what do we glean from these numbers? Well, for starters, these numbers show us some serious discrepancies when it comes to the the black population. Blacks are experiencing abortions at a highly disproportionate rate.

Recap

• Blacks had the highest number of abortions
• The number of black abortions exceeded all other categories combined
• Blacks had the highest percentage of abortions
• The percentage of Black abortions exceeded all other categories combined
• Blacks represented less than one-third of the population
• Whites represent over double the population of Blacks
• Whites represented nearly two-third of the state population
• Blacks had over double the number of abortions as Whites
• Black and Hispanic abortion percentages exceed their population percentage

Conclusion

If this doesn’t paint a clear picture of what happened in Alabama in 2019 in terms of race and abortion, you are choosing to ignore the facts.

The discrepancy is clear as day. However, there’s more to it. We need to look deeper. We need to look at what is driving this trend.

And, while we are at it, let’s look at why a lot of people think it’s not a problem.

Peace