Where can I find the official 2024 state abortion reports and raw datasets?
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Executive summary
Official 2024 state abortion reports and datasets are spread across federal surveillance, independent research institutes, multi-provider surveillance projects, and state health departments, each with different coverage, methods, and gaps; the most complete public 2024 estimates come from the Guttmacher Institute’s full‑year release and the Society for Family Planning’s #WeCount monthly dataset, while federal CDC surveillance lags and state reporting is uneven [1] [2] [3]. Users seeking raw numbers should consult Guttmacher for national and state‑level estimates, #WeCount for provider‑reported monthly counts through December 2024, the CDC Abortion Surveillance repository for historically reported data (noting its last public full data year is 2022 as of late 2024), and individual state health department websites for jurisdictional reports [1] [2] [4] [5].
1. Where to get a national 2024 estimate: Guttmacher’s full‑year release and methods
The clearest national and state‑level 2024 estimates are in Guttmacher Institute’s full‑year release—reported April 15, 2025—which documents 1,038,100 clinician‑provided abortions in 2024 in states without total bans and describes the modeling and provider‑survey methodology behind those totals [1] [6]. Guttmacher also published focused analyses on cross‑state travel and shifts in access for 2024 that include state‑of‑residence breakdowns and methodological notes; these reports are the primary public source for 2024 clinician‑provided estimates outside of independent provider surveillance efforts [7] [8].
2. Where to get monthly, provider‑reported raw counts: #WeCount (Society for Family Planning)
The Society for Family Planning’s #WeCount project publishes monthly counts reported by participating providers from April 2022 through December 2024 and makes tables of estimated state‑by‑month counts and virtual‑only abortions available, including data on “shield law” provision into restricted states; the project compensated participating facilities for submissions and aggregates provider reports into downloadable tables [2] [9] [5]. #WeCount is indispensable for month‑level changes, telehealth flows, and shield‑law provision, but users should read its methodology and coverage notes because it depends on participating providers and active case ascertainment [2] [9].
3. Federal surveillance and its limits: CDC Abortion Surveillance
The CDC’s Abortion Surveillance system publishes historic, jurisdiction‑reported data and hosts downloadable tables and reports, but as of the late‑2024 publications the CDC’s publicly available detailed data extended through 2022; CDC notes that reporting is voluntary and that not all areas report every data point, which limits comparability for 2024 [3] [4]. Researchers relying on CDC files should expect gaps—several large reporting areas do not always submit the full set of data—and should cross‑reference with Guttmacher and #WeCount for a fuller 2024 picture [4] [10].
4. State health departments, KFF, and other trackers for jurisdictional raw files
Individual state health departments remain the primary source for official state reports and the raw spreadsheets some states publish; for broader policy context and compiled trackers, KFF’s Abortion in the U.S. Dashboard and KFF state profiles synthesize law, litigation, and available statistics and link to sources, useful when chasing state raw files or policy timelines [11] [12]. Users should check each state’s public health site for downloadable tables, but beware that statutory reporting requirements and completeness vary considerably across states [12] [13].
5. Caveats, competing narratives, and data quality
Multiple analyses warn that 2024 reporting remains fragmented and politicized: the Lozier Institute found state statutes and partisanship affect reporting completeness and that no data point is universally collected across all areas, while #WeCount and Guttmacher use different scopes and methods—provider reporting versus modeled estimates—which produce different but complementary insights [13] [2] [6]. Also note #WeCount’s disclosure that participating providers received compensation for submissions and that Guttmacher’s estimates exclude clinician‑provided abortions in states with total bans unless otherwise modeled, so users should read each source’s methodology before combining datasets [2] [1].