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Residents of these Florida counties obtained the most abortions in 2020

The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday is hearing arguments about a Mississippi law that would ban almost all abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. Florida had a reported 74,868 abortions in 2020. Here are counties that totaled the most abortions last year. The numbers from the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration reflect county residents who had abortions, not necessarily the counties where abortions took place.

Miami-Dade County: 14,539

Broward County: 9,910

Hillsborough County: 6,138

Palm Beach County: 5,648

Orange County: 5,210

Duval County: 4,095

Pinellas County: 3,011

Polk County: 1,895

Lee County: 1,880

Volusia County: 1,293

Brevard County: 1,215

Leon County: 1,191

Osceola County: 1,151

Pasco County: 1,111

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