Vermont’s 2024 abortion statistics were published online as part of the state’s full vital statistics report in April 2026. The report is available on the Vermont Department of Health website and shows that Vermont abortions decreased in 2024. The data published by the state does not include the total number of abortions obtained by Vermont residents out of state or the number of self-managed abortions on women outside of the healthcare system. It is also unlikely that the report contains the total number of mail-order abortion drugs obtained by Vermont residents prescribed by licensed abortion providers in Vermont and in other states. In a separate section, Charlotte Lozier Institute (CLI) will describe data provided by the Guttmacher Institute’s Monthly Abortion Provision Study that details the total number of abortions occurring in the state in 2024 as estimated by Guttmacher’s sample survey and mathematical models. Guttmacher’s abortion estimates include the number of abortions obtained at brick-and-mortar facilities and those provided via telehealth and virtual providers in the United States.
Vermont’s statute code defines abortion as “any medical treatment intended to induce the termination of, or to terminate, a clinically diagnosable pregnancy except for the purpose of producing a live birth” (8 V.S.A. § 4079)
In Vermont, abortion is legal throughout all nine months of pregnancy.
Statistics and Changes in Vermont Abortions, 2023-2024
This report does not include information on Planned Parenthood’s abortion market share.
Abortion Totals and Trends
There were 997 abortions reported in 2024, a decrease of 2% from the prior year. Drug-induced abortions decreased by 3%, from 745 in 2023 to 720 in 2024 (Fig. 1). CLI estimates that Vermont’s abortion rate decreased by 2% to 8.3 abortions per 1,000 women ages 15-44 (Fig. 2).1 Of the 30 states that have reported abortion statistics for 2024, 13 (including Vermont) have reported abortions decreasing.
State Report Summary
In 2024, 85% of the abortions reported in Vermont were performed on state residents, while 15% were performed on nonresident women, including 9% on women from New Hampshire and 3% on women from New York. The number of abortions performed on nonresident women decreased by 14% from 2023 to 2024. Nine percent of Vermont abortions were performed on girls aged 19 or younger (with 1% on girls under the age of 17). Fifty percent were performed on women in their 20s (25% each on women ages 20 to 24 and 25 to 29, respectively). Thirty-six percent of abortions were performed on women ages 30 to 39. Five percent were performed on women aged 40 or older. The age of the woman was unknown for one abortion.
White women make up 91% of Vermont’s childbearing population (women ages 15-44) and account for the majority (83%) of the abortions performed in Vermont. Six percent of abortions were obtained by Black women, and 4% each were obtained by Asian/Pacific Islander women and women of other races. Less than 1% of abortions (0.7%) were obtained by American Indian women, and race was unknown for 29 abortions.
In 2024, 55% of the abortions were performed on women who did not have any living children. Eighteen percent were performed on women with one living child and 26% on women with two or more living children. The number of a woman’s living children was unknown for three abortions. Eighteen percent of the abortions were performed on women who were either married or separated. Seventy-seven percent were obtained by unmarried women, and 6% by women of unknown marital status.
Thirty-two percent of Vermont abortions were performed on women who had a high school diploma as their highest level of education. Forty percent of abortions were obtained by women who had attended college, with 19% by women with one to three years of college and 21% by women with four of more years of college. Seven percent were performed on women with less than a high school education. Education was not reported for 21% of abortions, which is an increase from 2023 when education status was unknown for 13% of abortions.
Seventy-seven percent of Vermont abortions were performed before nine weeks of gestation. Nine percent were performed between nine and 10 weeks, 3% between 11 and 12 weeks, 4% between 13 to 15 weeks, and 5% from 16 to 20 weeks of gestation. Twenty-six abortions, 3% of the total, were performed at 21 weeks of gestation or later. Abortions performed at 21 weeks or later increased by 86% from 14 to 26 abortions and accounted for 3% of Vermont’s total in 2024. Most Vermont abortions, 72%, were drug-induced. Twenty-two percent were suction curettage procedures, and 6% were performed using a different procedure.
Eighty-six percent of the abortions occurred in abortion clinics, while 9% occurred in hospitals, and 5% in doctors’ offices. The percentage of abortions performed in abortion clinics decreased from 2023 while the percentages of abortions performed in hospitals and doctors’ offices increased.
Resident women in Chittenden County obtained the most abortions in Vermont in 2024, composing 26% of the state’s total. Women from Washington and Rutland counties obtained the second and third most, respectively, with women from Washington composing 11% of the state’s total and Rutland women composing 7% of the state’s total.
Breakdown of Abortion Providers in Vermont2
| # of brick-and-mortar locations | 7 |
| # of independent centers | 0 |
| # of Planned Parenthood centers | 6 |
| # of hospitals/doctors’ offices that perform abortions | 1 |
| # of abortion drug providers | 7 |
| # of abortion drug-only providers | 4 |
| # of surgical and abortion drug providers | 3 |
| # of online mail-order abortion drug companies licensed in the state | 17 |
| # of brick-and-mortar locations that also mail abortion drugs | 0 |
| Latest gestational age that a center performs surgical abortion | Through 21 weeks |
2024 Guttmacher Data3
Guttmacher estimated that 1,460 abortions occurred in Vermont in 2024, a total that is 47% higher than the total reported by the state. Guttmacher also reported that 190 New Hampshire women obtained abortions in Vermont in 2024, which is 118% higher than the total reported by the state (87 abortions). To see the discrepancies in a tabular format, see below:
Additionally, the Society of Family Planning’s (SFP) #WeCount report estimated that 1,850 abortions occurred in Vermont in 2024. The report estimated that 1,490 abortions occurred at brick-and-mortar facilities and 360 occurred via telehealth (50 through virtual-only organizations and 310 through hybrid brick-and-mortar facilities).4 While the difference in the number of abortions between the state and Guttmacher (463) appears to be largely explained by the inclusion of abortions via telehealth in the Guttmacher estimate, the difference between the state and SFP (853) cannot be fully explained by SFP’s inclusion of telehealth abortions. Notably, Guttmacher’s total estimate of abortions in Vermont is very similar to SFP’s estimate of only brick-and-mortar locations. But because Guttmacher counts telehealth abortions in its total estimate, the discrepancy may actually be in the count of abortions occurring at brick-and-mortar facilities.
State Ranking
In 2024, CLI published a paper reevaluating abortion reporting across the country, with Vermont ranked as 34th best. To improve its reporting, Vermont could state the method of payment for each abortion since the state uses taxpayer dollars to pay for abortions for Medicaid-eligible women. Vermont could also report whether any abortions resulted in complications and the reasons why women had an abortion.
- National rates were calculated by Guttmacher Institute. Vermont rates were calculated by CLI using the following formula: (total number of abortions performed in Vermont ÷ number of resident women ages 15-44 [based on most recent population estimates]) x 1,000. Rates may differ slightly from previous CLI articles due to revised population estimates. Population estimates were obtained using the CDC WONDER database. Estimates for 2005-2009 are intercensal estimates of the July 1 resident population. Estimates for 2010-2019 are Vintage 2020 postcensal estimates of the July 1 resident population. Estimates for 2020-2024 are Vintage 2024 postcensal estimates of the July 1 resident population. Estimates were produced by the U.S. Census Bureau and the National Center for Health Statistics.
- Provider totals do not include hospitals or physician offices not listed in databases that compile abortion provider locations in different states, but do include Planned Parenthood locations, independent abortion centers, and hospitals/doctor’s offices included in databases like Abortion Finder and Ineedana. This information is updated as of June 1, 2026.
- The Guttmacher Institute notes that its monthly state abortion totals are estimates and that each state’s estimate is within a range of uncertainty. Guttmacher also notes that their estimates do not reflect abortions obtained by women in pro-life states under shield laws in effect in pro-abortion states. Guttmacher’s travel and residence data can be found in the CSV folder here (State_Abortion_Travel_2023_2024.csv). This information is updated as of June 1, 2026.
- #WeCount’s data can be found here by downloading the “Report data tables [.xlsx]” document. The #WeCount report specifies that the numbers included in their tables for abortions performed under shield laws only represent the number of women to whom abortion drugs were sent, not the number of drug-induced abortions that resulted from the mailed drugs. However, because #WeCount’s data is the only source of data that delineates the number of abortions by mode of provision (in-person, telehealth/mail order, and/or abortion drugs obtained under shield laws), their data is the best available. This information is updated as of June 1, 2026.
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