According to the latest report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), nearly 78 percent of all New York City abortions in 2011 were performed on African-Americans and Hispanics.
The CDC's Abortion Summaries report shows that there were 76,251 abortions in New York City in 2011, which is the most year for which data was available, reported CNS News.
Abortions of African-Americans totaled 35,188 at 46.1 percent of the total; 23,959 were Hispanic (31.4 percent); whites totaled 9,550 (12.5 percent); and 7,554 were Asian, Native American or other (9.9 percent).
Combined, African-American and Hispanic abortions equalled 59,146, which is 77.56 percent of the total New York City abortions. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, African-Americans make up 25.5 percent of the population of New York City, and Hispanics make up 28.6 percent. Whites comprise 44 percent.
The CDC was able to obtain abortion data from 27 states, and New York City alone ranks higher than any state in terms of number of abortions conducted. When combining the New York City numbers with the rest of the state of New York's numbers, the total reaches 103,339. Texas ranked second at 71,658.
Across the nation, 730,322 abortions occurred in 2011, down from 854,122 conducted in 2002.
"Unintended pregnancy is the major contributor to abortion," said the CDC. "Because unintended pregnancies are rare among women who use the most effective methods of contraception, increasing access to and use of these methods can help further reduce the number of abortions performed in the United States."
Total 2012 abortion numbers dropped to the lowest number since abortions were legalized in the city in 1970, according to the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. In 2012, a total of 31,328 African-American abortions occurred; 22,917 Hispanics; 9,704 whites; and 4,493 Asians and Pacific Islanders.
African-Americans were the only group which had more abortions than births.
The Bronx led the city's boroughs with the most abortions, followed by Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island.
