According to a survey conducted in 2023, Americans living in Kentucky and North Dakota were most likely to say that abortion should be illegal in all cases in the United States, with 16 percent of residents sharing this belief in these states. In comparison, only two percent of Americans residing in Nevada agreed that abortion should be illegal in all cases in that year.
Share of Americans who say that abortion should be illegal in all cases in the United States in 2023, by state
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Public Religion Research Institute. (May 1, 2024). Share of Americans who say that abortion should be illegal in all cases in the United States in 2023, by state [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1472120/us-belief-that-abortion-should-be-illegal-by-state/
Public Religion Research Institute. "Share of Americans who say that abortion should be illegal in all cases in the United States in 2023, by state." Chart. May 1, 2024. Statista. Accessed May 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1472120/us-belief-that-abortion-should-be-illegal-by-state/
Public Religion Research Institute. (2024). Share of Americans who say that abortion should be illegal in all cases in the United States in 2023, by state. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1472120/us-belief-that-abortion-should-be-illegal-by-state/
Public Religion Research Institute. "Share of Americans Who Say That Abortion Should Be Illegal in All Cases in The United States in 2023, by State." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1472120/us-belief-that-abortion-should-be-illegal-by-state/
Public Religion Research Institute, Share of Americans who say that abortion should be illegal in all cases in the United States in 2023, by state Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1472120/us-belief-that-abortion-should-be-illegal-by-state/ (last visited May 08, 2025)
Share of Americans who say that abortion should be illegal in all cases in the United States in 2023, by state [Graph], Public Religion Research Institute, May 1, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1472120/us-belief-that-abortion-should-be-illegal-by-state/
