Advancing Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
 

Contraception Counts: New York District 21


The Need for Services

• 33,240 women in need of publicly supported contraceptive services and supplies live in New York's 21th congressional district.

Meeting the Need

• There are 11 family planning clinics in New York's 21th congressional district. 0 are run by health departments, 2 are run by hospitals, 6 are run by Planned Parenthood, 2 are run by community health centers and 1 is run by an other type of agency.

• Together, these clinics serve 16,730 women, including 4,730 teenagers.* 0% are served by health departments, 5% are served by hospitals, 89% are served by Planned Parenthood, 5% are served by community health centers and 0% are served by other types of agencies.

The Key Role of Title X

• 9 of the family planning clinics in New York's 21th congressional district are supported by Title X. 0 are run by health departments, 2 are run by hospitals, 6 are run by Planned Parenthood, 0 are run by community health centers and 1 is served by an other type of agency.

• These Title X-supported clinics in New York's 21th congressional district serve 15,830 women, including 4,490 teenagers.* 0% are served by health departments, 5% are served by hospitals, 94% are served by Planned Parenthood, 0% are served by community health centers and 0% are served by other types of agencies.


* These women may or may not live in 21th congressional district.

Credits

This Facts in Brief was made possible by support from the Open Society Institute and The David and Lucile Packard Foundation.

Definitions and Data Sources

References for information contained in this fact sheet are available at www.guttmacher.org.