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Policy Analysis
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Fact Sheet
Contraceptive Use in the United States
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Policy Analysis
Title X Under Attack—Our Comprehensive Guide
Top Facts & Statistics
2-12%
increase in contraceptive users who relied on a long-acting reversible contraceptive (LARC) method between 2002 and 201230
years the average U.S. woman uses contraceptives to attain her family planning goal of two children99%
of sexually active American women 15–44 have used a contraceptive method other than natural family planning
Hear From An Expert
There are more than 60 million women of reproductive age in the United States, and virtually all of them, regardless of religious affiliation, will use a modern contraceptive method in their lives.
Rachel K. Jones
Principal Research Scientist