U.S. women who used contraception within the past 12 months in 2017-2022

Published by
John Elflein,
Sep 19, 2023
In 2022, around 65 percent of women in the United States who had sex in the past year reported using at least one method of contraception compared to less than half in 2017. This statistic shows the percentage of sexually active women in the U.S. who reported using, or not using, contraception within the past 12 months in 2017, 2020, and 2022.

Percentage of sexually active women who used contraception within the past 12 months in the United States in 2017, 2020, and 2022

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Release date

November 2022

Region

United States

Survey time period

May 10 to June 7, 2022

Number of respondents

5,201 respondents

Age group

18-49 years

Special properties

Women who have had sex with a man within the past 12 months

Method of interview

Telephone interviews and online survey

Supplementary notes

Figures for 2017 and 2020 were taken from previous reports from the same source and can be found here for 2017 and here for 2020.

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