Family Planning Centers

The 3,591 family planning centers in the US provide a variety of outpatient services, including contraceptive services, genetic and prenatal counseling, voluntary sterilization, and therapeutic and medically-induced termination of pregnancy. Although the majority of clients at family planning centers are women, most establishments offer services for men also. Non-profit organizations account for 75% of establishments and 55% of revenue.

Controversial Services

Certain services offered by family planning centers are controversial and have been the topic of debate for decades.

Competition From Alternative Service Providers

Family planning centers face competition from a variety of alternative service providers, including state and local health departments, physicians, hospitals, general health clinics, school clinics, urgent care clinics, and other health care providers.

Sep 8, 2026 - Abortion Clinics Closing Even In States Where Abortion Is Legal

• Abortion clinics have closed even in states where abortion is legal, according to I Need an A, a project supported by several nonprofits that helps people find abortion options. At least 38 abortion clinics shut down during 2025 in states where they're still legal. States that recently passed constitutional amendments protecting abortion rights, such as Michigan, have had clinics close since the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022.
• The National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association and a family planning organization in Pennsylvania have filed a lawsuit against the US Health and Human Services agency alleging that it is politicizing the Title X family-planning grant funding program and violating the intent of the law. The complaint takes issue with the 2027 Notice of Funding Opportunity for Title X, which was released in April 2026. The notice states that before applicants are assessed on their merits, a group of presidential appointees will conduct an "alignment review" to determine whether each application matches the agency’s "priorities." "The (funding notice) enables defendants to pick winners and losers based on political alignment, as opposed to merit and the ability to provide high-quality Title X services," the complaint reads. "This is not how federal grants should be awarded, and, specifically, this is not how Congress instructed defendants to make Title X grants."
• Sixty-three percent of Americans say that abortion should be legal in all or most cases while 36% say it should be illegal in all or most cases, according to the Pew Research Center. In 34 states and the District of Columbia, more people say abortion should be legal than say it should be illegal. Public opinion about abortion has remained relatively stable since the 1970s.
• Family planning center industry employment increased slightly and average wages for nonsupervisory employees were unchanged during the first seven months of 2026, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. Family planning industry sales are forecast to increase at a 5.72% compounded annual rate from 2026 to 2030, faster than the growth of the overall economy, according to Inforum and the Interindustry Economic Research Fund, Inc.

Industry size & Structure

The average family planning center employs 17 workers and generates $2.8 million annually.

• The family planning center industry consists of about 3,591 establishments that employ 29,300 workers and generate about $5. billion annually.
• Nonprofit organizations account for 75% of establishments and 55% of revenue. For-profit organizations account for 25% of establishments and 45% of revenue.
• Organizations that offer family planning services include federally qualified health centers (FQHC) and clinics, state health departments, Planned Parenthood affiliates, and other independent agencies, such as family planning councils.
• The industry is concentrated at the top and fragmented at the bottom; the top 50 organizations account for 55% of industry revenue.