Rates of Any and Exclusive Breastfeeding by State among Children Born in 2010 (Percentage +/- half 95% Confidence Interval)a,b |
|
Any Breastfeeding | Exclusive Breastfeeding | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ever Breastfed | Breastfed at 6 Months | Breastfed at 12 Months | Exclusive Breastfeeding through 3 Months | Exclusive Breastfeeding through 6 Months | |||
| State | n | % ± half 95% CI |
% ± half 95% CI |
% ± half 95% CI |
n | % ± half 95% CI |
% ± half 95% CI |
| Alabama | 250 | 64.6±7.6 | 31.9±7.3 | 12.9±4.8 | 248 | 23.6±6.6 | 13.1±5.5 |
| Alaska | 281 | 84.8±5.1 | 51.8±6.7 | 35.0±6.2 | 277 | 46.5±6.7 | 24.2±5.6 |
| Arizona | 253 | 81.9±6.9 | 50.6±7.8 | 28.6±6.9 | 252 | 44.3±7.9 | 22.9±6.9 |
| Arkansas | 260 | 63.0±7.9 | 29.1±6.8 | 12.0±4.2 | 256 | 23.0±6.3 | 8.8±3.9 |
| California | 278 | 88.6±5.6 | 67.9±7.7 | 42.1±8.1 | 272 | 52.3±8.3 | 29.4±7.6 |
| Colorado | 255 | 79.5±8.1 | 50.4±9.1 | 28.2±7.6 | 254 | 44.5±8.9 | 21.2±7.2 |
| Connecticut | 303 | 80.2±5.6 | 47.3±6.7 | 22.8±5.4 | 297 | 33.7±6.2 | 16.1±4.8 |
| Delaware | 268 | 69.1±7.0 | 40.9±6.9 | 22.8±5.9 | 266 | 29.0±6.2 | 12.5±4.0 |
| District of Columbia | 319 | 72.5±6.9 | 49.4±7.0 | 23.9±5.5 | 315 | 34.7±6.5 | 16.0±4.9 |
| Florida | 248 | 72.5±7.5 | 40.8±8.0 | 20.7±6.5 | 241 | 32.8±7.7 | 15.6±6.2 |
| Georgia | 266 | 72.3±7.1 | 38.5±7.4 | 14.0±5.1 | 262 | 22.5±5.9 | 6.9±3.2 |
| Hawaii | 295 | 87.8±4.6 | 63.2±7.0 | 38.9±6.6 | 290 | 49.1±7.0 | 22.4±5.5 |
| Idaho | 255 | 90.6±4.7 | 61.2±8.2 | 33.2±7.4 | 252 | 44.6±7.6 | 20.1±5.8 |
| Illinois | 578 | 75.0±5.0 | 43.6±5.3 | 18.7±4.1 | 572 | 32.3±5.0 | 11.6±3.0 |
| Indiana | 278 | 68.8±7.1 | 34.2±6.8 | 18.2±5.5 | 274 | 30.0±6.8 | 11.7±4.2 |
| Iowa | 265 | 71.8±7.7 | 44.1±7.7 | 24.8±6.4 | 261 | 37.9±7.5 | 16.2±5.3 |
| Kansas | 254 | 79.4±6.2 | 43.3±7.6 | 28.2±6.9 | 251 | 37.2±7.5 | 14.1±4.8 |
| Kentucky | 264 | 60.4±7.5 | 33.2±6.9 | 13.5±4.5 | 259 | 34.2±7.0 | 14.8±5.0 |
| Louisiana | 325 | 58.0±7.4 | 24.2±5.4 | 8.9±2.9 | 320 | 25.8±5.7 | 9.2±3.6 |
| Maine | 256 | 75.8±6.8 | 49.1±7.4 | 30.9±6.7 | 252 | 45.2±7.3 | 21.2±5.9 |
| Maryland | 339 | 76.7±6.2 | 51.9±7.1 | 26.9±6.2 | 332 | 34.0±6.7 | 17.5±5.4 |
| Massachusetts | 244 | 80.0±6.0 | 60.1±7.3 | 32.7±6.9 | 243 | 45.0±7.2 | 19.2±5.6 |
| Michigan | 277 | 76.1±7.1 | 44.2±7.6 | 19.6±5.8 | 274 | 35.7±7.2 | 17.7±5.8 |
| Minnesota | 272 | 82.8±5.6 | 57.5±7.0 | 28.9±6.2 | 268 | 50.6±7.1 | 23.7±6.0 |
| Mississippi | 275 | 50.6±8.5 | 19.7±6.3 | 10.1±5.0 | 273 | 19.2±6.5 | 6.4±4.1 |
| Missouri | 258 | 76.3±6.6 | 36.9±7.6 | 16.4±5.5 | 252 | 32.0±7.1 | 13.6±5.4 |
| Montana | 277 | 90.3±3.8 | 62.4±8.0 | 34.5±7.3 | 270 | 53.8±7.8 | 21.6±6.5 |
| Nebraska | 240 | 83.4±5.6 | 54.4±8.0 | 20.9±6.5 | 236 | 45.1±7.9 | 15.9±5.2 |
| Nevada | 295 | 78.0±6.6 | 41.1±7.6 | 19.5±5.6 | 294 | 33.9±7.6 | 18.7±7.1 |
| New Hampshire | 248 | 82.9±5.5 | 52.1±7.2 | 30.5±6.4 | 244 | 46.4±7.1 | 22.8±5.7 |
| New Jersey | 292 | 77.1±6.0 | 47.4±6.9 | 27.0±6.1 | 286 | 34.2±6.7 | 13.0±4.5 |
| New Mexico | 272 | 80.3±6.6 | 40.8±7.2 | 23.7±5.8 | 266 | 34.3±7.2 | 17.4±5.3 |
| New York | 599 | 82.5±3.6 | 53.9±4.6 | 28.7±4.1 | 589 | 33.8±4.3 | 16.3±3.3 |
| North Carolina | 261 | 72.1±7.7 | 48.1±8.0 | 30.1±7.2 | 261 | 37.6±7.6 | 19.1±6.5 |
| North Dakota | 239 | 85.9±5.1 | 47.1±7.8 | 18.3±5.4 | 238 | 45.9±7.8 | 15.6±5.3 |
| Ohio | 251 | 60.3±8.2 | 33.6±6.7 | 17.3±5.3 | 249 | 35.0±7.1 | 13.0±4.8 |
| Oklahoma | 270 | 70.9±7.6 | 35.7±7.1 | 17.3±5.7 | 267 | 34.4±7.1 | 17.7±5.7 |
| Oregon | 254 | 91.2±3.9 | 65.1±7.3 | 39.8±7.1 | 252 | 55.5±7.3 | 28.4±6.7 |
| Pennsylvania | 587 | 72.5±5.4 | 45.7±5.8 | 25.0±5.0 | 584 | 33.5±5.4 | 17.4±4.5 |
| Rhode Island | 247 | 71.1±6.9 | 40.1±7.0 | 21.4±5.6 | 243 | 31.6±6.5 | 12.1±4.7 |
| South Carolina | 283 | 67.2±7.3 | 34.6±7.3 | 15.3±5.0 | 281 | 31.3±7.1 | 14.8±5.8 |
| South Dakota | 245 | 76.2±6.4 | 42.5±7.6 | 27.3±6.8 | 239 | 39.7±7.2 | 19.1±5.4 |
| Tennessee | 279 | 65.5±7.5 | 37.0±7.5 | 21.1±6.3 | 275 | 23.9±6.4 | 8.3±4.4 |
| Texas | 1612 | 77.2±3.7 | 42.8±4.4 | 20.3±3.5 | 1591 | 33.6±4.0 | 14.7±3.1 |
| Utah | 247 | 85.9±6.0 | 62.3±7.9 | 35.0±7.4 | 241 | 41.9±7.8 | 16.0±5.5 |
| Vermont | 245 | 82.8±5.4 | 61.7±7.0 | 38.1±6.7 | 242 | 53.2±7.2 | 28.2±6.3 |
| Virginia | 318 | 80.1±6.9 | 54.2±7.9 | 32.9±7.4 | 317 | 36.2±7.5 | 16.6±5.5 |
| Washington | 239 | 91.2±4.8 | 61.5±7.5 | 34.0±7.2 | 237 | 52.2±7.7 | 21.0±6.0 |
| West Virginia | 228 | 59.3±8.0 | 27.7±6.7 | 15.6±5.3 | 227 | 27.0±6.8 | 10.8±4.5 |
| Wisconsin | 236 | 73.9±7.9 | 46.6±7.8 | 20.0±5.4 | 232 | 38.7±7.6 | 16.7±5.4 |
| Wyoming | 232 | 85.5±5.6 | 47.6±7.6 | 24.1±6.0 | 229 | 45.5±7.6 | 17.5±5.4 |
a Breastfeeding rates presented in this table are based on dual-frame (landline and cellular telephone) samples from 2011 and 2012 National Immunization Surveys. See survey methods for details on study design.
b Exclusive breastfeeding is defined as ONLY breast milk â NO solids, no water, and no other liquids.
Source: National Immunization Survey, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services