Breastfeeding Report Card, United States — 2007: Outcome Indicators
United States National Immunization Survey, 2004 Births, CDC
The importance of breastfeeding as a national health goal is evidenced by
the inclusion of five breastfeeding goals in the Healthy People 2010
report. Each state’s progress is measured through the CDC National
Immunization Survey.
| State | Ever breastfed | Breastfed at 6 months | Breastfed at 12 months | Exclusive breastfeeding through 3 mo. | Exclusive breastfeeding through 6 mo. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. National | 73.8 | 41.5 | 20.9 | 30.5 | 11.3 |
| Alabama | 52.1 | 25.4 | 11.5 | 19.3 | 4.9 |
| Alaska | 84.8 | 60.9 | 31.8 | 47.2 | 24.3 |
| Arizona | 83.5 | 46.5 | 23.4 | 38.8 | 14.3 |
| Arkansas | 59.2 | 23.2 | 8.5 | 15.8 | 6.2 |
| California | 83.8 | 52.9 | 30.4 | 38.7 | 17.4 |
| Colorado | 85.9 | 42.0 | 23.6 | 36.2 | 10.8 |
| Connecticut | 79.5 | 44.6 | 23.7 | 35.6 | 10.1 |
| Delaware | 63.6 | 35.7 | 14.6 | 26.3 | 11.4 |
| Dist of Columbia | 68.0 | 40.0 | 21.4 | 27.8 | 9.8 |
| Florida | 77.9 | 37.5 | 15.6 | 27.8 | 9.1 |
| Georgia | 68.2 | 38.0 | 16.8 | 25.6 | 11.0 |
| Hawaii | 81.0 | 50.5 | 35.5 | 37.8 | 15.8 |
| Idaho | 85.9 | 49.0 | 22.6 | 38.7 | 10.3 |
| Illinois | 72.5 | 40.9 | 17.6 | 31.6 | 10.0 |
| Indiana | 64.7 | 34.6 | 18.0 | 28.3 | 10.4 |
| Iowa | 74.2 | 44.9 | 20.0 | 37.6 | 11.6 |
| Kansas | 74.4 | 42.2 | 16.9 | 30.0 | 9.2 |
| Kentucky | 59.1 | 26.4 | 14.4 | 25.3 | 7.5 |
| Louisiana | 50.7 | 19.2 | 8.3 | 15.2 | 2.8 |
| Maine | 76.3 | 46.6 | 27.6 | 42.1 | 15.9 |
| Maryland | 71.0 | 40.2 | 21.2 | 32.1 | 8.6 |
| Massachusetts | 72.4 | 42.1 | 19.0 | 32.7 | 11.9 |
| Michigan | 63.4 | 36.4 | 18.6 | 27.4 | 8.3 |
| Minnesota | 80.9 | 46.5 | 23.8 | 33.9 | 16.1 |
| Mississippi | 50.2 | 23.3 | 8.2 | 19.0 | 8.0 |
| Missouri | 67.3 | 32.5 | 15.8 | 26.6 | 7.4 |
| Montana | 87.7 | 53.8 | 28.8 | 50.9 | 18.3 |
| Nebraska | 79.3 | 47.6 | 21.8 | 31.7 | 9.8 |
| Nevada | 79.7 | 45.6 | 21.9 | 31.9 | 10.3 |
| New Hampshire | 73.7 | 48.7 | 27.5 | 34.3 | 13.6 |
| New Jersey | 69.8 | 45.1 | 19.4 | 27.0 | 11.8 |
| New Mexico | 80.7 | 41.2 | 21.1 | 32.9 | 14.3 |
| New York | 73.8 | 50.0 | 26.9 | 26.0 | 11.4 |
| North Carolina | 72.0 | 34.2 | 18.3 | 23.0 | 6.9 |
| North Dakota | 73.1 | 45.1 | 19.5 | 39.4 | 15.4 |
| Ohio | 59.6 | 33.3 | 12.9 | 27.2 | 9.8 |
| Oklahoma | 67.1 | 29.6 | 12.7 | 23.0 | 10.6 |
| Oregon | 88.3 | 56.4 | 33.5 | 41.5 | 19.9 |
| Pennsylvania | 66.6 | 35.2 | 16.8 | 27.1 | 8.0 |
| Rhode Island | 69.1 | 31.2 | 14.0 | 31.2 | 9.5 |
| South Carolina | 67.4 | 30.0 | 11.1 | 26.6 | 5.4 |
| South Dakota | 71.1 | 40.5 | 23.4 | 32.2 | 12.2 |
| Tennessee | 71.2 | 32.6 | 16.6 | 26.7 | 11.9 |
| Texas | 75.4 | 37.3 | 18.7 | 25.2 | 7.1 |
| Utah | 84.5 | 55.6 | 28.1 | 39.8 | 10.2 |
| Vermont | 85.2 | 55.3 | 34.1 | 47.3 | 15.9 |
| Virginia | 79.1 | 49.8 | 25.6 | 32.6 | 13.4 |
| Washington | 88.4 | 56.6 | 32.3 | 49.6 | 22.5 |
| West Virginia | 59.3 | 26.8 | 14.0 | 21.3 | 5.2 |
| Wisconsin | 72.1 | 39.6 | 19.0 | 32.5 | 13.4 |
| Wyoming | 80.5 | 42.9 | 18.5 | 36.2 | 11.4 |
| Source:
National Immunization Survey, 2004 Births, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, US Department of Health and Human Services * Numbers in BOLD met that Healthy People 2010 Objective. |
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Page last updated: May 22, 2007
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