Breastfeeding Report Card 2008, United States: Outcome Indicators
NOTE: Percents in bold are those that have met the Healthy People 2010 goal.
| State | Ever Breastfed | Breastfeeding at 6 months | Breastfeeding at 12 months | Exclusive breastfeeding at 3 months | Exclusive breastfeeding at 6 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. National | 74.2 | 43.1 | 21.4 | 31.5 | 11.9 |
| Alabama | 53.2 | 25.6 | 9.5 | 17.3 | 6.6 |
| Alaska | 81.3 | 53.0 | 25.8 | 42.3 | 20.7 |
| Arizona | 88.5 | 51.7 | 22.0 | 33.0 | 10.2 |
| Arkansas | 60.3 | 30.6 | 14.0 | 22.5 | 7.4 |
| California | 85.1 | 62.0 | 32.1 | 41.1 | 17.6 |
| Colorado | 81.4 | 48.2 | 25.8 | 42.9 | 13.1 |
| Connecticut | 74.5 | 42.9 | 18.8 | 36.4 | 12.3 |
| Delaware | 63.4 | 30.6 | 13.8 | 23.4 | 8.3 |
| Dist of Columbia | 70.5 | 46.7 | 25.8 | 27.8 | 9.3 |
| Florida | 70.6 | 36.8 | 21.0 | 28.0 | 11.4 |
| Georgia | 72.0 | 43.5 | 18.2 | 23.9 | 11.7 |
| Hawaii | 85.3 | 54.5 | 37.1 | 34.5 | 15.6 |
| Idaho | 85.2 | 59.0 | 28.2 | 52.4 | 21.9 |
| Illinois | 71.2 | 37.5 | 15.8 | 33.2 | 10.2 |
| Indiana | 65.3 | 35.7 | 17.8 | 24.9 | 6.6 |
| Iowa | 74.8 | 40.4 | 21.9 | 37.7 | 11.5 |
| Kansas | 79.4 | 43.4 | 21.2 | 32.6 | 13.6 |
| Kentucky | 48.2 | 23.2 | 9.8 | 21.5 | 5.9 |
| Louisiana | 47.9 | 21.8 | 9.5 | 20.1 | 7.2 |
| Maine | 71.7 | 41.2 | 22.5 | 39.0 | 12.3 |
| Maryland | 73.0 | 43.0 | 20.7 | 28.9 | 11.6 |
| Massachusetts | 78.1 | 43.3 | 21.7 | 35.5 | 14.0 |
| Michigan | 69.1 | 35.5 | 19.8 | 31.5 | 12.1 |
| Minnesota | 79.4 | 45.9 | 20.5 | 41.7 | 17.1 |
| Mississippi | 50.2 | 21.8 | 7.5 | 18.5 | 5.6 |
| Missouri | 67.5 | 30.5 | 14.4 | 29.2 | 7.8 |
| Montana | 77.6 | 48.0 | 26.8 | 38.3 | 15.1 |
| Nebraska | 78.8 | 54.9 | 23.3 | 32.1 | 12.5 |
| Nevada | 78.3 | 45.3 | 18.3 | 30.2 | 11.0 |
| New Hampshire | 75.3 | 46.8 | 23.9 | 35.5 | 9.8 |
| New Jersey | 75.0 | 37.3 | 15.2 | 24.5 | 10.8 |
| New Mexico | 77.0 | 41.8 | 26.1 | 37.2 | 15.0 |
| New York | 76.3 | 43.5 | 24.6 | 25.5 | 8.4 |
| North Carolina | 66.2 | 37.5 | 18.2 | 26.3 | 9.5 |
| North Dakota | 68.2 | 36.8 | 18.4 | 36.0 | 11.9 |
| Ohio | 65.0 | 31.5 | 14.0 | 22.9 | 9.0 |
| Oklahoma | 69.1 | 28.1 | 13.4 | 24.0 | 8.1 |
| Oregon | 89.2 | 62.1 | 38.9 | 51.8 | 23.8 |
| Pennsylvania | 70.7 | 36.3 | 16.2 | 27.4 | 7.5 |
| Rhode Island | 70.9 | 49.3 | 21.9 | 35.6 | 15.3 |
| South Carolina | 66.8 | 33.7 | 15.6 | 27.1 | 11.8 |
| South Dakota | 70.1 | 38.1 | 12.2 | 34.0 | 12.5 |
| Tennessee | 56.9 | 24.1 | 12.6 | 19.0 | 6.0 |
| Texas | 77.9 | 43.8 | 23.7 | 30.5 | 10.0 |
| Utah | 90.3 | 60.4 | 25.7 | 42.6 | 17.4 |
| Vermont | 77.6 | 53.8 | 32.6 | 49.0 | 23.9 |
| Virginia | 75.8 | 42.7 | 18.7 | 33.8 | 14.3 |
| Washington | 90.1 | 57.3 | 33.4 | 44.9 | 21.3 |
| West Virginia | 57.7 | 22.5 | 12.0 | 14.7 | 4.4 |
| Wisconsin | 67.9 | 39.2 | 16.4 | 35.9 | 9.0 |
| Wyoming | 81.8 | 46.6 | 20.6 | 40.5 | 12.3 |
| Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Immunization Survey, Provisional Data, 2005 Births. August 2008. www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding/data/NIS_data/index.htm | |||||
