Breastfeeding Report Card 2010, 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 | 75.0 | 43.0 | 22.4 | 33.0 | 13.3 |
| Alabama | 64.6 | 30.0 | 15.9 | 23.3 | 8.8 |
| Alaska | 83.3 | 57.1 | 32.7 | 43.6 | 23.1 |
| Arizona | 78.8 | 49.6 | 25.3 | 34.5 | 12.7 |
| Arkansas | 61.3 | 27.5 | 12.6 | 23.0 | 11.8 |
| California | 86.6 | 53.8 | 31.4 | 40.4 | 17.2 |
| Colorado | 88.7 | 57.7 | 29.3 | 46.8 | 22.5 |
| Connecticut | 71.0 | 49.3 | 21.7 | 39.0 | 19.5 |
| Delaware | 71.5 | 43.2 | 20.3 | 31.7 | 11.5 |
| Dist of Columbia | 65.4 | 44.1 | 23.7 | 29.1 | 11.7 |
| Florida | 73.4 | 38.0 | 17.3 | 30.6 | 9.9 |
| Georgia | 64.8 | 33.5 | 17.9 | 25.1 | 9.7 |
| Hawaii | 87.5 | 60.4 | 33.1 | 42.3 | 16.0 |
| Idaho | 88.9 | 53.2 | 30.8 | 41.5 | 21.8 |
| Illinois | 70.2 | 36.0 | 16.4 | 27.9 | 11.2 |
| Indiana | 70.5 | 37.8 | 16.9 | 29.2 | 10.5 |
| Iowa | 74.4 | 42.3 | 19.2 | 35.5 | 15.7 |
| Kansas | 79.6 | 47.4 | 20.2 | 37.3 | 18.5 |
| Kentucky | 58.7 | 29.6 | 13.1 | 26.4 | 12.0 |
| Louisiana | 56.6 | 20.2 | 9.8 | 22.0 | 7.8 |
| Maine | 75.2 | 48.2 | 27.6 | 45.5 | 18.2 |
| Maryland | 73.4 | 45.5 | 17.9 | 32.4 | 10.8 |
| Massachusetts | 77.6 | 50.1 | 23.3 | 37.9 | 20.5 |
| Michigan | 70.1 | 38.6 | 22.9 | 28.7 | 10.1 |
| Minnesota | 81.9 | 51.7 | 26.6 | 49.0 | 20.4 |
| Mississippi | 52.5 | 22.5 | 8.0 | 15.2 | 6.5 |
| Missouri | 72.6 | 38.2 | 19.4 | 28.2 | 12.4 |
| Montana | 88.5 | 55.4 | 34.8 | 50.8 | 23.0 |
| Nebraska | 75.5 | 47.0 | 23.9 | 38.8 | 12.4 |
| Nevada | 82.3 | 43.2 | 20.8 | 35.1 | 12.4 |
| New Hampshire | 78.6 | 50.0 | 25.9 | 47.2 | 18.8 |
| New Jersey | 72.1 | 42.3 | 19.8 | 29.8 | 10.0 |
| New Mexico | 82.5 | 49.0 | 24.8 | 46.8 | 18.7 |
| New York | 81.4 | 47.4 | 24.9 | 32.8 | 14.4 |
| North Carolina | 73.5 | 35.9 | 19.4 | 28.2 | 8.7 |
| North Dakota | 73.2 | 41.2 | 20.7 | 40.9 | 15.2 |
| Ohio | 64.8 | 37.5 | 20.3 | 34.8 | 12.8 |
| Oklahoma | 65.0 | 27.4 | 12.2 | 22.6 | 6.7 |
| Oregon | 86.5 | 62.2 | 39.6 | 50.5 | 23.7 |
| Pennsylvania | 63.8 | 36.2 | 18.5 | 34.0 | 10.8 |
| Rhode Island | 70.8 | 45.1 | 22.7 | 29.0 | 12.1 |
| South Carolina | 63.8 | 29.6 | 12.0 | 23.1 | 6.9 |
| South Dakota | 76.9 | 48.5 | 22.7 | 43.6 | 15.8 |
| Tennessee | 65.4 | 29.8 | 17.2 | 24.4 | 9.2 |
| Texas | 75.8 | 43.6 | 21.8 | 27.6 | 11.1 |
| Utah | 89.8 | 58.3 | 35.4 | 41.3 | 16.3 |
| Vermont | 86.2 | 58.4 | 39.7 | 45.2 | 22.3 |
| Virginia | 77.3 | 42.8 | 23.9 | 32.6 | 14.2 |
| Washington | 87.9 | 59.9 | 33.4 | 43.8 | 21.2 |
| West Virginia | 53.0 | 25.9 | 12.5 | 18.3 | 7.0 |
| Wisconsin | 76.3 | 48.1 | 23.5 | 39.3 | 16.4 |
| Wyoming | 78.2 | 52.5 | 29.0 | 48.5 | 16.7 |
| Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Immunization Survey, 2007 births. http://www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding/data/NIS_data/index.htm | |||||
