Breastfeeding Report Card 2012, United States: Outcome Indicators
| State | Ever Breastfed | Breastfeeding at 6 months | Breastfeeding at 12 months | Exclusive breastfeeding at 3 months | Exclusive breastfeeding at 6 months | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. National | 76.9 | 47.2 | 25.5 | 36.0 | 16.3 | |
| Alabama | 57.2 | 29.7 | 14.4 | 24.8 | 9.1 | |
| Alaska | 85.1 | 54.6 | 31.7 | 46.6 | 21.0 | |
| Arizona | 76.8 | 43.4 | 27.5 | 35.3 | 19.6 | |
| Arkansas | 62.4 | 29.2 | 13.3 | 23.8 | 10.6 | |
| California | 87.6 | 56.1 | 31.1 | 41.4 | 21.7 | |
| Colorado | 87.5 | 56.9 | 27.3 | 50.7 | 26.6 | |
| Connecticut | 79.1 | 48.4 | 23.8 | 35.8 | 12.6 | |
| Delaware | 71.8 | 42.8 | 22.3 | 32.2 | 13.1 | |
| Dist of Columbia | 72.5 | 46.6 | 24.2 | 33.0 | 14.8 | |
| Florida | 77.0 | 46.2 | 30.1 | 38.9 | 19.2 | |
| Georgia | 70.9 | 40.8 | 17.6 | 27.8 | 12.9 | |
| Hawaii | 85.1 | 51.1 | 32.4 | 42.6 | 20.7 | |
| Idaho | 90.8 | 58.9 | 35.4 | 52.4 | 23.2 | |
| Illinois | 76.8 | 49.8 | 25.3 | 35.7 | 13.6 | |
| Indiana | 72.6 | 39.2 | 20.9 | 31.3 | 13.8 | |
| Iowa | 79.3 | 48.7 | 27.4 | 43.0 | 15.6 | |
| Kansas | 80.2 | 45.1 | 23.1 | 37.8 | 17.4 | |
| Kentucky | 59.4 | 27.3 | 10.8 | 21.1 | 9.6 | |
| Louisiana | 53.5 | 23.6 | 11.9 | 17.3 | 9.6 | |
| Maine | 76.1 | 41.5 | 23.1 | 37.9 | 15.2 | |
| Maryland | 72.6 | 48.5 | 22.0 | 31.5 | 15.0 | |
| Massachusetts | 84.2 | 56.8 | 34.5 | 40.8 | 16.5 | |
| Michigan | 79.1 | 48.5 | 24.0 | 37.2 | 17.9 | |
| Minnesota | 78.0 | 53.8 | 29.2 | 35.5 | 16.1 | |
| Mississippi | 47.2 | 26.2 | 13.0 | 20.0 | 7.6 | |
| Missouri | 77.6 | 43.1 | 24.3 | 36.7 | 16.2 | |
| Montana | 83.5 | 45.4 | 27.0 | 40.1 | 12.5 | |
| Nebraska | 82.2 | 53.4 | 27.0 | 44.7 | 20.2 | |
| Nevada | 79.5 | 37.4 | 20.6 | 37.2 | 11.7 | |
| New Hampshire | 83.1 | 60.0 | 35.1 | 52.0 | 24.7 | |
| New Jersey | 79.7 | 47.9 | 26.1 | 33.0 | 16.1 | |
| New Mexico | 81.5 | 54.7 | 31.2 | 41.4 | 22.8 | |
| New York | 80.8 | 53.7 | 29.5 | 33.0 | 15.3 | |
| North Carolina | 68.2 | 38.3 | 20.8 | 37.6 | 15.3 | |
| North Dakota | 72.9 | 45.0 | 21.2 | 34.8 | 15.4 | |
| Ohio | 62.3 | 39.5 | 25.6 | 29.1 | 11.0 | |
| Oklahoma | 71.4 | 33.2 | 14.6 | 30.3 | 10.4 | |
| Oregon | 88.9 | 68.1 | 48.7 | 56.6 | 26.3 | |
| Pennsylvania | 68.1 | 42.3 | 21.6 | 37.2 | 14.1 | |
| Rhode Island | 73.7 | 46.8 | 26.7 | 34.0 | 16.9 | |
| South Carolina | 63.7 | 35.3 | 16.4 | 27.0 | 13.3 | |
| South Dakota | 79.1 | 57.1 | 28.2 | 39.9 | 22.1 | |
| Tennessee | 64.3 | 30.8 | 13.0 | 33.2 | 13.9 | |
| Texas | 80.3 | 50.7 | 25.6 | 36.1 | 13.7 | |
| Utah | 85.7 | 64.4 | 37.6 | 51.4 | 24.8 | |
| Vermont | 81.1 | 61.9 | 40.6 | 49.3 | 23.3 | |
| Virginia | 75.9 | 48.2 | 24.6 | 34.0 | 15.8 | |
| Washington | 89.2 | 54.5 | 34.1 | 44.4 | 19.9 | |
| West Virginia | 55.1 | 28.1 | 15.4 | 23.3 | 9.1 | |
| Wisconsin | 81.3 | 48.7 | 21.9 | 31.4 | 16.9 | |
| Wyoming | 80.4 | 53.2 | 22.6 | 44.6 | 20.5 | |
| Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Immunization Survey, Provisional Data, 2008 births. http://www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding/data/NIS_data/index.htm | ||||||
