At a glance
Early Childhood Nutrition Report
CDC's 2025 Early Childhood Nutrition report includes a national summary and individual state reports containing data to support healthy growth and development of children 5 years of age and younger. This report provides data for all 50 states and D.C. on 16 indicators covering breastfeeding, supports for infant feeding, first solid foods, healthy eating, and affordability of nutritious foods. CDC's Early Childhood Nutrition report replaces, and expands the offerings of, CDC's discontinued Breastfeeding Report Card.
Early Childhood Nutrition Reports
2025 Early Childhood Nutrition Report – National Summary
2025 Early Childhood Nutrition Report – State Reports
Breastfeeding Report Card
CDC's discontinued Breastfeeding Report Card provided compiled data on breastfeeding practices and supports in all states and the District of Columbia from 2007 to 2022. CDC is no longer publishing a Breastfeeding Report Card. A new report, the Early Childhood Nutrition Report, replaces the Breastfeeding Report Card and includes breastfeeding data and expands to other indicators related to early childhood nutrition.
Data, trends, and maps application
Data, Trends, and Maps is an interactive database providing national and state data about obesity, nutrition, physical activity, and breastfeeding. Use this tool to view annually released breastfeeding data, look at trends, and examine data by demographics such as sex, age, and other demographic groups.
National Breastfeeding rates
CDC releases national and state breastfeeding rates annually on the National Breastfeeding Rates Results webpage and on the Data, Trends, and Maps. For each birth year, CDC estimates the percentage of infants who were ever breastfed or fed breast milk in the following categories:
- Ever breastfed.
- Breastfed at 6 months.
- Breastfed at 12 months.
- Exclusively breastfed through 3 months.
- Exclusively breastfed through 6 months.
- Breastfed and supplemented with infant formula before 2 days, 3 months, and 6 months old.
Additional data resources
- US Department of Agriculture and US Department of Health and Human Services. Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-2025. 9th ed. 2020. Accessed October 9, 2024.
- Meek JY, Noble L. Policy Statement: Breastfeeding and the Use of Human Milk. AAP Section on Breastfeeding. Pediatrics. 2022;150(1):e2022057988. doi:10.1542/peds.2022-057988
- Odom EC, Li R, Scanlon KS, Perrine CG, Grummer-Strawn L. Reasons for earlier than desired cessation of breastfeeding. Pediatrics. 2013;131(3):e726–732. doi:10.1542/peds.2012-1295
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Rates of Any and Exclusive Breastfeeding by Sociodemographic Characteristic Among Children Born in 2019. Accessed October 9, 2024.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Supporting Evidence: Maternity Care Practices. Accessed October 9, 2024.
- Office of the Surgeon General. The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding. Accessed October 9, 2024.
- Preventing Childhood Obesity in Early Care and Education: Selected Standards from Caring for Our Children: National Health and Safety Performance Standards; Guidelines for Early Care and Education Programs, 3rd ed. 2012. American Academy of Pediatrics, American Public Health Association, and National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care and Early Education. Accessed October 9, 2024.