Rates of Any and Exclusive Breastfeeding by State Among Children Born in 2019 (Percentage +/- half 95% Confidence Interval)1,2
  Any Breastfeeding Exclusive Breastfeeding
    Ever Breastfed Breastfed at 6 Months Breastfed at 12 Months   Exclusive Breastfeeding through 3 Months Exclusive Breastfeeding through 6 Months
  n % ± half 95% CI % ± half 95% CI % ± half 95% CI n % ± half 95% CI % ± half 95% CI
US National 20906 83.2±1.0 55.8±1.3 35.9±1.2 20217 45.3±1.3 24.9±1.1
Alabama 290 71.1±6.8 37.7±6.8 23.7±6.2 281 38.0±6.9 21.0±5.9
Alaska 307 92.9±3.5 67.6±6.4 50.9±6.7 292 57.6±6.8 30.9±6.3
Arizona 261 85.4±5.7 58.3±7.7 40.4±7.6 253 43.2±7.7 24.0±6.6
Arkansas 446 74.9±5.4 46.5±6.2 29.2±5.8 440 42.0±6.2 24.4±5.7
California 752 89.9±3.4 62.3±5.3 43.6±5.2 715 51.6±5.4 27.3±4.8
Colorado 285 94.0±4.7 66.1±8.4 39.6±8.2 277 62.8±8.5 32.1±8.0
Connecticut 421 84.2±4.5 58.7±5.7 34.1±5.3 406 44.7±5.8 26.3±4.9
Delaware 265 83.6±5.5 54.8±7.2 34.9±6.7 254 48.3±7.1 25.0±6.1
District of Columbia 429 87.7±4.1 66.8±5.7 36.8±5.4 412 49.6±5.9 29.2±5.1
Florida 360 71.0±8.7 40.3±8.6 23.0±7.0 347 32.4±8.2 18.2±6.8
Georgia 328 82.6±6.4 53.1±7.7 33.7±6.9 318 39.9±7.6 18.7±5.8
Hawaii 331 90.1±3.9 70.9±5.9 54.1±6.3 316 50.6±6.4 27.7±5.4
Idaho 348 93.5±3.4 65.1±6.1 40.7±6.4 334 57.6±6.6 30.4±6.4
Illinois 649 84.9±3.9 58.7±5.0 35.4±4.6 626 47.8±5.0 28.3±4.4
Indiana 270 85.9±5.0 52.9±7.3 30.3±6.5 260 46.2±7.3 21.5±5.9
Iowa 266 82.4±6.4 58.3±7.9 38.2±7.6 251 52.8±8.0 27.0±6.9
Kansas 370 87.1±5.0 59.9±7.1 39.5±7.0 361 47.0±7.3 29.2±6.5
Kentucky 336 74.7±5.7 49.3±6.3 34.5±5.8 328 35.4±5.8 21.2±4.8
Louisiana 454 71.1±6.4 45.0±6.5 24.2±5.2 436 38.0±6.1 22.2±5.2
Maine 280 86.6±4.4 64.2±6.2 41.0±6.2 274 50.5±6.4 28.7±5.7
Maryland 792 88.5±3.4 66.8±4.9 43.0±5.0 763 50.2±5.1 28.9±4.6
Massachusetts 354 80.0±6.5 62.9±7.4 44.2±7.4 344 52.8±7.6 29.2±7.0
Michigan 416 83.1±5.2 53.7±6.5 32.2±5.8 409 42.6±6.4 25.1±5.8
Minnesota 343 91.9±3.8 69.9±6.7 46.3±7.0 326 57.5±7.2 36.5±7.1
Mississippi 497 69.4±5.6 35.7±5.4 22.2±4.6 483 31.1±5.5 15.6±4.0
Missouri 452 78.3±6.0 54.7±6.6 34.0±6.0 442 42.5±6.5 24.6±5.8
Montana 270 83.5±5.6 63.9±6.6 42.9±6.5 259 50.4±6.9 34.3±6.5
Nebraska 258 86.1±6.2 57.5±8.4 37.7±7.8 252 49.3±8.4 26.0±7.0
Nevada 421 83.8±4.7 52.5±6.2 27.6±5.2 411 42.4±6.2 22.3±5.2
New Hampshire 287 82.2±5.5 61.3±6.6 42.5±6.7 280 55.0±6.8 31.8±6.3
New Jersey 378 82.5±5.8 55.4±7.2 33.8±6.3 361 41.2±6.8 23.5±5.9
New Mexico 370 83.4±5.2 62.3±6.6 42.8±6.6 357 52.3±6.8 29.0±6.2
New York 870 86.7±3.6 58.8±4.7 36.3±4.6 834 42.4±4.8 23.4±4.1
North Carolina 362 83.4±6.4 53.0±7.9 34.2±7.2 356 47.2±7.8 22.1±6.2
North Dakota 343 85.7±5.0 57.2±6.9 34.4±6.7 339 48.8±7.1 27.4±6.2
Ohio 484 79.5±5.0 50.4±5.9 32.2±5.3 467 42.7±5.9 23.7±5.0
Oklahoma 258 77.3±6.1 47.9±7.3 27.9±6.3 249 43.1±7.3 23.2±5.9
Oregon 314 87.2±5.3 65.2±6.8 44.0±6.7 301 59.2±7.0 34.2±6.6
Pennsylvania 828 74.8±5.5 53.3±5.9 35.2±5.6 808 42.4±5.9 24.6±5.0
Rhode Island 275 82.4±5.6 54.6±7.1 33.3±6.7 269 42.3±7.2 22.9±6.4
South Carolina 327 80.6±5.6 46.6±6.6 26.0±5.5 314 43.3±6.7 19.3±4.9
South Dakota 363 88.9±4.2 61.4±6.3 37.8±6.1 351 52.1±6.5 29.1±5.7
Tennessee 473 78.8±5.4 53.2±6.1 31.5±5.4 466 41.9±5.9 24.9±5.2
Texas 1219 84.1±3.6 54.1±4.4 34.8±4.1 1186 42.4±4.4 24.0±3.7
Utah 332 91.4±4.0 63.8±6.5 44.1±6.6 322 49.5±6.8 27.3±6.3
Vermont 326 91.8±3.5 73.2±5.7 54.0±6.3 312 61.0±6.3 36.2±6.0
Virginia 532 83.3±6.5 63.0±7.8 40.1±7.5 507 39.6±7.6 25.8±6.8
Washington 510 93.7±2.9 68.0±5.5 47.4±5.7 490 57.0±5.7 29.5±5.3
West Virginia 245 59.8±7.0 31.7±6.2 19.2±5.0 238 28.0±6.1 13.8±4.6
Wisconsin 260 87.5±5.5 61.7±7.3 45.1±7.3 249 59.3±7.4 31.3±6.7
Wyoming 299 92.4±3.8 62.7±7.4 41.3±7.4 291 55.3±7.5 27.2±6.5
Puerto Rico 688 86.2±3.9 51.8±5.4 35.3±5.1 676 51.6±5.5 35.2±5.2

1Data from the US territories are excluded from the national breastfeeding estimates to be consistent with the analytical methods for the establishment of Healthy People 2030 targets on breastfeeding.

2Exclusive breastfeeding is defined as ONLY breast milk—NO solids, water, or other liquids

Source: National Immunization Survey, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services