Rates of Any and Exclusive Breastfeeding by State among Children Born in 2009 (Percentage +/- half 95% Confidence Interval) a,b |
|
Any Breastfeeding | Exclusive Breastfeeding | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ever Breastfed | Breastfed at 6 Months | Breastfed at 12 Months | Exclusive Breastfeeding through 3 Months | Exclusive Breastfeeding through 6 Months | |||
| State | n | % ± half 95% CI |
% ± half 95% CI |
% ± half 95% CI |
n | % ± half 95% CI |
% ± half 95% CI |
| Alabama | 451 | 57.5±6.1 | 31.4±5.3 | 14.1±3.7 | 449 | 25.2±5.0 | 9.9±3.5 |
| Alaska | 382 | 84.5±4.7 | 56.6±6.2 | 30.3±5.4 | 377 | 47.8±6.2 | 20.3±4.9 |
| Arizona | 393 | 72.1±6.5 | 40.6±6.6 | 22.3±5.3 | 384 | 35.3±6.5 | 16.0±4.8 |
| Arkansas | 380 | 66.0±6.4 | 28.4±5.8 | 12.3±4.0 | 375 | 25.2±5.7 | 10.9±4.1 |
| California | 523 | 86.9±3.7 | 60.7±5.5 | 33.1±5.1 | 513 | 44.7±5.6 | 21.2±4.7 |
| Colorado | 429 | 86.0±5.6 | 51.1±7.9 | 28.0±7.2 | 424 | 44.8±8.0 | 21.9±7.1 |
| Connecticut | 451 | 82.6±4.5 | 54.3±5.8 | 24.9±4.5 | 443 | 43.0±5.6 | 15.6±3.8 |
| Delaware | 401 | 69.7±5.8 | 39.2±5.6 | 21.0±4.5 | 392 | 31.5±5.3 | 11.2±3.3 |
| District of Columbia |
464 | 70.7±6.2 | 43.8±5.8 | 24.5±4.6 | 458 | 30.4±5.0 | 13.7±3.4 |
| Florida | 428 | 76.5±5.5 | 44.6±6.2 | 28.3±5.7 | 422 | 31.4±5.5 | 15.9±4.3 |
| Georgia | 428 | 66.1±6.5 | 35.9±6.0 | 15.3±4.3 | 424 | 25.0±5.3 | 11.7±3.8 |
| Hawaii | 354 | 84.9±7.0 | 52.1±7.3 | 33.8±6.3 | 350 | 41.8±6.9 | 22.9±5.5 |
| Idaho | 333 | 90.7±4.7 | 57.2±7.6 | 33.4±6.6 | 323 | 47.0±7.5 | 25.4±6.6 |
| Illinois | 885 | 73.6±4.5 | 45.7±4.7 | 21.7±3.7 | 877 | 34.0±4.5 | 14.2±3.1 |
| Indiana | 420 | 71.7±5.8 | 36.1±6.0 | 17.8±4.5 | 413 | 28.4±5.7 | 12.7±4.0 |
| Iowa | 343 | 79.4±5.4 | 48.8±6.5 | 26.2±5.7 | 339 | 41.5±6.4 | 17.3±5.0 |
| Kansas | 433 | 76.8±7.0 | 44.1±6.8 | 23.0±5.1 | 429 | 33.1±6.1 | 16.2±4.5 |
| Kentucky | 371 | 59.9±6.8 | 31.4±5.9 | 16.0±4.6 | 367 | 25.0±5.5 | 10.8±4.1 |
| Louisiana | 423 | 53.9±6.4 | 27.0±5.2 | 12.6±4.0 | 416 | 22.3±4.8 | 9.7±3.3 |
| Maine | 335 | 74.0±5.9 | 41.7±6.3 | 23.2±4.8 | 329 | 38.2±6.1 | 15.3±4.1 |
| Maryland | 721 | 75.3±4.9 | 49.5±5.5 | 27.0±5.1 | 719 | 31.9±5.1 | 16.0±4.5 |
| Massachusetts | 376 | 82.0±5.2 | 55.5±6.4 | 31.4±5.7 | 374 | 40.7±6.0 | 16.8±4.3 |
| Michigan | 462 | 75.0±5.9 | 42.0±6.1 | 20.0±4.5 | 455 | 34.4±6.1 | 15.4±4.5 |
| Minnesota | 352 | 81.9±5.6 | 59.1±6.6 | 29.9±6.3 | 345 | 42.2±6.8 | 21.5±6.1 |
| Mississippi | 391 | 51.1±7.0 | 26.2±6.2 | 12.1±4.8 | 385 | 19.3±5.2 | 6.4±2.8 |
| Missouri | 436 | 76.0±5.5 | 38.2±5.8 | 19.9±4.6 | 431 | 34.3±5.7 | 15.2±4.3 |
| Montana | 393 | 85.1±5.6 | 57.8±7.0 | 25.9±5.8 | 390 | 50.9±7.1 | 23.6±6.4 |
| Nebraska | 319 | 77.0±7.0 | 47.0±7.1 | 23.5±5.3 | 312 | 43.2±7.2 | 18.6±5.4 |
| Nevada | 362 | 80.2±5.7 | 37.5±7.0 | 20.3±5.5 | 355 | 40.2±7.8 | 11.2±4.5 |
| New Hampshire | 316 | 81.9±6.1 | 56.0±6.8 | 30.6±5.9 | 313 | 49.1±6.7 | 21.4±5.4 |
| New Jersey | 469 | 80.5±4.5 | 48.3±5.6 | 24.7±4.7 | 461 | 37.0±5.4 | 14.0±3.6 |
| New Mexico | 381 | 75.0±6.2 | 49.7±6.7 | 28.0±5.8 | 373 | 38.7±6.4 | 21.8±5.6 |
| New York | 819 | 79.6±3.4 | 51.1±4.1 | 28.2±3.7 | 807 | 34.1±4.0 | 15.3±3.2 |
| North Carolina | 352 | 69.1±6.6 | 40.3±6.7 | 20.4±5.1 | 342 | 34.2±6.6 | 13.9±4.6 |
| North Dakota | 312 | 75.7±6.7 | 48.1±7.6 | 23.1±6.3 | 308 | 37.5±7.3 | 15.6±5.2 |
| Ohio | 348 | 66.4±6.5 | 42.4±6.5 | 25.2±5.8 | 343 | 38.7±6.5 | 14.4±4.6 |
| Oklahoma | 380 | 70.1±6.0 | 30.3±5.4 | 12.8±3.7 | 378 | 27.6±5.4 | 9.1±3.1 |
| Oregon | 373 | 85.2±8.0 | 62.7±8.2 | 41.4±7.3 | 368 | 52.0±7.9 | 24.4±5.5 |
| Pennsylvania | 845 | 70.0±4.8 | 43.0±4.8 | 21.7±3.9 | 832 | 37.0±4.7 | 13.1±3.1 |
| Rhode Island | 425 | 70.6±5.9 | 43.3±5.9 | 24.7±4.9 | 421 | 31.1±5.2 | 13.3±3.8 |
| South Carolina | 364 | 61.3±6.6 | 35.2±6.2 | 15.0±4.0 | 363 | 28.9±5.8 | 12.0±4.0 |
| South Dakota | 330 | 72.6±7.7 | 49.3±8.3 | 25.8±7.4 | 328 | 38.1±8.1 | 18.9±6.3 |
| Tennessee | 378 | 64.4±6.7 | 34.0±6.2 | 17.1±4.7 | 376 | 32.8±6.2 | 12.8±4.4 |
| Texas | 2271 | 77.2±3.2 | 44.8±3.9 | 22.3±3.1 | 2234 | 32.8±3.5 | 12.7±2.4 |
| Utah | 361 | 88.4±4.6 | 64.9±6.7 | 34.9±6.3 | 353 | 44.4±6.7 | 19.2±5.1 |
| Vermont | 351 | 85.2±4.8 | 64.3±6.1 | 38.4±5.8 | 347 | 50.8±6.2 | 24.3±4.9 |
| Virginia | 487 | 79.8±5.7 | 52.9±6.5 | 29.6±5.5 | 482 | 36.2±5.9 | 17.2±4.3 |
| Washington | 370 | 87.0±5.7 | 55.7±6.7 | 33.9±5.9 | 361 | 47.9±6.6 | 19.7±4.5 |
| West Virginia | 416 | 58.0±6.1 | 26.4±5.0 | 14.0±3.9 | 414 | 25.7±5.2 | 10.6±3.5 |
| Wisconsin | 376 | 80.1±5.6 | 45.9±6.8 | 17.0±4.4 | 371 | 33.7±6.4 | 15.2±4.0 |
| Wyoming | 379 | 83.7±5.8 | 55.0±6.8 | 28.1±5.7 | 371 | 47.0±6.7 | 21.6±5.5 |
a Breastfeeding rates presented in this table are based on dual-frame (landline and cellular telephone) samples from 2011 and 2012 National Immunization Surveys. See survey methods for details on study design.
b Exclusive breastfeeding is defined as ONLY breast milk â NO solids, no water, and no other liquids.
Source: National Immunization Survey, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services