Rates of Any and Exclusive Breastfeeding by State among Children Born in 2011 (Percentage +/- half 95% Confidence Interval)a,b |
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Any Breastfeeding | Exclusive Breastfeeding | |||||
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| 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 | 224 | 67.3±7.8 | 32.1±6.9 | 11.8±4.4 | 216 | 26.6±6.7 | 13.2±5.3 |
| Alaska | 295 | 87.3±4.8 | 64.3±6.6 | 42.5±6.6 | 290 | 51.6±6.9 | 27.6±6.1 |
| Arizona | 275 | 81.6±5.9 | 47.8±7.3 | 23.9±6.1 | 266 | 37.5±7.4 | 18.0±5.6 |
| Arkansas | 220 | 67.1±8.2 | 32.3±7.2 | 13.5±5.0 | 215 | 29.1±7.3 | 10.3±4.2 |
| California | 321 | 92.8±4.0 | 63.1±7.9 | 38.4±7.5 | 309 | 56.1±8.0 | 25.4±6.5 |
| Colorado | 278 | 81.0±6.3 | 55.2±7.4 | 29.3±6.2 | 274 | 50.3±7.4 | 25.8±6.2 |
| Connecticut | 259 | 83.3±5.4 | 51.4±7.3 | 27.5±6.4 | 247 | 36.9±7.1 | 19.2±5.7 |
| Delaware | 250 | 65.7±7.4 | 34.4±6.8 | 16.8±5.0 | 248 | 31.7±6.6 | 13.2±4.5 |
| District of Columbia | 257 | 77.6±6.8 | 53.1±7.5 | 30.0±6.5 | 253 | 37.6±7.2 | 17.3±5.9 |
| Florida | 250 | 77.0±7.1 | 48.7±7.8 | 26.9±6.7 | 247 | 38.9±7.5 | 18.3±5.8 |
| Georgia | 193 | 70.3±9.8 | 40.1±9.6 | 20.7±7.6 | 189 | 27.2±8.5 | 14.5±7.1 |
| Hawaii | 270 | 89.5±4.9 | 61.5±7.4 | 36.5±6.7 | 267 | 48.5±7.4 | 26.4±6.3 |
| Idaho | 216 | 84.4±6.2 | 56.8±7.7 | 30.5±7.0 | 212 | 40.2±7.5 | 24.8±6.6 |
| Illinois | 543 | 77.4±4.6 | 47.0±5.2 | 26.1±4.5 | 529 | 38.1±5.1 | 18.2±4.0 |
| Indiana | 259 | 74.1±6.3 | 38.6±6.8 | 21.5±5.8 | 251 | 35.7±6.7 | 18.1±5.5 |
| Iowa | 221 | 82.1±6.2 | 51.6±7.7 | 28.9±7.2 | 219 | 41.2±7.8 | 20.1±6.2 |
| Kansas | 209 | 77.4±6.5 | 40.3±7.4 | 22.5±6.1 | 204 | 37.4±7.3 | 11.4±4.4 |
| Kentucky | 204 | 61.3±8.7 | 31.5±7.3 | 22.8±6.5 | 199 | 28.9±7.3 | 14.2±5.6 |
| Louisiana | 285 | 56.9±6.9 | 30.3±6.1 | 12.6±4.2 | 278 | 25.3±5.7 | 13.4±4.5 |
| Maine | 210 | 81.7±6.7 | 50.5±8.0 | 29.2±6.9 | 209 | 48.6±8.0 | 24.7±6.8 |
| Maryland | 316 | 79.8±7.4 | 60.1±8.7 | 29.4±7.3 | 311 | 43.6±7.9 | 23.1±7.1 |
| Massachusetts | 245 | 81.4±6.2 | 53.7±7.9 | 24.9±6.7 | 237 | 36.8±7.4 | 17.5±5.9 |
| Michigan | 227 | 75.3±7.5 | 46.6±7.7 | 23.3±6.0 | 223 | 40.5±7.6 | 16.2±5.5 |
| Minnesota | 210 | 89.2±5.3 | 59.2±8.5 | 34.6±8.0 | 203 | 48.5±8.7 | 23.5±6.7 |
| Mississippi | 215 | 61.5±8.2 | 28.9±7.2 | 10.0±4.3 | 210 | 28.8±7.3 | 10.1±4.9 |
| Missouri | 207 | 67.9±8.0 | 42.1±7.9 | 20.2±6.0 | 202 | 32.5±7.4 | 14.1±5.3 |
| Montana | 218 | 91.2±4.6 | 50.7±8.1 | 25.5±6.5 | 211 | 53.4±8.1 | 19.3±6.1 |
| Nebraska | 228 | 82.4±5.8 | 46.1±7.3 | 25.8±6.3 | 223 | 46.5±7.4 | 20.2±5.8 |
| Nevada | 282 | 80.9±5.6 | 45.3±6.5 | 22.7±5.4 | 274 | 43.9±6.7 | 18.0±5.0 |
| New Hampshire | 230 | 86.4±5.5 | 57.6±7.5 | 32.9±6.9 | 221 | 51.7±7.7 | 27.0±6.7 |
| New Jersey | 290 | 81.6±5.7 | 56.2±7.0 | 30.9±6.6 | 282 | 39.6±7.0 | 22.3±6.2 |
| New Mexico | 247 | 76.9±6.8 | 45.9±7.5 | 28.3±6.4 | 238 | 43.1±7.6 | 16.1±5.1 |
| New York | 539 | 80.5±4.0 | 55.8±4.9 | 31.3±4.5 | 534 | 37.1±4.7 | 16.9±3.7 |
| North Carolina | 259 | 77.2±6.7 | 48.3±7.8 | 24.5±6.5 | 254 | 42.6±7.6 | 20.7±6.3 |
| North Dakota | 290 | 82.4±5.3 | 55.4±6.7 | 26.5±5.8 | 283 | 53.9±6.8 | 22.5±5.7 |
| Ohio | 264 | 70.1±6.8 | 42.1±7.0 | 21.6±5.7 | 257 | 35.5±6.8 | 15.0±4.8 |
| Oklahoma | 299 | 71.2±6.4 | 38.4±6.5 | 22.6±5.7 | 295 | 35.5±6.5 | 15.5±4.5 |
| Oregon | 255 | 91.9±4.2 | 64.4±7.0 | 40.2±6.8 | 249 | 52.1±7.2 | 25.8±6.0 |
| Pennsylvania | 638 | 72.9±4.9 | 45.7±5.6 | 26.1±4.9 | 624 | 34.0±5.2 | 15.3±4.1 |
| Rhode Island | 249 | 79.7±5.8 | 47.0±7.4 | 22.2±5.9 | 243 | 42.8±7.5 | 19.3±6.0 |
| South Carolina | 243 | 73.4±7.5 | 37.4±7.1 | 14.0±5.1 | 237 | 32.0±7.0 | 13.4±4.7 |
| South Dakota | 194 | 77.7±7.3 | 45.6±8.4 | 18.3±6.1 | 191 | 42.0±8.2 | 15.9±5.6 |
| Tennessee | 242 | 74.9±7.0 | 40.7±7.2 | 20.9±6.0 | 237 | 39.1±7.5 | 15.4±5.2 |
| Texas | 1140 | 78.4±4.9 | 42.9±5.4 | 20.9±4.2 | 1120 | 38.9±5.3 | 16.8±4.0 |
| Utah | 248 | 89.6±4.7 | 63.1±7.2 | 40.7±7.1 | 239 | 53.2±7.5 | 20.0±6.3 |
| Vermont | 272 | 90.0±4.0 | 66.5±6.3 | 45.3±6.7 | 260 | 60.5±6.8 | 29.6±6.2 |
| Virginia | 294 | 80.5±8.3 | 53.7±9.6 | 27.4±8.0 | 288 | 38.3±9.2 | 22.9±8.2 |
| Washington | 211 | 91.8±5.1 | 64.2±8.3 | 35.3±8.1 | 206 | 46.8±8.6 | 20.3±6.5 |
| West Virginia | 241 | 59.3±7.8 | 29.3±6.5 | 15.9±5.3 | 238 | 28.3±6.6 | 12.2±4.6 |
| Wisconsin | 213 | 83.5±6.1 | 54.9±7.9 | 26.2±6.5 | 211 | 48.0±7.8 | 21.4±6.2 |
| Wyoming | 211 | 87.6±5.4 | 56.6±8.0 | 30.0±7.1 | 208 | 43.6±7.9 | 16.2±5.5 |
a Breastfeeding rates presented in this table are based on dual-frame (landline and cellular telephone) samples from 2012 and 2013 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