Rates of Any and Exclusive Breastfeeding by State among Children Born in 2014 (Percentage +/- half 95% Confidence Interval)a,b | 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 | |||
n | % ± half 95% CI | % ± half 95% CI | % ± half 95% CI | n | % ± half 95% CI | % ± half 95% CI | |
U.S. Nationalc | 17109 | 82.5±1.1 | 55.3±1.4 | 33.7±1.3 | 16522 | 46.6±1.4 | 24.9±1.3 |
Alabama | 288 | 66.6±7.2 | 36.3±6.6 | 21.0±5.5 | 285 | 32.7±6.4 | 13.0±3.9 |
Alaska | 321 | 89.3±4.1 | 67.9±6.0 | 52.8±6.2 | 312 | 55.9±6.3 | 33.1±5.8 |
Arizona | 301 | 83.0±5.5 | 52.1±7.5 | 27.4±6.3 | 293 | 38.6±7.2 | 15.6±4.9 |
Arkansas | 252 | 64.4±7.5 | 37.2±7.1 | 21.9±6.1 | 246 | 33.4±6.9 | 19.1±5.9 |
California | 411 | 88.9±5.4 | 63.5±8.1 | 45.3±8.1 | 389 | 54.9±8.3 | 33.1±8.0 |
Colorado | 257 | 92.1±4.2 | 67.4±7.4 | 40.3±7.4 | 249 | 56.3±7.7 | 35.3±7.4 |
Connecticut | 275 | 84.9±5.3 | 57.7±7.2 | 33.0±6.5 | 271 | 47.1±7.0 | 26.1±6.0 |
Delaware | 259 | 77.2±6.2 | 52.4±7.0 | 30.0±6.2 | 250 | 38.9±6.9 | 20.5±5.7 |
District of Columbia | 371 | 80.8±5.7 | 60.7±6.4 | 33.4±5.4 | 351 | 44.1±6.3 | 23.5±5.1 |
Florida | 354 | 76.1±6.6 | 48.6±7.4 | 27.9±6.3 | 344 | 40.3±7.2 | 24.3±6.3 |
Georgia | 343 | 79.9±5.6 | 55.0±6.7 | 27.9±5.7 | 337 | 44.6±6.7 | 20.7±5.1 |
Guam | 262 | 86.0±4.6 | 56.4±6.7 | 31.4±6.2 | 253 | 40.8±6.6 | 23.5±5.6 |
Hawaii | 275 | 87.3±4.8 | 62.9±6.4 | 46.0±6.5 | 266 | 59.6±6.5 | 30.2±6.0 |
Idaho | 221 | 93.2±3.7 | 65.3±7.4 | 41.9±7.7 | 214 | 55.6±7.8 | 33.9±7.3 |
Illinois | 555 | 85.8±3.9 | 59.6±4.9 | 33.7±4.4 | 531 | 49.4±4.9 | 25.8±4.2 |
Indiana | 271 | 84.3±5.3 | 47.2±6.9 | 24.0±5.5 | 260 | 46.5±7.0 | 23.1±5.6 |
Iowa | 320 | 82.7±4.5 | 53.3±6.0 | 28.9±5.3 | 308 | 43.1±6.0 | 26.1±5.2 |
Kansas | 231 | 77.1±6.3 | 50.7±7.1 | 31.0±6.4 | 226 | 44.5±7.1 | 24.5±6.0 |
Kentucky | 272 | 74.9±6.0 | 44.4±6.6 | 22.9±5.5 | 258 | 36.8±6.5 | 18.5±5.0 |
Louisiana | 275 | 65.1±7.1 | 35.0±6.3 | 18.6±4.9 | 269 | 34.4±6.5 | 16.1±4.6 |
Maine | 287 | 88.1±4.3 | 59.5±6.6 | 36.9±6.1 | 268 | 54.7±6.8 | 26.5±5.7 |
Maryland | 397 | 85.1±5.4 | 63.3±6.7 | 43.5±6.9 | 378 | 47.8±7.1 | 23.0±5.8 |
Massachusetts | 365 | 89.2±4.3 | 65.2±6.2 | 43.0±6.3 | 345 | 52.8±6.6 | 29.6±5.9 |
Michigan | 271 | 75.9±6.3 | 48.3±6.8 | 30.7±6.1 | 264 | 44.5±6.9 | 22.6±5.6 |
Minnesota | 313 | 84.0±6.0 | 63.0±7.1 | 40.0±6.7 | 306 | 54.3±7.2 | 30.2±6.1 |
Mississippi | 304 | 57.5±6.6 | 29.2±5.8 | 15.3±4.5 | 293 | 25.2±5.5 | 11.1±3.5 |
Missouri | 243 | 83.3±5.5 | 51.2±7.5 | 29.3±6.9 | 232 | 44.9±7.6 | 28.4±7.0 |
Montana | 256 | 81.9±5.9 | 58.4±7.0 | 36.6±6.7 | 244 | 51.3±7.3 | 29.7±6.5 |
Nebraska | 248 | 88.5±4.6 | 66.5±6.9 | 39.1±7.0 | 234 | 48.9±7.7 | 28.4±6.8 |
Nevada | 227 | 82.3±5.5 | 53.1±7.5 | 33.2±7.0 | 225 | 45.4±7.5 | 25.0±6.6 |
New Hampshire | 256 | 84.9±4.8 | 62.7±6.7 | 42.7±6.8 | 241 | 58.1±6.9 | 36.2±6.7 |
New Jersey | 356 | 83.9±5.2 | 59.1±6.4 | 34.9±5.9 | 346 | 47.1±6.4 | 24.8±5.6 |
New Mexico | 244 | 83.2±6.2 | 52.8±7.4 | 31.2±6.4 | 236 | 48.5±7.5 | 24.0±6.0 |
New York | 696 | 84.0±3.2 | 60.0±4.2 | 33.0±3.9 | 671 | 41.3±4.2 | 22.8±3.6 |
North Carolina | 318 | 83.5±5.3 | 57.2±6.7 | 32.0±6.0 | 302 | 50.8±7.1 | 26.1±6.0 |
North Dakota | 231 | 86.7±5.5 | 61.1±7.2 | 35.9±6.8 | 224 | 51.4±7.3 | 25.9±6.0 |
Ohio | 282 | 76.8±6.2 | 47.3±7.1 | 29.6±6.3 | 272 | 41.6±7.0 | 16.7±5.1 |
Oklahoma | 270 | 79.2±5.5 | 46.7±7.0 | 30.5±6.3 | 264 | 41.0±6.9 | 21.3±5.4 |
Oregon | 260 | 93.2±3.2 | 70.0±6.4 | 45.4±7.0 | 244 | 62.7±7.1 | 38.3±7.1 |
Pennsylvania | 642 | 81.8±4.5 | 53.6±6.0 | 31.1±5.5 | 625 | 42.7±6.0 | 23.7±5.3 |
Puerto Rico | 511 | 81.9±4.5 | 38.1±5.0 | 21.0±3.9 | 504 | 38.9±5.1 | 20.1±3.9 |
Rhode Island | 268 | 80.6±5.8 | 54.8±6.9 | 36.5±6.5 | 263 | 48.5±6.9 | 26.6±6.0 |
South Carolina | 320 | 71.9±6.1 | 40.5±6.3 | 24.8±5.2 | 312 | 37.5±6.2 | 18.6±4.6 |
South Dakota | 282 | 83.3±5.4 | 57.6±6.8 | 32.0±6.3 | 277 | 55.1±6.7 | 25.6±5.8 |
Tennessee | 226 | 81.1±6.6 | 57.0±8.0 | 35.8±7.7 | 216 | 40.6±8.0 | 17.1±5.5 |
Texas | 1581 | 83.1±3.2 | 52.0±3.8 | 30.0±3.3 | 1541 | 46.1±3.7 | 24.6±3.1 |
Utah | 262 | 88.4±4.7 | 65.5±7.0 | 44.4±7.0 | 246 | 55.5±7.2 | 26.8±6.2 |
Vermont | 289 | 81.9±6.3 | 64.3±6.8 | 46.2±6.7 | 280 | 57.5±7.0 | 27.7±5.9 |
Virgin Islands | 332 | 85.9±4.8 | 53.4±6.5 | 28.3±5.8 | 322 | 35.4±6.3 | 18.3±5.2 |
Virginia | 421 | 85.2±6.6 | 59.0±8.3 | 39.8±8.2 | 406 | 48.8±8.5 | 21.7±6.5 |
Washington | 340 | 92.1±3.6 | 66.6±6.3 | 42.3±6.4 | 330 | 60.9±6.6 | 31.6±6.0 |
West Virginia | 275 | 65.4±6.6 | 33.0±6.0 | 20.2±4.9 | 270 | 36.8±6.4 | 19.0±4.9 |
Wisconsin | 241 | 81.7±6.1 | 53.8±7.4 | 31.2±6.4 | 231 | 49.0±7.5 | 27.7±6.2 |
Wyoming | 286 | 88.3±4.3 | 61.3±6.4 | 35.8±6.1 | 277 | 52.8±6.6 | 32.0±6.2 |
Source: National Immunization Survey, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services