Percentage of Infants who were Breastfed
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2022
Location Ever Breastfed Breastfeeding at 6 months Breastfeeding at 12 months
United States 0.857 0.621 0.408 Alabama 0.779 0.521 0.348 Alaska 0.915 0.7 0.485 Arizona 0.862 0.609 0.364 Arkansas 0.834 0.521 0.308 California 0.901 0.685 0.415 Colorado 0.914 0.718 0.534 Connecticut 0.911 0.647 0.481 Delaware 0.802 0.563 0.357 District of Columbia 0.902 0.694 0.438 Florida 0.866 0.579 0.367 Georgia 0.811 0.546 0.35 Hawaii 0.907 0.749 0.535 Idaho 0.907 0.684 0.453 Illinois 0.86 0.622 0.417 Indiana 0.86 0.623 0.41 Iowa 0.875 0.647 0.447 Kansas 0.878 0.651 0.423 Kentucky 0.739 0.473 0.333 Louisiana 0.724 0.507 0.296 Maine 0.894 0.642 0.463 Maryland 0.908 0.733 0.51 Massachusetts 0.879 0.659 0.463 Michigan 0.812 0.622 0.435 Minnesota 0.92 0.726 0.47 Mississippi 0.725 0.46 0.309 Missouri 0.894 0.595 0.36 Montana 0.919 0.669 0.412 Nebraska 0.912 0.716 0.532 Nevada 0.826 0.557 0.371 New Hampshire 0.897 0.669 0.497 New Jersey 0.885 0.683 0.48 New Mexico 0.874 0.656 0.434 New York 0.884 0.632 0.443 North Carolina 0.846 0.619 0.405 North Dakota 0.862 0.673 0.497 Ohio 0.842 0.598 0.381 Oklahoma 0.816 0.551 0.357 Oregon 0.914 0.725 0.431 Pennsylvania 0.85 0.619 0.384 Rhode Island 0.86 0.645 0.431 South Carolina 0.786 0.528 0.33 South Dakota 0.894 0.648 0.44 Tennessee 0.785 0.554 0.337 Texas 0.834 0.579 0.375 Utah 0.942 0.754 0.568 Vermont 0.954 0.763 0.55 Virginia 0.855 0.645 0.429 Washington 0.879 0.665 0.462 West Virginia 0.717 0.464 0.308 Wisconsin 0.888 0.645 0.487 Wyoming 0.894 0.708 0.484 Guam N/A N/A N/A Puerto Rico 0.911 0.615 0.441 U.S. Virgin Islands N/A N/A N/A
2021
Location Ever Breastfed Breastfeeding at 6 months Breastfeeding at 12 months
United States 0.841 0.598 0.395 Alabama 0.68 0.484 0.294 Alaska 0.923 0.73 0.505 Arizona 0.845 0.578 0.385 Arkansas 0.812 0.486 0.308 California 0.889 0.678 0.483 Colorado 0.89 0.697 0.448 Connecticut 0.874 0.599 0.361 Delaware 0.849 0.597 0.318 District of Columbia 0.834 0.607 0.385 Florida 0.806 0.533 0.343 Georgia 0.878 0.592 0.409 Hawaii 0.932 0.719 0.541 Idaho 0.86 0.591 0.374 Illinois 0.852 0.607 0.368 Indiana 0.795 0.52 0.372 Iowa 0.829 0.622 0.392 Kansas 0.864 0.649 0.439 Kentucky 0.754 0.49 0.342 Louisiana 0.733 0.469 0.294 Maine 0.882 0.637 0.447 Maryland 0.898 0.695 0.471 Massachusetts 0.887 0.63 0.424 Michigan 0.853 0.596 0.394 Minnesota 0.878 0.7 0.503 Mississippi 0.734 0.436 0.236 Missouri 0.807 0.546 0.383 Montana 0.877 0.683 0.435 Nebraska 0.843 0.608 0.386 Nevada 0.793 0.471 0.3 New Hampshire 0.879 0.671 0.443 New Jersey 0.816 0.602 0.401 New Mexico 0.786 0.558 0.365 New York 0.857 0.642 0.41 North Carolina 0.835 0.603 0.384 North Dakota 0.835 0.61 0.418 Ohio 0.827 0.607 0.408 Oklahoma 0.78 0.467 0.27 Oregon 0.937 0.725 0.517 Pennsylvania 0.83 0.585 0.37 Rhode Island 0.81 0.58 0.392 South Carolina 0.807 0.56 0.342 South Dakota 0.886 0.696 0.48 Tennessee 0.777 0.513 0.336 Texas 0.829 0.54 0.333 Utah 0.911 0.673 0.409 Vermont 0.929 0.744 0.565 Virginia 0.841 0.602 0.423 Washington 0.912 0.73 0.521 West Virginia 0.687 0.384 0.241 Wisconsin 0.833 0.626 0.426 Wyoming 0.893 0.647 0.399 Guam 0.816 0.586 0.461 Puerto Rico 0.87 0.564 0.369 U.S. Virgin Islands N/A N/A N/A
2020
Location Ever Breastfed Breastfeeding at 6 months Breastfeeding at 12 months
United States 0.831 0.582 0.376 Alabama 0.736 0.456 0.26 Alaska 0.922 0.707 0.521 Arizona 0.797 0.572 0.368 Arkansas 0.748 0.451 0.267 California 0.89 0.695 0.477 Colorado 0.878 0.664 0.426 Connecticut 0.845 0.592 0.37 Delaware 0.761 0.482 0.275 District of Columbia 0.866 0.676 0.4 Florida 0.827 0.553 0.348 Georgia 0.849 0.484 0.234 Hawaii 0.892 0.684 0.473 Idaho 0.878 0.644 0.404 Illinois 0.805 0.55 0.349 Indiana 0.781 0.461 0.276 Iowa 0.827 0.522 0.366 Kansas 0.862 0.616 0.364 Kentucky 0.745 0.494 0.311 Louisiana 0.696 0.434 0.241 Maine 0.861 0.653 0.419 Maryland 0.861 0.661 0.423 Massachusetts 0.885 0.639 0.447 Michigan 0.828 0.548 0.354 Minnesota 0.895 0.72 0.501 Mississippi 0.742 0.415 0.265 Missouri 0.806 0.572 0.365 Montana 0.88 0.629 0.411 Nebraska 0.867 0.599 0.399 Nevada 0.75 0.492 0.315 New Hampshire 0.852 0.653 0.403 New Jersey 0.866 0.611 0.387 New Mexico 0.88 0.637 0.448 New York 0.853 0.599 0.382 North Carolina 0.814 0.582 0.313 North Dakota 0.876 0.587 0.302 Ohio 0.756 0.521 0.346 Oklahoma 0.788 0.463 0.285 Oregon 0.936 0.671 0.45 Pennsylvania 0.793 0.548 0.351 Rhode Island 0.821 0.607 0.395 South Carolina 0.787 0.559 0.342 South Dakota 0.864 0.618 0.41 Tennessee 0.811 0.512 0.347 Texas 0.81 0.542 0.369 Utah 0.861 0.647 0.441 Vermont 0.896 0.678 0.506 Virginia 0.838 0.593 0.395 Washington 0.933 0.736 0.491 West Virginia 0.736 0.464 0.305 Wisconsin 0.837 0.636 0.446 Wyoming 0.882 0.593 0.398 Guam N/A N/A N/A Puerto Rico 0.901 0.598 0.447 U.S. Virgin Islands N/A N/A N/A
2019
Location Ever Breastfed Breastfeeding at 6 months Breastfeeding at 12 months
United States 0.832 0.558 0.359 Alabama 0.711 0.377 0.237 Alaska 0.929 0.676 0.509 Arizona 0.854 0.583 0.404 Arkansas 0.749 0.465 0.292 California 0.899 0.623 0.436 Colorado 0.94 0.661 0.396 Connecticut 0.842 0.587 0.341 Delaware 0.836 0.548 0.349 District of Columbia 0.877 0.668 0.368 Florida 0.71 0.403 0.23 Georgia 0.826 0.531 0.337 Hawaii 0.901 0.709 0.541 Idaho 0.935 0.651 0.407 Illinois 0.849 0.587 0.354 Indiana 0.859 0.529 0.303 Iowa 0.824 0.583 0.382 Kansas 0.871 0.599 0.395 Kentucky 0.747 0.493 0.345 Louisiana 0.711 0.45 0.242 Maine 0.866 0.642 0.41 Maryland 0.885 0.668 0.43 Massachusetts 0.8 0.629 0.442 Michigan 0.831 0.537 0.322 Minnesota 0.919 0.699 0.463 Mississippi 0.694 0.357 0.222 Missouri 0.783 0.547 0.34 Montana 0.835 0.639 0.429 Nebraska 0.861 0.575 0.377 Nevada 0.838 0.525 0.276 New Hampshire 0.822 0.613 0.425 New Jersey 0.825 0.554 0.338 New Mexico 0.834 0.623 0.428 New York 0.867 0.588 0.363 North Carolina 0.834 0.53 0.342 North Dakota 0.857 0.572 0.344 Ohio 0.795 0.504 0.322 Oklahoma 0.773 0.479 0.279 Oregon 0.872 0.652 0.44 Pennsylvania 0.748 0.533 0.352 Rhode Island 0.824 0.546 0.333 South Carolina 0.806 0.466 0.26 South Dakota 0.889 0.614 0.378 Tennessee 0.788 0.532 0.315 Texas 0.841 0.541 0.348 Utah 0.914 0.638 0.441 Vermont 0.918 0.732 0.54 Virginia 0.833 0.63 0.401 Washington 0.937 0.68 0.474 West Virginia 0.598 0.317 0.192 Wisconsin 0.875 0.617 0.451 Wyoming 0.924 0.627 0.413 Guam N/A N/A N/A Puerto Rico 0.862 0.518 0.353 U.S. Virgin Islands N/A N/A N/A
2018
Location Ever Breastfed Breastfeeding at 6 months Breastfeeding at 12 months
United States 0.839 0.567 0.35 Alabama 0.706 0.434 0.263 Alaska 0.902 0.676 0.455 Arizona 0.769 0.514 0.329 Arkansas 0.762 0.467 0.281 California 0.912 0.605 0.383 Colorado 0.901 0.649 0.397 Connecticut 0.908 0.562 0.33 Delaware 0.824 0.616 0.358 District of Columbia 0.854 0.624 0.377 Florida 0.763 0.497 0.314 Georgia 0.809 0.529 0.362 Hawaii 0.946 0.741 0.52 Idaho 0.892 0.626 0.385 Illinois 0.846 0.541 0.321 Indiana 0.793 0.522 0.336 Iowa 0.847 0.536 0.304 Kansas 0.879 0.602 0.385 Kentucky 0.791 0.493 0.297 Louisiana 0.702 0.399 0.196 Maine 0.823 0.614 0.435 Maryland 0.868 0.629 0.419 Massachusetts 0.848 0.628 0.387 Michigan 0.844 0.539 0.314 Minnesota 0.886 0.662 0.401 Mississippi 0.68 0.346 0.175 Missouri 0.832 0.52 0.314 Montana 0.873 0.619 0.435 Nebraska 0.855 0.584 0.361 Nevada 0.834 0.558 0.373 New Hampshire 0.868 0.593 0.344 New Jersey 0.817 0.598 0.345 New Mexico 0.843 0.56 0.35 New York 0.871 0.618 0.377 North Carolina 0.85 0.56 0.332 North Dakota 0.812 0.598 0.352 Ohio 0.823 0.5 0.31 Oklahoma 0.821 0.538 0.34 Oregon 0.937 0.749 0.49 Pennsylvania 0.769 0.548 0.336 Rhode Island 0.845 0.541 0.368 South Carolina 0.773 0.486 0.291 South Dakota 0.847 0.648 0.43 Tennessee 0.791 0.492 0.32 Texas 0.851 0.585 0.349 Utah 0.878 0.664 0.391 Vermont 0.904 0.717 0.551 Virginia 0.875 0.65 0.357 Washington 0.951 0.696 0.476 West Virginia 0.63 0.359 0.213 Wisconsin 0.837 0.597 0.404 Wyoming 0.879 0.621 0.383 Guam 0.856 0.576 0.345 Puerto Rico 0.895 0.496 0.368 U.S. Virgin Islands N/A N/A N/A
2017
Location Ever Breastfed Breastfeeding at 6 months Breastfeeding at 12 months
United States 0.841 0.583 0.353 Alabama 0.69 0.385 0.216 Alaska 0.919 0.674 0.439 Arizona 0.899 0.649 0.393 Arkansas 0.701 0.431 0.238 California 0.903 0.671 0.433 Colorado 0.922 0.692 0.47 Connecticut 0.854 0.624 0.432 Delaware 0.797 0.552 0.312 District of Columbia 0.88 0.647 0.393 Florida 0.756 0.524 0.307 Georgia 0.835 0.567 0.335 Hawaii 0.891 0.745 0.55 Idaho 0.946 0.634 0.383 Illinois 0.842 0.529 0.303 Indiana 0.784 0.47 0.274 Iowa 0.802 0.541 0.325 Kansas 0.846 0.587 0.372 Kentucky 0.726 0.445 0.232 Louisiana 0.662 0.41 0.218 Maine 0.881 0.622 0.396 Maryland 0.886 0.657 0.412 Massachusetts 0.807 0.581 0.379 Michigan 0.853 0.58 0.344 Minnesota 0.953 0.791 0.498 Mississippi 0.7 0.386 0.203 Missouri 0.775 0.502 0.272 Montana 0.846 0.621 0.368 Nebraska 0.853 0.63 0.414 Nevada 0.818 0.574 0.36 New Hampshire 0.883 0.654 0.395 New Jersey 0.887 0.635 0.386 New Mexico 0.834 0.579 0.4 New York 0.874 0.598 0.378 North Carolina 0.803 0.503 0.292 North Dakota 0.84 0.568 0.324 Ohio 0.801 0.511 0.311 Oklahoma 0.777 0.536 0.31 Oregon 0.932 0.734 0.484 Pennsylvania 0.829 0.58 0.346 Rhode Island 0.828 0.539 0.354 South Carolina 0.805 0.556 0.309 South Dakota 0.885 0.701 0.412 Tennessee 0.758 0.487 0.24 Texas 0.859 0.551 0.313 Utah 0.918 0.641 0.424 Vermont 0.902 0.704 0.513 Virginia 0.917 0.74 0.423 Washington 0.925 0.746 0.496 West Virginia 0.699 0.426 0.253 Wisconsin 0.828 0.592 0.34 Wyoming 0.9 0.648 0.38 Guam 0.76 0.475 0.299 Puerto Rico N/A N/A N/A U.S. Virgin Islands N/A N/A N/A
2016
Location Ever Breastfed Breastfeeding at 6 months Breastfeeding at 12 months
United States 0.838 0.573 0.362 Alabama 0.746 0.401 0.235 Alaska 0.925 0.708 0.508 Arizona 0.832 0.584 0.33 Arkansas 0.709 0.398 0.237 California 0.881 0.585 0.435 Colorado 0.897 0.67 0.385 Connecticut 0.871 0.626 0.423 Delaware 0.785 0.528 0.306 District of Columbia 0.769 0.577 0.388 Florida 0.792 0.547 0.319 Georgia 0.841 0.567 0.323 Hawaii 0.889 0.708 0.53 Idaho 0.894 0.69 0.395 Illinois 0.826 0.573 0.335 Indiana 0.821 0.485 0.293 Iowa 0.845 0.62 0.426 Kansas 0.88 0.53 0.346 Kentucky 0.767 0.47 0.265 Louisiana 0.701 0.419 0.249 Maine 0.873 0.652 0.438 Maryland 0.841 0.634 0.329 Massachusetts 0.843 0.618 0.443 Michigan 0.83 0.567 0.346 Minnesota 0.904 0.715 0.422 Mississippi 0.634 0.384 0.189 Missouri 0.796 0.567 0.345 Montana 0.913 0.685 0.384 Nebraska 0.877 0.583 0.391 Nevada 0.79 0.541 0.316 New Hampshire 0.876 0.672 0.471 New Jersey 0.888 0.602 0.38 New Mexico 0.854 0.613 0.289 New York 0.829 0.593 0.399 North Carolina 0.825 0.543 0.332 North Dakota 0.848 0.571 0.397 Ohio 0.828 0.539 0.327 Oklahoma 0.822 0.522 0.33 Oregon 0.935 0.704 0.498 Pennsylvania 0.842 0.594 0.374 Rhode Island 0.788 0.498 0.306 South Carolina 0.831 0.499 0.349 South Dakota 0.852 0.647 0.412 Tennessee 0.822 0.534 0.322 Texas 0.839 0.549 0.322 Utah 0.912 0.716 0.424 Vermont 0.899 0.722 0.517 Virginia 0.829 0.6 0.419 Washington 0.91 0.711 0.432 West Virginia 0.682 0.365 0.255 Wisconsin 0.839 0.599 0.393 Wyoming 0.896 0.624 0.37 Guam 0.829 0.577 0.396 Puerto Rico N/A N/A N/A U.S. Virgin Islands N/A N/A N/A
2015
Location Ever Breastfed Breastfeeding at 6 months Breastfeeding at 12 months
United States 0.832 0.576 0.359 Alabama 0.681 0.391 0.248 Alaska 0.931 0.692 0.497 Arizona 0.827 0.533 0.355 Arkansas 0.738 0.452 0.242 California 0.872 0.667 0.402 Colorado 0.909 0.639 0.4 Connecticut 0.863 0.596 0.391 Delaware 0.774 0.556 0.334 District of Columbia 0.83 0.655 0.436 Florida 0.826 0.54 0.335 Georgia 0.84 0.555 0.349 Hawaii 0.906 0.656 0.472 Idaho 0.901 0.621 0.39 Illinois 0.803 0.53 0.338 Indiana 0.788 0.535 0.33 Iowa 0.815 0.514 0.302 Kansas 0.836 0.582 0.365 Kentucky 0.739 0.486 0.282 Louisiana 0.67 0.39 0.206 Maine 0.853 0.621 0.418 Maryland 0.91 0.668 0.411 Massachusetts 0.874 0.556 0.368 Michigan 0.777 0.556 0.346 Minnesota 0.892 0.653 0.389 Mississippi 0.632 0.354 0.183 Missouri 0.823 0.578 0.331 Montana 0.839 0.611 0.405 Nebraska 0.822 0.57 0.402 Nevada 0.835 0.499 0.306 New Hampshire 0.874 0.647 0.456 New Jersey 0.828 0.576 0.361 New Mexico 0.877 0.598 0.351 New York 0.851 0.595 0.383 North Carolina 0.849 0.588 0.332 North Dakota 0.817 0.582 0.334 Ohio 0.819 0.531 0.307 Oklahoma 0.759 0.49 0.31 Oregon 0.894 0.725 0.517 Pennsylvania 0.838 0.592 0.39 Rhode Island 0.814 0.496 0.309 South Carolina 0.764 0.451 0.28 South Dakota 0.833 0.626 0.427 Tennessee 0.757 0.498 0.344 Texas 0.85 0.566 0.352 Utah 0.897 0.625 0.408 Vermont 0.893 0.709 0.513 Virginia 0.817 0.625 0.393 Washington 0.924 0.727 0.482 West Virginia 0.686 0.401 0.243 Wisconsin 0.822 0.59 0.393 Wyoming 0.9 0.594 0.386 Guam 0.806 0.49 0.297 Puerto Rico 0.859 0.47 0.298 U.S. Virgin Islands 0.839 0.519 0.331
2014
Location Ever Breastfed Breastfeeding at 6 months Breastfeeding at 12 months
United States 0.825 0.553 0.337 Alabama 0.666 0.363 0.210 Alaska 0.893 0.679 0.528 Arizona 0.830 0.521 0.274 Arkansas 0.644 0.372 0.219 California 0.889 0.635 0.453 Colorado 0.921 0.674 0.403 Connecticut 0.849 0.577 0.330 Delaware 0.772 0.524 0.300 District of Columbia 0.808 0.607 0.334 Florida 0.761 0.486 0.279 Georgia 0.799 0.550 0.279 Hawaii 0.873 0.629 0.460 Idaho 0.932 0.653 0.419 Illinois 0.858 0.596 0.337 Indiana 0.843 0.472 0.240 Iowa 0.827 0.533 0.289 Kansas 0.771 0.507 0.310 Kentucky 0.749 0.444 0.229 Louisiana 0.651 0.350 0.186 Maine 0.881 0.595 0.369 Maryland 0.851 0.633 0.435 Massachusetts 0.892 0.652 0.430 Michigan 0.759 0.483 0.307 Minnesota 0.840 0.630 0.400 Mississippi 0.575 0.292 0.153 Missouri 0.833 0.512 0.293 Montana 0.819 0.584 0.366 Nebraska 0.885 0.665 0.391 Nevada 0.823 0.531 0.332 New Hampshire 0.849 0.627 0.427 New Jersey 0.839 0.591 0.349 New Mexico 0.832 0.528 0.312 New York 0.840 0.600 0.330 North Carolina 0.835 0.572 0.320 North Dakota 0.867 0.611 0.359 Ohio 0.768 0.473 0.296 Oklahoma 0.792 0.467 0.305 Oregon 0.932 0.700 0.454 Pennsylvania 0.818 0.536 0.311 Rhode Island 0.806 0.548 0.365 South Carolina 0.719 0.405 0.248 South Dakota 0.833 0.576 0.320 Tennessee 0.811 0.570 0.358 Texas 0.831 0.520 0.300 Utah 0.884 0.655 0.444 Vermont 0.819 0.643 0.462 Virginia 0.852 0.590 0.398 Washington 0.921 0.666 0.423 West Virginia 0.654 0.330 0.202 Wisconsin 0.817 0.538 0.312 Wyoming 0.883 0.613 0.358 Guam 0.860 0.564 0.314 Puerto Rico 0.819 0.381 0.210 U.S. Virgin Islands 0.859 0.534 0.283
2013
Location Ever Breastfed Breastfeeding at 6 months Breastfeeding at 12 months
United States 0.811 0.518 0.307 Alabama 0.676 0.358 0.207 Alaska 0.908 0.621 0.384 Arizona 0.850 0.548 0.300 Arkansas 0.684 0.395 0.202 California 0.902 0.585 0.343 Colorado 0.886 0.662 0.406 Connecticut 0.852 0.553 0.349 Delaware 0.746 0.406 0.245 District of Columbia 0.828 0.574 0.331 Florida 0.811 0.473 0.246 Georgia 0.692 0.489 0.298 Hawaii 0.906 0.653 0.429 Idaho 0.929 0.654 0.396 Illinois 0.811 0.525 0.292 Indiana 0.761 0.377 0.207 Iowa 0.805 0.529 0.338 Kansas 0.838 0.505 0.324 Kentucky 0.669 0.353 0.216 Louisiana 0.609 0.312 0.133 Maine 0.866 0.611 0.422 Maryland 0.848 0.665 0.406 Massachusetts 0.874 0.679 0.387 Michigan 0.808 0.516 0.318 Minnesota 0.901 0.659 0.410 Mississippi 0.520 0.239 0.113 Missouri 0.854 0.566 0.365 Montana 0.864 0.593 0.315 Nebraska 0.808 0.500 0.301 Nevada 0.826 0.495 0.310 New Hampshire 0.796 0.548 0.340 New Jersey 0.820 0.526 0.302 New Mexico 0.855 0.511 0.295 New York 0.822 0.558 0.336 North Carolina 0.753 0.475 0.300 North Dakota 0.823 0.515 0.279 Ohio 0.777 0.438 0.256 Oklahoma 0.747 0.379 0.223 Oregon 0.925 0.682 0.449 Pennsylvania 0.733 0.476 0.319 Rhode Island 0.818 0.560 0.367 South Carolina 0.714 0.440 0.272 South Dakota 0.836 0.534 0.318 Tennessee 0.711 0.425 0.247 Texas 0.819 0.465 0.268 Utah 0.944 0.704 0.426 Vermont 0.845 0.646 0.422 Virginia 0.820 0.552 0.355 Washington 0.874 0.637 0.394 West Virginia 0.646 0.358 0.183 Wisconsin 0.803 0.589 0.341 Wyoming 0.897 0.595 0.371 Guam N/A N/A N/A Puerto Rico 0.827 0.371 0.212 U.S. Virgin Islands N/A N/A N/A
2012
Location Ever Breastfed Breastfeeding at 6 months Breastfeeding at 12 months
United States 0.800 0.514 0.292 Alabama 0.666 0.284 0.095 Alaska 0.877 0.631 0.325 Arizona 0.753 0.451 0.250 Arkansas 0.647 0.311 0.182 California 0.883 0.659 0.432 Colorado 0.863 0.600 0.362 Connecticut 0.898 0.535 0.314 Delaware 0.768 0.471 0.266 District of Columbia 0.809 0.589 0.334 Florida 0.816 0.494 0.236 Georgia 0.737 0.458 0.217 Hawaii 0.850 0.645 0.437 Idaho 0.917 0.582 0.279 Illinois 0.752 0.471 0.237 Indiana 0.724 0.454 0.255 Iowa 0.834 0.514 0.222 Kansas 0.844 0.517 0.231 Kentucky 0.661 0.375 0.195 Louisiana 0.595 0.283 0.096 Maine 0.816 0.557 0.309 Maryland 0.822 0.618 0.289 Massachusetts 0.863 0.572 0.378 Michigan 0.760 0.381 0.247 Minnesota 0.840 0.585 0.358 Mississippi 0.576 0.265 0.148 Missouri 0.737 0.387 0.166 Montana 0.862 0.597 0.384 Nebraska 0.835 0.600 0.341 Nevada 0.801 0.468 0.252 New Hampshire 0.824 0.602 0.400 New Jersey 0.820 0.456 0.285 New Mexico 0.804 0.517 0.343 New York 0.862 0.606 0.382 North Carolina 0.787 0.520 0.294 North Dakota 0.793 0.481 0.244 Ohio 0.719 0.394 0.229 Oklahoma 0.759 0.440 0.249 Oregon 0.935 0.640 0.436 Pennsylvania 0.711 0.489 0.288 Rhode Island 0.741 0.413 0.207 South Carolina 0.668 0.384 0.201 South Dakota 0.821 0.529 0.233 Tennessee 0.726 0.431 0.213 Texas 0.833 0.521 0.269 Utah 0.879 0.616 0.371 Vermont 0.815 0.587 0.398 Virginia 0.828 0.542 0.261 Washington 0.936 0.618 0.374 West Virginia 0.623 0.343 0.177 Wisconsin 0.799 0.530 0.305 Wyoming 0.863 0.581 0.339 Guam N/A N/A N/A Puerto Rico N/A N/A N/A U.S. Virgin Islands N/A N/A N/A
2011
Location Ever Breastfed Breastfeeding at 6 months Breastfeeding at 12 months
United States 0.792 0.494 0.267 Alabama 0.673 0.321 0.118 Alaska 0.873 0.643 0.425 Arizona 0.816 0.478 0.239 Arkansas 0.671 0.323 0.135 California 0.928 0.631 0.384 Colorado 0.810 0.552 0.293 Connecticut 0.833 0.514 0.275 Delaware 0.657 0.344 0.168 District of Columbia 0.776 0.531 0.300 Florida 0.770 0.487 0.269 Georgia 0.703 0.401 0.207 Hawaii 0.895 0.615 0.365 Idaho 0.844 0.568 0.305 Illinois 0.774 0.470 0.261 Indiana 0.741 0.386 0.215 Iowa 0.821 0.516 0.289 Kansas 0.774 0.403 0.225 Kentucky 0.613 0.315 0.228 Louisiana 0.569 0.303 0.126 Maine 0.817 0.505 0.292 Maryland 0.798 0.601 0.294 Massachusetts 0.814 0.537 0.249 Michigan 0.753 0.466 0.233 Minnesota 0.892 0.592 0.346 Mississippi 0.615 0.289 0.100 Missouri 0.679 0.421 0.202 Montana 0.912 0.507 0.255 Nebraska 0.824 0.461 0.258 Nevada 0.809 0.453 0.227 New Hampshire 0.864 0.576 0.329 New Jersey 0.816 0.562 0.309 New Mexico 0.769 0.459 0.283 New York 0.805 0.558 0.313 North Carolina 0.772 0.483 0.245 North Dakota 0.824 0.554 0.265 Ohio 0.701 0.421 0.216 Oklahoma 0.712 0.384 0.226 Oregon 0.919 0.644 0.402 Pennsylvania 0.729 0.457 0.261 Rhode Island 0.797 0.470 0.222 South Carolina 0.734 0.374 0.140 South Dakota 0.777 0.456 0.183 Tennessee 0.749 0.407 0.209 Texas 0.784 0.429 0.209 Utah 0.896 0.631 0.407 Vermont 0.900 0.665 0.453 Virginia 0.805 0.537 0.274 Washington 0.918 0.642 0.353 West Virginia 0.593 0.293 0.159 Wisconsin 0.835 0.549 0.262 Wyoming 0.876 0.566 0.300 Guam N/A N/A N/A Puerto Rico N/A N/A N/A U.S. Virgin Islands N/A N/A N/A
2010
Location Ever Breastfed Breastfeeding at 6 months Breastfeeding at 12 months
United States 0.767 0.475 0.253 Alabama 0.646 0.319 0.129 Alaska 0.848 0.518 0.350 Arizona 0.819 0.506 0.286 Arkansas 0.630 0.291 0.120 California 0.886 0.679 0.421 Colorado 0.795 0.504 0.282 Connecticut 0.802 0.473 0.228 Delaware 0.691 0.409 0.228 District of Columbia 0.725 0.494 0.239 Florida 0.725 0.408 0.207 Georgia 0.723 0.385 0.140 Hawaii 0.878 0.632 0.389 Idaho 0.906 0.612 0.332 Illinois 0.750 0.436 0.187 Indiana 0.688 0.342 0.182 Iowa 0.718 0.441 0.248 Kansas 0.794 0.433 0.282 Kentucky 0.604 0.332 0.135 Louisiana 0.580 0.242 0.089 Maine 0.758 0.491 0.309 Maryland 0.767 0.519 0.269 Massachusetts 0.800 0.601 0.327 Michigan 0.761 0.442 0.196 Minnesota 0.828 0.575 0.289 Mississippi 0.506 0.197 0.101 Missouri 0.763 0.369 0.164 Montana 0.903 0.624 0.345 Nebraska 0.834 0.544 0.209 Nevada 0.780 0.411 0.195 New Hampshire 0.829 0.521 0.305 New Jersey 0.771 0.474 0.270 New Mexico 0.803 0.408 0.237 New York 0.825 0.539 0.287 North Carolina 0.721 0.481 0.301 North Dakota 0.859 0.471 0.183 Ohio 0.603 0.336 0.173 Oklahoma 0.709 0.357 0.173 Oregon 0.912 0.651 0.398 Pennsylvania 0.725 0.457 0.250 Rhode Island 0.711 0.401 0.214 South Carolina 0.672 0.346 0.153 South Dakota 0.762 0.425 0.273 Tennessee 0.655 0.370 0.211 Texas 0.772 0.428 0.203 Utah 0.859 0.623 0.350 Vermont 0.828 0.617 0.381 Virginia 0.801 0.542 0.329 Washington 0.912 0.615 0.340 West Virginia 0.593 0.277 0.156 Wisconsin 0.739 0.466 0.200 Wyoming 0.855 0.476 0.241 Guam N/A N/A N/A Puerto Rico N/A N/A N/A U.S. Virgin Islands N/A N/A N/A
2009
Location Ever Breastfed Breastfeeding at 6 months Breastfeeding at 12 months
United States 0.761 0.466 0.246 Alabama 0.575 0.314 0.141 Alaska 0.845 0.566 0.303 Arizona 0.721 0.406 0.223 Arkansas 0.660 0.284 0.123 California 0.869 0.607 0.331 Colorado 0.860 0.511 0.280 Connecticut 0.826 0.543 0.249 Delaware 0.697 0.392 0.210 District of Columbia 0.707 0.438 0.245 Florida 0.765 0.446 0.283 Georgia 0.661 0.359 0.153 Hawaii 0.849 0.521 0.338 Idaho 0.907 0.572 0.334 Illinois 0.736 0.457 0.217 Indiana 0.717 0.361 0.178 Iowa 0.794 0.488 0.262 Kansas 0.768 0.441 0.230 Kentucky 0.599 0.314 0.160 Louisiana 0.539 0.270 0.126 Maine 0.740 0.417 0.232 Maryland 0.753 0.495 0.270 Massachusetts 0.820 0.555 0.314 Michigan 0.750 0.420 0.200 Minnesota 0.819 0.591 0.299 Mississippi 0.511 0.262 0.121 Missouri 0.760 0.382 0.199 Montana 0.851 0.578 0.259 Nebraska 0.770 0.470 0.235 Nevada 0.802 0.375 0.203 New Hampshire 0.819 0.560 0.306 New Jersey 0.805 0.483 0.247 New Mexico 0.750 0.497 0.280 New York 0.796 0.511 0.282 North Carolina 0.691 0.403 0.204 North Dakota 0.757 0.481 0.231 Ohio 0.664 0.424 0.252 Oklahoma 0.701 0.303 0.128 Oregon 0.852 0.627 0.414 Pennsylvania 0.700 0.430 0.217 Rhode Island 0.706 0.433 0.247 South Carolina 0.613 0.352 0.150 South Dakota 0.726 0.493 0.258 Tennessee 0.644 0.340 0.171 Texas 0.772 0.448 0.223 Utah 0.884 0.649 0.349 Vermont 0.852 0.643 0.384 Virginia 0.798 0.529 0.296 Washington 0.870 0.557 0.339 West Virginia 0.580 0.264 0.140 Wisconsin 0.801 0.459 0.170 Wyoming 0.837 0.550 0.281 Guam N/A N/A N/A Puerto Rico N/A N/A N/A U.S. Virgin Islands N/A N/A N/A
Notes
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends breastfeeding continue until the infant is 1 year old.
Data reported refer to breastfeeding to any extent with or without the addition of complementary liquids or solids.
Breastfeeding indicators are calculated by year of child's birth rather than survey year.
Sources
National Immunization Survey-Child, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services, Rates of Any and Exclusive Breastfeeding by State among Children Born in 2022 accessed at NIS-Child Data Results .
Definitions
N/A : Data not available.