Purpose
Learn about breastfeeding rates by state among 2022 births using the table below. These data are collected from the National Immunization Survey-Child (NIS-Child), a survey of U.S. households with children aged 19 through 35 months.
Rates
Rates of any and exclusive breastfeeding by state among children born in 2022 (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 | |
| U.S. | 19,309 | 85.7±0.9 | 62.1±1.1 | 40.8±1.1 | 18,839 | 47.6±1.2 | 27.9±1.0 |
| Alabama | 366 | 77.9±5.2 | 52.1±5.9 | 34.8±5.4 | 353 | 43.7±5.8 | 26.4±5.1 |
| Alaska | 222 | 91.5±6.0 | 70.0±8.7 | 48.5±8.7 | 213 | 54.3±9.0 | 31.0±7.9 |
| Arizona | 291 | 86.2±5.9 | 60.9±8.3 | 36.4±7.7 | 287 | 42.6±8.1 | 22.4±6.3 |
| Arkansas | 291 | 83.4±5.4 | 52.1±6.8 | 30.8±6.2 | 285 | 47.9±6.9 | 25.1±5.8 |
| California | 480 | 90.1±3.4 | 68.5±5.0 | 41.5±5.2 | 461 | 53.0±5.4 | 28.6±4.9 |
| Colorado | 344 | 91.4±3.3 | 71.8±5.2 | 53.4±5.7 | 338 | 56.6±5.7 | 34.7±5.5 |
| Connecticut | 241 | 91.1±4.1 | 64.7±7.2 | 48.1±7.1 | 237 | 44.8±7.1 | 25.4±5.9 |
| Delaware | 228 | 80.2±6.4 | 56.3±7.4 | 35.7±6.9 | 227 | 44.7±7.5 | 24.0±6.5 |
| District of Columbia | 420 | 90.2±4.4 | 69.4±6.2 | 43.8±6.1 | 413 | 50.7±6.3 | 30.1±5.8 |
| Florida | 446 | 86.6±4.2 | 57.9±5.6 | 36.7±5.3 | 444 | 45.8±5.6 | 25.9±4.7 |
| Georgia | 362 | 81.1±6.1 | 54.6±6.7 | 35.0±6.1 | 347 | 41.0±6.5 | 19.5±4.8 |
| Hawaii | 329 | 90.7±3.5 | 74.9±5.2 | 53.5±5.8 | 322 | 54.9±5.8 | 33.8±5.5 |
| Idaho | 290 | 90.7±4.3 | 68.4±6.5 | 45.3±6.8 | 280 | 51.8±7.0 | 33.1±6.5 |
| Illinois | 597 | 86.0±3.4 | 62.2±4.6 | 41.7±4.4 | 581 | 47.3±4.6 | 29.2±4.1 |
| Indiana | 266 | 86.0±4.6 | 62.3±6.6 | 41.0±6.5 | 259 | 55.5±6.7 | 31.9±6.2 |
| Iowa | 299 | 87.5±4.3 | 64.7±6.8 | 44.7±7.0 | 290 | 50.0±7.1 | 33.3±6.8 |
| Kansas | 369 | 87.8±3.9 | 65.1±5.9 | 42.3±6.0 | 362 | 50.3±6.2 | 28.4±5.3 |
| Kentucky | 346 | 73.9±6.2 | 47.3±6.3 | 33.3±5.8 | 335 | 40.1±6.2 | 24.1±5.1 |
| Louisiana | 478 | 72.4±6.2 | 50.7±6.5 | 29.6±6.0 | 473 | 44.6±6.5 | 27.4±6.2 |
| Maine | 256 | 89.4±4.7 | 64.2±6.7 | 46.3±6.6 | 251 | 51.7±6.8 | 30.0±6.0 |
| Maryland | 541 | 90.8±3.0 | 73.3±4.8 | 51.0±5.5 | 533 | 55.3±5.4 | 35.7±5.4 |
| Massachusetts | 314 | 87.9±3.8 | 65.9±5.7 | 46.3±6.0 | 307 | 49.6±6.0 | 25.1±5.3 |
| Michigan | 438 | 81.2±4.8 | 62.2±5.6 | 43.5±5.7 | 422 | 45.2±5.7 | 29.3±5.3 |
| Minnesota | 330 | 92.0±3.3 | 72.6±5.3 | 47.0±6.0 | 321 | 58.3±6.0 | 32.8±5.7 |
| Mississippi | 333 | 72.5±7.9 | 46.0±7.8 | 30.9±7.0 | 331 | 37.0±7.4 | 24.0±6.6 |
| Missouri | 375 | 89.4±3.4 | 59.5±5.9 | 36.0±5.6 | 367 | 44.6±5.9 | 26.6±5.2 |
| Montana | 283 | 91.9±3.5 | 66.9±6.0 | 41.2±6.0 | 272 | 63.3±6.2 | 33.9±5.9 |
| Nebraska | 235 | 91.2±4.3 | 71.6±6.7 | 53.2±7.3 | 229 | 61.3±7.1 | 36.7±7.1 |
| Nevada | 392 | 82.6±6.2 | 55.7±6.6 | 37.1±6.1 | 385 | 42.7±6.4 | 23.9±5.1 |
| New Hampshire | 248 | 89.7±4.3 | 66.9±6.4 | 49.7±6.6 | 241 | 58.9±6.8 | 35.3±6.2 |
| New Jersey | 350 | 88.5±3.7 | 68.3±5.4 | 48.0±5.8 | 343 | 47.1±5.8 | 26.1±5.2 |
| New Mexico | 317 | 87.4±4.7 | 65.6±6.5 | 43.4±6.9 | 314 | 52.6±7.0 | 35.3±6.6 |
| New York | 761 | 88.4±2.7 | 63.2±4.2 | 44.3±4.4 | 735 | 41.8±4.4 | 26.4±4.0 |
| North Carolina | 433 | 84.6±4.8 | 61.9±5.9 | 40.5±5.7 | 423 | 52.9±6.0 | 30.8±5.3 |
| North Dakota | 306 | 86.2±5.5 | 67.3±6.8 | 49.7±7.0 | 298 | 50.0±7.1 | 31.3±6.4 |
| Ohio | 417 | 84.2±4.7 | 59.8±5.9 | 38.1±5.5 | 403 | 49.8±5.9 | 28.0±5.0 |
| Oklahoma | 280 | 81.6±5.2 | 55.1±6.8 | 35.7±6.4 | 274 | 45.6±6.9 | 28.0±6.3 |
| Oregon | 281 | 91.4±3.7 | 72.5±5.9 | 43.1±6.2 | 272 | 55.0±6.4 | 35.9±6.0 |
| Pennsylvania | 777 | 85.0±3.3 | 61.9±4.4 | 38.4±4.3 | 743 | 43.4±4.6 | 26.0±4.1 |
| Rhode Island | 335 | 86.0±4.8 | 64.5±6.0 | 43.1±6.1 | 326 | 45.6±6.2 | 25.3±5.4 |
| South Carolina | 360 | 78.6±5.3 | 52.8±5.9 | 33.0±5.3 | 350 | 40.1±5.7 | 22.7±4.6 |
| South Dakota | 293 | 89.4±4.5 | 64.8±7.0 | 44.0±7.0 | 284 | 56.3±7.2 | 30.3±6.7 |
| Tennessee | 342 | 78.5±6.2 | 55.4±6.6 | 33.7±5.8 | 341 | 43.3±6.3 | 26.9±5.5 |
| Texas | 1,207 | 83.4±4.1 | 57.9±5.0 | 37.5±4.6 | 1,183 | 43.0±4.9 | 26.4±4.2 |
| Utah | 278 | 94.2±3.4 | 75.4±5.7 | 56.8±6.6 | 274 | 56.3±6.7 | 31.1±6.3 |
| Vermont | 294 | 95.4±3.5 | 76.3±6.7 | 55.0±7.8 | 290 | 60.5±7.9 | 35.7±7.5 |
| Virginia | 517 | 85.5±4.4 | 64.5±5.3 | 42.9±5.2 | 500 | 46.4±5.4 | 29.9±4.8 |
| Washington | 376 | 87.9±3.9 | 66.5±5.4 | 46.2±5.6 | 367 | 51.0±5.7 | 32.8±5.4 |
| West Virginia | 368 | 71.7±5.3 | 46.4±5.5 | 30.8±4.9 | 361 | 36.4±5.3 | 19.6±4.2 |
| Wisconsin | 325 | 88.8±5.0 | 64.5±7.4 | 48.7±7.1 | 315 | 49.3±7.2 | 30.7±6.2 |
| Wyoming | 282 | 89.4±4.3 | 70.8±7.4 | 48.4±7.6 | 277 | 63.9±7.4 | 36.3±7.3 |
| Guam | 80 | NR | NR | NR | 78 | NR | NR |
| Puerto Rico | 496 | 91.1±3.6 | 61.5±6.1 | 44.1±6.0 | 492 | 50.9±6.1 | 35.5±5.7 |
1Data from U.S. territories are excluded from national breastfeeding estimates to align with analytical methods used to establish targets on breastfeeding.
2Exclusive breastfeeding is defined as ONLY breast milk – no solids, no water, and no other liquids.
NR = Estimate not reported because the half 95% CI width was greater than 10 in these subgroups.
Source: National Immunization Survey-Child, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services