Breastfeeding Initiation in Minnesota WIC
by County of Residence, 2013
Lake of the Woods
Red Lake Reserv
Chippewa
Pipestone Lincoln
Yellow Medicine
Lyon
Benton
Stearns
Mille Lacs Reserv
Sherburne
Meeker
Isanti
Anoka
Wright
Hennepin
McLeod Carver
Renville
Scott
Sibley
Redwood
Brown
Murray
Cottonwood
Nobles
Jackson
Nicollet Le Sueur
Watonwan
Martin
Blue Earth
Waseca
Lac qui Parle
Morrison
Carlton
Faribault
Pine
49.0 - 64.9 %
65.0 - 75.0 % (HP2010: 75%)
75.1 - 81.8 %
Chisago
Swift
Aitkin
81.9 - 92.1 % (HP2020: 81.9%)
Tribal data included with County data
n < 20 born, too small to report
Ramsey
Pope
Kandiyohi
Stevens
Big Stone
Rock
Todd
Douglas
Fond du Lac
Kanabec
Otter Tail
Grant
Cass
Wadena
Becker
Wilkin
Traverse
Hubbard
White Earth
Clay
Itasca
Leech Lake
Lake
St. Louis
Dakota
Rice
Steele
Mahnomen
Cook
Mille Lacs Co
Polk
Grand Portage
Clearwater
Red Lake
Norman
Bois Forte
Beltrami
Pennington
Koochiching
Freeborn
Goodhue
Wabasha
Dodge
Marshall
Washington
Roseau
Crow Wing
Kittson
State Percentage 77.6% (MN WIC)
Olmsted
Mower
Winona
Fillmore
Houston
Source: MN-WIC Information System, Births in Calendar Year 2013
Healthy People 2020 objective is 81.9% for Initiation
Suggested Citation: Minnesota WIC Information System. Breastfeeding Initiation
in Minnesota WIC by County of Residence, 2013. Minnesota WIC Program 2015.
For more information, contact the Minnesota WIC Program 1 (800) 657-3942
rev. Nov. 2015