Breastfeeding Initiation in Minnesota WIC
by County of Residence, 2014
Lake of the Woods
Red Lake Reserv
Pope
Swift
Chippewa
Lac qui Parle
Rock
Benton
Stearns
Mille Lacs Reserv
Sherburne
Meeker
Wright
Hennepin
McLeod Carver
Renville
Scott
Sibley
Lyon
Isanti
Anoka
Redwood
Brown
Murray
Cottonwood
Nobles
Jackson
Nicollet Le Sueur
Watonwan
Martin
Blue Earth
Waseca
Pipestone Lincoln
Yellow Medicine
Morrison
Carlton
Faribault
Tribal data included with County data
Pine
Too Small to Report (n<31)
All Counties
49.0 - 64.9 %
Chisago
Stevens
Aitkin
65.0 - 75.0 % (HP2010: 75.0%)
75.1 - 81.8 %
81.9 - 95.5 % (HP2020: 81.9%)
Ramsey
Douglas
Fond du Lac
Kanabec
Grant
Todd
Kandiyohi
Otter Tail
Big Stone
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 80.0% (MN WIC)
Olmsted
Mower
Winona
Fillmore
Houston
Source: MN-WIC Information System, Births in Calendar Year 2014
Healthy People 2020 objective is 81.9% for Initiation
Suggested Citation: Minnesota WIC Information System. Breastfeeding Initiation
in Minnesota WIC by County of Residence, 2014. Minnesota WIC Program 2016.
For more information, contact the Minnesota WIC Program 1 (800) 657-3942
This organization is an equal opportunity provider.
rev. Apr. 2016