2012 Totals
Breastfeeding Initiation and Duration at Three, Six and Twelve Months for
Minnesota WIC Infants Born During Calendar Year 2012 by City of Residence
Minnesota WIC Information System
CHB
City of
Residence 1
Minnesota
Total 2
Initiation 3
31,709
24,096(76.0)
Total
Three
months 4
Breastfed
Three
months 5
Total
Six
months 6
Breastfed Six
months 7
Total
Breastfed
Twelve
Twelve
months 8 months 9
31,469
13,593 (43.2)
31,261
10,020(32.1)
30,538
4,165(13.6)
Aitkin-ItascaKoochiching
Grand
Rapids
140
109 (77.9)
138
54 (39.1)
138
39 (28.3)
134
10 (7.5)
Anoka
Andover/
Ramsey
146
114 (78.1)
145
70 (48.3)
144
49 (34.0)
138
17 (12.3)
Anoka
Anoka
139
95 (68.3)
139
37 (26.6)
139
24 (17.3)
137
10 (7.3)
Anoka
Blaine
250
190 (76.0)
247
83 (33.6)
247
55 (22.3)
243
18 (7.4)
105
74 (70.5)
104
35 (33.7)
104
21 (20.2)
101
7 (6.9)
165
*137 (83.0)
164
81 (49.4)
163
68 (41.7)
161
31 (19.3)
Anoka
Anoka
Centerville/
Circle Pines/
Lino Lakes/
Spring Lk Pk
Columbia
Heights
Anoka
Coon Rapids
334
239 (71.6)
333
130 (39.0)
329
92 (28.0)
322
35 (10.9)
Anoka
Fridley
204
150 (73.5)
203
94 (46.3)
201
66 (32.8)
200
30 (15.0)
Anoka
Bethel / E
Bethel/ Ham
Lake/ St.
Francis
123
85 (69.1)
120
34 (28.3)
120
26 (21.7)
116
7 (6.0)
Becker
Detroit Lakes
113
86 (76.1)
113
42 (37.2)
112
29 (25.9)
107
13 (12.1)
Bloomington
Bloomington
403
*338 (83.9)
402
236 (58.7)
397
180 (45.3)
383
78 (20.4)
Blue Earth
Mankato
249
*215 (86.3)
246
125 (50.8)
240
84 (35.0)
234
40 (17.1)
Cloquet
131
*109 (83.2)
131
37 (28.2)
131
28 (21.4)
129
15 (11.6)
Duluth
574
445 (77.5)
569
245 (43.1)
567
173 (30.5)
537
59 (11)
Hibbing
136
91 (66.9)
135
39 (28.9)
135
29 (21.5)
129
9 (7.0)
Carver/
Chaska/
Chanhassen/
115
93 (80.9)
112
54 (48.2)
111
43 (38.7)
107
15 (14)
Carlton-CookLake –St.
Louis
Carlton-CookLake –St.
Louis
Carlton-CookLake –St.
Louis
Carver
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Minnesota WIC Infants Born During Calendar Year 2012 by City of Residence
Minnesota WIC Information System
CHB
City of
Residence 1
Minnesota
Total 2
Initiation 3
Total
Three
months 4
Breastfed
Three
months 5
Total
Six
months 6
Breastfed Six
months 7
Total
Breastfed
Twelve
Twelve
months 8 months 9
31,709 24,096(76.0)
31,469
13,593 (43.2)
31,261
10,020(32.1)
30,538
4,165(13.6)
Clay-Wilkin
Moorhead
293
230 (78.5)
290
132 (45.5)
289
94 (32.5)
274
34 (12.4)
Crow Wing
Brainerd
286
221 (77.3)
285
95 (33.3)
282
69 (24.5)
275
25 (9.1)
Dakota
Apple Valley
218
*189 (86.7)
218
117 (53.7)
217
87 (40.1)
210
37 (17.6)
Dakota
Burnsville
460
*400 (87.0)
455
264 (58.0)
449
193 (43.0)
439
73 (16.6)
Dakota
Eagan
242
*211 (87.2)
239
143 (59.8)
236
88 (37.3)
232
26 (11.2)
Dakota
Farmington
109
*94 (86.2)
107
53 (49.5)
105
34 (32.4)
99
11 (11.1)
Dakota
Hastings
100
79 (79.0)
100
31 (31.0)
99
20 (20.2)
99
7 (7.1)
Dakota
Inver Grove
Heights/
Rosemount
255
*214 (83.9)
251
121 (48.2)
250
94 (37.6)
243
42 (17.3)
Dakota
Lakeville
121
*102 (84.3)
117
47 (40.2)
117
32 (27.4)
117
8 (6.8)
Dakota
South St.
Paul
132
96 (72.7)
132
46 (34.8)
132
32 (24.2)
128
20 (15.6)
Dakota
West St.
Paul
173
*144 (83.2)
172
83 (48.3)
172
60 (34.9)
171
28 (16.4)
Edina
Edina
57
*48 (84.2)
57
34 (59.6)
57
27 (47.4)
55
10 (18.2)
Freeborn
Albert Lea
187
140 (74.9)
186
64 (34.4)
186
42 (22.6)
182
13 (7.1)
Goodhue
Red Wing
110
*91 (82.7)
110
33 (30.0)
109
21 (19.3)
107
7 (6.5)
Hennepin
Brooklyn
Center
478
332 (69.5)
470
197 (41.9)
468
145 (31.0)
455
63 (13.8)
897
658 (73.4)
883
413 (46.8)
879
308 (35.0)
861
124 (14.4)
207
158 (76.3)
204
98 (48.0)
204
74 (36.3)
194
26 (13.4)
Hennepin
Hennepin
Brooklyn
Park
Champlin/
Maple
Grove/
Osseo/
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Minnesota WIC Information System
CHB
City of
Residence 1
Minnesota
Total 2
Initiation 3
Total
Three
months 4
Breastfed
Three
months 5
Total
Six
months 6
Breastfed Six
months 7
Total
Breastfed
Twelve
Twelve
months 8 months 9
31,709 24,096(76.0)
31,469
13,593 (43.2)
31,261
10,020(32.1)
30,538
4,165(13.6)
Hennepin
Crystal
131
*109 (83.2)
130
70 (53.8)
126
54 (42.9)
120
16 (13.3)
Hennepin
Eden Prairie
158
*142 (89.9)
153
105 (68.6)
150
86 (57.3)
148
30 (20.3)
111
*99 (89.2)
109
62 (56.9)
106
48 (45.3)
100
25 (25.0)
132
101 (76.5)
130
59 (45.4)
130
43 (33.1)
126
21 (16.7)
169
*147 (87.0)
167
101 (60.5)
164
81 (49.4)
160
35 (21.9)
Hennepin
Hennepin
Excelsior/
Maple Plain/
Minnetonka/
Mound
Golden
Valley/
Robbinsdale
Hennepin
Hopkins
Hennepin
Minneapolis
3371
2,668 (79.1)
3,334
1,964 (58.9)
3,298
1,632 (49.5)
3,192
777 (24.3)
Hennepin
New Hope
126
90 (71.4)
124
65 (52.4)
123
50 (40.7)
116
11 (9.5)
Hennepin
Plymouth
166
130 (78.3)
163
86 (52.8)
161
61 (37.9)
154
25 (16.2)
Hennepin
St. Louis
Park
169
134 (79.3)
168
98 (58.3)
164
67 (40.9)
162
28 (17.3)
Horizon
Alexandria
131
92 (70.2)
130
51 (39.2)
129
29 (22.5)
125
8 (6.4)
Isanti-Mille
Lacs Co.
Cambridge
105
*86 (81.9)
105
55 (52.4)
104
41 (39.4)
100
11 (11.0)
KandiyohiRenville
Willmar
244
197 (80.7)
243
106 (43.6)
240
72 (30.0)
240
27 (11.3)
MeekerMcLeod-Sibley
Hutchinson
102
83 (81.4)
102
42 (41.2)
102
27 (26.5)
99
8 (8.1)
MorrisonTodd-Wadena
Little Falls
105
69 (65.7)
105
31 (29.5)
105
21 (20.0)
104
9 (8.7)
Mower
Austin
295
233 (79.0)
294
121 (41.2)
291
89 (30.6)
279
36 (12.9)
Nobles
Worthington
223
*183 (82.1)
221
100 (45.2)
219
67 (30.6)
216
23 (10.6)
North Country
Bemidji
282
204 (72.3)
282
111 (39.4)
281
76 (27.0)
271
32 (11.8)
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Minnesota WIC Infants Born During Calendar Year 2012 by City of Residence
Minnesota WIC Information System
CHB
City of
Residence 1
Minnesota
Total 2
Initiation 3
Total
Three
months 4
Breastfed
Three
months 5
Total
Six
months 6
Breastfed Six
months 7
Total
Breastfed
Twelve
Twelve
months 8 months 9
31,709 24,096(76.0)
31,469
13,593 (43.2)
31,261
10,020(32.1)
30,538
4,165(13.6)
Olmsted
Rochester
712
*585 (82.2)
711
340 (47.8)
709
255 (36.0)
694
111 (16.0)
Otter Tail
Fergus Falls
133
*112 (84.2)
132
49 (37.1)
131
40 (30.5)
128
22 (17.2)
120
84 (70.0)
120
34 (28.3)
120
28 (23.3)
116
13 (11.2)
96
66 (68.8)
95
35 (36.8)
95
22 (23.2)
92
10 (10.9)
130
82 (63.1)
128
42 (32.8)
128
33 (25.8)
126
16 (12.7)
Quin
Ramsey
Ramsey
Thief River
Falls
Arden Hills/
Shoreview/
Vadnais Hts.
Little
Canada/ N
St Paul
Ramsey
Maplewood
270
185 (68.5)
267
91 (34.1)
267
63 (23.6)
267
29 (10.9)
Ramsey
Mounds
View
111
74 (66.7)
110
37 (33.6)
110
29 (26.4)
110
18 (16.4)
Ramsey
New
Brighton
122
*107 (87.7)
122
67 (54.9)
122
55 (45.1)
117
22 (18.8)
Ramsey
Roseville
142
*123 (86.6)
141
81 (57.4)
140
67 (47.9)
137
34 (24.8)
Ramsey
St. Paul
3,586
2,491 (69.5)
3,566
1451 (40.7)
3,542
1,076 (30.4)
3,507
504 (14.4)
Ramsey
White Bear
Lake
122
84 (68.9)
122
52 (42.6)
122
32 (26.2)
120
11 (9.2)
Rice
Faribault
271
*232 (85.6)
269
130 (48.3)
269
88 (32.7)
265
37 (14.0)
Rice
Northfield
104
84 (80.8)
104
53 (51.0)
103
37 (35.9)
101
15 (14.9)
Richfield
Richfield
271
*236 (87.1)
270
174 (64.4)
268
142 (53.0)
257
72 (28.0)
Scott
Prior Lake/
Savage
161
*143 (88.8)
160
79 (49.4)
159
61 (38.4)
153
13 (8.5)
Scott
Shakopee
261
*219 (83.9)
258
119 (46.1)
258
89 (34.5)
255
28 (11.0)
Sherburne
Big Lake/
Clear Lake/
Becker
152
110 (72.4)
150
60 (40.0)
150
36 (24.0)
143
8 (5.6)
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Minnesota WIC Information System
CHB
City of
Residence 1
Minnesota
Total 2
Initiation 3
Total
Three
months 4
Breastfed
Three
months 5
Total
Six
months 6
Breastfed Six
months 7
Total
Breastfed
Twelve
Twelve
months 8 months 9
31,709 24,096(76.0)
31,469
13,593 (43.2)
31,261
10,020(32.1)
30,538
4,165(13.6)
Sherburne
Elk River/
Zimmerman
187
148 (79.1)
184
67 (36.4)
181
42 (23.2)
180
19 (10.6)
Stearns
St. Cloud
580
425 (73.3)
578
286 (49.5)
574
208 (36.2)
558
65 (11.6)
162
100 (61.7)
162
53 (32.7)
160
35 (21.9)
157
17 (10.8)
109
84 (77.1)
108
49 (45.4)
107
33 (30.8)
106
12 (11.3)
Stearns
Stearns
Sartell/ Sauk
Center/ Sauk
Rapids
St. Joseph/
Waite Park
Steele
Owatonna
191
151 (79.1)
190
84 (44.2)
189
53 (28.0)
188
21 (11.2)
Southwest
Health and
Human
Services
Marshall
147
109 (74.1)
145
57 (39.3)
143
38 (26.6)
142
19 (13.4)
199
157 (78.9)
198
75 (37.9)
197
55 (27.9)
194
28 (14.4)
131
104 (79.4)
131
51 (38.9)
131
30 (22.9)
129
15 (11.6)
161
128 (79.5)
158
65 (41.1)
158
41 (25.9)
156
13 (8.3)
110
*97 (88.2)
110
52 (47.3)
109
36 (33.0)
107
17 (15.9)
174
*147 (84.5)
173
89 (51.4)
170
65 (38.2)
164
18 (11.0)
Washington
Washington
Washington
Washington
Washington
Cottage
Grove/ St.
Paul Park
Forest Lake/
Hugo
Oakdale
Stillwater/
Lake Elmo/
Mahtomedi
Woodbury/
Newport
Winona
Winona
142
108 (76.1)
141
48 (34.0)
139
35 (25.2)
137
14 (10.2)
Wright
Buffalo/ St.
Michael
142
111 (78.2)
142
66 (46.5)
142
55 (38.7)
139
28 (20.1)
Wright
Monticello/
Otsego
143
113 (79.0)
143
67 (46.9)
141
46 (32.6)
138
20 (14.5)
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Minnesota WIC Information System
Breastfeeding Benchmark References 10
Breastfeeding
Initiation
Breastfeeding at Six
months
Breastfeeding at
Twelve months
Healthy People 2020 Objectives
81.9%
60.6%
34.1%
CDC Breastfeeding Report Card 2013 National
76.5%
49.0%
27.0%
CDC Breastfeeding Report Card 2013 Minnesota
78.0%
53.8%
29.2%
Suggested citation: Minnesota WIC Information System. Breastfeeding Initiation and Duration at Three, Six and Twelve Months
for Minnesota WIC Infants Born During Calendar Year 2012 by City of Residence. Minnesota WIC Program: 2014.
For more information contact: Minnesota WIC Program 1 (800) 657-3942
*Met Healthy People 2020 Objective
1
City where the infant lived in July 2013. Cities and close city groups with 100 or more births during 2012 were chosen for this list
with the exception of Edina.
2
Total number of MN WIC infants born during 2012
3
Number of MN WIC infants who ever breastfed (percentage of total MN WIC infants born during 2012).
4
Total number of MN WIC infants born during 2012 with breastfeeding duration information at three months of age.
5
Number of MN WIC infants who continued to breastfeed at three months of age (percentage of total MN WIC infants with
breastfeeding information at three months of age). Total may decrease due to infants no longer participating in WIC.
6
Total number of MN WIC infants born during 2012 with breastfeeding duration information at six months of age.
7
Number of MN WIC infants who continued to breastfeed at six months of age (percentage of total MN WIC infants with
breastfeeding information at six months of age). Total may decrease due to infants no longer participating in WIC.
8
Total number of MN WIC infants born during 2012 with breastfeeding duration information at twelve months of age as of
th
December 30 , 2013.
9
Number of MN WIC infants who continued to breastfeed at twelve months of age (percentage of total MN WIC infants with
breastfeeding information at twelve months of age). Total may decrease due to infants no longer participating in WIC.
10
http://www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding/pdf/2013BreastfeedingReportCard.pdf
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