2012 Totals
Breastfeeding Initiation and Duration at Three, Six and Twelve Months for Minnesota WIC Infants
Born During Calendar Year 2012 by County of Residence
Minnesota WIC Information System
Residence of
Participant 1
Total 2
Initiated
Breastfeeding 3
Total
Three
months 4
Minnesota
31,709
24,096 (76.0)
31,469
13,593 (43.2)
Aitkin
76
62 (81.6)
76
33 (43.4)
76
25 (32.9)
76
14 (18.4)
Anoka
1,499
1,111 (74.1)
1,488
566 (38.0)
1,480
404 (27.3)
1,451
159 (11.0)
Becker
275
183 (66.5)
275
86 (31.3)
274
63 (23.0)
269
28 (10.4)
Beltrami
530
315 (59.4)
530
166 (31.3)
529
111 (21.0)
515
44 (8.5)
Benton
255
140 (54.9)
254
74 (29.1)
252
54 (21.4)
245
21 (8.6)
Big Stone
38
28 (73.7)
38
13 (34.2)
37
9 (24.3)
37
1 (2.7)
Blue Earth
327
*277 (84.7)
323
154 (47.7)
317
107 (33.8)
309
52 (16.8)
Brown
139
103 (74.1)
138
41 (29.7)
137
27 (19.7)
136
13 (9.6)
Carlton
201
*167 (83.1)
201
62 (30.8)
200
46 (23.0)
197
19 (9.6)
Carver
205
165 (80.5)
201
90 (44.8)
198
71 (35.9)
193
29 (15.0)
Cass
253
166 (65.6)
253
63 (24.9)
253
48 (19.0)
251
19 (7.6)
Chippewa
113
84 (74.3)
111
40 (36.0)
111
30 (27.0)
110
10 (9.1)
Chisago
219
175 (79.9)
219
84 (38.4)
217
57 (26.3)
213
19 (8.9)
Clay
384
305 (79.4)
379
161 (42.5)
378
117 (31.0)
360
40 (11.1)
Clearwater
57
44 (77.2)
57
16 (28.1)
57
11 (19.3)
56
3 (5.4)
Cook
32
*27 (84.4)
32
19 (59.4)
32
19 (59.4)
29
6 ( .....)
Cottonwood
93
61 (65.6)
91
27 (29.7)
91
15 (16.5)
90
8 (8.9)
Crow Wing
463
351 (75.8)
460
156 (33.9)
456
114 (25.0)
443
38 (8.6)
Dakota
1,821
*1,542 (84.7)
1,802
912 (50.6)
1,788
639 (35.7)
1,749
245 (14.0)
Dodge
120
91 (75.8)
118
35 (29.7)
118
25 (21.2)
110
11 (10.0)
Douglas
197
141 (71.6)
196
74 (37.8)
195
47 (24.1)
189
17 (9.0)
Faribault
90
63 (70.0)
89
33 (37.1)
88
25 (28.4)
85
7 (8.2)
Fillmore
97
67 (69.1)
96
25 (26.0)
94
17 (18.1)
93
11 (11.8)
Freeborn
248
195 (78.6)
246
86 (35.0)
246
59 (24.0)
240
19 (7.9)
Goodhue
216
174 (80.6)
215
73 (34.0)
214
47 (22.0)
207
14 (6.8)
34
25 (73.5)
34
11 (32.4)
34
5 (14.7)
34
1 (2.9)
7,020
5,523 (78.7)
6,936
3,864 (55.7)
6,865
3,074 (44.8)
Grant
Hennepin
Minnesota Department of Health, WIC Program
Breastfed
Three
months 5
1
Total Six
months 6
Breastfed Six
months 7
31,261 10,020 (32.1)
Total
Twelve
months 8
Breastfed
Twelve
months 9
30,538 4,165 (13.6)
6,641 1,369 (20.6)
August 2014
Breastfeeding Initiation and Duration at Three, Six and Twelve Months for
Minnesota WIC Infants Born During Calendar Year 2012 by County of Residence
Minnesota WIC Information System
Residence of
Participant 1
Total 2
Initiated
Breastfeeding 3
Total
Three
months 4
Minnesota
31,709
24,096 (76.0)
31,469
13,593 (43.2)
Houston
69
53 (76.8)
69
26 (37.7)
69
21 (30.4)
65
7 (10.8)
Hubbard
133
104 (78.2)
133
51 (38.3)
133
39 (29.3)
129
11 (8.5)
Isanti
250
*209 (83.6)
247
115 (46.6)
243
78 (32.1)
235
25 (10.6)
Itasca
296
214 (72.3)
293
113 (38.6)
293
84 (28.7)
287
30 (10.5)
Jackson
58
46 (79.3)
57
16 (28.1)
57
13 (22.8)
55
7 (12.7)
Kanabec
93
72 (77.4)
93
24 (25.8)
92
17 (18.5)
92
6 (6.5)
Kandiyohi
331
259 (78.2)
329
135 (41.0)
326
91 (27.9)
326
32 (9.8)
Kittson
22
16 ( .....)
22
8 ( .....)
22
7 ( .....)
21
1 ( .....)
Koochiching
58
35 (60.3)
58
24 (41.4)
56
18 (32.1)
52
7 (13.5)
Lac qui Parle
42
28 (66.7)
42
9 (21.4)
42
6 (14.3)
41
2 (4.9)
Lake
48
*43 (89.6)
48
*31 (64.6)
48
21 (43.8)
46
10 (21.7)
Lake of the Woods
17
12 ( .....)
17
8 ( .....)
17
8 ( .....)
17
5 ( .....)
Le Sueur
119
85 (71.4)
117
43 (36.8)
117
29 (24.8)
116
10 (8.6)
Lincoln
24
19 ( .....)
24
5 ( .....)
24
2 ( .....)
24
1 ( .....)
220
152 (69.1)
218
77 (35.3)
216
48 (22.2)
214
27 (12.6)
Mahnomen
87
48 (55.2)
87
13 (14.9)
87
11 (12.6)
86
7 (8.1)
Marshall
51
35 (68.6)
51
13 (25.5)
51
13 (25.5)
49
6 (12.2)
Martin
127
*104 (81.9)
127
45 (35.4)
127
30 (23.6)
125
10 (8.0)
McLeod
215
166 (77.2)
214
69 (32.2)
213
47 (22.1)
210
14 (6.7)
Meeker
134
107 (79.9)
134
47 (35.1)
134
33 (24.6)
131
19 (14.5)
Mille Lacs
238
162 (68.1)
238
62 (26.1)
238
38 (16.0)
233
17 (7.3)
Morrison
202
132 (65.3)
202
62 (30.7)
202
39 (19.3)
199
16 (8.0)
Mower
335
262 (78.2)
334
133 (39.8)
330
99 (30.0)
319
41 (12.9)
Murray
46
27 (58.7)
46
14 (30.4)
46
10 (21.7)
46
3 (6.5)
Nicollet
153
106 (69.3)
153
53 (34.6)
153
37 (24.2)
151
16 (10.6)
Nobles
272
221 (81.3)
270
117 (43.3)
267
79 (29.6)
262
27 (10.3)
Norman
45
31 (68.9)
45
13 (28.9)
45
8 (17.8)
43
4 (9.3)
Lyon
Minnesota Department of Health, WIC Program
Breastfed
Three
months 5
2
Total Six
months 6
Breastfed Six
months 7
31,261 10,020 (32.1)
Total
Twelve
months 8
Breastfed
Twelve
months 9
30,538 4,165 (13.6)
August 2014
Breastfeeding Initiation and Duration at Three, Six and Twelve Months for
Minnesota WIC Infants Born During Calendar Year 2012 by County of Residence
Minnesota WIC Information System
Residence of
Participant 1
Total 2
Initiated
Breastfeeding 3
Total
Three
months 4
Minnesota
31,709
24,096 (76.0)
31,469
13,593 (43.2)
Olmsted
809
*665 (82.2)
808
382 (47.3)
805
282 (35.0)
784
118 (15.1)
Otter Tail
339
*279 (82.3)
337
137 (40.7)
335
109 (32.5)
324
49 (15.1)
Pennington
137
92 (67.2)
137
37 (27.0)
137
28 (20.4)
133
13 (9.8)
Pine
186
136 (73.1)
185
53 (28.6)
184
37 (20.1)
182
12 (6.6)
82
*72 (87.8)
80
34 (42.5)
80
21 (26.3)
79
3 (3.8)
Polk
224
163 (72.8)
224
80 (35.7)
224
59 (26.3)
220
25 (11.4)
Pope
72
*63 (87.5)
72
33 (45.8)
70
21 (30.0)
69
8 (11.6)
4,635
3,267 (70.5)
4,605
1,900 (41.3)
4,580
1,417 (30.9)
4,530
664 (14.7)
Red Lake
42
29 (69.0)
42
12 (28.6)
42
10 (23.8)
42
6 (14.3)
Redwood
103
67 (65.0)
103
27 (26.2)
103
17 (16.5)
103
10 (9.7)
Renville
120
85 (70.8)
119
27 (22.7)
119
15 (12.6)
118
4 (3.4)
Rice
416
*351 (84.4)
414
204 (49.3)
413
138 (33.4)
407
56 (13.8)
Rock
59
37 (62.7)
58
15 (25.9)
58
8 (13.8)
58
2 (3.4)
121
93 (76.9)
120
32 (26.7)
120
19 (15.8)
120
8 (6.7)
1,074
808 (75.2)
1,064
408 (38.3)
1,061
295 (27.8)
1,014
104 (10.3)
Scott
510
*438 (85.9)
506
228 (45.1)
503
172 (34.2)
488
45 (9.2)
Sherburne
414
318 (76.8)
409
163 (39.9)
406
113 (27.8)
398
41 (10.3)
Sibley
98
74 (75.5)
98
34 (34.7)
98
18 (18.4)
98
10 (10.2)
Stearns
866
648 (74.8)
862
396 (45.9)
856
280 (32.7)
840
92 (11)
Steele
236
189 (80.1)
235
103 (43.8)
232
65 (28.0)
230
26 (11.3)
Stevens
51
*46 (90.2)
50
26 (52.0)
50
21 (42.0)
48
7 (14.6)
Swift
75
55 (73.3)
75
20 (26.7)
75
14 (18.7)
74
3 (4.1)
Todd
194
148 (76.3)
194
61 (31.4)
194
43 (22.2)
191
20 (10.5)
Traverse
15
13 ( .....)
15
4 ( .....)
15
1 ( .....)
15
0 (0)
Wabasha
111
57 (51.4)
108
32 (29.6)
108
24 (22.2)
104
13 (12.5)
Wadena
95
69 (72.6)
95
40 (42.1)
95
23 (24.2)
92
10 (10.9)
Waseca
111
75 (67.6)
110
32 (29.1)
110
24 (21.8)
110
9 (8.2)
Pipestone
Ramsey
Roseau
St. Louis
Minnesota Department of Health, WIC Program
Breastfed
Three
months 5
3
Total Six
months 6
Breastfed Six
months 7
31,261 10,020 (32.1)
Total
Twelve
months 8
Breastfed
Twelve
months 9
30,538 4,165 (13.6)
August 2014
Breastfeeding Initiation and Duration at Three, Six and Twelve Months for
Minnesota WIC Infants Born During Calendar Year 2012 by County of Residence
Minnesota WIC Information System
Residence of
Participant 1
Total 2
Initiated
Breastfeeding 3
Total
Three
months 4
Minnesota
Breastfed
Three
months 5
Total Six
months 6
Breastfed Six
months 7
Total
Twelve
months 8
31,709
24,096 (76.0)
31,469
13,593 (43.2)
Washington
826
669 (81.0)
821
339 (41.3)
816
230 (28.2)
800
91 (11.4)
Watonwan
111
71 (64.0)
111
55 (49.5)
109
39 (35.8)
106
15 (14.2)
Wilkin
46
35 (76.1)
44
13 (29.5)
44
11 (25.0)
43
5 (11.6)
Winona
216
172 (79.6)
215
86 (40.0)
213
63 (29.6)
210
28 (13.3)
Wright
528
416 (78.8)
527
252 (47.8)
522
183 (35.1)
508
82 (16.1)
Yellow Medicine
100
63 (63.0)
100
38 (38.0)
99
28 (28.3)
98
8 (8.2)
31,261 10,020 (32.1)
Breastfed
Twelve
months 9
30,538 4,165 (13.6)
( …..) Percent not calculated for locations with less than 30 participants
* Percent Meets Healthy People 2020 Objective
Breastfeeding Benchmark References 10
Breastfeeding
Initiation
Healthy People 2020 Objectives
Breastfeeding at
Six months
Breastfeeding at
Twelve months
60.6%
34.1%
76.5%
49.0%
27.0%
73.5%
49.1%
23.1%
81.9%
Minnesota WIC Program 2020 Objective
CDC Breastfeeding Report Card 2013
National
CDC Breastfeeding Report Card 2013
Minnesota
Breastfeeding at
Three months
70.0%
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 County of Residence. Minnesota WIC Program: 2014.
For more information contact: Minnesota WIC Program 1 (800) 657-3942
1
County where the infant lived in July 2013
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 (All 2010 births, accessed Jan 15, 2014)
2
Minnesota Department of Health, WIC Program
4
August 2014