CY 2013 Total
Breastfeeding Initiation and Duration at Three, Six and Twelve Months for
Infants Participating in Minnesota WIC Born During Calendar Year 2013 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
Twelve
months 8
Breastfed
Twelve
months 9
31,159
24,175 (77.6)
31,047
14,630 (47.1)
30,742
10,580 (34.4)
30,742
7,513 (24.4)
Aitkin-ItascaKoochiching
Grand Rapids
122
92 (75.4)
122
44 (36.1)
122
24 (19.7)
122
15 (12.3)
Anoka
Andover/
Ramsey
152
*130 (85.5)
150
77 (51.3)
150
57 (38.0)
150
40 (26.7)
Anoka
Anoka
124
93 (75.0)
123
53 (43.1)
123
33 (26.8)
123
21 (17.1)
Anoka
Blaine
252
202 (80.2)
249
118 (47.4)
248
79 (31.9)
248
51 (20.6)
122
89 (73.0)
122
43 (35.2)
121
30 (24.8)
121
19 (15.7)
179
143 (79.9)
179
103 (57.5)
179
81 (45.3)
179
61 (34.1)
Anoka
Anoka
Centerville/
Circle Pines/
Lino Lakes/
Spring Lk Pk
Columbia
Heights
Anoka
Coon Rapids
355
279 (78.6)
354
165 (46.6)
352
113 (32.1)
352
81 (23.0)
Anoka
Fridley
233
178 (76.4)
231
90 (39.0)
228
55 (24.1)
228
45 (19.7)
Anoka
Bethel / E
Bethel/ Ham
Lake/ St.
Francis
122
84 (68.9)
121
41 (33.9)
120
30 (25.0)
120
14 (11.7)
Becker
Detroit Lakes
115
84 (73.0)
115
45 (39.1)
115
29 (25.2)
115
15 (13.0)
Bloomington
Bloomington
404
*366 (90.6)
403
253 (62.8)
394
190 (48.2)
394
*141 (35.8)
Blue Earth
Mankato
234
*201 (85.9)
233
110 (47.2)
230
77 (33.5)
230
46 (20.0)
Carlton-CookLake –St.
Louis
Aurora/
Biwabik/ Buhl/
Chisholm/
Ely/
Embarass/
Eveleth/
Gilbert/
Hibbing/ Mt
Iron/ Virginia
354
256 (72.3)
354
124 (35.0)
351
89 (25.4)
351
40 (11.4)
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CY 2013 Total
Breastfeeding Initiation and Duration at Three, Six and Twelve Months for
Infants Participating in Minnesota WIC Born During Calendar Year 2013 by City of Residence
Minnesota WIC Information System
CHB
City of
Residence 1
Total 2
Initiation 3
Total
Three
months
4
Breastfed
Three
months 5
Total
Six
months 6
Breastfed Six
months 7
Total
Twelve
months 8
Breastfed
Twelve
months 9
31,159
24,175 (77.6)
31,047
14,630 (47.1)
30,742
10,580 (34.4)
30,742
7,513 (24.4)
Cloquet
136
*114 (83.8)
136
51 (37.5)
135
39 (28.9)
135
22 (16.3)
Duluth
517
403 (77.9)
515
222 (43.1)
504
176 (34.9)
504
108 (21.4)
Hibbing
120
88 (73.3)
120
37 (30.8)
119
28 (23.5)
119
17 (14.3)
Carver
Carver/
Chaska/
Chanhassen/
143
*129 (90.2)
139
77 (55.4)
135
52 (38.5)
135
28 (20.7)
Clay-Wilkin
Moorhead
276
226 (81.9)
273
116 (42.5)
270
76 (28.1)
270
57 (21.1)
Crow Wing
Brainerd
243
197 (81.1)
241
108 (44.8)
239
76 (31.8)
239
45 (18.8)
Dakota
Apple Valley
212
*183 (86.3)
212
121 (57.1)
210
91 (43.3)
210
57 (27.1)
Dakota
Burnsville
447
*397 (88.8)
446
276 (61.9)
442
208 (47.1)
442
*163 (36.9)
Dakota
Eagan
226
*199 (88.1)
225
131 (58.2)
221
97 (43.9)
221
75 (33.9)
Dakota
Farmington
106
*88 (83.0)
106
44 (41.5)
104
31 (29.8)
104
20 (19.2)
Dakota
Hastings
90
*78 (86.7)
90
39 (43.3)
88
28 (31.8)
88
20 (22.7)
Dakota
Inver Grove
Heights/
Rosemount
240
*199 (82.9)
238
130 (54.6)
237
97 (40.9)
237
74 (31.2)
Dakota
Lakeville
115
91 (79.1)
114
49 (43.0)
114
40 (35.1)
114
29 (25.4)
Dakota
South St.
Paul
151
119 (78.8)
149
77 (51.7)
147
60 (40.8)
147
46 (31.3)
Dakota
West St. Paul
152
*127 (83.6)
152
85 (55.9)
150
61 (40.7)
150
39 (26.0)
Minnesota
Carlton-CookLake –St.
Louis
Carlton-CookLake –St.
Louis
Carlton-CookLake –St.
Louis
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Breastfeeding Initiation and Duration at Three, Six and Twelve Months for
Infants Participating in Minnesota WIC Born During Calendar Year 2013 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
Twelve
months 8
Breastfed
Twelve
months 9
31,159
24,175 (77.6)
31,047
14,630 (47.1)
30,742
10,580 (34.4)
30,742
7,513 (24.4)
52
*48 (92.3)
52
40 (76.9)
50
*32 (64.0)
50
*27 (54.0)
Edina
Edina
Freeborn
Albert Lea
202
154 (76.2)
200
76 (38.0)
196
54 (27.6)
196
38 (19.4)
Goodhue
Red Wing
100
*85 (85.0)
100
49 (49.0)
99
37 (37.4)
99
26 (26.3)
Hennepin
Brooklyn
Center
436
304 (69.7)
436
200 (45.9)
434
148 (34.1)
434
117 (27.0)
Hennepin
Brooklyn Park
903
674 (74.6)
898
461 (51.3)
885
319 (36.0)
885
250 (28.2)
Hennepin
Champlin/
Maple Grove/
Osseo/
237
186 (78.5)
237
119 (50.2)
235
85 (36.2)
235
63 (26.8)
Hennepin
Crystal
124
87 (70.2)
124
56 (45.2)
124
44 (35.5)
124
33 (26.6)
Hennepin
Eden Prairie
126
*119 (94.4)
126
97 (77.0)
126
76 (60.3)
126
*70 (55.6)
104
*94 (90.4)
103
70 (68.0)
103
*65 (63.1)
103
*50 (48.5)
141
107 (75.9)
139
79 (56.8)
136
56 (41.2)
136
42 (30.9)
138
*123 (89.1)
138
96 (69.6)
136
73 (53.7)
136
*59 (43.4)
3,356
2,660 (79.3)
3,346
2,019 (60.3)
3,318
1,596 (48.1)
3,318
*1,273 (38.4)
Hennepin
Hennepin
Excelsior/
Maple Plain/
Minnetonka/
Mound
Golden
Valley/
Robbinsdale
Hennepin
Hopkins
Hennepin
Minneapolis
Hennepin
New Hope
140
108 (77.1)
140
75 (53.6)
137
55 (40.1)
137
42 (30.7)
Hennepin
Plymouth
181
147 (81.2)
181
99 (54.7)
180
75 (41.7)
180
56 (31.1)
Hennepin
Richfield
255
*225 (88.2)
254
166 (65.4)
249
135 (54.2)
249
*85 (34.1)
Hennepin
St. Louis Park
149
*134 (89.9)
148
96 (64.9)
147
76 (51.7)
147
*54 (36.7)
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CY 2013 Total
Breastfeeding Initiation and Duration at Three, Six and Twelve Months for
Infants Participating in Minnesota WIC Born During Calendar Year 2013 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
Twelve
months 8
Breastfed
Twelve
months 9
31,159
24,175 (77.6)
31,047
14,630 (47.1)
30,742
10,580 (34.4)
30,742
7,513 (24.4)
Horizon
Alexandria
148
110 (74.3)
147
59 (40.1)
146
41 (28.1)
146
23 (15.8)
Isanti-Mille
Lacs
Cambridge
117
*104 (88.9)
117
63 (53.8)
117
44 (37.6)
117
32 (27.4)
KandiyohiRenville
Willmar
290
*240 (82.8)
289
161 (55.7)
286
108 (37.8)
286
87 (30.4)
MeekerMcLeod-Sibley
Hutchinson
95
*78 (82.1)
95
31 (32.6)
95
23 (24.2)
95
12 (12.6)
MorrisonTodd-Wadena
Little Falls
116
77 (66.4)
116
30 (25.9)
116
24 (20.7)
116
15 (12.9)
Mower
Austin
271
199 (73.4)
267
116 (43.4)
265
90 (34.0)
265
59 (22.3)
Nobles
Worthington
226
183 (81.0)
225
108 (48.0)
221
68 (30.8)
221
53 (24.0)
North Country
Bemidji
269
198 (73.6)
269
124 (46.1)
265
87 (32.8)
265
51 (19.2)
Olmsted
Rochester
715
*603 (84.3)
708
374 (52.8)
694
277 (39.9)
694
202 (29.1)
Otter Tail
Fergus Falls
111
*94 (84.7)
111
48 (43.2)
111
37 (33.3)
111
17 (15.3)
Thief River
Falls
Arden Hills/
Shoreview/
Vadnais Hts.
Little Canada/
N St Paul
85
59 (69.4)
85
25 (29.4)
85
16 (18.8)
85
9 (10.6)
108
79 (73.1)
107
53 (49.5)
106
38 (35.8)
106
26 (24.5)
154
108 (70.1)
152
63 (41.4)
151
46 (30.5)
151
35 (23.2)
Ramsey
Maplewood
257
191 (74.3)
256
112 (43.8)
252
71 (28.2)
252
51 (20.2)
Ramsey
Mounds View
85
*70 (82.4)
84
41 (48.8)
82
26 (31.7)
82
17 (20.7)
Ramsey
New Brighton
136
*121 (89.0)
135
82 (60.7)
134
65 (48.5)
134
*48 (35.8)
Ramsey
Roseville
129
*115 (89.1)
128
86 (67.2)
124
65 (52.4)
124
*47 (37.9)
Quin
Ramsey
Ramsey
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CY 2013 Total
Breastfeeding Initiation and Duration at Three, Six and Twelve Months for
Infants Participating in Minnesota WIC Born During Calendar Year 2013 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
Twelve
months 8
Breastfed
Twelve
months 9
31,159
24,175 (77.6)
31,047
14,630 (47.1)
30,742
10,580 (34.4)
30,742
7,513 (24.4)
3,621
2,537 (70.1)
3,612
1,499 (41.5)
3,584
1,050 (29.3)
3,584
831 (23.2)
Ramsey
St. Paul
Ramsey
White Bear
Lake
108
87 (80.6)
108
53 (49.1)
107
39 (36.4)
107
24 (22.4)
Rice
Faribault
244
197 (80.7)
243
133 (54.7)
240
99 (41.3)
240
*88 (36.7)
Rice
Northfield
78
62 (79.5)
78
38 (48.7)
78
24 (30.8)
78
15 (19.2)
Scott
Prior Lake/
Savage
161
131 (81.4)
161
86 (53.4)
158
68 (43.0)
158
45 (28.5)
Scott
Shakopee
253
*222 (87.7)
253
131 (51.8)
250
107 (42.8)
250
76 (30.4)
150
*123 (82.0)
150
81 (54.0)
150
59 (39.3)
150
28 (18.7)
176
137 (77.8)
175
77 (44.0)
175
54 (30.9)
175
32 (18.3)
588
440 (74.8)
587
313 (53.3)
581
235 (40.4)
581
181 (31.2)
209
143 (68.4)
207
77 (37.2)
205
49 (23.9)
205
31 (15.1)
128
103 (80.5)
127
72 (56.7)
126
57 (45.2)
126
*44 (34.9)
Sherburne
Sherburne
Stearns
Stearns
Stearns
Big Lake/
Clear Lake/
Becker
Elk River/
Zimmerman
St. Cloud
Sartell/ Sauk
Center/ Sauk
Rapids
St. Joseph/
Waite Park
Steele
Owatonna
205
*174 (84.9)
205
103 (50.2)
201
64 (31.8)
201
44 (21.9)
Southwest
Health and
Human
Services
Marshall
123
99 (80.5)
123
54 (43.9)
123
37 (30.1)
123
27 (22.0)
161
131 (81.4)
161
70 (43.5)
161
46 (28.6)
161
34 (21.1)
127
*105 (82.7)
125
61 (48.8)
123
42 (34.1)
123
26 (21.1)
164
127 (77.4)
164
67 (40.9)
163
49 (30.1)
163
35 (21.5)
Washington
Washington
Washington
Cottage
Grove/ St.
Paul Park
Forest Lake/
Hugo
Oakdale
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Breastfeeding Initiation and Duration at Three, Six and Twelve Months for
Infants Participating in Minnesota WIC Born During Calendar Year 2013 by City of Residence
Minnesota WIC Information System
CHB
City of
Residence 1
Minnesota
Washington
Washington
Total 2
Initiation 3
Total
Three
months
4
Breastfed
Three
months 5
Total
Six
months 6
Breastfed Six
months 7
Total
Twelve
months 8
Breastfed
Twelve
months 9
31,159
24,175 (77.6)
31,047
14,630 (47.1)
30,742
10,580 (34.4)
30,742
7,513 (24.4)
97
*82 (84.5)
97
54 (55.7)
94
38 (40.4)
94
23 (24.5)
176
*151 (85.8)
175
92 (52.6)
169
58 (34.3)
169
43 (25.4)
Lake Elmo/
Mahtomedi/
Stillwater
Newport/
Woodbury
Winona
Winona
137
107 (78.1)
137
52 (38.0)
136
34 (25.0)
136
20 (14.7)
Wright
Buffalo/ St.
Michael
122
98 (80.3)
122
55 (45.1)
122
39 (32.0)
122
28 (23.0)
Wright
Monticello/
Otsego
161
119 (73.9)
160
72 (45.0)
159
50 (31.4)
159
32 (20.1)
( …..) Percent not calculated for locations with less than 30 participants
Breastfeeding Benchmark References 10
Breastfeeding
Initiation
Healthy People 2020 Objectives
* Percent met Healthy People 2020 Objective
Breastfeeding at
Three months
81.9%
Minnesota WIC Program 2020 Objective
Breastfeeding at
Six months
Breastfeeding at
Twelve months
60.6%
34.1%
70.0%
CDC Breastfeeding Report Card 2014 National
79.2%
49.4%
26.7%
CDC Breastfeeding Report Card 2014
Minnesota
89.2%
59.2%
34.6%
Suggested citation: Minnesota WIC Information System. Breastfeeding Initiation and Duration at Three, Six and Twelve Months for
Infants Participating in Minnesota WIC Born During Calendar Year 2013 by City of Residence. Minnesota WIC Program: 2016.
For more information contact: Minnesota WIC Program 1 (800) 657-3942
City where the infant lived in June 2014. Cities and close city groups with 100 or more births during 2012 were chosen for this list with the exception of Edina.
Total number of MN WIC infants born during 2013
Number of MN WIC infants who ever breastfed (percentage of total MN WIC infants born during 2013).
4 Total number of MN WIC infants born during 2013 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 2013 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 2013 with breastfeeding duration information at twelve months of age as of April 2015.
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 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Breastfeeding Report Card United States/2014. http://www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding/pdf/2014breastfeedingreportcard.pdf Last accessed Jan
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