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 County of Residence
Minnesota WIC Information System
County of
Residence1
Total
2
Initiated
Breastfeeding 3
Total
Three
months 4
MINNESOTA
31,159
24,175 (77.6)
31,047
AITKIN
73
56 (76.7)
ANOKA
1,602
BECKER
Total
Six
months 6
Breastfed Six
Months 7
Total
Twelve
months 8
14,630 (47.1)
30,742
10,580 (34.4)
30,742
7,513 (24.4)
73
24 (32.9)
73
23 (31.5)
73
16 (21.9)
1,249 (78.0)
1,591
719 (45.2)
1,583
495 (31.3)
1,583
341 (21.5)
267
185 (69.3)
267
93 (34.8)
266
56 (21.1)
266
30 (11.3)
BELTRAMI
528
311 (58.9)
528
184 (34.8)
524
125 (23.9)
524
75 (14.3)
BENTON
242
152 (62.8)
242
93 (38.4)
241
68 (28.2)
241
40 (16.6)
41
32 (78.0)
41
16 (39.0)
41
9 (22.0)
41
7 (17.1)
BLUE EARTH
301
*248 (82.4)
300
137 (45.7)
296
94 (31.8)
296
57 (19.3)
BROWN
156
117 (75.0)
156
53 (34.0)
154
40 (26.0)
154
19 (12.3)
CARLTON
203
*172 (84.7)
203
83 (40.9)
202
64 (31.7)
202
40 (19.8)
CARVER
221
*195 (88.2)
216
115 (53.2)
212
83 (39.2)
212
51 (24.1)
CASS
255
169 (66.3)
255
83 (32.5)
253
49 (19.4)
253
38 (15.0)
86
63 (73.3)
86
33 (38.4)
84
23 (27.4)
84
17 (20.2)
CHISAGO
204
*173 (84.8)
204
95 (46.6)
201
71 (35.3)
201
46 (22.9)
CLAY
364
294 (80.8)
361
155 (42.9)
357
101 (28.3)
357
73 (20.4)
CLEARWATER
65
46 (70.8)
64
18 (28.1)
64
10 (15.6)
64
5 (7.8)
COOK
24
21 (****)
24
15 (****)
24
15 (****)
24
7 (****)
COTTONWOOD
74
*61 (82.4)
74
26 (35.1)
74
14 (18.9)
74
8 (10.8)
405
323 (79.8)
403
177 (43.9)
400
132 (33.0)
400
75 (18.8)
1,758
*1,495 (85.0)
1,751
965 (55.1)
1,732
720 (41.6)
1,732
528 (30.5)
DODGE
120
94 (78.3)
120
39 (32.5)
119
24 (20.2)
119
13 (10.9)
DOUGLAS
207
157 (75.8)
206
82 (39.8)
205
56 (27.3)
205
34 (16.6)
FARIBAULT
80
60 (75.0)
80
29 (36.3)
79
16 (20.3)
79
8 (10.1)
FILLMORE
93
75 (80.6)
93
41 (44.1)
93
32 (34.4)
93
21 (22.6)
FREEBORN
246
185 (75.2)
244
92 (37.7)
240
63 (26.3)
240
44 (18.3)
GOODHUE
186
*155 (83.3)
186
78 (41.9)
184
58 (31.5)
184
38 (20.7)
BIG STONE
CHIPPEWA
CROW WING
DAKOTA
Minnesota Department of Health, WIC Program
Breastfed
Three
months 5
1
Breastfed
Twelve
months 9
February 2016
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 County of Residence
Minnesota WIC Information System
County of
Residence1
Total
2
Initiated
Breastfeeding 3
Total
Three
months 4
MINNESOTA
31,159
24,175 (77.6)
31,047
Total
Six
months 6
Breastfed Six
Months 7
Total
Twelve
months 8
14,630 (47.1)
30,742
10,580 (34.4)
30,742
7,513 (24.4)
54
37 (68.5)
54
19 (35.2)
54
17 (31.5)
54
11 (20.4)
HENNEPIN
6,829
5,445 (79.7)
6,808
3,975 (58.4)
6,735
3,056 (45.4)
6,735
*2,384
(35.4)
HOUSTON
67
53 (79.1)
67
19 (28.4)
67
12 (17.9)
67
9 (13.4)
HUBBARD
144
110 (76.4)
143
67 (46.9)
142
50 (35.2)
142
28 (19.7)
ISANTI
259
*223 (86.1)
259
127 (49.0)
257
81 (31.5)
257
59 (23.0)
ITASCA
273
211 (77.3)
273
114 (41.8)
272
75 (27.6)
272
47 (17.3)
JACKSON
40
*33 (82.5)
39
9 (23.1)
39
7 (17.9)
39
****
KANABEC
101
*83 (82.2)
99
44 (44.4)
98
35 (35.7)
98
21 (21.4)
KANDIYOHI
381
*319 (83.7)
379
211 (55.7)
375
139 (37.1)
375
106 (28.3)
KITTSON
27
22 (****)
27
15 (****)
27
7 (****)
27
5 (****)
KOOCHICHING
86
60 (69.8)
86
31 (36.0)
86
20 (23.3)
86
9 (10.5)
LAC QUI PARLE
37
30 (81.1)
37
11 (29.7)
37
6 (16.2)
37
****
LAKE
52
*46 (88.5)
52
28 (53.8)
51
22 (43.1)
51
11 (21.6)
LAKE OF THE
WOODS
24
22 (****)
24
10 (****)
24
7 (****)
24
****
LE SUEUR
115
93 (80.9)
115
43 (37.4)
114
31 (27.2)
114
18 (15.8)
LINCOLN
26
20 (****)
26
12 (****)
26
9 (****)
26
6 (****)
LYON
206
158 (76.7)
206
83 (40.3)
206
51 (24.8)
206
37 (18.0)
MAHNOMEN
102
50 (49.0)
101
17 (16.8)
100
8 (8.0)
100
5 (5.0)
65
47 (72.3)
65
21 (32.3)
64
13 (20.3)
64
8 (12.5)
MARTIN
135
*118 (87.4)
135
45 (33.3)
135
30 (22.2)
135
18 (13.3)
MCLEOD
203
163 (80.3)
203
69 (34.0)
203
45 (22.2)
203
29 (14.3)
MEEKER
145
116 (80.0)
144
75 (52.1)
141
53 (37.6)
141
27 (19.1)
MILLE LACS CO
193
129 (66.8)
193
63 (32.6)
193
40 (20.7)
193
28 (14.5)
MORRISON
223
156 (70.0)
223
68 (30.5)
221
52 (23.5)
221
34 (15.4)
MOWER
328
233 (71.0)
324
129 (39.8)
321
95 (29.6)
321
61 (19.0)
GRANT
MARSHALL
Minnesota Department of Health, WIC Program
Breastfed
Three
months 5
2
Breastfed
Twelve
months 9
February 2016
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 County of Residence
Minnesota WIC Information System
County of
Residence1
Total
2
Initiated
Breastfeeding 3
Total
Three
months 4
MINNESOTA
31,159
24,175 (77.6)
31,047
MURRAY
38
*35 (92.1)
NICOLLET
172
NOBLES
Total
Six
months 6
Breastfed Six
Months 7
Total
Twelve
months 8
14,630 (47.1)
30,742
10,580 (34.4)
30,742
7,513 (24.4)
38
18 (47.4)
38
12 (31.6)
38
9 (23.7)
131 (76.2)
172
78 (45.3)
172
56 (32.6)
172
44 (25.6)
285
225 (78.9)
284
137 (48.2)
280
86 (30.7)
280
67 (23.9)
NORMAN
48
34 (70.8)
48
18 (37.5)
48
13 (27.1)
48
9 (18.8)
OLMSTED
832
*693 (83.3)
825
425 (51.5)
810
310 (38.3)
810
222 (27.4)
OTTER TAIL
319
*271 (85.0)
318
154 (48.4)
314
110 (35.0)
314
71 (22.6)
PENNINGTON
102
73 (71.6)
102
31 (30.4)
102
19 (18.6)
102
10 (9.8)
PINE
191
151 (79.1)
190
69 (36.3)
187
40 (21.4)
187
20 (10.7)
92
*78 (84.8)
92
37 (40.2)
89
30 (33.7)
89
18 (20.2)
POLK
204
156 (76.5)
204
83 (40.7)
203
67 (33.0)
203
40 (19.7)
POPE
57
*47 (82.5)
56
27 (48.2)
56
18 (32.1)
56
8 (14.3)
4,644
3,349 (72.1)
4,627
2,021 (43.7)
4,583
1,421 (31.0)
4,583
1,090 (23.8)
RED LAKE
34
25 (73.5)
34
12 (35.3)
34
6 (17.6)
34
****
REDWOOD
102
78 (76.5)
101
31 (30.7)
101
14 (13.9)
101
11 (10.9)
RENVILLE
106
81 (76.4)
106
36 (34.0)
106
31 (29.2)
106
13 (12.3)
RICE
359
286 (79.7)
358
191 (53.4)
354
139 (39.3)
354
111 (31.4)
ROCK
52
33 (63.5)
52
18 (34.6)
52
14 (26.9)
52
9 (17.3)
157
117 (74.5)
157
57 (36.3)
157
49 (31.2)
157
26 (16.6)
1,000
756 (75.6)
998
398 (39.9)
983
304 (30.9)
983
168 (17.1)
SCOTT
496
*415 (83.7)
496
254 (51.2)
489
199 (40.7)
489
134 (27.4)
SHERBURNE
407
317 (77.9)
406
191 (47.0)
406
140 (34.5)
406
80 (19.7)
82
61 (74.4)
82
25 (30.5)
82
17 (20.7)
82
9 (11.0)
STEARNS
886
685 (77.3)
880
447 (50.8)
871
328 (37.7)
871
251 (28.8)
STEELE
238
*203 (85.3)
238
117 (49.2)
234
74 (31.6)
234
49 (20.9)
60
*51 (85.0)
60
31 (51.7)
59
25 (42.4)
59
14 (23.7)
PIPESTONE
RAMSEY
ROSEAU
ST. LOUIS
SIBLEY
STEVENS
Minnesota Department of Health, WIC Program
Breastfed
Three
months 5
3
Breastfed
Twelve
months 9
February 2016
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 County of Residence
Minnesota WIC Information System
County of
Residence1
Total
2
Initiated
Breastfeeding 3
Total
Three
months 4
MINNESOTA
31,159
24,175 (77.6)
31,047
SWIFT
74
58 (78.4)
TODD
171
TRAVERSE
Total
Six
months 6
Breastfed Six
Months 7
Total
Twelve
months 8
14,630 (47.1)
30,742
10,580 (34.4)
30,742
7,513 (24.4)
74
29 (39.2)
74
22 (29.7)
74
13 (17.6)
136 (79.5)
171
68 (39.8)
169
41 (24.3)
169
28 (16.6)
17
13 (****)
17
7 (****)
17
6 (****)
17
****
WABASHA
112
89 (79.5)
111
45 (40.5)
108
30 (27.8)
108
15 (13.9)
WADENA
87
53 (60.9)
87
29 (33.3)
86
21 (24.4)
86
6 (7.0)
WASECA
112
79 (70.5)
112
36 (32.1)
109
23 (21.1)
109
5 (4.6)
WASHINGTON
778
*644 (82.8)
774
364 (47.0)
761
244 (32.1)
761
170 (22.3)
WATONWAN
91
46 (50.5)
91
37 (40.7)
91
24 (26.4)
91
21 (23.1)
WILKIN
42
32 (76.2)
42
16 (38.1)
40
9 (22.5)
40
6 (15.0)
WINONA
217
166 (76.5)
217
82 (37.8)
215
57 (26.5)
215
36 (16.7)
WRIGHT
522
406 (77.8)
520
246 (47.3)
517
171 (33.1)
517
117 (22.6)
57
37 (64.9)
57
15 (26.3)
56
8 (14.3)
56
6 (10.7)
YELLOW
MEDICINE
Breastfed
Three
months 5
Breastfed
Twelve
months 9
( …..) Percent not calculated for locations with less than 30 participants
* Percent Meets Healthy People 2020 Objective
Minnesota Department of Health, WIC Program
4
February 2016
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 County of Residence
Minnesota WIC Information System
Breastfeeding Benchmark Reference10
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 County of Residence. Minnesota WIC Program: 2015.
For more information contact: Minnesota WIC Program 1 (800) 657-3942
1
County where the infant lived in June 2014
Total number of MN WIC infants born during 2013 with breastfeeding information
3
Number of MN WIC infants who ever breastfed (percentage of total MN WIC infants born during 2013 with breastfeeding
information)
4
Total number of MN WIC infants born during 2013 with breastfeeding duration information at three months of age as of June 30,
2014.
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).
6
Total number of MN WIC infants born during 2013 with breastfeeding information at six months of age as of June 30, 2014.
7
Number of MN WIC infants who continue to breastfeed at six months of age (percentage of total MN WIC infants with
breastfeeding information at six months of age).
8
Total number of MN WIC infants born during 2013 with breastfeeding duration information at twelve months of age as of June 30,
2014.
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).
10
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Breastfeeding Report Card United States/2014.
http://www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding/pdf/2014breastfeedingreportcard.pdf Last accessed Jan 2016.
2
Minnesota Department of Health, WIC Program
5
February 2016