CY 2013 Total
Breastfeeding Initiation and Duration at Two Weeks, Two Months and Three 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
Two
Weeks 4
Breastfed Two
weeks 5
Total
Two
months 6
24,175 (77.6)
31,153
21,679 (69.6)
31,105
16,448 (52.9)
31,047
14,630 (47.1)
Total 2
Initiation 3
31,159
Breastfed
Two
months 7
Total
Three
months 8
Breastfed
Three
months 9
Aitkin-ItascaKoochiching
Grand Rapids
122
92 (75.4)
122
82 (67.2)
122
55 (45.1)
122
44 (36.1)
Anoka
Andover/
Ramsey
152
*130 (85.5)
152
111 (73.0)
151
81 (53.6)
150
77 (51.3)
Anoka
Anoka
124
93 (75.0)
124
87 (70.2)
124
57 (46.0)
123
53 (43.1)
Anoka
Blaine
252
202 (80.2)
251
173 (68.9)
250
124 (49.6)
249
118 (47.4)
122
89 (73.0)
122
77 (63.1)
122
45 (36.9)
122
43 (35.2)
179
143 (79.9)
179
133 (74.3)
179
106 (59.2)
179
103 (57.5)
Anoka
Anoka
Centerville/
Circle Pines/
Lino Lakes/
Spring Lk Pk
Columbia
Heights
Anoka
Coon Rapids
355
279 (78.6)
355
248 (69.9)
354
173 (48.9)
354
165 (46.6)
Anoka
Fridley
233
178 (76.4)
233
150 (64.4)
232
96 (41.4)
231
90 (39.0)
Anoka
Bethel / E
Bethel/ Ham
Lake/ St.
Francis
122
84 (68.9)
122
80 (65.6)
122
50 (41.0)
121
41 (33.9)
Becker
Detroit Lakes
115
84 (73.0)
115
74 (64.3)
115
51 (44.3)
115
45 (39.1)
Bloomington
Bloomington
404
*366 (90.6)
404
338 (83.7)
403
279 (69.2)
403
253 (62.8)
Blue Earth
Mankato
234
*201 (85.9)
234
176 (75.2)
234
130 (55.6)
233
110 (47.2)
Carlton-CookLake –St.
Louis
Aurora/
Biwabik/ Buhl/
Chisholm/
Ely/
Embarass/
Eveleth/
Gilbert/
Hibbing/ Mt
Iron/ Virginia
354
256 (72.3)
354
141 (39.8)
354
146 (41.2)
354
124 (35.0)
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Breastfeeding Initiation and Duration at Two Weeks, Two Months and Three Months for
Infants Participating in Minnesota WIC Born During Calendar Year 2013 by City of Residence
Minnesota WIC Information System
Total
Two
Weeks 4
Breastfed Two
weeks 5
Total
Two
months 6
24,175 (77.6)
31,153
21,679 (69.6)
31,105
16,448 (52.9)
31,047
14,630 (47.1)
136
*114 (83.8)
136
100 (73.5)
136
58 (42.6)
136
51 (37.5)
Duluth
517
403 (77.9)
517
355 (68.7)
517
254 (49.1)
515
222 (43.1)
Hibbing
120
88 (73.3)
120
77 (64.2)
120
47 (39.2)
120
37 (30.8)
Carver
Carver/
Chaska/
Chanhassen/
143
*129 (90.2)
143
118 (82.5)
141
88 (62.4)
139
77 (55.4)
Clay-Wilkin
Moorhead
276
226 (81.9)
276
193 (69.9)
273
131 (48.0)
273
116 (42.5)
Crow Wing
Brainerd
243
197 (81.1)
243
176 (72.4)
242
123 (50.8)
241
108 (44.8)
Dakota
Apple Valley
212
*183 (86.3)
212
170 (80.2)
212
132 (62.3)
212
121 (57.1)
Dakota
Burnsville
447
*397 (88.8)
447
366 (81.9)
446
295 (66.1)
446
276 (61.9)
Dakota
Eagan
226
*199 (88.1)
226
184 (81.4)
226
148 (65.5)
225
131 (58.2)
Dakota
Farmington
106
*88 (83.0)
106
76 (71.7)
106
52 (49.1)
106
44 (41.5)
Dakota
Hastings
90
*78 (86.7)
90
68 (75.6)
90
45 (50.0)
90
39 (43.3)
Dakota
Inver Grove
Heights/
Rosemount
240
*199 (82.9)
240
188 (78.3)
239
146 (61.1)
238
130 (54.6)
Dakota
Lakeville
115
91 (79.1)
115
82 (71.3)
114
55 (48.2)
114
49 (43.0)
Dakota
South St.
Paul
151
119 (78.8)
151
109 (72.2)
149
83 (55.7)
149
77 (51.7)
Dakota
West St. Paul
152
*127 (83.6)
152
115 (75.7)
152
90 (59.2)
152
85 (55.9)
CHB
City of
Residence 1
Total 2
Initiation 3
31,159
Cloquet
Minnesota
Carlton-CookLake –St.
Louis
Carlton-CookLake –St.
Louis
Carlton-CookLake –St.
Louis
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Two
months 7
Total
Three
months 8
Breastfed
Three
months 9
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CY 2013 Total
Breastfeeding Initiation and Duration at Two Weeks, Two Months and Three 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
Two
Weeks 4
Breastfed Two
weeks 5
Total
Two
months 6
24,175 (77.6)
31,153
21,679 (69.6)
31,105
16,448 (52.9)
31,047
14,630 (47.1)
52
*48 (92.3)
52
46 (88.5)
52
43 (82.7)
52
40 (76.9)
Total 2
Initiation 3
31,159
Breastfed
Two
months 7
Total
Three
months 8
Breastfed
Three
months 9
Edina
Edina
Freeborn
Albert Lea
202
154 (76.2)
202
131 (64.9)
200
89 (44.5)
200
76 (38.0)
Goodhue
Red Wing
100
*85 (85.0)
100
79 (79.0)
100
50 (50.0)
100
49 (49.0)
Hennepin
Brooklyn
Center
436
304 (69.7)
436
276 (63.3)
436
228 (52.3)
436
200 (45.9)
Hennepin
Brooklyn Park
903
674 (74.6)
903
600 (66.4)
900
509 (56.6)
898
461 (51.3)
Hennepin
Champlin/
Maple Grove/
Osseo/
237
186 (78.5)
237
165 (69.6)
237
135 (57.0)
237
119 (50.2)
Hennepin
Crystal
124
87 (70.2)
124
80 (64.5)
124
60 (48.4)
124
56 (45.2)
Hennepin
Eden Prairie
126
*119 (94.4)
126
116 (92.1)
126
104 (82.5)
126
97 (77.0)
104
*94 (90.4)
104
85 (81.7)
103
73 (70.9)
103
70 (68.0)
141
107 (75.9)
141
101 (71.6)
141
91 (64.5)
139
79 (56.8)
138
*123 (89.1)
138
116 (84.1)
138
101 (73.2)
138
96 (69.6)
3,356
2,660 (79.3)
3,355
2,466 (73.5)
3,350
2,166 (64.7)
3,346
2,019 (60.3)
Hennepin
Hennepin
Excelsior/
Maple Plain/
Minnetonka/
Mound
Golden
Valley/
Robbinsdale
Hennepin
Hopkins
Hennepin
Minneapolis
Hennepin
New Hope
140
108 (77.1)
140
98 (70.0)
140
85 (60.7)
140
75 (53.6)
Hennepin
Plymouth
181
147 (81.2)
181
138 (76.2)
181
109 (60.2)
181
99 (54.7)
Hennepin
Richfield
255
*225 (88.2)
255
214 (83.9)
254
180 (70.9)
254
166 (65.4)
Hennepin
St. Louis Park
149
*134 (89.9)
149
126 (84.6)
149
106 (71.1)
148
96 (64.9)
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Breastfeeding Initiation and Duration at Two Weeks, Two Months and Three 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
Two
Weeks 4
Breastfed Two
weeks 5
Total
Two
months 6
24,175 (77.6)
31,153
21,679 (69.6)
31,105
16,448 (52.9)
31,047
14,630 (47.1)
Total 2
Initiation 3
31,159
Breastfed
Two
months 7
Total
Three
months 8
Breastfed
Three
months 9
Horizon
Alexandria
148
110 (74.3)
148
95 (64.2)
147
62 (42.2)
147
59 (40.1)
Isanti-Mille
Lacs
Cambridge
117
*104 (88.9)
117
97 (82.9)
117
70 (59.8)
117
63 (53.8)
KandiyohiRenville
Willmar
290
*240 (82.8)
290
213 (73.4)
290
182 (62.8)
289
161 (55.7)
MeekerMcLeod-Sibley
Hutchinson
95
*78 (82.1)
95
67 (70.5)
95
38 (40.0)
95
31 (32.6)
MorrisonTodd-Wadena
Little Falls
116
77 (66.4)
116
69 (59.5)
116
39 (33.6)
116
30 (25.9)
Mower
Austin
271
199 (73.4)
270
179 (66.3)
267
121 (45.3)
267
116 (43.4)
Nobles
Worthington
226
183 (81.0)
226
162 (71.7)
226
125 (55.3)
225
108 (48.0)
North Country
Bemidji
269
198 (73.6)
269
187 (69.5)
269
140 (52.0)
269
124 (46.1)
Olmsted
Rochester
715
*603 (84.3)
715
537 (75.1)
711
420 (59.1)
708
374 (52.8)
Otter Tail
Fergus Falls
111
*94 (84.7)
111
85 (76.6)
111
55 (49.5)
111
48 (43.2)
Thief River
Falls
Arden Hills/
Shoreview/
Vadnais Hts.
Little Canada/
N St Paul
85
59 (69.4)
85
52 (61.2)
85
31 (36.5)
85
25 (29.4)
108
79 (73.1)
108
70 (64.8)
108
61 (56.5)
107
53 (49.5)
154
108 (70.1)
154
96 (62.3)
153
70 (45.8)
152
63 (41.4)
Ramsey
Maplewood
257
191 (74.3)
256
169 (66.0)
256
135 (52.7)
256
112 (43.8)
Ramsey
Mounds View
85
*70 (82.4)
85
58 (68.2)
84
46 (54.8)
84
41 (48.8)
Ramsey
New Brighton
136
*121 (89.0)
136
112 (82.4)
136
93 (68.4)
135
82 (60.7)
Ramsey
Roseville
129
*115 (89.1)
129
109 (84.5)
129
95 (73.6)
128
86 (67.2)
Quin
Ramsey
Ramsey
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CY 2013 Total
Breastfeeding Initiation and Duration at Two Weeks, Two Months and Three 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
Two
Weeks 4
Breastfed Two
weeks 5
Total
Two
months 6
24,175 (77.6)
31,153
21,679 (69.6)
31,105
16,448 (52.9)
31,047
14,630 (47.1)
3,621
2,537 (70.1)
3,620
2,212 (61.1)
3,619
1,755 (48.5)
3,612
1,499 (41.5)
Total 2
Initiation 3
31,159
Breastfed
Two
months 7
Total
Three
months 8
Breastfed
Three
months 9
Ramsey
St. Paul
Ramsey
White Bear
Lake
108
87 (80.6)
108
80 (74.1)
108
63 (58.3)
108
53 (49.1)
Rice
Faribault
244
197 (80.7)
244
179 (73.4)
244
147 (60.2)
243
133 (54.7)
Rice
Northfield
78
62 (79.5)
78
58 (74.4)
78
43 (55.1)
78
38 (48.7)
Scott
Prior Lake/
Savage
161
131 (81.4)
161
120 (74.5)
161
92 (57.1)
161
86 (53.4)
Scott
Shakopee
253
*222 (87.7)
253
198 (78.3)
253
143 (56.5)
253
131 (51.8)
150
*123 (82.0)
150
113 (75.3)
150
94 (62.7)
150
81 (54.0)
176
137 (77.8)
176
129 (73.3)
175
91 (52.0)
175
77 (44.0)
588
440 (74.8)
588
416 (70.7)
588
347 (59.0)
587
313 (53.3)
209
143 (68.4)
209
133 (63.6)
208
98 (47.1)
207
77 (37.2)
128
103 (80.5)
128
96 (75.0)
127
78 (61.4)
127
72 (56.7)
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
156 (76.1)
205
114 (55.6)
205
103 (50.2)
Southwest
Health and
Human
Services
Marshall
123
99 (80.5)
123
92 (74.8)
123
58 (47.2)
123
54 (43.9)
161
131 (81.4)
161
108 (67.1)
161
84 (52.2)
161
70 (43.5)
127
*105 (82.7)
127
95 (74.8)
127
72 (56.7)
125
61 (48.8)
164
127 (77.4)
164
108 (65.9)
164
79 (48.2)
164
67 (40.9)
Washington
Washington
Washington
Cottage
Grove/ St.
Paul Park
Forest Lake/
Hugo
Oakdale
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Breastfeeding Initiation and Duration at Two Weeks, Two Months and Three 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
Two
Weeks 4
Breastfed Two
weeks 5
Total
Two
months 6
24,175 (77.6)
31,153
21,679 (69.6)
31,105
16,448 (52.9)
31,047
14,630 (47.1)
97
*82 (84.5)
97
74 (76.3)
97
62 (63.9)
97
54 (55.7)
176
*151 (85.8)
176
134 (76.1)
176
103 (58.5)
175
92 (52.6)
Total 2
Initiation 3
31,159
Lake Elmo/
Mahtomedi/
Stillwater
Newport/
Woodbury
Breastfed
Two
months 7
Total
Three
months 8
Breastfed
Three
months 9
Winona
Winona
137
107 (78.1)
137
84 (61.3)
137
60 (43.8)
137
52 (38.0)
Wright
Buffalo/ St.
Michael
122
98 (80.3)
122
87 (71.3)
122
61 (50.0)
122
55 (45.1)
Wright
Monticello/
Otsego
161
119 (73.9)
161
109 (67.7)
160
81 (50.6)
160
72 (45.0)
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 Two Weeks, Two Months and Three 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
3 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 two weeks 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 two weeks
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 two months of age.
7 Number of MN WIC infants who continued to breastfeed at two months of age (percentage of total MN WIC infants with breastfeeding information at two 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 three months of age as of April 2015.
9
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.
10 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Breastfeeding Report Card United States/2014.
http://www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding/pdf/2014breastfeedingreportcard.pdf Accessed Jan 2016.
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