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 County of Residence
Minnesota WIC Information System
2
Initiated
Breastfeeding 3
Total
Two
Weeks 4
Breastfed
Two Weeks 5
31,159
24,175 (77.6)
31,153
21,679 (69.6)
31,105
16,448 (52.9)
31,047
14,630 (47.1)
AITKIN
73
56 (76.7)
73
50 (68.5)
73
32 (43.8)
73
24 (32.9)
ANOKA
1,602
1,249 (78.0)
1,601
1,105 (69.0)
1,597
764 (47.8)
1,591
719 (45.2)
BECKER
267
185 (69.3)
267
160 (59.9)
267
112 (41.9)
267
93 (34.8)
BELTRAMI
528
311 (58.9)
528
291 (55.1)
528
210 (39.8)
528
184 (34.8)
BENTON
242
152 (62.8)
242
138 (57.0)
242
107 (44.2)
242
93 (38.4)
41
32 (78.0)
41
31 (75.6)
41
17 (41.5)
41
16 (39.0)
BLUE EARTH
301
*248 (82.4)
301
218 (72.4)
301
162 (53.8)
300
137 (45.7)
BROWN
156
117 (75.0)
156
104 (66.7)
156
59 (37.8)
156
53 (34.0)
CARLTON
203
*172 (84.7)
203
150 (73.9)
203
93 (45.8)
203
83 (40.9)
CARVER
221
*195 (88.2)
221
182 (82.4)
218
130 (59.6)
216
115 (53.2)
CASS
255
169 (66.3)
255
138 (54.1)
255
97 (38.0)
255
83 (32.5)
86
63 (73.3)
86
57 (66.3)
86
38 (44.2)
86
33 (38.4)
CHISAGO
204
*173 (84.8)
204
152 (74.5)
204
107 (52.5)
204
95 (46.6)
CLAY
364
294 (80.8)
364
250 (68.7)
361
175 (48.5)
361
155 (42.9)
CLEARWATER
65
46 (70.8)
65
37 (56.9)
64
23 (35.9)
64
18 (28.1)
COOK
24
21 (****)
24
19 (****)
24
17 (****)
24
15 (****)
COTTONWOOD
74
*61 (82.4)
74
52 (70.3)
74
33 (44.6)
74
26 (35.1)
405
323 (79.8)
405
290 (71.6)
404
200 (49.5)
403
177 (43.9)
1,758
*1,495 (85.0)
1,758
1,372 (78.0)
1,753
1,059 (60.4)
1,751
965 (55.1)
DODGE
120
94 (78.3)
120
82 (68.3)
120
42 (35.0)
120
39 (32.5)
DOUGLAS
207
157 (75.8)
207
139 (67.1)
206
88 (42.7)
206
82 (39.8)
FARIBAULT
80
60 (75.0)
80
53 (66.3)
80
36 (45.0)
80
29 (36.3)
FILLMORE
93
75 (80.6)
93
65 (69.9)
93
47 (50.5)
93
41 (44.1)
FREEBORN
246
185 (75.2)
246
157 (63.8)
244
108 (44.3)
244
92 (37.7)
GOODHUE
186
*155 (83.3)
186
139 (74.7)
186
81 (43.5)
186
78 (41.9)
County of
Residence1
MINNESOTA
BIG STONE
CHIPPEWA
CROW WING
DAKOTA
Total
Minnesota Department of Health, WIC Program
1
Total
Two
months 6
Breastfed
Two
Months 7
Total
Three
months 8
Breastfed
Three
months 9
February 2016
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 County of Residence
Minnesota WIC Information System
2
Initiated
Breastfeeding 3
Total
Two
Weeks 4
Breastfed
Two Weeks 5
31,159
24,175 (77.6)
31,153
21,679 (69.6)
31,105
16,448 (52.9)
31,047
14,630 (47.1)
54
37 (68.5)
54
34 (63.0)
54
23 (42.6)
54
19 (35.2)
HENNEPIN
6,829
5,445 (79.7)
6,828
5,027 (73.6)
6,817
4,323 (63.4)
6,808
3,975 (58.4)
HOUSTON
67
53 (79.1)
67
39 (58.2)
67
24 (35.8)
67
19 (28.4)
HUBBARD
144
110 (76.4)
144
97 (67.4)
144
73 (50.7)
143
67 (46.9)
ISANTI
259
*223 (86.1)
259
204 (78.8)
259
146 (56.4)
259
127 (49.0)
ITASCA
273
211 (77.3)
273
187 (68.5)
273
131 (48.0)
273
114 (41.8)
JACKSON
40
*33 (82.5)
40
33 (82.5)
39
11 (28.2)
39
9 (23.1)
KANABEC
101
*83 (82.2)
101
74 (73.3)
101
52 (51.5)
99
44 (44.4)
KANDIYOHI
381
*319 (83.7)
381
287 (75.3)
381
236 (61.9)
379
211 (55.7)
KITTSON
27
22 (****)
27
20 (****)
27
16 (****)
27
15 (****)
KOOCHICHING
86
60 (69.8)
86
58 (67.4)
86
37 (43.0)
86
31 (36.0)
LAC QUI PARLE
37
30 (81.1)
37
27 (73.0)
37
15 (40.5)
37
11 (29.7)
LAKE
52
*46 (88.5)
52
43 (82.7)
52
31 (59.6)
52
28 (53.8)
LAKE OF THE
WOODS
24
22 (****)
24
20 (****)
24
13 (****)
24
10 (****)
LE SUEUR
115
93 (80.9)
115
74 (64.3)
115
51 (44.3)
115
43 (37.4)
LINCOLN
26
20 (****)
26
18 (****)
26
14 (****)
26
12 (****)
LYON
206
158 (76.7)
206
141 (68.4)
206
91 (44.2)
206
83 (40.3)
MAHNOMEN
102
50 (49.0)
101
38 (37.6)
101
24 (23.8)
101
17 (16.8)
65
47 (72.3)
65
39 (60.0)
65
23 (35.4)
65
21 (32.3)
MARTIN
135
*118 (87.4)
135
97 (71.9)
135
61 (45.2)
135
45 (33.3)
MCLEOD
203
163 (80.3)
203
135 (66.5)
203
80 (39.4)
203
69 (34.0)
MEEKER
145
116 (80.0)
145
103 (71.0)
145
84 (57.9)
144
75 (52.1)
MILLE LACS CO
193
129 (66.8)
193
111 (57.5)
193
70 (36.3)
193
63 (32.6)
MORRISON
223
156 (70.0)
223
135 (60.5)
223
82 (36.8)
223
68 (30.5)
MOWER
328
233 (71.0)
327
206 (63.0)
324
136 (42.0)
324
129 (39.8)
County of
Residence1
MINNESOTA
GRANT
MARSHALL
Total
Minnesota Department of Health, WIC Program
2
Total
Two
months 6
Breastfed
Two
Months 7
Total
Three
months 8
Breastfed
Three
months 9
February 2016
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 County of Residence
Minnesota WIC Information System
2
Initiated
Breastfeeding 3
Total
Two
Weeks 4
Breastfed
Two Weeks 5
31,159
24,175 (77.6)
31,153
21,679 (69.6)
31,105
16,448 (52.9)
31,047
14,630 (47.1)
MURRAY
38
*35 (92.1)
38
31 (81.6)
38
22 (57.9)
38
18 (47.4)
NICOLLET
172
131 (76.2)
172
120 (69.8)
172
88 (51.2)
172
78 (45.3)
NOBLES
285
225 (78.9)
285
200 (70.2)
285
158 (55.4)
284
137 (48.2)
NORMAN
48
34 (70.8)
48
31 (64.6)
48
22 (45.8)
48
18 (37.5)
OLMSTED
832
*693 (83.3)
832
611 (73.4)
828
476 (57.5)
825
425 (51.5)
OTTER TAIL
319
*271 (85.0)
319
252 (79.0)
318
176 (55.3)
318
154 (48.4)
PENNINGTON
102
73 (71.6)
102
66 (64.7)
102
38 (37.3)
102
31 (30.4)
PINE
191
151 (79.1)
191
130 (68.1)
191
77 (40.3)
190
69 (36.3)
92
*78 (84.8)
92
71 (77.2)
92
46 (50.0)
92
37 (40.2)
POLK
204
156 (76.5)
204
143 (70.1)
204
98 (48.0)
204
83 (40.7)
POPE
57
*47 (82.5)
57
44 (77.2)
57
30 (52.6)
56
27 (48.2)
4,644
3,349 (72.1)
4,642
2,946 (63.5)
4,639
2,353 (50.7)
4,627
2,021 (43.7)
RED LAKE
34
25 (73.5)
34
23 (67.6)
34
16 (47.1)
34
12 (35.3)
REDWOOD
102
78 (76.5)
102
65 (63.7)
102
41 (40.2)
101
31 (30.7)
RENVILLE
106
81 (76.4)
106
71 (67.0)
106
40 (37.7)
106
36 (34.0)
RICE
359
286 (79.7)
359
262 (73.0)
359
212 (59.1)
358
191 (53.4)
ROCK
52
33 (63.5)
52
31 (59.6)
52
20 (38.5)
52
18 (34.6)
157
117 (74.5)
157
106 (67.5)
157
66 (42.0)
157
57 (36.3)
1,000
756 (75.6)
1,000
663 (66.3)
1,000
457 (45.7)
998
398 (39.9)
SCOTT
496
*415 (83.7)
496
375 (75.6)
496
275 (55.4)
496
254 (51.2)
SHERBURNE
407
317 (77.9)
407
295 (72.5)
406
228 (56.2)
406
191 (47.0)
82
61 (74.4)
82
53 (64.6)
82
30 (36.6)
82
25 (30.5)
STEARNS
886
685 (77.3)
886
643 (72.6)
884
507 (57.4)
880
447 (50.8)
STEELE
238
*203 (85.3)
238
177 (74.4)
238
129 (54.2)
238
117 (49.2)
60
*51 (85.0)
60
48 (80.0)
60
36 (60.0)
60
31 (51.7)
County of
Residence1
MINNESOTA
PIPESTONE
RAMSEY
ROSEAU
ST. LOUIS
SIBLEY
STEVENS
Total
Minnesota Department of Health, WIC Program
3
Total
Two
months 6
Breastfed
Two
Months 7
Total
Three
months 8
Breastfed
Three
months 9
February 2016
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 County of Residence
Minnesota WIC Information System
2
Initiated
Breastfeeding 3
Total
Two
Weeks 4
Breastfed
Two Weeks 5
31,159
24,175 (77.6)
31,153
21,679 (69.6)
31,105
16,448 (52.9)
31,047
14,630 (47.1)
SWIFT
74
58 (78.4)
74
49 (66.2)
74
34 (45.9)
74
29 (39.2)
TODD
171
136 (79.5)
171
117 (68.4)
171
77 (45.0)
171
68 (39.8)
TRAVERSE
17
13 (****)
17
12 (****)
17
7 (****)
17
7 (****)
WABASHA
112
89 (79.5)
112
75 (67.0)
111
54 (48.6)
111
45 (40.5)
WADENA
87
53 (60.9)
87
47 (54.0)
87
34 (39.1)
87
29 (33.3)
WASECA
112
79 (70.5)
112
73 (65.2)
112
42 (37.5)
112
36 (32.1)
WASHINGTON
778
*644 (82.8)
778
563 (72.4)
778
429 (55.1)
774
364 (47.0)
WATONWAN
91
46 (50.5)
91
45 (49.5)
91
39 (42.9)
91
37 (40.7)
WILKIN
42
32 (76.2)
42
27 (64.3)
42
17 (40.5)
42
16 (38.1)
WINONA
217
166 (76.5)
217
136 (62.7)
217
94 (43.3)
217
82 (37.8)
WRIGHT
522
406 (77.8)
522
366 (70.1)
521
278 (53.4)
520
246 (47.3)
57
37 (64.9)
57
34 (59.6)
57
18 (31.6)
57
15 (26.3)
County of
Residence1
MINNESOTA
YELLOW
MEDICINE
Total
Total
Two
months 6
Breastfed
Two
Months 7
Total
Three
months 8
Breastfed
Three
months 9
Note: As the birth cohort matures and participants are interviewed at their next WIC visit, these numbers may increase and rates
may change.
(…..) 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 Two Weeks, Two Months and Three 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 Two Weeks, Two Months and Three
Months for Infants Participating in Minnesota WIC Born During Calendar Year 2013 by County of Residence. Minnesota WIC Program:
2016.
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 two weeks of age as of June 30,
2014.
5
Number of MN WIC infants who continued to breastfeed at two weeks of age (percentage of total MN WIC infants with
breastfeeding information at two weeks of age).
6
Total number of MN WIC infants born during 2013 with breastfeeding information at two months of age as of June 30, 2014.
7
Number of MN WIC infants who continue to breastfeed at two months of age (percentage of total MN WIC infants with
breastfeeding information at two months of age).
8
Total number of MN WIC infants born during 2013 with breastfeeding duration information at three months of age as of June 30,
2014.
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).
10
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Breastfeeding Report Card United States/2014.
http://www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding/pdf/2014breastfeedingreportcard.pdf Accessed Jan 2016.
2
Minnesota Department of Health, WIC Program
5
February 2016