CY 2014
By City of Residence
Breastfeeding Initiation and Duration at Two Weeks, Two Months and Three Months for
Minnesota WIC Infants Born During Calendar Year 2014 by City of Residence
Minnesota WIC Information System
CHB
Total 2
Initiated
Breastfeeding 3
Total
Two
Weeks 4
Breastfed
Two Weeks 5
Total
Two
Months 6
Breastfed
Two Months 7
Total
Three
Months 8
32,250
25,811 (80.0)
32,122
23,074 (71.8)
31,737
17,013 (53.6)
31,584
14,998 (47.5)
151
111 (73.5)
151
97 (64.2)
150
70 (46.7)
149
60 (40.3)
167
*141 (84.4)
167
126 (75.4)
165
83 (50.3)
163
70 (42.9)
98
68 (69.4)
97
60 (61.9)
96
37 (38.5)
96
35 (36.5)
Blaine
Centerville/
Circle Pines/
Lino Lakes/
Spring Lk Pk
Columbia
Heights
Coon Rapids
199
*168 (84.4)
198
149 (75.3)
194
100 (51.5)
193
89 (46.1)
114
84 (73.7)
114
72 (63.2)
114
50 (43.9)
114
47 (41.2)
117
*98 (83.8)
117
85 (72.6)
116
67 (57.8)
115
62 (53.9)
319
240 (75.2)
318
210 (66.0)
315
134 (42.5)
314
114 (36.3)
Fridley
Bethel / E
Bethel/ Ham
Lake/ St.
Francis
Detroit
Lakes
Bloomington
228
*192 (84.2)
227
168 (74.0)
226
120 (53.1)
225
103 (45.8)
108
*93 (86.1)
107
79 (73.8)
105
52 (49.5)
105
47 (44.8)
93
75 (80.6)
93
66 (71.0)
90
46 (51.1)
90
41 (45.6)
354
*312 (88.1)
353
291 (82.4)
340
228 (67.1)
340
207 (60.9)
Mankato
Aurora/
Biwabik/
Buhl/
Chisholm/
Ely/
Embarass/
Eveleth/
Gilbert/Mt
Iron/ Virginia
221
178 (80.5)
221
155 (70.1)
219
113 (51.6)
218
99 (45.4)
363
282 (77.7)
363
257 (70.8)
358
183 (51.1)
357
164 (45.9)
Cloquet
109
88 (80.7)
109
70 (64.2)
108
40 (37.0)
108
35 (32.4)
Duluth
575
452 (78.6)
575
392 (68.2)
564
259 (45.9)
564
221 (39.2)
Hibbing
142
104 (73.2)
142
91 (64.1)
140
64 (45.7)
140
56 (40.0)
City of
Residence 1
Minnesota
Aitkin-ItascaKoochiching
Anoka
Anoka
Anoka
Anoka
Anoka
Anoka
Anoka
Anoka
Becker
Bloomington
Blue Earth
Carlton-CookLake –St.
Louis
Carlton-CookLake –St.
Louis
Carlton-CookLake –St.
Louis
Carlton-CookLake –St.
Louis
Grand
Rapids
Andover/
Ramsey
Anoka
Minnesota Department of Health, WIC Program
1
Breastfed
Three
Months 9
July 2016
CY 2014
By City of Residence
Breastfeeding Initiation and Duration at Two Weeks, Two Months and Three Months for
Minnesota WIC Infants Born During Calendar Year 2014 by City of Residence
Minnesota WIC Information System
CHB
City of
Residence 1
Minnesota
Total 2
Initiated
Breastfeeding 3
Total
Two
Weeks 4
Breastfed
Two Weeks 5
Total
Two
Months 6
Breastfed
Two Months 7
Total
Three
Months 8
Breastfed
Three
Months 9
32,250
25,811 (80.0)
32,122
23,074 (71.8)
31,737
17,013 (53.6)
31,584
14,998 (47.5)
Carver
Carver/
Chaska/
Chanhassen
103
*86 (83.5)
102
81 (79.4)
101
66 (65.3)
100
59 (59.0)
Clay-Wilkin
Moorhead
309
246 (79.6)
309
216 (69.9)
306
149 (48.7)
304
131 (43.1)
Crow Wing
Brainerd
232
*193 (83.2)
232
172 (74.1)
225
112 (49.8)
223
97 (43.5)
Dakota
Apple Valley
141
*127 (90.1)
141
119 (84.4)
139
94 (67.6)
139
83 (59.7)
Dakota
Burnsville
407
*364 (89.4)
407
341 (83.8)
404
269 (66.6)
400
242 (60.5)
Dakota
Eagan
234
*210 (89.7)
233
194 (83.3)
226
146 (64.6)
224
131 (58.5)
Dakota
Farmington
123
*108 (87.8)
123
99 (80.5)
121
77 (63.6)
120
67 (55.8)
Dakota
Hastings
88
71 (80.7)
88
60 (68.2)
87
38 (43.7)
87
35 (40.2)
Dakota
Inver Grove
Heights/
Rosemount
231
*192 (83.1)
231
176 (76.2)
227
127 (55.9)
226
116 (51.3)
Dakota
Lakeville
115
*95 (82.6)
115
85 (73.9)
112
61 (54.5)
112
54 (48.2)
128
100 (78.1)
128
88 (68.8)
127
54 (42.5)
127
45 (35.4)
135
*115 (85.2)
135
104 (77.0)
133
74 (55.6)
131
67 (51.1)
Dakota
Dakota
South St.
Paul
West St.
Paul
Edina
Edina
62
*58 (93.5)
62
54 (87.1)
62
43 (69.4)
61
38 (62.3)
Freeborn
Albert Lea
171
129 (75.4)
170
106 (62.4)
167
61 (36.5)
167
56 (33.5)
Goodhue
Red Wing
94
*77 (81.9)
94
68 (72.3)
94
40 (42.6)
93
37 (39.8)
377
275 (72.9)
369
242 (65.6)
365
198 (54.2)
363
178 (49.0)
876
660 (75.3)
870
594 (68.3)
863
483 (56.0)
860
421 (49.0)
255
192 (75.3)
252
175 (69.4)
248
135 (54.4)
242
116 (47.9)
Hennepin
Hennepin
Hennepin
Brooklyn
Center
Brooklyn
Park
Champlin/
Maple
Grove/
Osseo/
Hennepin
Crystal
118
*98 (83.1)
116
91 (78.4)
111
75 (67.6)
111
72 (64.9)
Hennepin
Eden Prairie
132
*128 (97.0)
131
124 (94.7)
130
112 (86.2)
130
*107 (82.3)
Hennepin
Excelsior/
Maple Plain/
Minnetonka/
Mound
122
*114 (93.4)
122
107 (87.7)
119
84 (70.6)
117
78 (66.7)
Minnesota Department of Health, WIC Program
2
July 2016
CY 2014
By City of Residence
Breastfeeding Initiation and Duration at Two Weeks, Two Months and Three Months for
Minnesota WIC Infants Born During Calendar Year 2014 by City of Residence
Minnesota WIC Information System
CHB
City of
Residence 1
Minnesota
Total 2
Initiated
Breastfeeding 3
Total
Two
Weeks 4
Breastfed
Two Weeks 5
Total
Two
Months 6
Breastfed
Two Months 7
Total
Three
Months 8
Breastfed
Three
Months 9
32,250
25,811 (80.0)
32,122
23,074 (71.8)
31,737
17,013 (53.6)
31,584
14,998 (47.5)
Hennepin
Golden
Valley/
Robbinsdale
139
101 (72.7)
136
88 (64.7)
134
70 (52.2)
134
59 (44.0)
Hennepin
Hopkins
157
*144 (91.7)
155
130 (83.9)
155
116 (74.8)
154
106 (68.8)
Hennepin
Minneapolis
3,465
*2,880 (83.1)
3,428
2,660 (77.6)
3,387
2,206 (65.1)
3,363
2,020 (60.1)
Hennepin
New Hope
172
137 (79.7)
168
122 (72.6)
168
107 (63.7)
167
96 (57.5)
Hennepin
Plymouth
196
*168 (85.7)
195
157 (80.5)
189
132 (69.8)
186
123 (66.1)
Hennepin
St. Louis
Park
280
*251 (89.6)
280
238 (85.0)
277
196 (70.8)
277
178 (64.3)
Horizon
Alexandria
212
*190 (89.6)
210
181 (86.2)
205
142 (69.3)
203
125 (61.6)
Cambridge
101
*83 (82.2)
101
77 (76.2)
101
51 (50.5)
101
42 (41.6)
Willmar
102
*87 (85.3)
102
77 (75.5)
101
64 (63.4)
101
57 (56.4)
Hutchinson
282
*253 (89.7)
281
235 (83.6)
280
196 (70.0)
280
174 (62.1)
Little Falls
101
76 (75.2)
101
70 (69.3)
99
51 (51.5)
98
42 (42.9)
Mower
Austin
95
64 (67.4)
95
54 (56.8)
92
28 (30.4)
91
23 (25.3)
Nobles
Worthington
308
*257 (83.4)
306
220 (71.9)
300
143 (47.7)
299
128 (42.8)
North Country
Bemidji
252
200 (79.4)
252
173 (68.7)
251
131 (52.2)
250
111 (44.4)
Olmsted
Rochester
211
172 (81.5)
211
158 (74.9)
209
120 (57.4)
208
103 (49.5)
Otter Tail
Fergus Falls
791
*698 (88.2)
788
638 (81.0)
774
488 (63.0)
770
435 (56.5)
140
113 (80.7)
140
106 (75.7)
136
72 (52.9)
136
65 (47.8)
119
92 (77.3)
119
78 (65.5)
117
57 (48.7)
117
48 (41.0)
142
111 (78.2)
140
95 (67.9)
139
72 (51.8)
138
60 (43.5)
137
108 (78.8)
136
94 (69.1)
135
62 (45.9)
135
57 (42.2)
212
167 (78.8)
211
145 (68.7)
208
107 (51.4)
206
91 (44.2)
107
86 (80.4)
107
74 (69.2)
105
54 (51.4)
105
47 (44.8)
Isanti-Mille
Lacs
KandiyohiRenville
MeekerMcLeod-Sibley
MorrisonTodd-Wadena
Quin
Ramsey
Ramsey
Ramsey
Ramsey
Ramsey
Thief River
Falls
Arden Hills/
Shoreview/
Vadnais Hts.
Little
Canada/ N
St Paul
Maplewood
Mounds
View
New
Brighton
Minnesota Department of Health, WIC Program
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July 2016
CY 2014
By City of Residence
Breastfeeding Initiation and Duration at Two Weeks, Two Months and Three Months for
Minnesota WIC Infants Born During Calendar Year 2014 by City of Residence
Minnesota WIC Information System
CHB
City of
Residence 1
Minnesota
Total 2
Initiated
Breastfeeding 3
Total
Two
Weeks 4
Breastfed
Two Weeks 5
Total
Two
Months 6
Breastfed
Two Months 7
Total
Three
Months 8
Breastfed
Three
Months 9
32,250
25,811 (80.0)
32,122
23,074 (71.8)
31,737
17,013 (53.6)
31,584
14,998 (47.5)
Ramsey
Roseville
175
*151 (86.3)
174
136 (78.2)
172
109 (63.4)
172
93 (54.1)
Ramsey
St. Paul
165
*142 (86.1)
165
139 (84.2)
162
118 (72.8)
161
107 (66.5)
Ramsey
White Bear
Lake
3,975
2,965 (74.6)
3,960
2,570 (64.9)
3,942
1,939 (49.2)
3,918
1,699 (43.4)
Rice
Faribault
130
101 (77.7)
129
83 (64.3)
128
53 (41.4)
128
49 (38.3)
Rice
Northfield
259
*227 (87.6)
258
200 (77.5)
257
164 (63.8)
256
151 (59.0)
Richfield
Richfield
76
*64 (84.2)
76
61 (80.3)
74
44 (59.5)
74
42 (56.8)
Scott
Prior Lake/
Savage
176
*155 (88.1)
173
141 (81.5)
169
107 (63.3)
168
98 (58.3)
Scott
Shakopee
313
*262 (83.7)
309
237 (76.7)
303
183 (60.4)
299
160 (53.5)
138
*116 (84.1)
138
109 (79.0)
136
82 (60.3)
135
71 (52.6)
204
166 (81.4)
204
153 (75.0)
201
110 (54.7)
199
94 (47.2)
592
469 (79.2)
592
445 (75.2)
589
369 (62.6)
588
328 (55.8)
216
145 (67.1)
216
135 (62.5)
214
94 (43.9)
213
86 (40.4)
163
*134 (82.2)
163
126 (77.3)
162
105 (64.8)
162
98 (60.5)
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
253
*213 (84.2)
251
179 (71.3)
250
114 (45.6)
249
99 (39.8)
Southwest
Health and
Human
Services
Marshall
158
126 (79.7)
158
118 (74.7)
158
94 (59.5)
158
81 (51.3)
187
*170 (90.9)
187
146 (78.1)
183
93 (50.8)
183
82 (44.8)
146
*134 (91.8)
146
123 (84.2)
144
84 (58.3)
143
77 (53.8)
193
*160 (82.9)
193
132 (68.4)
189
91 (48.1)
188
84 (44.7)
108
*99 (91.7)
108
86 (79.6)
107
53 (49.5)
105
42 (40.0)
229
*201 (87.8)
229
171 (74.7)
223
113 (50.7)
222
94 (42.3)
153
120 (78.4)
152
107 (70.4)
151
66 (43.7)
151
53 (35.1)
Washington
Washington
Washington
Washington
Washington
Winona
Cottage
Grove/ St.
Paul Park
Forest Lake/
Hugo
Oakdale
Lake Elmo/
Mahtomedi/
Stillwater
Newport/
Woodbury
Winona
Minnesota Department of Health, WIC Program
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July 2016
CY 2014
By City of Residence
Breastfeeding Initiation and Duration at Two Weeks, Two Months and Three Months for
Minnesota WIC Infants Born During Calendar Year 2014 by City of Residence
Minnesota WIC Information System
CHB
City of
Residence 1
Minnesota
Wright
Wright
Total 2
Initiated
Breastfeeding 3
Total
Two
Weeks 4
Breastfed
Two Weeks 5
Total
Two
Months 6
Breastfed
Two Months 7
Total
Three
Months 8
32,250
25,811 (80.0)
32,122
23,074 (71.8)
31,737
17,013 (53.6)
31,584
14,998 (47.5)
140
113 (80.7)
140
97 (69.3)
139
72 (51.8)
139
61 (43.9)
162
123 (75.9)
162
107 (66.0)
161
74 (46.0)
161
67 (41.6)
Buffalo/ St.
Michael
Monticello/
Otsego
Breastfed
Three
Months 9
Breastfeeding Benchmark References
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%
** Percent met Minnesota WIC Program 2020 Objective
CDC Breastfeeding Report Card 2014 National 10
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
Minnesota WIC Infants Born During Calendar Year 2014 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 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 2014
3 Number of MN WIC infants who ever breastfed (percentage of total MN WIC infants born during 2014).
4 Total number of MN WIC infants born during 2014 with breastfeeding duration information at two weeks of age
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)
Total may decrease due to infants no longer participating in WIC
6 Total number of MN WIC infants born during 2014 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 2014 with breastfeeding duration information at three months of age as of August 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
Last accessed July 2016.
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