CY 2014
By County of Residence
Breastfeeding Initiation and Duration at Two Weeks, Two Months and Three Months for
Minnesota WIC Infants Born During Calendar Year 2014 by County of Residence
Minnesota WIC Information System
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)
AITKIN
62
47 (75.8)
62
43 (69.4)
62
36 (58.1)
62
30 (48.4)
ANOKA
1,400
1,126 (80.4)
1,395
988 (70.8)
1,381
668 (48.4)
1,375
586 (42.6)
BECKER
215
165 (76.7)
215
145 (67.4)
211
99 (46.9)
211
88 (41.7)
BELTRAMI
429
258 (60.1)
429
236 (55.0)
427
172 (40.3)
426
149 (35.0)
BENTON
196
118 (60.2)
196
115 (58.7)
194
92 (47.4)
194
80 (41.2)
BIG STONE
26
23 (****)
26
20 (****)
24
10 (****)
24
10 (****)
BLUE EARTH
298
234 (78.5)
298
208 (69.8)
294
151 (51.4)
293
133 (45.4)
BROWN
127
87 (68.5)
127
74 (58.3)
127
48 (37.8)
127
40 (31.5)
CARLTON
195
159 (81.5)
195
132 (67.7)
192
80 (41.7)
192
74 (38.5)
CARVER
184
149 (81.0)
183
140 (76.5)
180
103 (57.2)
179
94 (52.5)
CASS
249
173 (69.5)
249
150 (60.2)
247
109 (44.1)
247
94 (38.1)
CHIPPEWA
105
75 (71.4)
105
69 (65.7)
105
49 (46.7)
104
39 (37.5)
CHISAGO
193
*163 (84.5)
191
146 (76.4)
191
103 (53.9)
190
85 (44.7)
CLAY
392
318 (81.1)
392
282 (71.9)
388
197 (50.8)
386
175 (45.3)
CLEARWATER
65
50 (76.9)
65
47 (72.3)
63
35 (55.6)
63
27 (42.9)
COOK
34
*31 (91.2)
34
29 (85.3)
34
28 (82.4)
34
*27 (79.4)
COTTONWOOD
87
*72 (82.8)
87
55 (63.2)
86
38 (44.2)
86
35 (40.7)
CROW WING
403
*333 (82.6)
403
301 (74.7)
393
201 (51.1)
388
166 (42.8)
DAKOTA
1,628
*1,408 (86.5)
1,627
1,293 (79.5)
1,602
959 (59.9)
1,592
857 (53.8)
DODGE
101
82 (81.2)
101
72 (71.3)
98
44 (44.9)
98
37 (37.8)
DOUGLAS
164
132 (80.5)
164
121 (73.8)
163
80 (49.1)
163
68 (41.7)
FARIBAULT
82
66 (80.5)
82
57 (69.5)
78
31 (39.7)
78
23 (29.5)
FILLMORE
114
*100 (87.7)
114
82 (71.9)
111
62 (55.9)
111
55 (49.5)
FREEBORN
219
167 (76.3)
218
139 (63.8)
215
88 (40.9)
215
80 (37.2)
GOODHUE
210
*176 (83.8)
210
158 (75.2)
209
96 (45.9)
208
89 (42.8)
County of
Residence1
Total
MINNESOTA
2
Minnesota Department of Health, WIC Program
1
July 2016
CY 2014
By County of Residence
Breastfeeding Initiation and Duration at Two Weeks, Two Months and Three Months for
Minnesota WIC Infants Born During Calendar Year 2014 by County of Residence
Minnesota WIC Information System
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)
35
*30 (85.7)
35
25 (71.4)
35
17 (48.6)
35
14 (40.0)
HENNEPIN
7,024
*5,801 (82.6)
6,953
5,340 (76.8)
6,857
4,393 (64.1)
6,812
3,981 (58.4)
HOUSTON
77
*65 (84.4)
77
56 (72.7)
75
35 (46.7)
75
26 (34.7)
HUBBARD
146
*120 (82.2)
145
104 (71.7)
143
77 (53.8)
143
59 (41.3)
ISANTI
243
*212 (87.2)
242
187 (77.3)
238
148 (62.2)
238
125 (52.5)
ITASCA
303
219 (72.3)
303
193 (63.7)
299
133 (44.5)
297
114 (38.4)
JACKSON
54
40 (74.1)
53
34 (64.2)
53
20 (37.7)
53
15 (28.3)
KANABEC
72
*60 (83.3)
72
50 (69.4)
72
34 (47.2)
72
30 (41.7)
KANDIYOHI
354
*314 (88.7)
353
294 (83.3)
350
240 (68.6)
349
213 (61.0)
KITTSON
23
20 (****)
23
15 (****)
23
12 (****)
23
10 (****)
KOOCHICHING
61
41 (67.2)
61
37 (60.7)
60
23 (38.3)
60
21 (35.0)
LAC QUI PARLE
31
*27 (87.1)
31
23 (74.2)
31
12 (38.7)
31
12 (38.7)
LAKE
41
*36 (87.8)
41
33 (80.5)
41
24 (58.5)
41
23 (56.1)
LAKE OF THE
WOODS
22
18 (****)
22
18 (****)
22
10 (****)
22
7 (****)
LE SUEUR
133
*110 (82.7)
133
100 (75.2)
132
60 (45.5)
132
52 (39.4)
LINCOLN
23
22 (****)
23
19 (****)
23
12 (****)
23
9 (****)
LYON
221
173 (78.3)
221
161 (72.9)
221
125 (56.6)
221
108 (48.9)
MAHNOMEN
106
65 (61.3)
106
52 (49.1)
103
28 (27.2)
103
21 (20.4)
MARSHALL
50
35 (70.0)
50
26 (52.0)
50
17 (34.0)
50
16 (32.0)
MARTIN
141
111 (78.7)
141
92 (65.2)
138
55 (39.9)
136
45 (33.1)
MCLEOD
206
156 (75.7)
206
141 (68.4)
202
99 (49.0)
200
84 (42.0)
MEEKER
148
120 (81.1)
148
109 (73.6)
147
73 (49.7)
147
65 (44.2)
MILLE LACS CO
218
152 (69.7)
218
131 (60.1)
216
87 (40.3)
214
68 (31.8)
MORRISON
212
149 (70.3)
212
131 (61.8)
208
75 (36.1)
207
59 (28.5)
MOWER
352
*294 (83.5)
350
251 (71.7)
344
162 (47.1)
343
143 (41.7)
County of
Residence1
Total
MINNESOTA
GRANT
2
Minnesota Department of Health, WIC Program
2
July 2016
CY 2014
By County of Residence
Breastfeeding Initiation and Duration at Two Weeks, Two Months and Three Months for
Minnesota WIC Infants Born During Calendar Year 2014 by County of Residence
Minnesota WIC Information System
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)
MURRAY
43
30 (69.8)
43
29 (67.4)
41
16 (39.0)
41
13 (31.7)
NICOLLET
222
*183 (82.4)
222
168 (75.7)
216
113 (52.3)
216
104 (48.1)
NOBLES
286
226 (79.0)
286
196 (68.5)
285
145 (50.9)
284
122 (43.0)
NORMAN
48
38 (79.2)
48
28 (58.3)
48
14 (29.2)
48
11 (22.9)
OLMSTED
907
*789 (87.0)
903
715 (79.2)
889
539 (60.6)
885
478 (54.0)
OTTER TAIL
391
317 (81.1)
391
291 (74.4)
383
203 (53.0)
383
186 (48.6)
PENNINGTON
127
99 (78.0)
127
84 (66.1)
125
62 (49.6)
125
53 (42.4)
PINE
215
166 (77.2)
215
138 (64.2)
213
81 (38.0)
211
64 (30.3)
PIPESTONE
77
60 (77.9)
77
60 (77.9)
77
41 (53.2)
75
33 (44.0)
POLK
224
183 (81.7)
223
157 (70.4)
222
108 (48.6)
222
96 (43.2)
POPE
68
53 (77.9)
68
44 (64.7)
68
32 (47.1)
68
29 (42.6)
RAMSEY
5,094
3,880 (76.2)
5,073
3,384 (66.7)
5,042
2,558 (50.7)
5,014
2,243 (44.7)
RED LAKE
43
32 (74.4)
43
26 (60.5)
40
14 (35.0)
40
14 (35.0)
REDWOOD
100
62 (62.0)
100
48 (48.0)
100
30 (30.0)
100
25 (25.0)
RENVILLE
124
98 (79.0)
124
87 (70.2)
122
52 (42.6)
122
47 (38.5)
RICE
386
*333 (86.3)
385
298 (77.4)
381
232 (60.9)
380
214 (56.3)
ROCK
68
55 (80.9)
68
52 (76.5)
68
31 (45.6)
67
27 (40.3)
ROSEAU
126
93 (73.8)
126
79 (62.7)
123
47 (38.2)
122
33 (27.0)
ST. LOUIS
1,129
886 (78.5)
1,129
789 (69.9)
1,110
546 (49.2)
1,108
475 (42.9)
SCOTT
603
*508 (84.2)
594
459 (77.3)
583
345 (59.2)
577
307 (53.2)
SHERBURNE
413
*340 (82.3)
413
313 (75.8)
407
235 (57.7)
404
203 (50.2)
SIBLEY
129
104 (80.6)
129
92 (71.3)
128
62 (48.4)
128
49 (38.3)
STEARNS
968
760 (78.5)
968
696 (71.9)
964
548 (56.8)
961
491 (51.1)
STEELE
298
*252 (84.6)
296
211 (71.3)
294
134 (45.6)
293
119 (40.6)
STEVENS
62
50 (80.6)
62
48 (77.4)
59
31 (52.5)
59
30 (50.8)
County of
Residence1
Total
MINNESOTA
2
Minnesota Department of Health, WIC Program
3
July 2016
CY 2014
By County of Residence
Breastfeeding Initiation and Duration at Two Weeks, Two Months and Three Months for
Minnesota WIC Infants Born During Calendar Year 2014 by County of Residence
Minnesota WIC Information System
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)
SWIFT
92
62 (67.4)
92
57 (62.0)
89
31 (34.8)
88
25 (28.4)
TODD
189
*156 (82.5)
188
142 (75.5)
186
92 (49.5)
184
80 (43.5)
TRAVERSE
14
11 (****)
14
9 (****)
14
****
14
****
WABASHA
115
85 (73.9)
115
74 (64.3)
114
53 (46.5)
112
39 (34.8)
WADENA
120
82 (68.3)
120
75 (62.5)
119
42 (35.3)
119
37 (31.1)
WASECA
134
109 (81.3)
134
91 (67.9)
133
61 (45.9)
132
54 (40.9)
WASHINGTON
905
*800 (88.4)
905
690 (76.2)
888
455 (51.2)
882
395 (44.8)
WATONWAN
128
84 (65.6)
127
76 (59.8)
125
62 (49.6)
124
52 (41.9)
WILKIN
43
34 (79.1)
43
30 (69.8)
43
18 (41.9)
43
16 (37.2)
WINONA
224
175 (78.1)
223
159 (71.3)
221
103 (46.6)
221
88 (39.8)
WRIGHT
576
449 (78.0)
576
396 (68.8)
574
291 (50.7)
574
253 (44.1)
YELLOW
MEDICINE
85
65 (76.5)
85
59 (69.4)
85
32 (37.6)
85
29 (34.1)
County of
Residence1
Total
MINNESOTA
2
( …..) Percent not calculated for locations with less than 30 participants
* Percent Meets Healthy People 2020 Objective
Minnesota Department of Health, WIC Program
4
July 2016
CY 2014
By County of Residence
Breastfeeding Initiation and Duration at Two Weeks, Two Months and Three Months for
Minnesota WIC Infants Born During Calendar Year 2014 by County of Residence
Minnesota WIC Information System
Breastfeeding Benchmark Reference
Source
Healthy People 2020 Objectives
Initiation
Breastfed Three
months
81.9%
Minnesota WIC Program 2020 Objective
Breastfed Six
months
Breastfed
Twelve months
60.6%
34.1%
70.0%
CDC Breastfeeding Report Card 2014
National 10
(Infants born in 2011)
79.2%
49.4%
26.7%
CDC Breastfeeding Report Card 2014
Minnesota (Infants born in 2011)
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 County of Residence. Minnesota WIC Program: 2016.
For more information contact: Minnesota WIC Program 1 (800) 657-3942
1
County where the infant lived when first enrolled in WIC
Total number of MN WIC infants born during 2014 with breastfeeding information
3
Number of MN WIC infants who ever breastfed (percentage of total MN WIC infants born during 2014 with breastfeeding
information)
4
Total number of MN WIC infants born during 2014 with breastfeeding duration information at two weeks of age as of July 7, 2016
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 2014 with breastfeeding information at two months of age as of July 7, 2016
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 2014 with breastfeeding duration information at three months of age as of July 7,
2016
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 Last accessed July 2016.
2
Minnesota Department of Health, WIC Program
5
July 2016