Bits and Pieces: Any Amount of Breastfeeding at 12 Months

May 6, 2025

Below is any amount of breastfeeding at 12 months in the United States from the 2024 NIS CDC Report Card. This represents 2021 births and includes Guam, Puerto Rico and Washington DC.

1. Vermont 56.5

2. Hawaii 54.1

3. Washington 52.1

4. Oregon 51.7

5. Alaska 50.5

6. Minnesota 50.3

7. California 48.3

8. S Dakota 48.0

9. Maryland 47.1

10. Guam 46.1

11. Colorado 44.8

12. Maine 44.7

13. N Hampshire 44.3

14. Kansas 43.9

15. Montana 43.5

16. Wisconsin 42.6

17. Massachusetts 42.4

18. Virginia 42.3

19. N Dakota 41.8

20. New York 41.0

21T. Georgia 40.9

21T. Utah 40.9

23. Ohio 40.8

24. New Jersey 40.1

25. Wyoming 39.9 US National Average 39.5

26. Michigan 39.4

27T. Iowa 39.2

27T. Rhode Island 39.2

29. Nebraska 38.6

30T. Arizona 38.5

30T. Wash DC 38.5

32. N Carolina 38.4

33. Missouri 38.3

34. Idaho 37.4

35. Indiana 37.2

36. Pennsylvania 37.0

37. Puerto Rico 36.9

38. Illinois 36.8

39. New Mexico 36.5

40. Connecticut 36.1

41. Florida 34.3

42T. Kentucky 34.2

42T. S Carolina 34.2

44. Tennessee 33.6

45. Texas 33.3

46. Delaware 31.8

47. Arkansas 30.8

48. Nevada 30.0

49T. Alabama 29.4

49T. Louisiana 29.4

51. Oklahoma 27.0

52. W Virginia 24.1

53. Mississippi 23.6