Bits and Pieces: Tracking Exclusive Breastfeeding Rates at 3 Months
April 22, 2025
Below is the most current ranking of each US state for exclusive breastfeeding at 3 months. This is from the 2024 National Immunization CDC Report Card and represents 2021 births. This includes the 50 states and Guam, Puerto Rico and Washington DC.
Alaska 60.7
Oregon 59.9
Vermont 57.8
Kansas 57.5
Washington 56.6
Colorado 55.8
Montana 55.6
S Dakota 54.8
Minnesota 54.6
N Dakota 53.6
N Hampshire 52.6
Nebraska 51.4
California 51.2
Utah 51.1
Maine 50.4
Wisconsin 50.1
Puerto Rico 49.4
New Mexico 49.3
Iowa 48.8
Massachusetts 48.3
Maryland 48.2
Ohio 48.0
N Carolina 47.9
Idaho 47.7
Hawaii 47.4
26T. Arkansas 47.1
26T. Missouri 47.1
28. Kansas 47.0
29. Michigan 46.7
30T. Georgia 46.5
30T. Indiana 46.5 US National Average 46.5%
32. Illinois 46.3
33. Texas 46.2
34. Arizona 45.9
35. Delaware 45.7
36. New York 45.3
37. Pennsylvania 45.0
38. Guam 44.7
39. Virginia 42.7
40. Kentucky 41.9
41. Wash DC 41.5
42. Rhode Island 41.4
43. Louisiana 41.0
44T. Alabama 40.8
44T. New Jersey 40.8
46. Tennessee 40.0
47. Florida 39.5
48. S Carolina 39.0
49. Missouri 38.4
50. Nevada 37.6
51. W Virginia 37.0
52. Oklahoma 36.6
53. Connecticut 36.5
