Bits and Pieces: Tracking Exclusive Breastfeeding Rates at 6 Months
April 29, 2025
Below is the most current ranking of each US state for exclusive breastfeeding at 6 months. This is from the 2024 National Immunization Survey / CDC Report Card and represents 2021 births. This includes the 50 states and Guam, Puerto Rico and Washington DC.
1. Alaska 42.6
2. Minnesota 38.2
3. Vermont 38.1
4. Washington 36.5
5. Kansas 36.1
6. Puerto Rico 34.1
7T. Colorado 34.0
7T. Montana 34.0
9. South Dakota 33.7
10. Oregon 32.3
11. Nebraska 31.5
12. North Dakota 31.4
13. Wisconsin 30.6
14. California 29.5
15T. Georgia 28.9
15T. Missouri 28.9
17. Iowa 28.7
18T. Maryland 28.4
18T. New York 28.4
18T. Virginia 28.4
21. North Carolina 28.3
22T. Alabama 28.1
22T. Indiana 28.1
24. Ohio 27.9
25. New Mexico 27.7
26. Wyoming 27.7
27. Maine 27.5
28. Hawaii 27.4
29. Michigan 27.2 US National Average 27.2%
30. Illinois 27.0
31. Utah 26.8
32. Massachusetts 26.4
33. New Hampshire 26.3
34. Nevada 26.1
35. South Carolina 26.1
36. Arizona 26.0
37. Guam 25.7
38. Tennessee 25.5
39. Idaho 25.2
40. Pennsylvania 24.7
41. New Jersey 24.6
42. Arkansas 23.8
43. Texas 23.1
44. Connecticut 22.5
45. Louisiana 22.3
46. Delaware 22.2
47. Florida 22.0
48. Mississippi 21.7
49. Kentucky 21.3
50. Washington DC 20.7
51. Oklahoma 20.0
52. Rhode Island 19.1
53. West Virginia 17.5