National State Health Ranking, Compared
with Percentage of Mothers Breastfeeding
and Duration
| 2009 RANK | STATE | % ever breastfed | % breastfed at 6 months |
% breastfed at 12 months | % exclusively breastfed at 3 months | %exclusively breastfed at 6 months |
| 1 | Vermont | 80.1 | 59.5 | 38.4 | 49.2 | 23.5 |
| 2 | Utah | 92.8 | 69.5 | 33.9 | 50.8 | 24 |
| 3 | Massachusetts | 78.2 | 44.7 | 24.5 | 39 | 13.5 |
| 4 | Hawaii | 88.2 | 56.3 | 35 | 44.9 | 22.4 |
| 5 | New Hampshire | 78.4 | 55.1 | 30.5 | 42.6 | 20.6 |
| 6 | Minnesota | 79.9 | 51.6 | 24.7 | 39.8 | 15 |
| 7 | Connecticut | 74.9 | 41.9 | 23.3 | 35.1 | 14.4 |
| 8 | Colorado | 82.5 | 59.5 | 30.5 | 49.2 | 22.6 |
| 9 | Maine | 75 | 45.7 | 26 | 38.7 | 18.1 |
| 10 | Rhode Island | 75.4 | 40.4 | 19.8 | 31.8 | 8.7 |
| 11 | Washington | 86.4 | 58 | 35 | 48.8 | 25.3 |
| 12 | Wisconsin | 75.5 | 48.6 | 25.9 | 45.2 | 16.8 |
| 13 | Oregon | 91.4 | 63 | 37 | 56.6 | 20.8 |
| 14 | Idaho | 79.8 | 55.1 | 25.3 | 46.7 | 17.7 |
| 15 | Iowa | 68.1 | 33.2 | 15.8 | 32.3 | 10.6 |
| 16 | Nebraska | 76.8 | 46.2 | 22.6 | 31.7 | 11.9 |
| 17 | North Dakota | 71.1 | 37.6 | 20.6 | 33.7 | 11.1 |
| 18 | New Jersey | 81.4 | 53 | 27.4 | 29.7 | 13.2 |
| 19 | Wyoming | 84.2 | 50.8 | 26.7 | 46.2 | 16.8 |
| 20 | South Dakota | 76.8 | 47.5 | 22.1 | 36.5 | 17.6 |
| 21 | Maryland | 76.4 | 43.3 | 25.4 | 28.5 | 10.1 |
| 21 | Virginia | 79.7 | 48.3 | 25.8 | 38.7 | 18.8 |
| 23 | California | 84.7 | 53 | 31.1 | 42.4 | 18.6 |
| 24 | Kansas | 78.1 | 43.8 | 23.6 | 36 | 16.8 |
| 25 | New York | 76.4 | 49.4 | 28.9 | 24.9 | 9.6 |
| 26 | Montana | 82.7 | 56.8 | 30.6 | 40.8 | 20.5 |
| 27 | Arizona | 76.5 | 45.3 | 22.3 | 29.7 | 11.9 |
| 28 | Pennsylvania | 67.6 | 35.8 | 19.4 | 29.3 | 10.1 |
| 29 | Illinois | 69.5 | 38.7 | 15.9 | 28.5 | 11.9 |
| 30 | Michigan | 64.8 | 31.2 | 14.4 | 23.5 | 10.7 |
| 31 | New Mexico | 72.6 | 42.2 | 25.7 | 33.2 | 14 |
| 32 | Delaware | 66.7 | 32.8 | 15.4 | 28.1 | 7.5 |
| 33 | Ohio | 58.5 | 29.7 | 12 | 22.4 | 9.1 |
| 34 | Alaska | 88.5 | 48.9 | 26.2 | 45.5 | 16.9 |
| 35 | Indiana | 71.1 | 37.2 | 18.9 | 28.9 | 10.6 |
| 36 | Florida | 75.7 | 37.2 | 18.2 | 30.7 | 11.9 |
| 37 | North Carolina | 66.9 | 36.7 | 18.9 | 30.2 | 13.1 |
| 38 | Missouri | 65.3 | 33.1 | 14.9 | 24.8 | 8.5 |
| 39 | Texas | 78.2 | 48.7 | 25.3 | 34.2 | 14.2 |
| 40 | Arkansas | 61.5 | 26.9 | 10.6 | 23.6 | 6.3 |
| 41 | Kentucky | 53.6 | 28.9 | 15.8 | 27.2 | 9.4 |
| 42 | West Virginia | 58.8 | 27.2 | 12.6 | 21.3 | 8.4 |
| 43 | Georgia | 62.5 | 36.4 | 18.1 | 28 | 14.8 |
| 44 | Tennessee | 58.8 | 37.9 | 14.8 | 28.2 | 12.8 |
| 45 | Nevada | 79.3 | 45.3 | 22.5 | 31.8 | 9.7 |
| 46 | South Carolina | 61.3 | 30.4 | 13.9 | 25.5 | 9.6 |
| 47 | Louisiana | 49.1 | 20.7 | 9.9 | 17.8 | 5 |
| 48 | Alabama | 58.8 | 26.6 | 11.4 | 24.2 | 6.3 |
| 49 | Oklahoma | 65.6 | 27.4 | 12.4 | 30.6 | 8.4 |
| 50 | Mississippi | 48.3 | 20.1 | 8.7 | 16.8 | 4.6 |