Percentage of infants fed any breast milk in delivery hospital
Source:2008-2010 Vital Statistics Data as of February, 2012
(Click on a county name for trend graph data)
| Infants, Any breast milk | Average Births | Crude | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Region/County | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | Total | 2008-2010 | Rate |
| Reg- 1 Western New York | ||||||
| Allegany | 375 | 368 | 330 | 1,073 | 483 | 74.1 |
| Cattaraugus | 626 | 568 | 598 | 1,792 | 924 | 64.6 |
| Chautauqua | 850 | 881 | 842 | 2,573 | 1,336 | 64.2 |
| Erie | 5,641 | 5,853 | 5,871 | 17,365 | 8,824 | 65.6 |
| Genesee | 395 | 429 | 441 | 1,265 | 606 | 69.6 |
| Niagara | 1,223 | 1,311 | 1,261 | 3,795 | 2,096 | 60.4 |
| Orleans | 228 | 259 | 263 | 750 | 405 | 61.7 |
| Wyoming | 262 | 291 | 284 | 837 | 377 | 74.1 |
| Region Total | 9,600 | 9,960 | 9,890 | 29,450 | 15,050 | 65.2 |
| Reg- 2 Finger Lakes | ||||||
| Chemung | 566 | 574 | 614 | 1,754 | 875 | 66.8 |
| Livingston | 399 | 404 | 389 | 1,192 | 533 | 74.5 |
| Monroe | 5,671 | 5,825 | 6,022 | 17,518 | 7,751 | 75.3 |
| Ontario | 802 | 764 | 774 | 2,340 | 994 | 78.5 |
| Schuyler | 124 | 105 | 118 | 347 | 157 | 73.7 |
| Seneca | 268 | 279 | 286 | 833 | 360 | 77.2 |
| Steuben | 676 | 748 | 803 | 2,227 | 1,037 | 71.6 |
| Wayne | 701 | 715 | 669 | 2,085 | 973 | 71.4 |
| Yates | 226 | 268 | 255 | 749 | 307 | 81.3 |
| Region Total | 9,433 | 9,682 | 9,930 | 29,045 | 12,987 | 74.5 |
| Reg- 3 Central New York | ||||||
| Cayuga | 528 | 512 | 527 | 1,567 | 769 | 67.9 |
| Cortland | 414 | 385 | 291 | 1,090 | 501 | 72.6 |
| Herkimer | 385 | 381 | 391 | 1,157 | 609 | 63.3 |
| Jefferson | 1,402 | 1,323 | 1,402 | 4,127 | 1,886 | 72.9 |
| Lewis | 209 | 227 | 197 | 633 | 312 | 67.7 |
| Madison | 489 | 470 | 444 | 1,403 | 623 | 75.1 |
| Oneida | 1,431 | 1,452 | 1,546 | 4,429 | 2,429 | 60.8 |
| Onondaga | 3,255 | 3,350 | 3,487 | 10,092 | 4,910 | 68.5 |
| Oswego | 793 | 795 | 806 | 2,394 | 1,282 | 62.2 |
| St Lawrence | 752 | 721 | 749 | 2,222 | 1,145 | 64.7 |
| Tompkins | 715 | 729 | 676 | 2,120 | 824 | 85.8 |
| Region Total | 10,373 | 10,345 | 10,516 | 31,234 | 15,288 | 68.1 |
| Reg- 4 New York-Penn | ||||||
| Broome | 1,388 | 1,372 | 1,421 | 4,181 | 1,882 | 74.1 |
| Chenango | 364 | 392 | 307 | 1,063 | 463 | 76.6 |
| Tioga | 376 | 293 | 331 | 1,000 | 428 | 77.9 |
| Region Total | 2,128 | 2,057 | 2,059 | 6,244 | 2,772 | 75.1 |
| Reg- 5 Northeastern New York | ||||||
| Albany | 1,963 | 2,155 | 2,136 | 6,254 | 2,791 | 74.7 |
| Clinton | 572 | 544 | 633 | 1,749 | 756 | 77.1 |
| Columbia | 380 | 348 | 343 | 1,071 | 548 | 65.1 |
| Delaware | 298 | 312 | 322 | 932 | 417 | 74.5 |
| Essex | 250 | 250 | 237 | 737 | 331 | 74.3 |
| Franklin | 316 | 308 | 288 | 912 | 483 | 63.0 |
| Fulton | 301 | 332 | 315 | 948 | 544 | 58.1 |
| Greene | 284 | 282 | 274 | 840 | 404 | 69.2 |
| Hamilton | 21 | 26 | 26 | 73 | 33 | 73.0 |
| Montgomery | 371 | 348 | 372 | 1,091 | 580 | 62.7 |
| Otsego | 410 | 339 | 381 | 1,130 | 496 | 75.9 |
| Rensselaer | 990 | 1,076 | 1,074 | 3,140 | 1,566 | 66.8 |
| Saratoga | 1,670 | 1,603 | 1,680 | 4,953 | 2,118 | 78.0 |
| Schenectady | 1,152 | 1,185 | 1,184 | 3,521 | 1,669 | 70.3 |
| Schoharie | 225 | 183 | 193 | 601 | 278 | 72.0 |
| Warren | 456 | 433 | 429 | 1,318 | 603 | 72.8 |
| Washington | 414 | 392 | 392 | 1,198 | 592 | 67.5 |
| Region Total | 10,073 | 10,116 | 10,279 | 30,468 | 14,210 | 71.5 |
| Reg- 6 Hudson Valley | ||||||
| Dutchess | 2,208 | 2,076 | 1,972 | 6,256 | 2,711 | 76.9 |
| Orange | 3,621 | 3,624 | 3,691 | 10,936 | 4,791 | 76.1 |
| Putnam | 766 | 694 | 720 | 2,180 | 869 | 83.7 |
| Rockland | 2,771 | 3,122 | 3,140 | 9,033 | 4,209 | 71.5 |
| Sullivan | 638 | 542 | 581 | 1,761 | 834 | 70.4 |
| Ulster | 1,294 | 1,196 | 1,216 | 3,706 | 1,602 | 77.1 |
| Westchester | 8,305 | 7,958 | 7,616 | 23,879 | 10,289 | 77.4 |
| Region Total | 19,603 | 19,212 | 18,936 | 57,751 | 25,305 | 76.1 |
| Reg- 7 New York City | ||||||
| Bronx | 16,813 | 18,365 | 17,730 | 52,908 | 20,681 | 85.3 |
| Kings | 29,823 | 32,559 | 33,122 | 95,504 | 38,142 | 83.5 |
| New York | 15,203 | 15,994 | 16,407 | 47,604 | 18,633 | 85.2 |
| Queens | 21,849 | 22,271 | 22,366 | 66,486 | 27,012 | 82.0 |
| Richmond | 3,522 | 3,801 | 3,833 | 11,156 | 5,097 | 73.0 |
| Region Total | 87,210 | 92,990 | 93,458 | 273,658 | 109,564 | 83.3 |
| Reg- 8 Nassau-Suffolk | ||||||
| Nassau | 10,806 | 10,599 | 9,961 | 31,366 | 12,942 | 80.8 |
| Suffolk | 12,504 | 11,714 | 11,737 | 35,955 | 15,474 | 77.5 |
| Region Total | 23,310 | 22,313 | 21,698 | 67,321 | 28,416 | 79.0 |
| New York State Total | 171,730 | 176,675 | 176,766 | 525,171 | 223,592 | 78.3 |
*: Fewer than 10 events in the numerator, therefore the rate is unstable
