Percentage of infants fed exclusively 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, Excl. breast milk | Average Births | Crude | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Region/County | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | Total | 2008-2010 | Rate |
| Reg- 1 Western New York | ||||||
| Allegany | 330 | 320 | 287 | 937 | 483 | 64.7 |
| Cattaraugus | 565 | 502 | 531 | 1,598 | 924 | 57.6 |
| Chautauqua | 734 | 741 | 705 | 2,180 | 1,336 | 54.4 |
| Erie | 5,036 | 5,196 | 4,991 | 15,223 | 8,824 | 57.5 |
| Genesee | 363 | 387 | 408 | 1,158 | 606 | 63.7 |
| Niagara | 1,063 | 1,135 | 1,085 | 3,283 | 2,096 | 52.2 |
| Orleans | 193 | 221 | 226 | 640 | 405 | 52.7 |
| Wyoming | 228 | 255 | 255 | 738 | 377 | 65.3 |
| Region Total | 8,512 | 8,757 | 8,488 | 25,757 | 15,050 | 57.0 |
| Reg- 2 Finger Lakes | ||||||
| Chemung | 511 | 502 | 545 | 1,558 | 875 | 59.3 |
| Livingston | 349 | 357 | 343 | 1,049 | 533 | 65.6 |
| Monroe | 4,728 | 4,827 | 4,803 | 14,358 | 7,751 | 61.7 |
| Ontario | 740 | 706 | 712 | 2,158 | 994 | 72.4 |
| Schuyler | 113 | 96 | 101 | 310 | 157 | 65.8 |
| Seneca | 248 | 252 | 271 | 771 | 360 | 71.5 |
| Steuben | 613 | 651 | 728 | 1,992 | 1,037 | 64.0 |
| Wayne | 630 | 642 | 584 | 1,856 | 973 | 63.6 |
| Yates | 216 | 256 | 238 | 710 | 307 | 77.1 |
| Region Total | 8,148 | 8,289 | 8,325 | 24,762 | 12,987 | 63.6 |
| Reg- 3 Central New York | ||||||
| Cayuga | 480 | 449 | 466 | 1,395 | 769 | 60.5 |
| Cortland | 402 | 365 | 261 | 1,028 | 501 | 68.4 |
| Herkimer | 308 | 323 | 318 | 949 | 609 | 51.9 |
| Jefferson | 1,276 | 1,202 | 1,166 | 3,644 | 1,886 | 64.4 |
| Lewis | 201 | 217 | 184 | 602 | 312 | 64.4 |
| Madison | 433 | 410 | 392 | 1,235 | 623 | 66.1 |
| Oneida | 1,046 | 1,043 | 1,149 | 3,238 | 2,429 | 44.4 |
| Onondaga | 2,712 | 2,816 | 2,823 | 8,351 | 4,910 | 56.7 |
| Oswego | 703 | 703 | 688 | 2,094 | 1,282 | 54.4 |
| St Lawrence | 706 | 682 | 695 | 2,083 | 1,145 | 60.6 |
| Tompkins | 624 | 656 | 577 | 1,857 | 824 | 75.2 |
| Region Total | 8,891 | 8,866 | 8,719 | 26,476 | 15,288 | 57.7 |
| Reg- 4 New York-Penn | ||||||
| Broome | 1,246 | 1,213 | 1,274 | 3,733 | 1,882 | 66.1 |
| Chenango | 344 | 355 | 269 | 968 | 463 | 69.7 |
| Tioga | 363 | 260 | 316 | 939 | 428 | 73.2 |
| Region Total | 1,953 | 1,828 | 1,859 | 5,640 | 2,772 | 67.8 |
| Reg- 5 Northeastern New York | ||||||
| Albany | 1,470 | 1,547 | 1,682 | 4,699 | 2,791 | 56.1 |
| Clinton | 510 | 493 | 553 | 1,556 | 756 | 68.6 |
| Columbia | 325 | 296 | 288 | 909 | 548 | 55.3 |
| Delaware | 256 | 252 | 270 | 778 | 417 | 62.2 |
| Essex | 224 | 226 | 215 | 665 | 331 | 67.0 |
| Franklin | 284 | 266 | 243 | 793 | 483 | 54.8 |
| Fulton | 238 | 273 | 276 | 787 | 544 | 48.3 |
| Greene | 246 | 229 | 219 | 694 | 404 | 57.2 |
| Hamilton | 18 | 23 | 23 | 64 | 33 | 64.0 |
| Montgomery | 243 | 253 | 301 | 797 | 580 | 45.8 |
| Otsego | 365 | 291 | 340 | 996 | 496 | 66.9 |
| Rensselaer | 748 | 792 | 814 | 2,354 | 1,566 | 50.1 |
| Saratoga | 1,421 | 1,308 | 1,451 | 4,180 | 2,118 | 65.8 |
| Schenectady | 886 | 833 | 910 | 2,629 | 1,669 | 52.5 |
| Schoharie | 191 | 142 | 172 | 505 | 278 | 60.5 |
| Warren | 400 | 391 | 372 | 1,163 | 603 | 64.3 |
| Washington | 370 | 355 | 340 | 1,065 | 592 | 60.0 |
| Region Total | 8,195 | 7,970 | 8,469 | 24,634 | 14,210 | 57.8 |
| Reg- 6 Hudson Valley | ||||||
| Dutchess | 1,882 | 1,520 | 1,405 | 4,807 | 2,711 | 59.1 |
| Orange | 2,150 | 2,136 | 2,115 | 6,401 | 4,791 | 44.5 |
| Putnam | 600 | 521 | 511 | 1,632 | 869 | 62.6 |
| Rockland | 1,449 | 1,686 | 1,708 | 4,843 | 4,209 | 38.4 |
| Sullivan | 393 | 348 | 359 | 1,100 | 834 | 44.0 |
| Ulster | 1,075 | 982 | 927 | 2,984 | 1,602 | 62.1 |
| Westchester | 5,320 | 5,046 | 4,737 | 15,103 | 10,289 | 48.9 |
| Region Total | 12,869 | 12,239 | 11,762 | 36,870 | 25,305 | 48.6 |
| Reg- 7 New York City | ||||||
| Bronx | 5,445 | 6,111 | 6,001 | 17,557 | 20,681 | 28.3 |
| Kings | 10,401 | 12,383 | 14,497 | 37,281 | 38,142 | 32.6 |
| New York | 7,941 | 8,122 | 8,147 | 24,210 | 18,633 | 43.3 |
| Queens | 7,923 | 7,481 | 6,910 | 22,314 | 27,012 | 27.5 |
| Richmond | 1,719 | 1,671 | 1,712 | 5,102 | 5,097 | 33.4 |
| Region Total | 33,429 | 35,768 | 37,267 | 106,464 | 109,564 | 32.4 |
| Reg- 8 Nassau-Suffolk | ||||||
| Nassau | 5,860 | 5,278 | 3,900 | 15,038 | 12,942 | 38.7 |
| Suffolk | 6,533 | 5,941 | 6,722 | 19,196 | 15,474 | 41.4 |
| Region Total | 12,393 | 11,219 | 10,622 | 34,234 | 28,416 | 40.2 |
| New York State Total | 94,390 | 94,936 | 95,511 | 284,837 | 223,592 | 42.5 |
*: Fewer than 10 events in the numerator, therefore the rate is unstable
