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Doctors say breast milk is best, and the World Health Organization says babies should be fed exclusively with breast milk for six months. But long-term breast-feeding is more popular in some parts of the country than in others. Here's a state-by-state rundown, based on data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Keep clicking to see where your state stacks up...
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51. Mississippi
8.0 percent of moms are still breast-feeding at 12 months
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50. Louisiana
9.8 percent of moms are still breast-feeding at 12 months
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49. South Carolina
12.0 percent of moms are still breast-feeding at 12 months
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48. Oklahoma
12.2 percent of moms are still breast-feeding at 12 months
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47. West Virginia
12.5 percent of moms are still breast-feeding at 12 months
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46. Arkansas
12.6 percent of moms are still breast-feeding at 12 months
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45. Kentucky
13.1 percent of moms are still breast-feeding at 12 months
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44. Alabama
15.9 percent of moms are still breast-feeding at 12 months
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43. Illinois
16.4 percent of moms are still breast-feeding at 12 months
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42. Indiana
16.9 percent of moms are still breast-feeding at 12 months
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41. Tennessee
17.2 percent of moms are still breast-feeding at 12 months
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40. Florida
17.3 percent of moms are still breast-feeding at 12 months
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38. (tie) Georgia
17.9 percent of moms are still breast-feeding at 12 months
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38. (tie) Maryland
17.9 percent of moms are still breast-feeding at 12 months
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37. Pennsylvania
18.5 percent of moms are still breast-feeding at 12 months
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36. Iowa
19.2 percent of moms are still breast-feeding at 12 months
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34. (tie) Missouri
19.4 percent of moms are still breast-feeding at 12 months
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34. (tie) North Carolina
19.4 percent of moms are still breast-feeding at 12 months
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33. New Jersey
19.8 percent of moms are still breast-feeding at 12 months
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32. Kansas
20.2 percent of moms are still breast-feeding at 12 months
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30. (tie) Ohio
20.3 percent of moms are still breast-feeding at 12 months
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30. (tie) Delaware
20.3 percent of moms are still breast-feeding at 12 months
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29. North Dakota
20.7 percent of moms are still breast-feeding at 12 months
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28. Nevada
20.8 percent of moms are still breast-feeding at 12 months
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27. Connecticut
21.7 percent of moms are still breast-feeding at 12 months
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26. Texas
21.8 percent of moms are still breast-feeding at 12 months
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24. (tie) Rhode Island
22.7 percent of moms are still breast-feeding at 12 months
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24. (tie) South Dakota
22.7 percent of moms are still breast-feeding at 12 months
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23. Michigan
22.9 percent of moms are still breast-feeding at 12 months
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22. Massachusetts
23.3 percent of moms are still breast-feeding at 12 months
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21. Wisconsin
23.5 percent of moms are still breast-feeding at 12 months
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20. District of Columbia
23.7 percent of moms are still breast-feeding at 12 months
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18. (tie) Nebraska
23.9 percent of moms are still breast-feeding at 12 months
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18. (tie) Virginia
23.9 percent of moms are still breast-feeding at 12 months
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16. (tie) New Mexico
24.8 percent of moms are still breast-feeding at 12 months
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14. New Hampshire
29.5 percent of moms are still breast-feeding at 12 months
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13. Minnesota
26.6 percent of moms are still breast-feeding at 12 months
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12. Maine
27.6 percent of moms are still breast-feeding at 12 months
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11. Wyoming
29.0 percent of moms are still breast-feeding at 12 months
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10. Colorado
29.3 percent of moms are still breast-feeding at 12 months
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9. Idaho
30.8 percent of moms are still breast-feeding at 12 months
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8. California
31.4 percent of moms are still breast-feeding at 12 months
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7. Alaska
32.7 percent of moms are still breast-feeding at 12 months
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6. Hawaii
33.1 percent of moms are still breast-feeding at 12 months
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5. Washington
33.4 percent of moms are still breast-feeding at 12 months
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4. Montana
34.8 percent of moms are still breast-feeding at 12 months
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3. Utah
35.4 percent of moms are still breast-feeding at 12 months
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2. Oregon
39.6 percent of moms are still breast-feeding at 12 months
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1. Vermont
39.7 percent of moms are still breast-feeding at 12 months
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