WIC Eligibility and Participation by State Over Time

Select a State from the drop-down menu to view State population, WIC eligibility, and WIC participation data over time.
State Year Total Population Eligible Population Participant Population Coverage Rate Eligibility Rate
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Sources: 2017–2024 Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC), 2016–2023 American Community Survey (ACS), 2016–2023 Puerto Rico Community Survey (PRCS), Census International Database, and WIC administrative data.

Note: The 2023 estimates are the latest in an ongoing series of WIC eligibility and coverage rate estimates produced annually. The estimates for years before 2016 (not shown in these graphics) are not completely consistent with the estimates for 2016 to 2023 because of changes to the underlying data sources and updated methodologies. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 PRCS was not released. The 2020 estimates for Puerto Rico use the 2019 PRCS. WIC participation and eligibility data for Indian Tribal Organizations (ITOs) are included in the data for the State where the ITO is located. State-level estimates are subject to greater statistical uncertainty than national-level estimates, and some apparent year-to-year changes may be entirely the result of sampling variability, especially in smaller States.

Definitions: “Total population” refers to the total number of infants, young children (aged 1–4), pregnant women, and postpartum breastfeeding and non-breastfeeding women in the selected State. “Total population" numbers are rounded to the nearest hundred.