National WIC Eligibility and Participation
Over Time, 2016–2021

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2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
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Sources: 2017–2022 Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC), 2016–2021 Puerto Rico Community Survey (PRCS), WIC administrative data, and WIC Participant and Program Characteristics reports.

Note: Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 PRCS was not released. The 2020 estimates for Puerto Rico use the 2019 PRCS.

Definitions: "Total population" refers to the total number of infants, young children (aged 1–4), pregnant women, or postpartum women in the United States.

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
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Sources: 2017–2022 Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC), 2016–2021 Puerto Rico Community Survey (PRCS), WIC administrative data, and WIC Participant and Program Characteristics reports.

Note: Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 PRCS was not released. The 2020 estimates for Puerto Rico use the 2019 PRCS.

Definitions: "Total population" refers to the total number of infants, young children (aged 1–4), pregnant women, or postpartum women in the United States.