WIC PROGRAM:  AVERAGE MONTHLY BENEFIT PER PERSON
(Data as of February 01, 2012)
State / Indian Tribe          FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011
          Preliminary
Alabama 48.97 50.76 44.99 45.88 50.43
Alaska 49.03 52.45 53.49 47.82 51.21
American Samoa 60.71 66.39 70.42 64.56 67.43
Arizona 35.61 40.90 41.98 37.75 42.17
  Dept. of Health 34.60 40.15 41.80 37.68 42.14
  Navajo Nation 48.68 52.52 48.87 41.68 45.03
  Inter-Tribal Council 35.72 39.67 37.43 34.64 39.47
Arkansas 40.13 45.58 42.45 41.12 47.77
California 36.79 43.59 43.86 47.24 52.55
Colorado 32.43 37.64 35.60 35.56 39.69
  Dept. of Health 32.40 37.62 35.59 35.55 39.68
  Ute Mountain Ute Tribe 50.73 47.36 45.50 40.24 44.17
Connecticut 48.36 50.44 49.19 44.14 49.16
Delaware 32.80 39.39 37.51 38.42 45.37
District of Columbia 39.34 45.11 44.10 40.68 47.33
Florida 42.60 46.45 44.85 40.44 44.46
Georgia 43.52 48.14 48.16 51.71 61.70
  Dept. of Community Health     49.03 51.71 59.75
  Dept. of Public Health -- -- -- -- 70.61
  Dept of Human Resources 43.52 48.14 47.97 -- --
Guam 64.73 67.13 75.10 63.89 68.21
Hawaii 56.16 59.79 54.18 50.07 53.96
Idaho 32.08 37.94 36.74 34.59 38.09
Illinois 41.66 43.60 45.66 45.13 49.07
Indiana 36.28 39.48 37.42 35.96 41.04
Iowa 35.25 41.12 38.00 35.16 41.02
Kansas 34.15 37.56 35.07 35.42 40.94
Kentucky 42.56 44.96 40.50 40.30 41.90
Louisiana 43.83 51.64 52.10 48.00 53.22
Maine 37.99 40.64 39.91 39.55 42.46
  Dept. of Human Services 37.82 40.50 39.74 39.44 42.38
  Pleasant Point 68.35 69.69 70.93 56.14 55.00
  Indian Township 64.47 58.13 62.33 55.71 54.58
Maryland 35.84 41.06 41.34 39.51 45.80
Massachusetts 40.75 41.53 40.75 39.10 43.32
Michigan 38.54 42.58 39.46 38.94 44.94
Minnesota 36.66 41.74 40.42 40.63 46.48
Mississippi 42.31 47.99 55.10 52.08 54.70
  State Board of Health 42.37 48.05 55.21 52.21 54.84
  Choctaw Indians 34.85 40.89 41.84 37.16 40.03
Missouri 32.47 35.48 30.48 33.48 40.54
Montana 37.44 39.59 37.03 36.29 41.51
Nebraska 35.99 40.22 38.34 38.73 45.00
  Dept. of Health 35.53 39.74 37.86 38.42 44.72
  Omaha Sioux 72.11 75.83 74.63 62.37 65.57
  Winnebago Tribe 61.21 68.38 66.80 59.46 60.00
  Santee Sioux 71.33 71.83 73.56 57.05 61.63
Nevada 31.26 35.21 33.21 33.32 39.53
  Division of Health 31.28 35.13 33.13 33.33 39.57
  Inter-Tribal Council 30.70 37.85 36.08 32.96 38.15
New Hampshire 37.94 41.79 39.45 33.33 37.02
New Jersey 39.66 45.91 46.27 47.82 53.17
New Mexico 39.09 40.89 38.15 33.45 38.63
  Dept. of Health 38.71 40.35 37.56 32.78 38.28
  Eight Northern Pueblos 48.81 51.43 40.51 36.71 40.71
  Isleta Pueblo 37.27 41.88 40.59 37.36 41.58
  Zuni Pueblo 54.71 62.46 57.46 51.56 51.46
  Five Sandoval Pueblos 43.47 44.48 45.78 36.84 35.92
  Santo Domingo Tribe 55.74 61.87 73.54 74.91 71.25
  San Felipe Pueblo 49.98 53.22 59.35 58.92 46.64
  Acoma, Canoncito & Laguna 40.39 47.27 44.73 41.81 40.95
New York 46.97 48.98 50.03 51.43 57.23
  Dept. of Health 46.97 48.98 50.03 51.43 57.24
  Seneca Nation 34.70 38.63 42.95 40.19 42.93
North Carolina 39.12 43.65 42.95 39.95 45.22
  Dept. of Health 39.12 43.65 42.95 39.95 45.23
  Eastern Cherokee 37.59 43.18 41.52 36.72 39.88
North Dakota 42.65 46.69 43.41 42.83 47.40
  Dept. of Health 41.38 45.40 41.97 42.01 46.57
  Standing Rock Sioux Tribe 48.87 53.80 51.69 45.78 51.17
  Three Affiliated Tribes 70.20 75.95 80.55 68.93 72.30
Ohio 36.10 39.55 36.68 33.52 37.89
Oklahoma 36.51 41.12 39.58 37.18 41.02
  Dept. of Health 35.02 39.79 38.13 36.52 40.25
  Choctaw Nation 37.31 40.32 40.04 35.80 41.52
  Chickasaw Nation 38.65 42.75 39.36 37.99 35.59
  Muscogee Creek Nation 37.91 45.01 43.07 38.71 44.52
  Cherokee Nation 49.30 51.18 51.43 43.19 47.90
  Citizen Potawatomi Nation 46.13 49.53 46.15 38.75 43.64
  Osage Tribal Council 46.93 52.83 54.71 44.26 52.04
  Otoe-Missouria Tribe 36.17 42.90 41.25 39.80 40.09
  Inter-Tribal Council 47.38 53.33 51.17 48.21 51.95
  Wichita, Caddo & Delaware (WCD) 33.20 38.51 36.55 34.82 39.33
Oregon 34.94 38.69 36.99 35.93 40.41
Pennsylvania 36.22 40.39 42.65 42.78 52.50
Puerto Rico 68.90 75.96 85.40 80.30 84.31
Rhode Island 43.52 43.47 43.24 44.83 49.94
South Carolina 41.22 46.93 43.74 42.69 48.07
South Dakota 33.87 37.78 35.55 42.58 47.34
  Dept. of Health 32.06 35.79 33.66 41.92 46.63
  Cheyenne River Sioux 58.46 63.78 62.78 53.15 57.34
  Rosebud Sioux 47.19 54.30 50.95 48.16 53.52
Tennessee 45.25 43.26 37.31 38.31 42.91
Texas 30.96 35.48 31.45 26.72 30.84
Utah 27.45 32.68 30.59 33.63 37.44
Vermont 46.15 48.13 45.51 44.53 47.45
Virginia 32.83 34.55 32.60 32.34 36.63
Virgin Islands 64.36 76.49 83.51 82.06 86.38
Washington 40.39 45.22 43.12 39.45 42.77
West Virginia 36.38 42.81 43.61 40.61 45.39
Wisconsin 36.14 39.77 39.38 38.81 43.37
Wyoming 27.71 33.48 30.09 28.60 34.47
  Dept. of Health 26.40 31.86 28.56 27.48 33.05
  Northern Arapahoe 52.26 59.54 59.52 46.94 65.68
  Shoshone Tribe 47.90 61.10 59.27 58.64 58.14
Northern Marianas 49.82 62.12 63.60 59.58 68.50
TOTAL 39.03 43.41 42.40 41.44 46.66
WIC is the common abbreviation for Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children.  The average monthly benefit equals total annual food cost divided by average monthly participation, divided by 12.  Farmers Market benefits are not included.  Data are subject to revision.