WIC PROGRAM:  TOTAL PARTICIPATION
(Data as of February 01, 2012)
				Percent Change
State /	November	October	November	November 2011 vs:
Territory	2010	2011	2011	Oct. 11	Nov. 10
		Preliminary	Initial
Alabama	144,429	145,856	142,497	-2.3%	-1.3%
Alaska	26,057	26,531	25,692	-3.2%	-1.4%
American Samoa	6,685	6,714	6,717	0.0%	0.5%
Arizona	200,222	198,873	197,484	-0.7%	-1.4%
Dept. of Health	177,793	176,373	175,454	-0.5%	-1.3%
Navajo Nation	11,670	11,949	11,636	-2.6%	-0.3%
Inter-Tribal Council	10,759	10,551	10,394	-1.5%	-3.4%
Arkansas	92,743	95,213	92,791	-2.5%	0.1%
California	1,449,697	1,465,672	1,454,959	-0.7%	0.4%
Colorado	105,478	107,681	107,621	-0.1%	2.0%
Dept. of Health	105,278	107,495	107,446	0.0%	2.1%
Ute Mountain Ute Tribe	200	186	175	-5.9%	-12.5%
Connecticut	56,825	56,704	55,852	-1.5%	-1.7%
Delaware	22,842	22,702	22,590	-0.5%	-1.1%
District of Columbia	16,913	16,808	16,296	-3.0%	-3.6%
Florida	494,943	506,655	497,920	-1.7%	0.6%
Georgia	306,098	311,067	306,154	-1.6%	0.0%
Dept. of Community Health	306,098	--	--	--	--
Dept. of Public Health	--	311,067	306,154	-1.6%	--
Guam	7,527	7,647	7,528	-1.6%	0.0%
Hawaii	37,038	37,334	37,202	-0.4%	0.4%
Idaho	44,370	43,271	43,066	-0.5%	-2.9%
Illinois	299,979	296,760	293,087	-1.2%	-2.3%
Indiana	170,311	167,787	163,833	-2.4%	-3.8%
Iowa	71,896	71,470	70,544	-1.3%	-1.9%
Kansas	75,659	76,469	75,678	-1.0%	0.0%
Kentucky	136,019	134,456	132,792	-1.2%	-2.4%
Louisiana	153,876	150,581	148,691	-1.3%	-3.4%
Maine	26,283	26,196	26,253	0.2%	-0.1%
Dept. of Human Services	26,117	26,051	26,109	0.2%	0.0%
Pleasant Point	80	80	80	0.0%	0.0%
Indian Township	86	65	64	-1.5%	-25.6%
Maryland	147,156	148,213	146,802	-1.0%	-0.2%
Massachusetts	116,508	121,138	120,733	-0.3%	3.6%
Michigan	254,051	259,098	257,490	-0.6%	1.4%
Minnesota	134,306	131,081	130,063	-0.8%	-3.2%
Mississippi	99,891	98,268	97,158	-1.1%	-2.7%
State Board of Health	98,966	97,414	96,295	-1.1%	-2.7%
Choctaw Indians	925	854	863	1.1%	-6.7%
Missouri	145,653	148,888	141,533	-4.9%	-2.8%
Montana	19,692	20,523	20,407	-0.6%	3.6%
Nebraska	43,929	43,909	43,492	-0.9%	-1.0%
Dept. of Health	43,296	43,236	42,843	-0.9%	-1.0%
Omaha Sioux	320	349	327	-6.3%	2.2%
Winnebago Tribe	201	205	208	1.5%	3.5%
Santee Sioux	112	119	114	-4.2%	1.8%
Nevada	74,869	77,675	77,019	-0.8%	2.9%
Division of Health	73,059	76,150	75,494	-0.9%	3.3%
Inter-Tribal Council	1,810	1,525	1,525	0.0%	-15.7%
New Hampshire	17,422	16,288	16,266	-0.1%	-6.6%
New Jersey	168,453	171,624	169,418	-1.3%	0.6%
New Mexico	64,780	65,613	65,609	0.0%	1.3%
Dept. of Health	61,428	62,263	62,380	0.2%	1.5%
Eight Northern Pueblos	262	313	310	-1.0%	18.3%
Isleta Pueblo	917	858	831	-3.1%	-9.4%
Zuni Pueblo	780	851	771	-9.4%	-1.2%
Five Sandoval Pueblos	394	350	344	-1.7%	-12.7%
Santo Domingo Tribe	187	166	176	6.0%	-5.9%
San Felipe Pueblo	268	298	294	-1.3%	9.7%
Acoma, Canoncito & Laguna	544	514	503	-2.1%	-7.5%
New York	514,740	518,977	510,220	-1.7%	-0.9%
Dept. of Health	514,633	518,849	510,085	-1.7%	-0.9%
Seneca Nation	107	128	135	5.5%	26.2%
North Carolina	269,576	271,723	269,886	-0.7%	0.1%
Dept. of Health	268,952	271,098	269,274	-0.7%	0.1%
Eastern Cherokee	624	625	612	-2.1%	-1.9%
North Dakota	14,129	13,887	13,917	0.2%	-1.5%
Dept. of Health	13,063	12,732	12,807	0.6%	-2.0%
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe	736	823	791	-3.9%	7.5%
Three Affiliated Tribes	330	332	319	-3.9%	-3.3%
Ohio	288,257	278,393	277,856	-0.2%	-3.6%
Oklahoma	130,477	127,717	125,139	-2.0%	-4.1%
Dept. of Health	102,990	98,729	96,878	-1.9%	-5.9%
Choctaw Nation	4,357	4,504	4,443	-1.4%	2.0%
Chickasaw Nation	3,712	3,926	3,583	-8.7%	-3.5%
Muscogee Creek Nation	2,781	2,911	2,786	-4.3%	0.2%
Cherokee Nation	7,294	7,500	7,529	0.4%	3.2%
Citizen Potawatomi Nation	1,178	1,093	1,114	1.9%	-5.4%
Osage Tribal Council	2,670	3,018	2,900	-3.9%	8.6%
Otoe-Missouria Tribe	533	505	490	-3.0%	-8.1%
Inter-Tribal Council	854	906	904	-0.2%	5.9%
Wichita, Caddo & Delaware (WCD)	4,108	4,625	4,512	-2.4%	9.8%
Oregon	110,706	112,851	112,323	-0.5%	1.5%
Pennsylvania	261,120	258,309	252,944	-2.1%	-3.1%
Puerto Rico	190,944	195,564	195,807	0.1%	2.5%
Rhode Island	25,019	24,438	24,543	0.4%	-1.9%
South Carolina	132,897	133,445	132,652	-0.6%	-0.2%
South Dakota	22,698	22,604	22,755	0.7%	0.3%
Dept. of Health	20,693	20,496	20,675	0.9%	-0.1%
Cheyenne River Sioux	693	732	736	0.5%	6.2%
Rosebud Sioux	1,312	1,376	1,344	-2.3%	2.4%
Tennessee	164,719	166,099	164,511	-1.0%	-0.1%
Texas	1,009,863	992,490	983,408	-0.9%	-2.6%
Utah	74,043	72,529	72,422	-0.1%	-2.2%
Vermont	16,293	15,702	15,727	0.2%	-3.5%
Virginia	157,836	160,715	159,682	-0.6%	1.2%
Virgin Islands	5,170	5,280	5,184	-1.8%	0.3%
Washington	189,270	194,530	194,391	-0.1%	2.7%
West Virginia	49,743	49,705	48,847	-1.7%	-1.8%
Wisconsin	123,784	121,098	120,307	-0.7%	-2.8%
Wyoming	13,292	12,816	12,811	0.0%	-3.6%
Dept. of Health	12,668	12,227	12,221	0.0%	-3.5%
Northern Arapahoe	434	425	410	-3.5%	-5.5%
Shoshone Tribe	190	164	180	9.8%	-5.3%
Northern Marianas	4,791	4,671	4,498	-3.7%	-6.1%
TOTAL	9,001,967	9,028,308	8,931,067	-1.1%	-0.8%
WIC is the common abbreviation for Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children. Data are subject to revision.