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.