WIC Coverage Rates by State and
Participant Category, 2021

All Infants Children Women
Number Eligible Number of Participants Coverage Rate Statistically Significant Number Eligible Number of Participants Coverage Rate Statistically Significant Number Eligible Number of Participants Coverage Rate Statistically Significant Number Eligible Number of Participants Coverage Rate Statistically Significant

National Total

Number Eligible

12,131,296

Number of Participants

6,205,143

Coverage rate

51.2%

Significantly higher than U.S. rate
Significantly lower than U.S. rate
  • 100%
  • 80%
  • 70%
  • 60%
  • 50%
  • 40%
  • 0%
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Sources: 2022 Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC), 2021 American Community Survey (ACS), 2019 and 2021 Puerto Rico Community Survey (PRCS), Census International Database, and WIC administrative data.

Note: This figure displays statistically significant differences between the State coverage rate and the national coverage rate at the 95-percent confidence level. Statistically significant differences are represented by an up or down arrow in the graphic. The statistical significance testing was conducted based on the CPS ASEC and PRCS data. The estimated coverage rate exceeds 100 percent for infants in Puerto Rico, likely as a result of sampling variability in the survey data. WIC participation and eligibility data for Indian Tribal Organizations (ITOs) are included in the data for the State where the ITO is located. For more information on trends over time in State-level coverage rates by participant category by year (2016–2021), see tables D.9a through D.9e of volume II of the report.

Definitions: "Women" includes pregnant, postpartum non-breastfeeding, and postpartum breastfeeding women. “Number eligible” and “number of participants” numbers are rounded to the nearest hundred in the figure.