WIC Participation, 1992–2018

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Infants 1-year-old children 2-year-old children 3-year-old children 4-year-old children All
children Pregnant
women Breastfeeding
women Postpartum
women All
participants Download data

Notes: Age was not reported for some children; these children are included in the count of all children but not in the counts by age group.
Prior to 2006 WIC participants could not select multiple races. The Non-Hispanic Multiple Race category is available only for 2006–2018.
WIC participants with missing race and ethnicity were excluded from the view showing participation by race and ethnicity. As a result, the sum of the race and ethnicity categories will not sum to the total number of WIC participants.
Source: Kline, N., Thorn, B., Bellows, D., Wroblewska, K., & Wilcox-Cook, E. (2020). WIC Participant and Program Characteristics 2018. Alexandria, VA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service.
For more information on trends in WIC participation, see chapter 3 of the report.

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Non-Hispanic White Non-Hispanic Black Hispanic/Latino Non-Hispanic
Asian or Pacific Islander Non-Hispanic
American Indian Non-Hispanic
Multiple Races Download data

Notes: Age was not reported for some children; these children are included in the count of all children but not in the counts by age group.
Prior to 2006 WIC participants could not select multiple races. The Non-Hispanic Multiple Race category is available only for 2006–2018.
WIC participants with missing race and ethnicity were excluded from the view showing participation by race and ethnicity. As a result, the sum of the race and ethnicity categories will not sum to the total number of WIC participants.
Source: Kline, N., Thorn, B., Bellows, D., Wroblewska, K., & Wilcox-Cook, E. (2020). WIC Participant and Program Characteristics 2018. Alexandria, VA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service.
For more information on trends in WIC participation, see chapter 3 of the report.