WIC Participation, 1992–2020

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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
women All
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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 only available 2006–2020. WIC participants with missing race and ethnicity were excluded from the figure. As a result, the sum of the race and ethnicity categories will not sum to the total number of WIC participants.
Source: Kline, N., Zvavitch, P., Wroblewska, K., Worden, M., Mwombela, B., & Thorn, B. (2021). WIC Participant and Program Characteristics 2020. 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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Hispanic/Latino Non-Hispanic White Non-Hispanic Black 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 only available 2006–2020. WIC participants with missing race and ethnicity were excluded from the figure. As a result, the sum of the race and ethnicity categories will not sum to the total number of WIC participants.
Source: Kline, N., Zvavitch, P., Wroblewska, K., Worden, M., Mwombela, B., & Thorn, B. (2021). WIC Participant and Program Characteristics 2020. 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.