Trends in WIC Eligibility and Participation

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Number
Eligible Number of
Participants Coverage
Rate Eligibility
Rate
Infants 1-year-old children 2-year-old children 3-year-old children 4-year-old children Pregnant
women Postpartum
breastfeeding women Postpartum
non-breastfeeding women All
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Sources: 2017-2021 Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS-ASEC), 2016-2019 Puerto Rico Community Survey (PRCS), WIC administrative data, and WIC Participant and Program Characteristics reports.
Note: Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 PRCS was not released. The 2020 estimates for Puerto Rico use the 2019 PRCS.
Definitions: "Population" refers to the total number of infants, young children (aged 1–4), pregnant women, or postpartum women in the United States.

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Infants 1-year-old children 2-year-old children 3-year-old children 4-year-old children Pregnant
women Postpartum
breastfeeding women Postpartum
non-breastfeeding women All Download data

Sources: 2017-2021 Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS-ASEC), 2016-2019 Puerto Rico Community Survey (PRCS), WIC administrative data, and WIC Participant and Program Characteristics reports.
Note: Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 PRCS was not released. The 2020 estimates for Puerto Rico use the 2019 PRCS.
Definitions: "Population" refers to the total number of infants, young children (aged 1–4), pregnant women, or postpartum women in the United States.