Trends in WIC Eligibility and Participation by Race and Hispanic/Latino Ethnicity

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Number
Eligible Number of
Participants Coverage
Rate Eligibility
Rate
Hispanic /
Latino White-Only,
Not Hispanic Black-Only,
Not Hispanic Two or More Races or
Other, Not Hispanic 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 report.
Note: Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 PRCS was not released. The 2020 estimates for Puerto Rico use the 2019 PRCS.
Definitions: "Two or More Races or Other, not Hispanic" includes all infants, children, and pregnant or postpartum women who are not Hispanic/Latino and who report multiple races or a race other than White or Black. This graphic includes Puerto Rico but no other territories.

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Hispanic /
Latino White-Only,
Not Hispanic Black-Only,
Not Hispanic Two or More Races or
Other, Not Hispanic 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 report.
Note: Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 PRCS was not released. The 2020 estimates for Puerto Rico use the 2019 PRCS.
Definitions: "Two or More Races or Other, not Hispanic" includes all infants, children, and pregnant or postpartum women who are not Hispanic/Latino and who report multiple races or a race other than White or Black. This graphic includes Puerto Rico but no other territories.