2020 WIC Eligibility Estimation Methodology

Infants

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3,560,663 Total number of infants in the 50 states and District of Columbia

1,126,763 Income-eligible

645,692 Adjunctively income-eligible

1,772,456 Total number of infants income-eligible and adjunctively income-eligible

22,728 Total number eligible in U.S. territories

1,858,707 Annual-to-monthly income adjustment+Nutritional risk adjustment

1,881,435 Total number of infants eligible for WIC in the U.S.

Children

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15,110,823 Total number of children aged 1–4 in the 50 states
and District of Columbia

5,044,097 Income-eligible

2,540,644 Adjunctively income-eligible

7,584,741

Total number of children income-eligible and adjunctively income-eligible

101,411 Total number eligible in U.S. territories

8,067,317 Annual-to-monthly income adjustment and certification period adjustment+Nutritional risk adjustment

8,168,727 Total number of children eligible for WIC in the U.S.

Pregnant Women

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64,419,411 Total number of women aged 15–44 in the 50 states and District of Columbia

16,545,697 Income-eligible

8,634,332 Adjunctively income-eligible

25,180,028 Total number of women aged 15–44 income-eligible and adjunctively income-eligible

15,494 Total number eligible in U.S. territories

1,102,422 Pregnancy adjustment factor+Nutritional risk adjustment factor

1,117,917 Total number of pregnant women eligible for WIC in the U.S.

Postpartum Breastfeeding Women

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1,858,707 Total number of eligible infants in the 50 states and District of Columbia

830,099 Multiple births and maternal deaths adjustment factor+Breastfeeding adjustment factor+Nutritional risk adjustment factor

10,366 Total number eligible in U.S. territories

840,465 Total number of postpartum breastfeeding women eligible for WIC in the U.S.

Postpartum Non-Breastfeeding Women

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1,858,707 Total number of eligible infants in the 50 states and District of Columbia

499,351 Multiple births; fetal, infant, and maternal deaths adjustment factor+Non-breastfeeding adjustment factor+Nutritional risk adjustment factor

5,194 Total number eligible in U.S. territories

504,545 Total number of postpartum non-breastfeeding women eligible for WIC in the U.S.