Estimates of WIC Eligibility and Program Reach

These visualizations present national and state estimates of the number of people eligible for WIC benefits and the percentage of the eligible population and the US population covered by the program, including estimates by participant category. Estimates by state and U.S. territory and by race and ethnicity are also provided.

2023

For more detailed information, including methodology, refer to the full report.

thumbnail of a graphic — Interactive Graphics

2022

For more detailed information, including methodology, refer to the full report.

screenshot of figure 8 of the wic 2022 interactive graphics — Interactive Graphics

2021

For more detailed information, including methodology, refer to the full report.

screenshot of figure 1 — National WIC Eligibility and Coverage Rates by Year and Participant Category

screenshot of figure2 — National WIC Eligibility and Participation Over Time

screenshot of figure3 — National WIC Eligibility and Participation by Race and Hispanic/Latino Ethnicity Over Time

screenshot of figure4 — Demographic Characteristics of Infants and Children Eligible for WIC

screenshot of figure 5 — WIC Coverage Rates by State and Participant Category

screenshot of figure 6 — WIC Eligibility and Participation by State Over Time

screenshot of figure 7 — WIC Coverage Rates by State and Race and Hispanic/Latino Ethnicity

screenshot of figure8 — WIC Eligibility Estimation Methodology

2020

For more detailed information, including methodology, refer to the full report.

screenshot of flowchart1 — WIC Eligibility Estimation Methodology

screenshot of figure 1 — National WIC Eligibility by Year and Participant Category

screenshot of Figure 2 — Trends in WIC Eligibility and Participation

screenshot of figure 3 — Trends in WIC Eligibility and Participation by Race and Ethnicity

screenshot of figure 4 — Demographics of Infants and Children Eligible for WIC

screenshot of figure 5 — WIC Coverage Rates by State

screenshot of figure 6 — Trends in WIC Eligibility and Participation by State

screenshot of figure 7 — WIC Coverage Rates by Race and Ethnicity

Page updated: December 04, 2025