This report, the latest in a series of annual reports on WIC eligibility, presents 2021 national and state estimates of the number of people eligible for WIC benefits and the percents of the eligible population and the US population covered by the program, including estimates by participant category.
FNS administers the WIC program at the federal level. State agencies are responsible for operating the program in their jurisdictions. This includes determining participant eligibility and providing benefits and services.
This report responds to House Report 117-82, which directs the USDA to publish state-level estimates of the percentage of pregnant women, infants, and children under age five participating in FNS’s SNAP or in Medicaid but not participating in WIC.
Since 1988, FNS has produced biennial reports on WIC participant and program characteristics (PC) for use in program monitoring and managing WIC information needs. The PC 2020 report summarizes demographic, income and health-related characteristics and behaviors of participants certified to receive WIC benefits in April 2020. As a response to COVID-19, the PC 2020 report also compares participant and program characteristics between participants certified to receive benefits in April 2020 and those certified to receive benefits in November 2020 in nine select state agencies.
To complement the WIC ITFPS-2 Infant Year Report and Second Year Report, the study team developed six short videos.
To complement the WIC ITFPS-2 Infant Year Report and Second Year Report, the study team developed six short videos.
To complement the WIC ITFPS-2 Infant Year Report and Second Year Report, the study team developed six short videos.
To complement the WIC ITFPS-2 Infant Year Report and Second Year Report, the study team developed six short videos.
To complement the WIC ITFPS-2 Infant Year Report and Second Year Report, the study team developed six short videos.