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              Data VisualizationEstimates of WIC Eligibility and Program Reach
                      
                Friday, November 3, 2023
      
                

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          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.2021For more detailed information, including methodology, refer to the full report.Figures 1-82020For more detailed information, including methodology, refer to the full report.**WIC Eligibility Estimation Methodology****National WIC Eligibility by Year and Participant Category****Trends in WIC Eligibility and Participation****Trends in WIC Eligibility and Participation by Race and Ethnicity****Demographics of Infants and Children Eligible for WIC****WIC Coverage Rates by State****Trends in WIC Eligibility and Participation by State****WIC Coverage Rates by Race and Ethnicity**2014 - 2019 Visualizations2019For more detailed information, including methodology, refer to the full report.National WIC Eligibility, 2019

**National WIC Eligibility**National WIC Eligibility and Participation

**National WIC Eligibility and Participation**National WIC Eligibility by Race

**National WIC Eligibility by Race**Demographic Characteristics of Infants and Children

**Demographic Characteristics of Infants and Children**Coverage Rates by State

**Coverage Rates by State**WIC Eligibility and Participation by State

**WIC Eligibility and Participation by State**Coverage Rates by State and by Race

**Coverage Rates by State and by Race**2018For more detailed information, including methodology, refer to the full report.**National WIC Eligibility, 2018****National WIC Eligibility and Participation 2007-2018****National WIC Eligibility and Participation by Race****Demographics of Infants and Children Eligible for WIC****WIC Coverage Rates by State, 2018****National WIC Eligibility and Participation Over Time****WIC Coverage Rates by State and Race**2017For more detailed information, including methodology, refer to the full report.**National WIC Eligibility, 2017****National WIC Eligibility and Participation****Eligibility by Race & Ethnicity****Demographics, 2017****Coverage Rates by State, 2017****Eligibility and Participation by State, 2017**2016For more detailed information, including methodology, refer to the full report.**National WIC Eligibility, 2016****WIC Coverage Rates by State, 2016****Demographics of WIC-Eligible Infants and Children, 2016****National WIC Eligibility and Participation, 2005-2016****National WIC Eligibility by Race and Ethnicity, 2016**2015For more detailed information, including methodology, refer to the full report.**National WIC Eligibility, 2015****WIC Coverage Rates by State, 2015****Demographics, 2015****National WIC Eligibility and Participation, 2005-2015**2014For more detailed information, including methodology, refer to the full report.**National WIC Eligibility 2014****WIC Coverage Rates by State 2014****Demographics 2014**

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