WIC PROGRAM: TOTAL PARTICIPATION | |||||
(Data as of December 30, 2008) | |||||
Percent Change | |||||
State / | October | September | October | October 2008 vs: | |
Territory | 2007 | 2008 | 2008 | Sep. 08 | Oct. 07 |
Preliminary | Initial | ||||
Alabama | 132,636 | 140,869 | 140,600 | -0.2% | 6.0% |
Alaska | 25,311 | 25,627 | 25,322 | -1.2% | 0.0% |
American Samoa | 6,732 | 7,005 | 7,024 | 0.3% | 4.3% |
Arizona | 197,423 | 204,884 | 208,134 | 1.6% | 5.4% |
Dept. of Health | 173,218 | 180,426 | 183,652 | 1.8% | 6.0% |
Navajo Nation | 12,721 | 13,107 | 12,837 | -2.1% | 0.9% |
Inter-Tribal Council | 11,484 | 11,351 | 11,645 | 2.6% | 1.4% |
Arkansas | 90,833 | 95,178 | 94,512 | -0.7% | 4.1% |
California | 1,428,422 | 1,431,561 | 1,445,980 | 1.0% | 1.2% |
Colorado | 96,295 | 103,080 | 105,295 | 2.1% | 9.3% |
Dept. of Health | 96,120 | 102,880 | 105,099 | 2.2% | 9.3% |
Ute Mountain Ute Tribe | 175 | 200 | 196 | -2.0% | 12.0% |
Connecticut | 55,898 | 58,799 | 59,084 | 0.5% | 5.7% |
Delaware | 21,475 | 23,023 | 23,250 | 1.0% | 8.3% |
District of Columbia | 16,171 | 17,194 | 17,620 | 2.5% | 9.0% |
Florida | 455,995 | 491,374 | 498,109 | 1.4% | 9.2% |
Georgia | 296,509 | 324,050 | 326,078 | 0.6% | 10.0% |
Guam | 6,709 | 7,436 | 7,537 | 1.4% | 12.3% |
Hawaii | 33,639 | 36,176 | 36,782 | 1.7% | 9.3% |
Idaho | 39,583 | 44,066 | 45,595 | 3.5% | 15.2% |
Illinois | 292,430 | 307,265 | 310,178 | 0.9% | 6.1% |
Indiana | 149,318 | 163,641 | 166,389 | 1.7% | 11.4% |
Iowa | 73,014 | 74,552 | 74,847 | 0.4% | 2.5% |
Kansas | 73,302 | 76,318 | 76,820 | 0.7% | 4.8% |
Kentucky | 135,128 | 141,679 | 141,872 | 0.1% | 5.0% |
Louisiana | 137,724 | 145,667 | 146,459 | 0.5% | 6.3% |
Maine | 25,586 | 26,212 | 26,428 | 0.8% | 3.3% |
Dept. of Human Services | 25,443 | 26,048 | 26,266 | 0.8% | 3.2% |
Pleasant Point | 67 | 80 | 81 | 1.3% | 20.9% |
Indian Township | 76 | 84 | 81 | -3.6% | 6.6% |
Maryland | 131,145 | 142,699 | 143,975 | 0.9% | 9.8% |
Massachusetts | 124,357 | 127,979 | 128,903 | 0.7% | 3.7% |
Michigan | 240,675 | 239,023 | 237,116 | -0.8% | -1.5% |
Minnesota | 140,018 | 145,235 | 145,902 | 0.5% | 4.2% |
Mississippi | 108,583 | 114,014 | 114,944 | 0.8% | 5.9% |
State Board of Health | 107,655 | 113,086 | 114,003 | 0.8% | 5.9% |
Choctaw Indians | 928 | 928 | 941 | 1.4% | 1.4% |
Missouri | 141,503 | 149,592 | 151,315 | 1.2% | 6.9% |
Montana | 19,921 | 20,320 | 21,088 | 3.8% | 5.9% |
Nebraska | 44,479 | 45,388 | 46,146 | 1.7% | 3.7% |
Dept. of Health | 43,813 | 44,741 | 45,486 | 1.7% | 3.8% |
Omaha Sioux | 321 | 310 | 329 | 6.1% | 2.5% |
Winnebago Tribe | 244 | 209 | 207 | -1.0% | -15.2% |
Santee Sioux | 101 | 128 | 124 | -3.1% | 22.8% |
Nevada | 57,096 | 64,716 | 66,369 | 2.6% | 16.2% |
Division of Health | 55,455 | 62,932 | 64,537 | 2.6% | 16.4% |
Inter-Tribal Council | 1,641 | 1,784 | 1,832 | 2.7% | 11.6% |
New Hampshire | 17,884 | 18,060 | 18,428 | 2.0% | 3.0% |
New Jersey | 158,129 | 166,883 | 166,861 | 0.0% | 5.5% |
New Mexico | 67,290 | 71,497 | 72,178 | 1.0% | 7.3% |
Dept. of Health | 63,674 | 67,983 | 68,616 | 0.9% | 7.8% |
Eight Northern Pueblos | 365 | 338 | 364 | 7.7% | -0.3% |
Isleta Pueblo | 975 | 933 | 940 | 0.8% | -3.6% |
Zuni Pueblo | 771 | 752 | 807 | 7.3% | 4.7% |
Five Sandoval Pueblos | 414 | 380 | 373 | -1.8% | -9.9% |
Santo Domingo Tribe | 210 | 229 | 222 | -3.1% | 5.7% |
San Felipe Pueblo | 310 | 336 | 347 | 3.3% | 11.9% |
Acoma, Canoncito & Laguna | 571 | 546 | 509 | -6.8% | -10.9% |
New York | 495,696 | 514,957 | 514,989 | 0.0% | 3.9% |
Dept. of Health | 495,592 | 514,832 | 514,853 | 0.0% | 3.9% |
Seneca Nation | 104 | 125 | 136 | 8.8% | 30.8% |
North Carolina | 254,007 | 273,255 | 275,205 | 0.7% | 8.3% |
Dept. of Health | 253,367 | 272,584 | 274,554 | 0.7% | 8.4% |
Eastern Cherokee | 640 | 671 | 651 | -3.0% | 1.7% |
North Dakota | 15,121 | 15,221 | 15,160 | -0.4% | 0.3% |
Dept. of Health | 13,773 | 13,878 | 13,826 | -0.4% | 0.4% |
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe | 959 | 984 | 981 | -0.3% | 2.3% |
Three Affiliated Tribes | 389 | 359 | 353 | -1.7% | -9.3% |
Ohio | 291,645 | 302,531 | 303,924 | 0.5% | 4.2% |
Oklahoma | 124,682 | 128,861 | 129,287 | 0.3% | 3.7% |
Dept. of Health | 99,050 | 102,341 | 102,516 | 0.2% | 3.5% |
Choctaw Nation | 3,660 | 3,697 | 3,748 | 1.4% | 2.4% |
Chickasaw Nation | 3,304 | 3,676 | 3,696 | 0.5% | 11.9% |
Muscogee Creek Nation | 2,689 | 2,728 | 2,719 | -0.3% | 1.1% |
Cherokee Nation | 7,435 | 7,439 | 7,669 | 3.1% | 3.1% |
Citizen Potawatomi Nation | 1,677 | 1,453 | 1,513 | 4.1% | -9.8% |
Osage Tribal Council | 2,187 | 2,459 | 2,400 | -2.4% | 9.7% |
Otoe-Missouria Tribe | 506 | 745 | 737 | -1.1% | 45.7% |
Inter-Tribal Council | 801 | 833 | 831 | -0.2% | 3.7% |
Wichita, Caddo & Delaware (WCD) | 3,373 | 3,490 | 3,458 | -0.9% | 2.5% |
Oregon | 106,138 | 111,391 | 113,038 | 1.5% | 6.5% |
Pennsylvania | 251,563 | 259,314 | 263,558 | 1.6% | 4.8% |
Puerto Rico | 200,959 | 202,172 | 202,261 | 0.0% | 0.6% |
Rhode Island | 25,728 | 26,352 | 26,307 | -0.2% | 2.3% |
South Carolina | 123,852 | 135,448 | 137,268 | 1.3% | 10.8% |
South Dakota | 22,516 | 23,407 | 23,292 | -0.5% | 3.4% |
Dept. of Health | 20,418 | 21,308 | 21,182 | -0.6% | 3.7% |
Cheyenne River Sioux | 775 | 758 | 746 | -1.6% | -3.7% |
Rosebud Sioux | 1,323 | 1,341 | 1,364 | 1.7% | 3.1% |
Tennessee | 169,292 | 175,909 | 177,859 | 1.1% | 5.1% |
Texas | 936,374 | 958,953 | 967,610 | 0.9% | 3.3% |
Utah | 65,019 | 67,264 | 71,435 | 6.2% | 9.9% |
Vermont | 16,442 | 17,214 | 17,385 | 1.0% | 5.7% |
Virginia | 147,562 | 158,017 | 159,636 | 1.0% | 8.2% |
Virgin Islands | 5,408 | 5,615 | 5,774 | 2.8% | 6.8% |
Washington | 169,905 | 186,336 | 188,780 | 1.3% | 11.1% |
West Virginia | 51,409 | 53,620 | 54,046 | 0.8% | 5.1% |
Wisconsin | 121,225 | 126,042 | 127,083 | 0.8% | 4.8% |
Wyoming | 12,461 | 12,959 | 13,075 | 0.9% | 4.9% |
Dept. of Health | 11,733 | 12,210 | 12,292 | 0.7% | 4.8% |
Northern Arapahoe | 485 | 569 | 592 | 4.0% | 22.1% |
Shoshone Tribe | 243 | 180 | 191 | 6.1% | -21.4% |
Northern Marianas | 1,356 | 3,421 | 2,284 | -33.2% | 68.4% |
TOTAL | 8,649,573 | 9,009,321 | 9,086,397 | 0.9% | 5.1% |
WIC is the common abbreviation for Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children. Data are subject to revision. |