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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.