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States are ranked by the percentage of eligible residents participating in WIC in 2020, from lowest to highest.

Rank	State	Rate (2020)	Count (FY 2023)	States Abbreviations
29	Alabama	49.9%	110,921	al
23	Alaska	53.2%	14,249	ak
18	Arizona	54.8%	154,152	az
48	Arkansas	40.4%	63,592	ar
2	California	69.7%	1,001,244	ca
36	Colorado	46.6%	93,589	co
32	Connecticut	47.2%	50,325	ct
17	Delaware	56.5%	22,369	de
35	District of Columbia	46.7%	12,518	dc
27	Florida	52.6%	409,373	fl
46	Georgia	40.6%	232,313	ga
9	Hawaii	60.8%	25,211	hi
40	Idaho	45.2%	31,677	id
49	Illinois	39.4%	169,372	il
11	Indiana	59.8%	152,078	in
19	Iowa	54.7%	62,303	ia
37	Kansas	46.4%	47,539	ks
7	Kentucky	62.6%	106,678	ky
51	Louisiana	36.8%	98,086	la
14	Maine	57.6%	18,117	me
13	Maryland	58.3%	121,600	md
4	Massachusetts	65.1%	123,380	ma
8	Michigan	61.5%	187,085	mi
3	Minnesota	65.7%	100,344	mn
38	Mississippi	45.7%	60,203	ms
45	Missouri	40.8%	93,949	mo
32	Montana	47.2%	13,685	mt
6	Nebraska	62.9%	36,584	ne
34	Nevada	47.0%	55,705	nv
31	New Hampshire	49.0%	12,504	nh
26	New Jersey	52.8%	162,829	nj
50	New Mexico	39.1%	40,422	nm
12	New York	58.5%	439,213	ny
5	North Carolina	64.0%	238,325	nc
22	North Dakota	53.8%	10,223	nd
43	Ohio	41.3%	177,472	oh
28	Oklahoma	51.8%	99,559	ok
10	Oregon	60.6%	77,917	or
44	Pennsylvania	40.9%	184,548	pa
21	Rhode Island	54.2%	18,456	ri
42	South Carolina	42.1%	98,929	sc
15	South Dakota	57.1%	14,964	sd
41	Tennessee	43.7%	138,971	tn
24	Texas	53.1%	781,400	tx
47	Utah	40.5%	46,684	ut
1	Vermont	72.6%	10,240	vt
30	Virginia	49.6%	106,371	va
25	Washington	52.9%	135,315	wa
16	West Virgina	56.7%	35,586	wv
20	Wisconsin	54.3%	92,273	wi
39	Wyoming	45.3%	7,815	wy

Fast Facts

Women, Infants, and Children

31 states or U.S. territories reported obesity rate declines among 2-to-4 year olds participating in WIC between 2010 and 2018

Women, Infants, and Children

65%

California has the highest percentage of eligible people participating in WIC

Women, Infants, and Children

146,668

In New Jersey, 146,668 people participate in WIC