| WIC PROGRAM: TOTAL PARTICIPATION | |||||
| (Data as of November 02, 2009) | |||||
| Percent Change | |||||
| State / | August | July | August | August 2009 vs: | |
| Territory | 2008 | 2009 | 2009 | Jul. 09 | Aug. 08 |
| Preliminary | Initial | ||||
| Alabama | 139,410 | 144,477 | 145,510 | 0.7% | 4.4% |
| Alaska | 25,909 | 27,015 | 26,934 | -0.3% | 4.0% |
| American Samoa | 6,938 | 7,035 | 7,147 | 1.6% | 3.0% |
| Arizona | 203,888 | 209,492 | 212,617 | 1.5% | 4.3% |
| Dept. of Health | 179,925 | 186,505 | 188,679 | 1.2% | 4.9% |
| Navajo Nation | 12,889 | 11,679 | 12,347 | 5.7% | -4.2% |
| Inter-Tribal Council | 11,074 | 11,308 | 11,591 | 2.5% | 4.7% |
| Arkansas | 93,523 | 97,993 | 100,045 | 2.1% | 7.0% |
| California | 1,426,262 | 1,458,314 | 1,453,362 | -0.3% | 1.9% |
| Colorado | 101,974 | 109,863 | 111,554 | 1.5% | 9.4% |
| Dept. of Health | 101,773 | 109,642 | 111,334 | 1.5% | 9.4% |
| Ute Mountain Ute Tribe | 201 | 221 | 220 | -0.5% | 9.5% |
| Connecticut | 57,923 | 62,231 | 61,510 | -1.2% | 6.2% |
| Delaware | 22,919 | 24,244 | 24,348 | 0.4% | 6.2% |
| District of Columbia | 17,084 | 17,732 | 17,530 | -1.1% | 2.6% |
| Florida | 481,469 | 515,669 | 516,770 | 0.2% | 7.3% |
| Georgia | 318,420 | 321,876 | 321,866 | 0.0% | 1.1% |
| Dept. of Community Health | -- | 321,876 | 321,866 | 0.0% | -- |
| Dept of Human Resources | 318,420 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Guam | 7,187 | 7,506 | 7,526 | 0.3% | 4.7% |
| Hawaii | 35,596 | 37,056 | 36,982 | -0.2% | 3.9% |
| Idaho | 43,461 | 46,924 | 46,165 | -1.6% | 6.2% |
| Illinois | 303,842 | 314,657 | 313,743 | -0.3% | 3.3% |
| Indiana | 162,506 | 175,735 | 176,365 | 0.4% | 8.5% |
| Iowa | 74,097 | 77,349 | 77,716 | 0.5% | 4.9% |
| Kansas | 75,605 | 79,061 | 78,519 | -0.7% | 3.9% |
| Kentucky | 140,750 | 144,858 | 144,564 | -0.2% | 2.7% |
| Louisiana | 148,878 | 152,555 | 154,606 | 1.3% | 3.8% |
| Maine | 26,473 | 26,952 | 26,975 | 0.1% | 1.9% |
| Dept. of Human Services | 26,313 | 26,760 | 26,793 | 0.1% | 1.8% |
| Pleasant Point | 78 | 89 | 86 | -3.4% | 10.3% |
| Indian Township | 82 | 103 | 96 | -6.8% | 17.1% |
| Maryland | 141,095 | 150,467 | 150,562 | 0.1% | 6.7% |
| Massachusetts | 126,571 | 129,240 | 130,074 | 0.6% | 2.8% |
| Michigan | 240,346 | 252,908 | 253,932 | 0.4% | 5.7% |
| Minnesota | 143,942 | 141,217 | 140,867 | -0.2% | -2.1% |
| Mississippi | 112,524 | 112,565 | 112,958 | 0.3% | 0.4% |
| State Board of Health | 111,568 | 111,607 | 111,954 | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| Choctaw Indians | 956 | 958 | 1,004 | 4.8% | 5.0% |
| Missouri | 147,443 | 150,365 | 151,441 | 0.7% | 2.7% |
| Montana | 20,108 | 20,858 | 20,734 | -0.6% | 3.1% |
| Nebraska | 45,238 | 46,711 | 46,269 | -0.9% | 2.3% |
| Dept. of Health | 44,560 | 46,059 | 45,624 | -0.9% | 2.4% |
| Omaha Sioux | 322 | 324 | 309 | -4.6% | -4.0% |
| Winnebago Tribe | 229 | 204 | 213 | 4.4% | -7.0% |
| Santee Sioux | 127 | 124 | 123 | -0.8% | -3.1% |
| Nevada | 63,506 | 68,969 | 70,573 | 2.3% | 11.1% |
| Division of Health | 61,722 | 67,199 | 68,809 | 2.4% | 11.5% |
| Inter-Tribal Council | 1,784 | 1,770 | 1,764 | -0.3% | -1.1% |
| New Hampshire | 17,929 | 18,792 | 18,682 | -0.6% | 4.2% |
| New Jersey | 164,678 | 173,048 | 172,894 | -0.1% | 5.0% |
| New Mexico | 70,014 | 68,811 | 68,693 | -0.2% | -1.9% |
| Dept. of Health | 66,447 | 65,338 | 65,207 | -0.2% | -1.9% |
| Eight Northern Pueblos | 342 | 313 | 317 | 1.3% | -7.3% |
| Isleta Pueblo | 936 | 888 | 892 | 0.5% | -4.7% |
| Zuni Pueblo | 801 | 803 | 815 | 1.5% | 1.7% |
| Five Sandoval Pueblos | 370 | 340 | 343 | 0.9% | -7.3% |
| Santo Domingo Tribe | 229 | 215 | 218 | 1.4% | -4.8% |
| San Felipe Pueblo | 340 | 350 | 342 | -2.3% | 0.6% |
| Acoma, Canoncito & Laguna | 549 | 564 | 559 | -0.9% | 1.8% |
| New York | 509,752 | 522,779 | 520,477 | -0.4% | 2.1% |
| Dept. of Health | 509,616 | 522,660 | 520,364 | -0.4% | 2.1% |
| Seneca Nation | 136 | 119 | 113 | -5.0% | -16.9% |
| North Carolina | 270,429 | 276,707 | 276,892 | 0.1% | 2.4% |
| Dept. of Health | 269,774 | 276,099 | 276,267 | 0.1% | 2.4% |
| Eastern Cherokee | 655 | 608 | 625 | 2.8% | -4.6% |
| North Dakota | 15,110 | 14,681 | 14,675 | 0.0% | -2.9% |
| Dept. of Health | 13,739 | 13,495 | 13,471 | -0.2% | -2.0% |
| Standing Rock Sioux Tribe | 1,012 | 871 | 875 | 0.5% | -13.5% |
| Three Affiliated Tribes | 359 | 315 | 329 | 4.4% | -8.4% |
| Ohio | 300,489 | 307,378 | 308,262 | 0.3% | 2.6% |
| Oklahoma | 127,553 | 134,479 | 137,317 | 2.1% | 7.7% |
| Dept. of Health | 101,130 | 106,402 | 108,987 | 2.4% | 7.8% |
| Choctaw Nation | 3,703 | 4,243 | 4,139 | -2.5% | 11.8% |
| Chickasaw Nation | 3,643 | 3,925 | 4,045 | 3.1% | 11.0% |
| Muscogee Creek Nation | 2,682 | 2,876 | 3,015 | 4.8% | 12.4% |
| Cherokee Nation | 7,513 | 7,794 | 7,766 | -0.4% | 3.4% |
| Citizen Potawatomi Nation | 1,485 | 1,388 | 1,378 | -0.7% | -7.2% |
| Osage Tribal Council | 2,391 | 2,663 | 2,684 | 0.8% | 12.3% |
| Otoe-Missouria Tribe | 730 | 652 | 645 | -1.1% | -11.6% |
| Inter-Tribal Council | 812 | 892 | 923 | 3.5% | 13.7% |
| Wichita, Caddo & Delaware (WCD) | 3,464 | 3,644 | 3,735 | 2.5% | 7.8% |
| Oregon | 110,439 | 113,785 | 113,542 | -0.2% | 2.8% |
| Pennsylvania | 256,424 | 264,079 | 265,285 | 0.5% | 3.5% |
| Puerto Rico | 200,971 | 202,146 | 202,764 | 0.3% | 0.9% |
| Rhode Island | 26,203 | 25,195 | 25,147 | -0.2% | -4.0% |
| South Carolina | 133,701 | 131,695 | 136,776 | 3.9% | 2.3% |
| South Dakota | 23,048 | 23,176 | 23,045 | -0.6% | 0.0% |
| Dept. of Health | 20,965 | 21,204 | 21,109 | -0.4% | 0.7% |
| Cheyenne River Sioux | 757 | 680 | 675 | -0.7% | -10.8% |
| Rosebud Sioux | 1,326 | 1,292 | 1,261 | -2.4% | -4.9% |
| Tennessee | 173,043 | 174,960 | 176,688 | 1.0% | 2.1% |
| Texas | 951,876 | 1,034,238 | 1,046,021 | 1.1% | 9.9% |
| Utah | 67,577 | 72,938 | 74,662 | 2.4% | 10.5% |
| Vermont | 17,082 | 17,521 | 17,431 | -0.5% | 2.0% |
| Virginia | 155,924 | 163,610 | 164,598 | 0.6% | 5.6% |
| Virgin Islands | 5,574 | 5,926 | 5,951 | 0.4% | 6.8% |
| Washington | 183,504 | 197,361 | 195,937 | -0.7% | 6.8% |
| West Virginia | 53,143 | 53,701 | 53,311 | -0.7% | 0.3% |
| Wisconsin | 124,063 | 129,870 | 130,185 | 0.2% | 4.9% |
| Wyoming | 12,656 | 13,700 | 13,899 | 1.5% | 9.8% |
| Dept. of Health | 11,941 | 13,151 | 13,285 | 1.0% | 11.3% |
| Northern Arapahoe | 487 | 376 | 427 | 13.6% | -12.3% |
| Shoshone Tribe | 228 | 173 | 187 | 8.1% | -18.0% |
| Northern Marianas | 3,332 | 4,733 | 4,753 | 0.4% | 42.6% |
| TOTAL | 8,929,401 | 9,277,203 | 9,307,651 | 0.3% | 4.2% |
| WIC is the common abbreviation for Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children. Data are subject to revision. | |||||