Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Eligibles Served

WIC provides nutritious foods, nutrition education, breastfeeding support, and referrals to health care and social services to low-income families with a nutritional risk. The number of WIC eligibles served is the number of people who were issued benefits during September, the last month of the federal fiscal year.

WIC eligibles include pregnant and post-partum women and children ages 0-4. Knowing the proportion of those in need who are served supports promoting healthful diets and healthy weight to optimize health status and quality of life. The percent of WIC eligibles served is the number served divided by the estimated number in need, expressed as a percentage.

In 2023, the percentage of Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Eligibles Served in Alachua County was 67 compared to Florida at 68.9. The line graph shows change over time when there are at least three years of data.

Alachua County is in the third quartile for this measure. This means that relative to other counties in Florida, there are more Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Eligibles Served in about half of the counties, and less in about one quarter of the counties.

The map illustrates county data by quartile. A quartile map is presented when there are at least 51 counties with data for this measure.

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Alachua County

County

Year

Count/Rate

Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Eligibles Served, Single Year

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Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Eligibles Served, Percentage of WIC Eligibles, Single Year

Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Eligibles Served, Percentage of WIC Eligibles, Single Year
	Alachua				Florida
Data Year	Count	Denom	Percent (%)	MOV	Count	Denom	Percent (%)	MOV
2023	4,199	6,271	67.0^*	1.2	418,118	606,923	68.9	0.1
2022	4,327	6,987	61.9^*	1.1	422,131	633,095	66.7	0.1
2021	4,418	7,019	62.9	1.1	400,966	636,067	63.0	0.1
2020	4,716	7,214	65.4	1.1	420,640	648,828	64.8	0.1
2019	4,753	7,853	60.5^*	1.1	427,068	664,137	64.3	0.1
2018	4,913	7,258	67.7	1.1	451,935	666,473	67.8	0.1
2017	5,127	7,258	70.6^*	1.0	462,116	666,473	69.3	0.1
2016	5,389	8,101	66.5^*	1.0	479,129	663,786	72.2	0.1
2015	5,421	7,458	72.7^*	1.0	492,039	658,247	74.7	0.1
2014	6,025	7,811	77.1^*	0.9	489,383	587,787	83.3	0.1
2013	5,812	8,468	68.6^*	1.0	488,961	583,343	83.8	0.1
2012	5,555	8,468	65.6^*	1.0	477,368	593,830	80.4	0.1
2011	5,748	8,376	68.6^*	1.0	491,267	580,420	84.6	0.1
2010	5,543	8,424	65.8^*	1.0	486,911	592,312	82.2	0.1
2009	5,389	8,424	64.0^*	1.0	496,969	592,307	83.9	0.1
2008	4,996	8,134	61.4^*	1.1	457,183	594,871	76.9	0.1
2007	4,549	8,206	55.4^*	1.1	376,795	586,928	64.2	0.1
2006	4,440	7,509	59.1^*	1.1	366,895	571,271	64.2	0.1
2005	4,639	7,607	61.0^*	1.1	374,109	556,140	67.3	0.1
2004	4,250	7,147	59.5^*	1.1	346,030	538,421	64.3	0.1

Florida

Year

Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Eligibles Served, Percent of WIC Eligibles, 2023

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Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Eligibles Served, Percent of WIC Eligibles, 2023 MOV Graph

Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Eligibles Served, Percent of WIC Eligibles, 2023
County	Count	Denom	Percent (%)	MOV
Florida	418,118	606,923	68.9	0.1
Alachua	4,199	6,271	67.0^*	1.2
Baker	992	771	128.7
Bay	4,979	6,137	81.1^*	1.0
Bradford	692	706	98.0^*	1.0
Brevard	10,610	14,083	75.3^*	0.7
Broward	42,834	56,524	75.8^*	0.4
Calhoun	360	275	130.9
Charlotte	2,076	3,332	62.3^*	1.6
Citrus	2,471	4,089	60.4^*	1.5
Clay	3,969	4,942	80.3^*	1.1
Collier	5,658	8,890	63.6^*	1.0
Columbia	1,592	2,630	60.5^*	1.9
Miami-Dade	71,624	92,047	77.8^*	0.3
DeSoto	1,123	1,590	70.6	2.2
Dixie	347	571	60.8^*	4.0
Duval	12,939	34,678	37.3^*	0.5
Escambia	5,061	11,179	45.3^*	0.9
Flagler	2,221	2,427	91.5^*	1.1
Franklin	200	277	72.2	5.3
Gadsden	1,452	1,913	75.9^*	1.9
Gilchrist	600	674	89.0^*	2.4
Glades	39	273	14.3^*	4.2
Gulf	240	448	53.6^*	4.6
Hamilton	328	659	49.8^*	3.8
Hardee	1,371	1,618	84.7^*	1.8
Hendry	1,564	2,162	72.3^*	1.9
Hernando	3,152	4,894	64.4^*	1.3
Highlands	2,319	3,344	69.3	1.6
Hillsborough	25,558	44,949	56.9^*	0.5
Holmes	663	563	117.8
Indian River	2,590	3,696	70.1	1.5
Jackson	1,518	1,795	84.6^*	1.7
Jefferson	417	502	83.1^*	3.3
Lafayette	166	282	58.9^*	5.7
Lake	5,998	8,770	68.4	1.0
Lee	15,611	20,225	77.2^*	0.6
Leon	3,691	7,168	51.5^*	1.2
Levy	738	1,502	49.1^*	2.5
Liberty	141	176	80.1^*	5.9
Madison	576	737	78.2^*	3.0
Manatee	5,089	9,577	53.1^*	1.0
Marion	7,401	12,060	61.4^*	0.9
Martin	2,970	3,230	92.0^*	0.9
Monroe	1,349	1,644	82.1^*	1.9
Nassau	1,538	1,504	102.3
Okaloosa	3,060	6,135	49.9^*	1.3
Okeechobee	1,604	2,074	77.3^*	1.8
Orange	28,272	43,963	64.3^*	0.4
Osceola	13,895	13,897	100.0^*	0.0
Palm Beach	32,933	36,203	91.0^*	0.3
Pasco	9,485	13,571	69.9^*	0.8
Pinellas	11,442	20,220	56.6^*	0.7
Polk	20,018	27,308	73.3^*	0.5
Putnam	3,128	3,640	85.9^*	1.1
St. Johns	1,729	3,346	51.7^*	1.7
St. Lucie	7,001	9,118	76.8^*	0.9
Santa Rosa	2,546	3,971	64.1^*	1.5
Sarasota	3,640	5,774	63.0^*	1.2
Seminole	6,043	9,570	63.1^*	1.0
Sumter	898	1,255	71.6^*	2.5
Suwannee	961	1,434	67.0	2.4
Taylor	781	698	111.9
Union	269	553	48.6^*	4.2
Volusia	6,450	14,763	43.7^*	0.8
Wakulla	494	837	59.0^*	3.3
Walton	1,632	1,945	83.9^*	1.6
Washington	811	864	93.9^*	1.6

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Data Note(s)

FLHealthCHARTS.gov is provided by the Florida Department of Health, Division of Public Health Statistics and Performance Management.

Data Source: Florida Department of Health, WIC and Nutrition Services, FLWiSE

Chart will display if there are at least three years of data.
Multi-year counts are a sum of the selected years, not an average.
Quartiles are calculated when data is available for at least 51 counties.
MOV - Measure of Variability: Probable range of values resulting from random fluctuations in the number of events. Not calculated when numerator is below 5 or denominator is below 20, or count or rate is suppressed. The MOV is useful for comparing rates to a goal or standard. For example, if the absolute difference between the county rate and the statewide rate is less than the MOV, the county rate is not significantly different from the statewide rate (alpha level = 0.05). When the absolute difference between the county rate and the statewide rate is greater than the MOV, the county rate is significantly different from the statewide rate. MOV should not be used to determine if the rates of two different counties, or the county rates for two different years, are statistically significantly different.
Denom - abbreviated for Denominator.
Population estimates are not available for persons whose county of residence is unknown. Given this, the denominator and associated rate are not available.
* - Indicates the county rate is statistically significantly different from the statewide rate.

The reporting period for this indicator is September of the reporting year.
This is primary, quantitative data.

		Florida Department of Health Bureau of Community Health Assessment Division of Public Health Statistics and Performance Management


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