Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Eligibles 
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 is an estimate of need that includes resident live births, estimated population projections, poverty levels and census data.

WIC plays a crucial role in improving lifetime health for women, their infants, and young children by intervening at critical times of growth and development. Knowledge of the number of people in need helps in planning for needed resources. Those eligible include pregnant and breastfeeding women, women who have recently been pregnant, infants, and children under the age of 5 who have a low or moderate income, are at nutritional risk, and who live in Florida.

In FY 23-24, the rate per 100,000 of Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Eligibles in Alachua County was 2122.8 compared to Florida at 2541.4. The line graph shows change over time when there are at least three years of data.

Alachua County is in the second quartile for this measure. This means that relative to other counties in Florida, there are more Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Eligibles 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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Measure Type 
10 Year Report
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Alachua County
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Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Eligibles, Rate Per 100,000 Population, 2024
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Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Eligibles, Rate Per 100,000 Population, Single Year
AlachuaFlorida
Data YearCountDenomRateMOVCountDenomRateMOV
20246,334298,3782,122.8*51.7586,00623,058,1972,541.46.4
20236,271291,4592,151.6*52.7606,92322,685,5832,675.46.6
20226,987290,6232,404.1*55.7633,09522,329,1782,835.36.9
20217,019275,4352,548.3*58.9636,06722,005,5872,890.57.0
20207,214270,4052,667.9*60.7648,82821,640,7662,998.27.2
20197,853266,6492,945.1*64.2664,13721,268,5533,122.67.4
20187,257263,7532,751.7*62.4666,47320,957,7053,180.17.5
20177,257259,3492,798.4*63.5666,47220,555,7333,242.37.7
20168,100257,4783,146.3*67.4663,78620,231,0923,281.07.8
20157,458255,6312,917.5*65.2658,24719,897,7623,308.17.9
20147,811251,7603,102.6*67.7587,78719,579,8713,002.07.6
20138,468248,5263,407.3*71.3583,34319,314,3963,020.27.6
20128,468246,8933,429.8*71.8593,83019,118,9383,106.07.8
20118,375247,1513,389.0*71.3580,42018,941,7423,064.27.8
20108,424247,6693,401.3*71.4592,31218,820,2803,147.27.9
20098,424246,4893,417.6*71.7592,30718,711,8443,165.47.9
20088,134244,6643,324.6*71.0594,87118,636,8373,191.98.0
20078,206242,2153,387.9*72.1586,92818,500,9583,172.48.0
20067,509238,7043,145.770.0571,27118,237,5963,132.48.0
20057,607233,8593,252.8*71.9556,14017,876,6633,111.08.0
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
8/9/2025 2:37:22 AM
Data Note(s)
  • Data are for Federal Fiscal Year (Oct 1 – Sept 30)
  • This is secondary, quantitative data.
  • All population-based rates are calculated using July 1 Florida population estimates from the Florida Legislature, Office of Economic and Demographic Research.
  • 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 are 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.