The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) provides Federal grants to States for supplemental foods, health care referrals, and nutrition education for low-income pregnant, breastfeeding, and non-breastfeeding postpartum women, and to infants and children up to age five who are found to be at nutritional risk. To receive services, families must have incomes at or below 185% of poverty; reside in the service area covered by the local agency; and, for WIC only, be nutritionally at risk as determined by a staff nutritionist.
Data Note: We report numbers of WIC recipients as a percent of all families with children under 6 only, as this is the most relevant age breakout from the Census Bureau. Readers should note that it does not include families with children under 6 who also have older children.
New Hampshire statewide data from U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service: WIC program data. Data are for the fiscal year.
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