Estimation of eligibility for the WIC program

Abstract: This report presents estimates of WIC-eligible populations by state and county has been prepared by the Food and Nutrition Service. These estimates of eligibility are limited to the baseline year of 1979. The baseline estimates are based on the detailed census counts of infants, children 1-5 years of age and recently childbearing women in households with annual incomes below 185 percent of the United States poverty line. The WIC fully eligible population are divided into "higher priority" based on medical risk and "lower priority" based on dietary risk criteria.