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Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)

As the third largest food and nutrition assistance program, WIC served nearly 9 million participants per month in fiscal 2011, including almost half of all infants born in the United States. Federal program costs for WIC were $7.2 billion in fiscal 2011. This page presents the following charts:

Average monthly participation in WIC, fiscal 1980-2011
Children 1-4 years old account for nearly half of WIC participants, April 2010
Hispanics make up the largest percentage of WIC participants (42 percent) in 2010

Average monthly participation in WIC, fiscal 1980-2011
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Children 1-4 years old account for nearly half of WIC participants, April 2010
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Hispanics make up the largest percentage of WIC participants (42 percent) in 2010
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