TABLE 2-2Participation of Women and Children in WIC by Physiological State or Feeding Mode, FY2005–2006 and 2015–2016

Group or SubgroupApril 20062015–2016
Number of Participants NationwideProportion of the WIC-Participating Population (%)Number of Participants NationwideProportion of the WIC-Participating Population (%)
Of WomenOf All WIC ParticipantsOf WomenOf All WIC Participants
Nationwide8,772,2178,023,742
Total women2,205,594—251,923,171—24
Pregnant women986,4334511772,1514010
Postpartum women634,372297557,464297
Partially BF womenNR——345,371184
Fully BF womenNR——248,186133
BF women584,78927 Of Infants7 Of All WIC Participants593,55731 Of Infants7 Of All WIC Participants
Total infants2,272,626—261,939,740—24
FF infantsNR——1,340,9436917
Partially BF infantsNR——349,113184
Fully BF infantsNR——249,684133
Total children4,293,997—494,160,832—52

NOTES: BF = breastfeeding/breastfed; FF = formula-fed; NR = not reported.

From: 2, The WIC Program: Changes Since the Last Review and Continuing Challenges

Cover of Review of WIC Food Packages
Review of WIC Food Packages: Improving Balance and Choice: Final Report.
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Health and Medicine Division; Food and Nutrition Board; Committee to Review WIC Food Packages.
Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 2017 May 1.
Copyright 2017 by the National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.

NCBI Bookshelf. A service of the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health.