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PantryPath Research · WIC Coverage Atlas

WIC in Alabama

48.4% coverage

Alabama's WIC program reaches 48.4% of eligible residents — an estimated 90,000 participants out of 186,000 who qualify. That leaves 96,000 pregnant women, infants, and young children eligible but not receiving WIC's food package or nutrition counseling.

186K

WIC eligibles

90K

Participants (FY2024 avg)

96K

Unserved eligibles

67

Counties

Alabama by county

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Note: USDA does not publish sub-state WIC participation, so every county in Alabama inherits the state's 48.4% coverage rate. County-level eligibles are allocated from state totals in proportion to the county's share of low-income children under 6 (ACS B17024). See methodology.

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Alabama at a glance

Coverage rate

48.4%

Participants ÷ eligibles

Participation gap

51.6%

1 − coverage

Eligibles

186K

USDA FNS FY2022

Participants

90K

Monthly avg FY2024

Unserved

96K

Eligibles − participants

Kids < 6 low-income

158K

45.1% of universe

County-level hotspots

Top five counties across 67 counties in Alabama.

Most WIC eligibles

Estimated eligible population

  1. 1 Jefferson 23K
  2. 2 Mobile 18K
  3. 3 Montgomery 12K
  4. 4 Madison 11K
  5. 5 Tuscaloosa 8K

Largest unserved gap

Eligibles not receiving WIC

  1. 1 Jefferson 12K
  2. 2 Mobile 9K
  3. 3 Montgomery 6K
  4. 4 Madison 6K
  5. 5 Tuscaloosa 4K

Highest child-poverty share

Children < 6 at ≤185% FPL

  1. 1 Conecuh 82.2%
  2. 2 Lowndes 81.6%
  3. 3 Bullock 79.6%
  4. 4 Wilcox 76.5%
  5. 5 Perry 75.1%

Every county in Alabama

All 67 counties with WIC eligibility estimates, unserved gap, and ACS child-poverty context.

County Eligibles est. Participants est. Unserved est. Kids < 6 low-income Poverty share
Autauga 1,713 829 884 1,453 36.6%
Baldwin 6,336 3,066 3,270 5,374 35.6%
Barbour 1,436 695 741 1,218 74.0%
Bibb 855 414 441 725 56.1%
Blount 2,003 969 1,034 1,699 42.8%
Bullock 829 401 428 703 79.6%
Butler 768 371 397 651 51.5%
Calhoun 4,519 2,187 2,332 3,833 49.6%
Chambers 1,324 641 683 1,123 46.2%
Cherokee 768 371 397 651 49.6%
Chilton 2,027 981 1,046 1,719 52.2%
Choctaw 578 280 298 490 59.9%
Clarke 822 398 424 697 48.8%
Clay 704 341 363 597 64.3%
Cleburne 804 389 415 682 63.2%
Coffee 1,903 921 982 1,614 43.1%
Colbert 2,001 968 1,033 1,697 44.9%
Conecuh 771 373 398 654 82.2%
Coosa 422 204 218 358 71.7%
Covington 1,798 870 928 1,525 59.5%
Crenshaw 295 143 152 250 27.6%
Cullman 2,963 1,434 1,529 2,513 39.4%
Dale 2,443 1,182 1,261 2,072 54.3%
Dallas 2,509 1,214 1,295 2,128 73.1%
DeKalb 3,635 1,759 1,876 3,083 63.4%
Elmore 2,226 1,077 1,149 1,888 32.3%
Escambia 2,020 977 1,043 1,713 70.5%
Etowah 4,218 2,041 2,177 3,578 50.1%
Fayette 522 253 269 443 47.6%
Franklin 1,906 922 984 1,617 69.4%
Geneva 1,323 640 683 1,122 68.0%
Greene 316 153 163 268 58.0%
Hale 1,053 509 544 893 67.9%
Henry 542 262 280 460 45.0%
Houston 4,642 2,246 2,396 3,937 49.9%
Jackson 2,198 1,063 1,135 1,864 57.6%
Jefferson 22,666 10,967 11,699 19,225 38.6%
Lamar 521 252 269 442 43.8%
Lauderdale 2,729 1,321 1,408 2,315 40.8%
Lawrence 1,416 685 731 1,201 56.8%
Lee 5,591 2,705 2,886 4,742 40.7%
Limestone 2,290 1,108 1,182 1,942 27.0%
Lowndes 706 342 364 599 81.6%
Macon 648 314 334 550 56.9%
Madison 10,658 5,157 5,501 9,040 33.2%
Marengo 938 454 484 796 60.9%
Marion 1,013 490 523 859 47.7%
Marshall 5,252 2,541 2,711 4,455 52.4%
Mobile 17,976 8,698 9,278 15,247 50.0%
Monroe 361 175 186 306 38.4%
Montgomery 11,703 5,663 6,040 9,926 56.0%
Morgan 4,728 2,288 2,440 4,010 46.1%
Perry 516 250 266 438 75.1%
Pickens 920 445 475 780 69.1%
Pike 1,381 668 713 1,171 55.6%
Randolph 722 349 373 612 43.6%
Russell 3,184 1,541 1,643 2,701 53.9%
Shelby 3,579 1,732 1,847 3,036 20.9%
St. Clair 2,653 1,284 1,369 2,250 37.7%
Sumter 610 295 315 517 70.6%
Talladega 3,564 1,725 1,839 3,023 56.3%
Tallapoosa 1,480 716 764 1,255 48.0%
Tuscaloosa 7,949 3,846 4,103 6,742 43.6%
Walker 2,872 1,390 1,482 2,436 55.0%
Washington 552 267 285 468 41.2%
Wilcox 602 292 310 511 76.5%
Winston 1,034 500 534 877 61.1%

Apply for WIC in Alabama

Income limits, food-package rules, clinic locator, and application instructions specific to Alabama's WIC agency.

Alabama WIC guide

Families with children

Our population-specific guide: WIC, SNAP, school meals, Summer EBT, and pantry programs for families with kids in Alabama.

Families guide

Alabama SNAP

SNAP recipients are automatically income-eligible for WIC through adjunctive eligibility — often the fastest path to enrollment.

Alabama SNAP guide

Find a food pantry

Search Alabama's verified pantries — many partner with WIC clinics and distribute infant formula, baby food, and diapers.

Alabama food pantries

WIC methodology

How we estimated county-level eligibles, why state coverage rates can't be disaggregated, and which data sources we used.

Full methodology