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PantryPath Research · WIC Coverage Atlas

WIC in Arizona

50.2% coverage

Arizona's WIC program reaches 50.2% of eligible residents — an estimated 138,000 participants out of 275,000 who qualify. That leaves 137,000 pregnant women, infants, and young children eligible but not receiving WIC's food package or nutrition counseling.

275K

WIC eligibles

138K

Participants (FY2024 avg)

137K

Unserved eligibles

15

Counties

Arizona by county

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Note: USDA does not publish sub-state WIC participation, so every county in Arizona inherits the state's 50.2% 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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Arizona at a glance

Coverage rate

50.2%

Participants ÷ eligibles

Participation gap

49.8%

1 − coverage

Eligibles

275K

USDA FNS FY2022

Participants

138K

Monthly avg FY2024

Unserved

137K

Eligibles − participants

Kids < 6 low-income

181K

38.1% of universe

County-level hotspots

Top five counties across 15 counties in Arizona.

Most WIC eligibles

Estimated eligible population

  1. 1 Maricopa 159K
  2. 2 Pima 40K
  3. 3 Pinal 17K
  4. 4 Yuma 14K
  5. 5 Mohave 7K

Largest unserved gap

Eligibles not receiving WIC

  1. 1 Maricopa 79K
  2. 2 Pima 20K
  3. 3 Pinal 8K
  4. 4 Yuma 7K
  5. 5 Mohave 4K

Highest child-poverty share

Children < 6 at ≤185% FPL

  1. 1 Apache 70.1%
  2. 2 La Paz 59.8%
  3. 3 Santa Cruz 59.4%
  4. 4 Navajo 58.6%
  5. 5 Gila 56.5%

Every county in Arizona

All 15 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
Apache 5,072 2,545 2,527 3,329 70.1%
Cochise 6,064 3,043 3,021 3,980 50.9%
Coconino 4,561 2,289 2,272 2,994 35.2%
Gila 2,415 1,212 1,203 1,585 56.5%
Graham 1,956 982 974 1,284 42.1%
Greenlee 350 176 174 230 29.6%
La Paz 611 307 304 401 59.8%
Maricopa 158,531 79,554 78,977 104,055 34.0%
Mohave 7,415 3,721 3,694 4,867 48.9%
Navajo 6,879 3,452 3,427 4,515 58.6%
Pima 39,944 20,045 19,899 26,218 42.4%
Pinal 16,603 8,332 8,271 10,898 38.7%
Santa Cruz 3,419 1,716 1,703 2,244 59.4%
Yavapai 7,260 3,643 3,617 4,765 43.9%
Yuma 13,920 6,986 6,934 9,137 55.2%

Apply for WIC in Arizona

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

Arizona WIC guide

Families with children

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

Families guide

Arizona SNAP

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

Arizona SNAP guide

Find a food pantry

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

Arizona 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