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PantryPath Research · WIC Coverage Atlas

WIC in Florida

54.0% coverage

Florida's WIC program reaches 54.0% of eligible residents — an estimated 334,000 participants out of 618,000 who qualify. That leaves 284,000 pregnant women, infants, and young children eligible but not receiving WIC's food package or nutrition counseling.

618K

WIC eligibles

334K

Participants (FY2024 avg)

284K

Unserved eligibles

67

Counties

Florida by county

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Note: USDA does not publish sub-state WIC participation, so every county in Florida inherits the state's 54.0% 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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Florida at a glance

Coverage rate

54.0%

Participants ÷ eligibles

Participation gap

46.0%

1 − coverage

Eligibles

618K

USDA FNS FY2022

Participants

334K

Monthly avg FY2024

Unserved

284K

Eligibles − participants

Kids < 6 low-income

508K

38.6% of universe

County-level hotspots

Top five counties across 67 counties in Florida.

Most WIC eligibles

Estimated eligible population

  1. 1 Miami-Dade 87K
  2. 2 Broward 56K
  3. 3 Orange 46K
  4. 4 Hillsborough 45K
  5. 5 Duval 38K

Largest unserved gap

Eligibles not receiving WIC

  1. 1 Miami-Dade 40K
  2. 2 Broward 26K
  3. 3 Orange 21K
  4. 4 Hillsborough 21K
  5. 5 Duval 18K

Highest child-poverty share

Children < 6 at ≤185% FPL

  1. 1 Calhoun 74.6%
  2. 2 Putnam 73.5%
  3. 3 Gadsden 67.3%
  4. 4 Hamilton 65.7%
  5. 5 Madison 64.3%

Every county in Florida

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
Alachua 6,523 3,525 2,998 5,367 33.7%
Baker 845 457 388 695 33.0%
Bay 5,457 2,949 2,508 4,490 37.6%
Bradford 566 306 260 466 33.8%
Brevard 14,359 7,760 6,599 11,814 35.7%
Broward 55,703 30,105 25,598 45,831 36.5%
Calhoun 733 396 337 603 74.6%
Charlotte 3,216 1,738 1,478 2,646 40.6%
Citrus 3,667 1,982 1,685 3,017 47.2%
Clay 4,587 2,479 2,108 3,774 27.1%
Collier 7,780 4,205 3,575 6,401 33.6%
Columbia 2,157 1,166 991 1,775 40.9%
DeSoto 1,362 736 626 1,121 56.5%
Dixie 581 314 267 478 56.2%
Duval 38,436 20,773 17,663 31,624 41.1%
Escambia 12,164 6,574 5,590 10,008 46.7%
Flagler 2,217 1,198 1,019 1,824 37.3%
Franklin 299 162 137 246 50.0%
Gadsden 2,342 1,266 1,076 1,927 67.3%
Gilchrist 452 244 208 372 34.3%
Glades 311 168 143 256 58.7%
Gulf 333 180 153 274 42.7%
Hamilton 562 303 259 462 65.7%
Hardee 1,548 837 711 1,274 63.8%
Hendry 2,129 1,151 978 1,752 48.6%
Hernando 5,240 2,832 2,408 4,311 42.5%
Highlands 2,910 1,573 1,337 2,394 48.0%
Hillsborough 45,126 24,388 20,738 37,128 36.5%
Holmes 769 416 353 633 54.3%
Indian River 3,621 1,957 1,664 2,979 39.8%
Jackson 2,129 1,151 978 1,752 55.9%
Jefferson 469 254 215 386 53.5%
Lafayette 295 160 135 243 54.9%
Lake 9,800 5,296 4,504 8,063 35.9%
Lee 20,018 10,819 9,199 16,470 40.0%
Leon 7,763 4,195 3,568 6,387 37.6%
Levy 1,294 700 594 1,065 45.4%
Liberty 210 114 96 173 48.9%
Madison 811 438 373 667 64.3%
Manatee 10,160 5,491 4,669 8,359 39.1%
Marion 12,238 6,614 5,624 10,069 48.2%
Martin 4,035 2,181 1,854 3,320 41.3%
Miami-Dade 87,219 47,138 40,081 71,761 41.3%
Monroe 1,534 829 705 1,262 30.6%
Nassau 2,093 1,131 962 1,722 30.0%
Okaloosa 7,782 4,206 3,576 6,403 39.3%
Okeechobee 2,126 1,149 977 1,749 60.4%
Orange 45,516 24,599 20,917 37,449 38.4%
Osceola 15,267 8,251 7,016 12,561 43.6%
Palm Beach 37,196 20,103 17,093 30,604 35.0%
Pasco 14,474 7,823 6,651 11,909 34.6%
Pinellas 17,270 9,334 7,936 14,209 32.6%
Polk 29,967 16,196 13,771 24,656 49.2%
Putnam 4,611 2,492 2,119 3,794 73.5%
Santa Rosa 4,891 2,643 2,248 4,024 31.9%
Sarasota 6,061 3,276 2,785 4,987 28.2%
Seminole 10,120 5,469 4,651 8,326 29.2%
St. Johns 3,393 1,834 1,559 2,792 16.5%
St. Lucie 9,686 5,235 4,451 7,969 39.0%
Sumter 1,699 918 781 1,398 47.6%
Suwannee 1,507 815 692 1,240 51.2%
Taylor 905 489 416 745 62.7%
Union 644 348 296 530 50.3%
Volusia 14,429 7,798 6,631 11,872 39.6%
Wakulla 778 420 358 640 30.1%
Walton 2,636 1,425 1,211 2,169 39.2%
Washington 976 527 449 803 54.5%

Apply for WIC in Florida

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

Florida WIC guide

Families with children

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

Families guide

Florida SNAP

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

Florida SNAP guide

Find a food pantry

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

Florida 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