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PantryPath Research · WIC Coverage Atlas

WIC in Georgia

58.7% coverage

Georgia's WIC program reaches 58.7% of eligible residents — an estimated 222,000 participants out of 378,000 who qualify. That leaves 156,000 pregnant women, infants, and young children eligible but not receiving WIC's food package or nutrition counseling.

378K

WIC eligibles

222K

Participants (FY2024 avg)

156K

Unserved eligibles

159

Counties

Georgia by county

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Note: USDA does not publish sub-state WIC participation, so every county in Georgia inherits the state's 58.7% 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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Georgia at a glance

Coverage rate

58.7%

Participants ÷ eligibles

Participation gap

41.3%

1 − coverage

Eligibles

378K

USDA FNS FY2022

Participants

222K

Monthly avg FY2024

Unserved

156K

Eligibles − participants

Kids < 6 low-income

301K

39.5% of universe

County-level hotspots

Top five counties across 159 counties in Georgia.

Most WIC eligibles

Estimated eligible population

  1. 1 Gwinnett 32K
  2. 2 Fulton 30K
  3. 3 DeKalb 29K
  4. 4 Clayton 19K
  5. 5 Cobb 17K

Largest unserved gap

Eligibles not receiving WIC

  1. 1 Gwinnett 13K
  2. 2 Fulton 12K
  3. 3 DeKalb 12K
  4. 4 Clayton 8K
  5. 5 Cobb 7K

Highest child-poverty share

Children < 6 at ≤185% FPL

  1. 1 Hancock 100.0%
  2. 2 Quitman 100.0%
  3. 3 Glascock 82.5%
  4. 4 Macon 80.5%
  5. 5 Treutlen 79.5%

Every county in Georgia

All 159 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
Appling 1,097 645 452 875 63.8%
Atkinson 679 398 281 541 78.1%
Bacon 413 242 171 329 56.2%
Baker 100 59 41 80 67.2%
Baldwin 1,292 759 533 1,030 49.8%
Banks 564 331 233 450 39.1%
Barrow 3,056 1,795 1,261 2,437 35.6%
Bartow 2,531 1,486 1,045 2,018 25.4%
Ben Hill 952 559 393 759 65.1%
Berrien 932 547 385 743 59.1%
Bibb 8,355 4,907 3,448 6,662 58.1%
Bleckley 572 336 236 456 63.7%
Brantley 632 371 261 504 43.9%
Brooks 880 517 363 702 67.0%
Bryan 742 436 306 592 14.5%
Bulloch 2,730 1,604 1,126 2,177 44.1%
Burke 1,337 785 552 1,066 58.2%
Butts 855 502 353 682 48.6%
Calhoun 169 99 70 135 49.3%
Camden 2,532 1,487 1,045 2,019 46.4%
Candler 537 315 222 428 53.0%
Carroll 4,464 2,622 1,842 3,559 38.6%
Catoosa 2,448 1,438 1,010 1,952 44.7%
Charlton 526 309 217 419 72.5%
Chatham 11,345 6,663 4,682 9,046 43.9%
Chattahoochee 484 284 200 386 49.1%
Chattooga 1,578 927 651 1,258 69.9%
Cherokee 4,942 2,902 2,040 3,940 21.9%
Clarke 4,075 2,393 1,682 3,249 44.1%
Clay 125 74 51 100 69.4%
Clayton 18,731 11,001 7,730 14,935 58.7%
Clinch 293 172 121 234 42.6%
Cobb 17,083 10,033 7,050 13,621 25.5%
Coffee 2,527 1,484 1,043 2,015 57.3%
Colquitt 2,951 1,733 1,218 2,353 63.3%
Columbia 3,656 2,147 1,509 2,915 24.2%
Cook 689 404 285 549 42.8%
Coweta 3,114 1,829 1,285 2,483 25.4%
Crawford 236 138 98 188 27.7%
Crisp 1,185 696 489 945 66.4%
Dade 270 158 112 215 21.9%
Dawson 776 456 320 619 31.4%
Decatur 2,333 1,370 963 1,860 70.8%
DeKalb 28,988 17,025 11,963 23,113 40.0%
Dodge 796 468 328 635 60.0%
Dooly 470 276 194 375 74.6%
Dougherty 4,820 2,831 1,989 3,843 61.8%
Douglas 4,868 2,859 2,009 3,881 36.8%
Early 597 351 246 476 63.3%
Echols 336 197 139 268 78.4%
Effingham 1,638 962 676 1,306 24.9%
Elbert 1,223 718 505 975 63.6%
Emanuel 1,287 756 531 1,026 60.1%
Evans 468 275 193 373 54.9%
Fannin 766 450 316 611 46.0%
Fayette 1,713 1,006 707 1,366 21.4%
Floyd 4,570 2,684 1,886 3,644 50.9%
Forsyth 2,253 1,323 930 1,796 10.3%
Franklin 944 555 389 753 52.0%
Fulton 29,870 17,543 12,327 23,816 34.5%
Gilmer 824 484 340 657 36.8%
Glascock 172 101 71 137 82.5%
Glynn 3,297 1,936 1,361 2,629 51.0%
Gordon 2,628 1,543 1,085 2,095 48.8%
Grady 1,294 760 534 1,032 59.4%
Greene 523 307 216 417 44.4%
Gwinnett 31,657 18,592 13,065 25,241 34.4%
Habersham 1,757 1,032 725 1,401 43.9%
Hall 7,728 4,539 3,189 6,162 40.4%
Hancock 281 165 116 224 100.0%
Haralson 1,609 945 664 1,283 53.0%
Harris 616 362 254 491 22.7%
Hart 744 437 307 593 32.6%
Heard 319 187 132 254 33.0%
Henry 6,745 3,961 2,784 5,378 31.9%
Houston 3,803 2,233 1,570 3,032 24.6%
Irwin 452 265 187 360 68.0%
Jackson 2,269 1,332 937 1,809 30.3%
Jasper 526 309 217 419 49.3%
Jeff Davis 612 359 253 488 47.7%
Jefferson 612 359 253 488 51.4%
Jenkins 61 36 25 49 16.8%
Johnson 493 289 204 393 61.4%
Jones 732 430 302 584 31.3%
Lamar 893 524 369 712 51.4%
Lanier 652 383 269 520 60.7%
Laurens 2,602 1,528 1,074 2,075 58.7%
Lee 956 561 395 762 29.1%
Liberty 4,944 2,904 2,040 3,942 54.5%
Lincoln 212 124 88 169 48.3%
Long 764 449 315 609 39.0%
Lowndes 6,151 3,612 2,539 4,904 51.2%
Lumpkin 796 468 328 635 36.6%
Macon 662 389 273 528 80.5%
Madison 1,484 871 613 1,183 51.2%
Marion 352 207 145 281 66.0%
McDuffie 809 475 334 645 50.0%
McIntosh 162 95 67 129 47.8%
Meriwether 1,038 610 428 828 62.3%
Miller 194 114 80 155 43.9%
Mitchell 982 577 405 783 56.6%
Monroe 873 513 360 696 40.5%
Montgomery 404 237 167 322 63.5%
Morgan 243 143 100 194 12.8%
Murray 1,227 720 507 978 37.4%
Muscogee 11,011 6,466 4,545 8,779 51.3%
Newton 3,753 2,204 1,549 2,992 35.6%
Oconee 324 190 134 258 10.4%
Oglethorpe 354 208 146 282 33.2%
Paulding 3,419 2,008 1,411 2,726 21.7%
Peach 1,136 667 469 906 48.3%
Pickens 1,227 720 507 978 50.8%
Pierce 572 336 236 456 38.8%
Pike 438 257 181 349 26.9%
Polk 1,905 1,119 786 1,519 45.7%
Pulaski 538 316 222 429 72.6%
Putnam 811 477 334 647 57.0%
Quitman 93 55 38 74 100.0%
Rabun 434 255 179 346 43.7%
Randolph 596 350 246 475 76.7%
Richmond 11,266 6,617 4,649 8,983 59.1%
Rockdale 3,129 1,838 1,291 2,495 42.9%
Schley 113 66 47 90 36.3%
Screven 903 530 373 720 73.1%
Seminole 272 160 112 217 45.6%
Spalding 3,156 1,853 1,303 2,516 50.4%
Stephens 1,207 709 498 962 51.4%
Stewart 75 44 31 60 69.8%
Sumter 1,185 696 489 945 49.9%
Talbot 117 69 48 93 45.8%
Taliaferro 28 16 12 22 20.4%
Tattnall 1,032 606 426 823 68.7%
Taylor 408 239 169 325 74.2%
Telfair 538 316 222 429 70.1%
Terrell 380 223 157 303 52.2%
Thomas 1,881 1,105 776 1,500 43.3%
Tift 2,166 1,272 894 1,727 55.5%
Toombs 1,096 644 452 874 42.0%
Towns 314 184 130 250 41.4%
Treutlen 514 302 212 410 79.5%
Troup 3,553 2,087 1,466 2,833 52.9%
Turner 650 382 268 518 63.6%
Twiggs 168 99 69 134 30.0%
Union 964 566 398 769 55.2%
Upson 1,067 627 440 851 45.5%
Walker 2,181 1,281 900 1,739 39.6%
Walton 3,370 1,979 1,391 2,687 38.0%
Ware 2,416 1,419 997 1,926 64.2%
Warren 228 134 94 182 46.4%
Washington 868 510 358 692 59.8%
Wayne 1,629 957 672 1,299 60.9%
Webster 99 58 41 79 54.9%
Wheeler 204 120 84 163 67.4%
White 819 481 338 653 42.4%
Whitfield 4,804 2,821 1,983 3,830 47.3%
Wilcox 336 197 139 268 51.3%
Wilkes 383 225 158 305 54.9%
Wilkinson 386 227 159 308 53.7%
Worth 934 549 385 745 59.4%

Apply for WIC in Georgia

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

Georgia WIC guide

Families with children

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

Families guide

Georgia SNAP

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

Georgia SNAP guide

Find a food pantry

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

Georgia 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