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PantryPath Research · WIC Coverage Atlas

WIC in Hawaii

65.1% coverage

Hawaii's WIC program reaches 65.1% of eligible residents — an estimated 28,000 participants out of 43,000 who qualify. That leaves 15,000 pregnant women, infants, and young children eligible but not receiving WIC's food package or nutrition counseling.

43K

WIC eligibles

28K

Participants (FY2024 avg)

15K

Unserved eligibles

5

Counties

Hawaii by county

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Note: USDA does not publish sub-state WIC participation, so every county in Hawaii inherits the state's 65.1% 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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Hawaii at a glance

Coverage rate

65.1%

Participants ÷ eligibles

Participation gap

34.9%

1 − coverage

Eligibles

43K

USDA FNS FY2022

Participants

28K

Monthly avg FY2024

Unserved

15K

Eligibles − participants

Kids < 6 low-income

25K

26.5% of universe

County-level hotspots

Top five counties across 5 counties in Hawaii.

Most WIC eligibles

Estimated eligible population

  1. 1 Honolulu 29K
  2. 2 Hawaii 7K
  3. 3 Maui 4K
  4. 4 Kauai 2K
  5. 5 Kalawao 0

Largest unserved gap

Eligibles not receiving WIC

  1. 1 Honolulu 10K
  2. 2 Hawaii 3K
  3. 3 Maui 1K
  4. 4 Kauai 859
  5. 5 Kalawao 0

Highest child-poverty share

Children < 6 at ≤185% FPL

  1. 1 Hawaii 35.4%
  2. 2 Kauai 31.9%
  3. 3 Honolulu 25.0%
  4. 4 Maui 23.6%

Every county in Hawaii

All 5 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
Hawaii 7,363 4,795 2,568 4,295 35.4%
Honolulu 28,884 18,808 10,076 16,848 25.0%
Kalawao 0 0 0 0 —
Kauai 2,462 1,603 859 1,436 31.9%
Maui 4,291 2,794 1,497 2,503 23.6%

Apply for WIC in Hawaii

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

Hawaii WIC guide

Families with children

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

Families guide

Hawaii SNAP

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

Hawaii SNAP guide

Find a food pantry

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

Hawaii 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