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PantryPath Research · WIC Coverage Atlas

WIC in Idaho

55.2% coverage

Idaho's WIC program reaches 55.2% of eligible residents — an estimated 32,000 participants out of 58,000 who qualify. That leaves 26,000 pregnant women, infants, and young children eligible but not receiving WIC's food package or nutrition counseling.

58K

WIC eligibles

32K

Participants (FY2024 avg)

26K

Unserved eligibles

44

Counties

Idaho by county

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Note: USDA does not publish sub-state WIC participation, so every county in Idaho inherits the state's 55.2% 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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Idaho at a glance

Coverage rate

55.2%

Participants ÷ eligibles

Participation gap

44.8%

1 − coverage

Eligibles

58K

USDA FNS FY2022

Participants

32K

Monthly avg FY2024

Unserved

26K

Eligibles − participants

Kids < 6 low-income

53K

38.6% of universe

County-level hotspots

Top five counties across 44 counties in Idaho.

Most WIC eligibles

Estimated eligible population

  1. 1 Canyon 9K
  2. 2 Ada 9K
  3. 3 Bonneville 5K
  4. 4 Kootenai 4K
  5. 5 Twin Falls 4K

Largest unserved gap

Eligibles not receiving WIC

  1. 1 Canyon 4K
  2. 2 Ada 4K
  3. 3 Bonneville 2K
  4. 4 Kootenai 2K
  5. 5 Twin Falls 2K

Highest child-poverty share

Children < 6 at ≤185% FPL

  1. 1 Clark 84.0%
  2. 2 Butte 81.2%
  3. 3 Washington 74.0%
  4. 4 Payette 66.0%
  5. 5 Madison 59.8%

Every county in Idaho

All 44 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
Ada 9,219 5,086 4,133 8,399 26.4%
Adams 120 66 54 109 57.7%
Bannock 3,027 1,670 1,357 2,758 41.9%
Bear Lake 273 151 122 249 44.4%
Benewah 387 214 173 353 57.7%
Bingham 1,689 932 757 1,539 38.3%
Blaine 373 206 167 340 35.3%
Boise 194 107 87 177 46.5%
Bonner 1,341 740 601 1,222 42.1%
Bonneville 5,059 2,791 2,268 4,609 40.2%
Boundary 409 226 183 373 41.6%
Butte 151 84 67 138 81.2%
Camas 22 12 10 20 17.5%
Canyon 9,311 5,137 4,174 8,483 41.7%
Caribou 303 167 136 276 52.1%
Cassia 1,400 772 628 1,275 51.9%
Clark 87 48 39 79 84.0%
Clearwater 196 108 88 179 48.3%
Custer 65 36 29 59 43.1%
Elmore 1,011 558 453 921 37.6%
Franklin 735 406 329 670 52.5%
Fremont 581 320 261 529 53.5%
Gem 481 265 216 438 35.6%
Gooding 614 339 275 559 51.0%
Idaho 420 232 188 383 37.3%
Jefferson 1,515 836 679 1,380 48.3%
Jerome 1,089 601 488 992 46.6%
Kootenai 4,246 2,342 1,904 3,868 31.4%
Latah 959 529 430 874 37.0%
Lemhi 162 90 72 148 35.8%
Lewis 120 66 54 109 51.9%
Lincoln 220 121 99 200 42.5%
Madison 2,787 1,538 1,249 2,539 59.8%
Minidoka 898 495 403 818 41.1%
Nez Perce 1,048 578 470 955 34.8%
Oneida 125 69 56 114 34.0%
Owyhee 404 223 181 368 43.5%
Payette 1,370 756 614 1,248 66.0%
Power 286 158 128 261 53.9%
Shoshone 539 297 242 491 47.0%
Teton 349 193 156 318 33.6%
Twin Falls 3,555 1,962 1,593 3,239 44.2%
Valley 265 146 119 241 36.7%
Washington 593 327 266 540 74.0%

Apply for WIC in Idaho

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

Idaho WIC guide

Families with children

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

Families guide

Idaho SNAP

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

Idaho SNAP guide

Find a food pantry

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

Idaho 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