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PantryPath Research · WIC Coverage Atlas

WIC in Indiana

50.5% coverage

Indiana's WIC program reaches 50.5% of eligible residents — an estimated 94,000 participants out of 186,000 who qualify. That leaves 92,000 pregnant women, infants, and young children eligible but not receiving WIC's food package or nutrition counseling.

186K

WIC eligibles

94K

Participants (FY2024 avg)

92K

Unserved eligibles

92

Counties

Indiana by county

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Note: USDA does not publish sub-state WIC participation, so every county in Indiana inherits the state's 50.5% 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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Indiana at a glance

Coverage rate

50.5%

Participants ÷ eligibles

Participation gap

49.5%

1 − coverage

Eligibles

186K

USDA FNS FY2022

Participants

94K

Monthly avg FY2024

Unserved

92K

Eligibles − participants

Kids < 6 low-income

186K

38.1% of universe

County-level hotspots

Top five counties across 92 counties in Indiana.

Most WIC eligibles

Estimated eligible population

  1. 1 Marion 38K
  2. 2 Lake 15K
  3. 3 Allen 13K
  4. 4 St. Joseph 9K
  5. 5 Elkhart 8K

Largest unserved gap

Eligibles not receiving WIC

  1. 1 Marion 19K
  2. 2 Lake 8K
  3. 3 Allen 6K
  4. 4 St. Joseph 4K
  5. 5 Elkhart 4K

Highest child-poverty share

Children < 6 at ≤185% FPL

  1. 1 Crawford 70.2%
  2. 2 Benton 63.7%
  3. 3 Parke 60.7%
  4. 4 Blackford 58.2%
  5. 5 Sullivan 58.1%

Every county in Indiana

All 92 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
Adams 1,898 959 939 1,893 53.8%
Allen 13,139 6,640 6,499 13,107 42.3%
Bartholomew 1,862 941 921 1,857 29.9%
Benton 390 197 193 389 63.7%
Blackford 389 197 192 388 58.2%
Boone 795 402 393 793 15.1%
Brown 169 86 83 169 23.9%
Carroll 354 179 175 353 28.5%
Cass 1,278 646 632 1,275 49.6%
Clark 3,144 1,589 1,555 3,136 35.5%
Clay 644 325 319 642 35.3%
Clinton 1,043 527 516 1,040 41.3%
Crawford 431 218 213 430 70.2%
Daviess 1,272 643 629 1,269 38.5%
Dearborn 650 328 322 648 20.5%
Decatur 567 287 280 566 26.7%
DeKalb 991 501 490 989 31.5%
Delaware 3,061 1,547 1,514 3,053 47.1%
Dubois 1,289 652 637 1,286 37.2%
Elkhart 7,572 3,827 3,745 7,553 42.5%
Fayette 726 367 359 724 47.4%
Floyd 1,668 843 825 1,664 31.6%
Fountain 481 243 238 480 39.1%
Franklin 552 279 273 551 34.7%
Fulton 516 261 255 515 38.8%
Gibson 682 345 337 680 26.8%
Grant 2,107 1,065 1,042 2,102 48.9%
Greene 939 475 464 937 46.7%
Hamilton 2,725 1,377 1,348 2,718 10.4%
Hancock 827 418 409 825 15.1%
Harrison 759 384 375 757 27.1%
Hendricks 1,991 1,006 985 1,986 16.9%
Henry 1,179 596 583 1,176 39.4%
Howard 3,095 1,564 1,531 3,087 52.8%
Huntington 1,017 514 503 1,014 42.6%
Jackson 1,622 820 802 1,618 43.0%
Jasper 490 248 242 489 22.3%
Jay 881 445 436 879 53.2%
Jefferson 840 425 415 838 42.1%
Jennings 626 316 310 624 34.2%
Johnson 2,951 1,492 1,459 2,944 24.4%
Knox 975 493 482 973 40.8%
Kosciusko 1,915 968 947 1,910 34.2%
LaGrange 1,072 542 530 1,069 25.7%
Lake 15,491 7,829 7,662 15,453 44.7%
LaPorte 3,060 1,546 1,514 3,052 40.7%
Lawrence 1,076 544 532 1,073 37.4%
Madison 4,050 2,047 2,003 4,040 46.8%
Marion 37,834 19,120 18,714 37,740 46.9%
Marshall 1,181 597 584 1,178 35.5%
Martin 235 119 116 234 33.1%
Miami 1,095 553 542 1,092 48.0%
Monroe 2,173 1,098 1,075 2,168 31.7%
Montgomery 1,161 587 574 1,158 43.0%
Morgan 1,151 582 569 1,148 26.5%
Newton 453 229 224 452 46.5%
Noble 1,375 695 680 1,372 38.5%
Ohio 139 70 69 139 33.7%
Orange 714 361 353 712 44.6%
Owen 461 233 228 460 42.5%
Parke 691 349 342 689 60.7%
Perry 477 241 236 476 38.3%
Pike 406 205 201 405 45.9%
Porter 2,886 1,459 1,427 2,879 27.3%
Posey 471 238 233 470 29.6%
Pulaski 272 137 135 271 34.1%
Putnam 562 284 278 561 29.3%
Randolph 876 443 433 874 56.4%
Ripley 602 304 298 601 30.8%
Rush 426 215 211 425 41.3%
Scott 519 262 257 518 38.9%
Shelby 1,345 680 665 1,342 39.5%
Spencer 415 210 205 414 32.2%
St. Joseph 8,695 4,394 4,301 8,673 41.9%
Starke 635 321 314 633 39.8%
Steuben 745 376 369 743 36.2%
Sullivan 694 351 343 692 58.1%
Switzerland 248 125 123 247 38.1%
Tippecanoe 4,859 2,456 2,403 4,847 40.8%
Tipton 359 181 178 358 34.5%
Union 157 80 77 157 30.4%
Vanderburgh 5,121 2,588 2,533 5,108 42.8%
Vermillion 416 210 206 415 45.3%
Vigo 3,492 1,765 1,727 3,483 50.5%
Wabash 722 365 357 720 38.9%
Warren 160 81 79 160 29.8%
Warrick 804 406 398 802 20.5%
Washington 841 425 416 839 47.9%
Wayne 2,632 1,330 1,302 2,625 53.9%
Wells 646 326 320 644 30.4%
White 753 380 373 751 41.6%
Whitley 853 431 422 851 36.7%

Apply for WIC in Indiana

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

Indiana WIC guide

Families with children

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

Families guide

Indiana SNAP

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

Indiana SNAP guide

Find a food pantry

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

Indiana 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