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PantryPath Research · WIC Coverage Atlas

WIC in Kansas

50.6% coverage

Kansas's WIC program reaches 50.6% of eligible residents — an estimated 43,000 participants out of 85,000 who qualify. That leaves 42,000 pregnant women, infants, and young children eligible but not receiving WIC's food package or nutrition counseling.

85K

WIC eligibles

43K

Participants (FY2024 avg)

42K

Unserved eligibles

105

Counties

Kansas by county

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Note: USDA does not publish sub-state WIC participation, so every county in Kansas inherits the state's 50.6% 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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Kansas at a glance

Coverage rate

50.6%

Participants ÷ eligibles

Participation gap

49.4%

1 − coverage

Eligibles

85K

USDA FNS FY2022

Participants

43K

Monthly avg FY2024

Unserved

42K

Eligibles − participants

Kids < 6 low-income

74K

34.6% of universe

County-level hotspots

Top five counties across 105 counties in Kansas.

Most WIC eligibles

Estimated eligible population

  1. 1 Sedgwick 19K
  2. 2 Wyandotte 9K
  3. 3 Johnson 6K
  4. 4 Shawnee 5K
  5. 5 Geary 3K

Largest unserved gap

Eligibles not receiving WIC

  1. 1 Sedgwick 9K
  2. 2 Wyandotte 4K
  3. 3 Johnson 3K
  4. 4 Shawnee 3K
  5. 5 Geary 2K

Highest child-poverty share

Children < 6 at ≤185% FPL

  1. 1 Chase 72.6%
  2. 2 Wallace 68.0%
  3. 3 Lane 62.6%
  4. 4 Cherokee 59.4%
  5. 5 Stanton 59.2%

Every county in Kansas

All 105 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
Allen 449 227 222 391 40.0%
Anderson 155 78 77 135 21.4%
Atchison 444 225 219 387 36.6%
Barber 146 74 72 127 41.1%
Barton 997 504 493 868 48.9%
Bourbon 697 353 344 607 53.1%
Brown 316 160 156 275 43.9%
Butler 1,660 840 820 1,445 32.4%
Chase 146 74 72 127 72.6%
Chautauqua 133 67 66 116 50.0%
Cherokee 966 489 477 841 59.4%
Cheyenne 137 69 68 119 55.9%
Clark 64 33 31 56 42.4%
Clay 341 173 168 297 53.3%
Cloud 351 178 173 306 42.4%
Coffey 136 69 67 118 27.1%
Comanche 23 12 11 20 35.1%
Cowley 1,077 545 532 938 44.2%
Crawford 1,521 769 752 1,324 47.3%
Decatur 44 22 22 38 25.2%
Dickinson 308 156 152 268 21.5%
Doniphan 124 63 61 108 23.6%
Douglas 2,314 1,171 1,143 2,015 30.9%
Edwards 99 50 49 86 41.9%
Elk 103 52 51 90 55.6%
Ellis 588 297 291 512 29.6%
Ellsworth 109 55 54 95 30.4%
Finney 1,701 860 841 1,481 41.5%
Ford 1,847 934 913 1,608 47.8%
Franklin 807 408 399 703 40.0%
Geary 3,056 1,546 1,510 2,661 55.1%
Gove 90 45 45 78 32.0%
Graham 53 27 26 46 34.1%
Grant 214 108 106 186 33.3%
Gray 248 125 123 216 52.0%
Greeley 18 9 9 16 13.8%
Greenwood 185 94 91 161 46.5%
Hamilton 25 13 12 22 8.6%
Harper 253 128 125 220 57.3%
Harvey 1,049 530 519 913 36.7%
Haskell 145 73 72 126 41.2%
Hodgeman 34 17 17 30 36.6%
Jackson 342 173 169 298 30.2%
Jefferson 316 160 156 275 24.8%
Jewell 156 79 77 136 57.6%
Johnson 6,481 3,279 3,202 5,643 12.8%
Kearny 193 98 95 168 54.2%
Kingman 218 110 108 190 41.3%
Kiowa 74 37 37 64 37.6%
Labette 620 314 306 540 35.7%
Lane 60 30 30 52 62.6%
Leavenworth 1,544 781 763 1,344 21.8%
Lincoln 78 40 38 68 35.8%
Linn 124 63 61 108 17.8%
Logan 93 47 46 81 36.6%
Lyon 1,147 580 567 999 42.4%
Marion 342 173 169 298 42.9%
Marshall 394 199 195 343 40.8%
McPherson 497 252 245 433 26.0%
Meade 123 62 61 107 28.5%
Miami 768 389 379 669 28.5%
Mitchell 146 74 72 127 34.4%
Montgomery 1,332 674 658 1,160 52.8%
Morris 94 48 46 82 23.0%
Morton 26 13 13 23 13.5%
Nemaha 216 109 107 188 21.0%
Neosho 718 363 355 625 57.7%
Ness 45 23 22 39 35.4%
Norton 207 105 102 180 46.0%
Osage 310 157 153 270 30.6%
Osborne 125 63 62 109 43.1%
Ottawa 191 96 95 166 43.7%
Pawnee 30 15 15 26 10.4%
Phillips 177 89 88 154 42.2%
Pottawatomie 580 293 287 505 21.9%
Pratt 314 159 155 273 46.5%
Rawlins 90 45 45 78 41.5%
Reno 2,372 1,200 1,172 2,065 52.9%
Republic 167 84 83 145 52.5%
Rice 264 134 130 230 39.0%
Riley 1,662 841 821 1,447 34.7%
Rooks 116 59 57 101 33.6%
Rush 130 66 64 113 49.8%
Russell 239 121 118 208 46.0%
Saline 2,064 1,044 1,020 1,797 45.4%
Scott 121 61 60 105 35.8%
Sedgwick 18,978 9,601 9,377 16,525 42.1%
Seward 844 427 417 735 33.4%
Shawnee 5,248 2,655 2,593 4,570 37.0%
Sheridan 54 27 27 47 24.7%
Sherman 192 97 95 167 32.9%
Smith 39 20 19 34 16.9%
Stafford 162 82 80 141 43.3%
Stanton 140 71 69 122 59.2%
Stevens 161 81 80 140 32.1%
Sumner 720 364 356 627 41.1%
Thomas 263 133 130 229 32.4%
Trego 11 6 5 10 5.4%
Wabaunsee 193 98 95 168 38.1%
Wallace 98 49 49 85 68.0%
Washington 136 69 67 118 24.4%
Wichita 115 58 57 100 41.5%
Wilson 341 173 168 297 43.0%
Woodson 74 37 37 64 37.6%
Wyandotte 8,757 4,430 4,327 7,625 52.3%

Apply for WIC in Kansas

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

Kansas WIC guide

Families with children

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

Families guide

Kansas SNAP

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

Kansas SNAP guide

Find a food pantry

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

Kansas 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