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PantryPath Research · WIC Coverage Atlas

WIC in Michigan

67.2% coverage

Michigan's WIC program reaches 67.2% of eligible residents — an estimated 170,000 participants out of 253,000 who qualify. That leaves 83,000 pregnant women, infants, and young children eligible but not receiving WIC's food package or nutrition counseling.

253K

WIC eligibles

170K

Participants (FY2024 avg)

83K

Unserved eligibles

83

Counties

Michigan by county

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Note: USDA does not publish sub-state WIC participation, so every county in Michigan inherits the state's 67.2% 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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Michigan at a glance

Coverage rate

67.2%

Participants ÷ eligibles

Participation gap

32.8%

1 − coverage

Eligibles

253K

USDA FNS FY2022

Participants

170K

Monthly avg FY2024

Unserved

83K

Eligibles − participants

Kids < 6 low-income

245K

37.4% of universe

County-level hotspots

Top five counties across 83 counties in Michigan.

Most WIC eligibles

Estimated eligible population

  1. 1 Wayne 70K
  2. 2 Macomb 19K
  3. 3 Oakland 16K
  4. 4 Kent 15K
  5. 5 Genesee 13K

Largest unserved gap

Eligibles not receiving WIC

  1. 1 Wayne 23K
  2. 2 Macomb 6K
  3. 3 Oakland 5K
  4. 4 Kent 5K
  5. 5 Genesee 4K

Highest child-poverty share

Children < 6 at ≤185% FPL

  1. 1 Lake 64.1%
  2. 2 Clare 61.2%
  3. 3 Crawford 59.0%
  4. 4 Mackinac 59.0%
  5. 5 Keweenaw 58.9%

Every county in Michigan

All 83 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
Alcona 255 171 84 247 56.8%
Alger 94 63 31 91 24.1%
Allegan 3,116 2,094 1,022 3,019 34.9%
Alpena 793 533 260 768 53.1%
Antrim 412 277 135 399 33.2%
Arenac 444 298 146 430 50.0%
Baraga 188 126 62 182 43.0%
Barry 1,118 751 367 1,083 27.6%
Bay 2,846 1,913 933 2,758 45.4%
Benzie 307 206 101 297 33.4%
Berrien 4,922 3,307 1,615 4,769 48.2%
Branch 1,979 1,330 649 1,918 57.7%
Calhoun 4,743 3,187 1,556 4,596 48.6%
Cass 1,454 977 477 1,409 49.8%
Charlevoix 394 265 129 382 28.2%
Cheboygan 580 390 190 562 46.6%
Chippewa 1,116 750 366 1,081 52.8%
Clare 1,104 742 362 1,070 61.2%
Clinton 1,234 829 405 1,196 23.9%
Crawford 446 300 146 432 59.0%
Delta 915 615 300 887 44.1%
Dickinson 587 395 192 569 37.0%
Eaton 1,937 1,302 635 1,877 27.7%
Emmet 573 385 188 555 33.7%
Genesee 12,695 8,530 4,165 12,301 44.9%
Gladwin 775 521 254 751 50.4%
Gogebic 316 212 104 306 49.2%
Grand Traverse 1,879 1,263 616 1,821 31.1%
Gratiot 1,205 810 395 1,168 49.0%
Hillsdale 1,552 1,043 509 1,504 50.5%
Houghton 908 610 298 880 41.5%
Huron 597 401 196 578 32.5%
Ingham 7,272 4,886 2,386 7,046 40.4%
Ionia 1,323 889 434 1,282 31.6%
Iosco 755 508 247 732 51.1%
Iron 259 174 85 251 49.3%
Isabella 1,799 1,209 590 1,743 48.9%
Jackson 3,921 2,634 1,287 3,799 38.2%
Kalamazoo 6,332 4,255 2,077 6,136 34.0%
Kalkaska 535 359 176 518 50.9%
Kent 14,931 10,033 4,898 14,468 29.4%
Keweenaw 65 44 21 63 58.9%
Lake 364 245 119 353 64.1%
Lapeer 1,673 1,124 549 1,621 31.3%
Leelanau 163 110 53 158 16.2%
Lenawee 3,123 2,098 1,025 3,026 49.5%
Livingston 1,592 1,070 522 1,543 13.0%
Luce 163 110 53 158 49.2%
Mackinac 287 193 94 278 59.0%
Macomb 18,904 12,703 6,201 18,318 33.5%
Manistee 606 407 199 587 47.4%
Marquette 1,052 707 345 1,019 28.7%
Mason 818 550 268 793 48.8%
Mecosta 1,292 868 424 1,252 51.5%
Menominee 521 350 171 505 46.9%
Midland 1,396 938 458 1,353 25.6%
Missaukee 462 311 151 448 43.7%
Monroe 3,389 2,277 1,112 3,284 35.0%
Montcalm 1,478 993 485 1,432 34.5%
Montmorency 203 137 66 197 49.5%
Muskegon 5,634 3,786 1,848 5,459 44.5%
Newaygo 1,604 1,078 526 1,554 47.6%
Oakland 16,400 11,020 5,380 15,891 20.0%
Oceana 619 416 203 600 39.1%
Ogemaw 574 386 188 556 52.5%
Ontonagon 77 52 25 75 46.9%
Osceola 812 546 266 787 52.0%
Oscoda 342 230 112 331 58.2%
Otsego 546 367 179 529 33.7%
Ottawa 4,188 2,814 1,374 4,058 20.3%
Presque Isle 237 159 78 230 36.2%
Roscommon 516 347 169 500 54.6%
Saginaw 6,981 4,690 2,291 6,764 54.0%
Sanilac 1,295 870 425 1,255 50.3%
Schoolcraft 253 170 83 245 58.2%
Shiawassee 1,847 1,241 606 1,790 41.6%
St. Clair 3,260 2,191 1,069 3,159 34.3%
St. Joseph 1,759 1,182 577 1,704 38.6%
Tuscola 1,491 1,002 489 1,445 45.1%
Van Buren 1,978 1,329 649 1,917 37.0%
Washtenaw 5,155 3,464 1,691 4,995 24.8%
Wayne 69,907 46,973 22,934 67,738 50.6%
Wexford 1,362 915 447 1,320 54.8%

Apply for WIC in Michigan

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

Michigan WIC guide

Families with children

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

Families guide

Michigan SNAP

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

Michigan SNAP guide

Find a food pantry

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

Michigan 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