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PantryPath Research · WIC Coverage Atlas

WIC in Nebraska

54.4% coverage

Nebraska's WIC program reaches 54.4% of eligible residents — an estimated 31,000 participants out of 57,000 who qualify. That leaves 26,000 pregnant women, infants, and young children eligible but not receiving WIC's food package or nutrition counseling.

57K

WIC eligibles

31K

Participants (FY2024 avg)

26K

Unserved eligibles

93

Counties

Nebraska by county

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Note: USDA does not publish sub-state WIC participation, so every county in Nebraska inherits the state's 54.4% 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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Nebraska at a glance

Coverage rate

54.4%

Participants ÷ eligibles

Participation gap

45.6%

1 − coverage

Eligibles

57K

USDA FNS FY2022

Participants

31K

Monthly avg FY2024

Unserved

26K

Eligibles − participants

Kids < 6 low-income

47K

31.0% of universe

County-level hotspots

Top five counties across 93 counties in Nebraska.

Most WIC eligibles

Estimated eligible population

  1. 1 Douglas 20K
  2. 2 Lancaster 9K
  3. 3 Sarpy 4K
  4. 4 Hall 3K
  5. 5 Madison 1K

Largest unserved gap

Eligibles not receiving WIC

  1. 1 Douglas 9K
  2. 2 Lancaster 4K
  3. 3 Sarpy 2K
  4. 4 Hall 1K
  5. 5 Madison 608

Highest child-poverty share

Children < 6 at ≤185% FPL

  1. 1 Pawnee 64.7%
  2. 2 Sioux 63.1%
  3. 3 Franklin 61.6%
  4. 4 Boyd 58.3%
  5. 5 Kimball 55.5%

Every county in Nebraska

All 93 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 606 329 277 497 22.9%
Antelope 133 72 61 109 22.1%
Arthur 13 7 6 11 26.8%
Banner 10 5 5 8 16.7%
Blaine 11 6 5 9 36.0%
Boone 102 56 46 84 22.1%
Box Butte 258 141 117 212 31.9%
Boyd 60 32 28 49 58.3%
Brown 156 85 71 128 55.4%
Buffalo 1,103 600 503 905 25.4%
Burt 232 126 106 190 44.8%
Butler 74 40 34 61 11.1%
Cass 407 221 186 334 20.2%
Cedar 99 54 45 81 13.1%
Chase 154 84 70 126 48.5%
Cherry 149 81 68 122 28.8%
Cheyenne 310 168 142 254 42.0%
Clay 144 78 66 118 26.3%
Colfax 301 164 137 247 27.4%
Cuming 266 145 121 218 24.3%
Custer 342 186 156 281 32.6%
Dakota 807 439 368 662 32.9%
Dawes 101 55 46 83 16.2%
Dawson 987 537 450 810 36.6%
Deuel 52 29 23 43 33.1%
Dixon 267 145 122 219 47.1%
Dodge 1,229 668 561 1,008 35.0%
Douglas 19,769 10,751 9,018 16,219 33.1%
Dundy 56 30 26 46 31.1%
Fillmore 67 36 31 55 13.7%
Franklin 158 86 72 130 61.6%
Frontier 59 32 27 48 27.6%
Furnas 112 61 51 92 27.8%
Gage 592 322 270 486 33.7%
Garden 27 15 12 22 42.3%
Garfield 13 7 6 11 8.9%
Gosper 43 23 20 35 37.2%
Grant 15 8 7 12 22.2%
Greeley 71 38 33 58 33.0%
Hall 2,663 1,448 1,215 2,185 40.3%
Hamilton 225 123 102 185 25.6%
Harlan 28 15 13 23 11.2%
Hayes 39 21 18 32 50.8%
Hitchcock 111 60 51 91 46.9%
Holt 228 124 104 187 26.5%
Hooker 0 0 0 0 0.0%
Howard 100 54 46 82 16.1%
Jefferson 93 50 43 76 13.6%
Johnson 107 58 49 88 29.9%
Kearney 38 21 17 31 6.5%
Keith 204 111 93 167 37.2%
Keya Paha 34 19 15 28 50.0%
Kimball 155 84 71 127 55.5%
Knox 334 182 152 274 48.1%
Lancaster 8,856 4,817 4,039 7,266 32.5%
Lincoln 1,096 596 500 899 39.5%
Logan 23 13 10 19 29.2%
Loup 9 5 4 7 25.9%
Madison 1,333 725 608 1,094 35.0%
McPherson 5 3 2 4 30.8%
Merrick 149 81 68 122 22.8%
Morrill 101 55 46 83 26.6%
Nance 111 60 51 91 42.5%
Nemaha 229 125 104 188 43.1%
Nuckolls 76 41 35 62 28.2%
Otoe 338 184 154 277 26.6%
Pawnee 137 74 63 112 64.7%
Perkins 46 25 21 38 17.8%
Phelps 195 106 89 160 25.6%
Pierce 263 143 120 216 37.8%
Platte 1,275 693 582 1,046 39.1%
Polk 89 48 41 73 24.3%
Red Willow 266 145 121 218 29.8%
Richardson 261 142 119 214 38.1%
Rock 39 21 18 32 37.2%
Saline 312 170 142 256 22.9%
Sarpy 3,826 2,081 1,745 3,139 19.9%
Saunders 523 284 239 429 24.0%
Scotts Bluff 1,009 549 460 828 30.1%
Seward 272 148 124 223 19.9%
Sheridan 165 89 76 135 42.2%
Sherman 108 59 49 89 43.2%
Sioux 79 43 36 65 63.1%
Stanton 67 36 31 55 12.8%
Thayer 163 89 74 134 41.0%
Thomas 0 0 0 0 0.0%
Thurston 463 252 211 380 52.1%
Valley 182 99 83 149 51.0%
Washington 473 257 216 388 28.0%
Wayne 141 77 64 116 21.5%
Webster 101 55 46 83 38.8%
Wheeler 45 25 20 37 45.1%
York 462 251 211 379 36.7%

Apply for WIC in Nebraska

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

Nebraska WIC guide

Families with children

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

Families guide

Nebraska SNAP

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

Nebraska SNAP guide

Find a food pantry

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

Nebraska 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