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PantryPath Research · WIC Coverage Atlas

WIC in Nevada

40.2% coverage

Nevada's WIC program reaches 40.2% of eligible residents — an estimated 49,000 participants out of 122,000 who qualify. That leaves 73,000 pregnant women, infants, and young children eligible but not receiving WIC's food package or nutrition counseling.

122K

WIC eligibles

49K

Participants (FY2024 avg)

73K

Unserved eligibles

17

Counties

Nevada by county

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Toggle between estimated WIC eligibles, unserved gap, low-income child counts, and child-poverty share. Hover a county for its exact value.

Note: USDA does not publish sub-state WIC participation, so every county in Nevada inherits the state's 40.2% 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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Nevada at a glance

Coverage rate

40.2%

Participants ÷ eligibles

Participation gap

59.8%

1 − coverage

Eligibles

122K

USDA FNS FY2022

Participants

49K

Monthly avg FY2024

Unserved

73K

Eligibles − participants

Kids < 6 low-income

82K

38.6% of universe

County-level hotspots

Top five counties across 17 counties in Nevada.

Most WIC eligibles

Estimated eligible population

  1. 1 Clark 97K
  2. 2 Washoe 14K
  3. 3 Carson 2K
  4. 4 Elko 2K
  5. 5 Nye 2K

Largest unserved gap

Eligibles not receiving WIC

  1. 1 Clark 58K
  2. 2 Washoe 8K
  3. 3 Carson 1K
  4. 4 Elko 1K
  5. 5 Nye 1K

Highest child-poverty share

Children < 6 at ≤185% FPL

  1. 1 Esmeralda 84.6%
  2. 2 Lander 58.3%
  3. 3 Eureka 52.9%
  4. 4 Mineral 52.2%
  5. 5 Lincoln 48.5%

Every county in Nevada

All 17 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
Carson 2,176 874 1,302 1,454 38.5%
Churchill 872 350 522 583 35.8%
Clark 96,995 38,957 58,038 64,820 41.1%
Douglas 672 270 402 449 22.7%
Elko 2,150 864 1,286 1,437 32.7%
Esmeralda 33 13 20 22 84.6%
Eureka 96 38 58 64 52.9%
Humboldt 685 275 410 458 31.7%
Lander 262 105 157 175 58.3%
Lincoln 120 48 72 80 48.5%
Lyon 1,712 688 1,024 1,144 29.5%
Mineral 253 102 151 169 52.2%
Nye 1,820 731 1,089 1,216 44.6%
Pershing 102 41 61 68 19.7%
Storey 0 0 0 0 0.0%
Washoe 13,862 5,568 8,294 9,264 29.2%
White Pine 190 76 114 127 43.9%

Apply for WIC in Nevada

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

Nevada WIC guide

Families with children

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

Families guide

Nevada SNAP

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

Nevada SNAP guide

Find a food pantry

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

Nevada 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