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WIC in New Hampshire

52.4% coverage

New Hampshire's WIC program reaches 52.4% of eligible residents — an estimated 11,000 participants out of 21,000 who qualify. That leaves 10,000 pregnant women, infants, and young children eligible but not receiving WIC's food package or nutrition counseling.

21K

WIC eligibles

11K

Participants (FY2024 avg)

10K

Unserved eligibles

10

Counties

New Hampshire by county

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Note: USDA does not publish sub-state WIC participation, so every county in New Hampshire inherits the state's 52.4% 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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New Hampshire at a glance

Coverage rate

52.4%

Participants ÷ eligibles

Participation gap

47.6%

1 − coverage

Eligibles

21K

USDA FNS FY2022

Participants

11K

Monthly avg FY2024

Unserved

10K

Eligibles − participants

Kids < 6 low-income

15K

19.9% of universe

County-level hotspots

Top five counties across 10 counties in New Hampshire.

Most WIC eligibles

Estimated eligible population

  1. 1 Hillsborough 7K
  2. 2 Rockingham 3K
  3. 3 Grafton 2K
  4. 4 Merrimack 2K
  5. 5 Cheshire 2K

Largest unserved gap

Eligibles not receiving WIC

  1. 1 Hillsborough 3K
  2. 2 Rockingham 2K
  3. 3 Grafton 913
  4. 4 Merrimack 893
  5. 5 Cheshire 809

Highest child-poverty share

Children < 6 at ≤185% FPL

  1. 1 Sullivan 41.8%
  2. 2 Coos 39.0%
  3. 3 Grafton 32.5%
  4. 4 Cheshire 28.8%
  5. 5 Carroll 27.6%

Every county in New Hampshire

All 10 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
Belknap 929 487 442 661 22.4%
Carroll 816 427 389 580 27.6%
Cheshire 1,699 890 809 1,208 28.8%
Coos 786 412 374 559 39.0%
Grafton 1,918 1,005 913 1,364 32.5%
Hillsborough 6,885 3,606 3,279 4,896 19.5%
Merrimack 1,876 983 893 1,334 16.1%
Rockingham 3,153 1,651 1,502 2,242 13.0%
Strafford 1,491 781 710 1,060 15.4%
Sullivan 1,448 759 689 1,030 41.8%

Apply for WIC in New Hampshire

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

New Hampshire WIC guide

Families with children

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

Families guide

New Hampshire SNAP

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

New Hampshire SNAP guide

Find a food pantry

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

New Hampshire 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