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PantryPath Research · WIC Coverage Atlas

WIC in Oregon

61.5% coverage

Oregon's WIC program reaches 61.5% of eligible residents — an estimated 72,000 participants out of 117,000 who qualify. That leaves 45,000 pregnant women, infants, and young children eligible but not receiving WIC's food package or nutrition counseling.

117K

WIC eligibles

72K

Participants (FY2024 avg)

45K

Unserved eligibles

36

Counties

Oregon by county

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Note: USDA does not publish sub-state WIC participation, so every county in Oregon inherits the state's 61.5% 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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Oregon at a glance

Coverage rate

61.5%

Participants ÷ eligibles

Participation gap

38.5%

1 − coverage

Eligibles

117K

USDA FNS FY2022

Participants

72K

Monthly avg FY2024

Unserved

45K

Eligibles − participants

Kids < 6 low-income

78K

30.8% of universe

County-level hotspots

Top five counties across 36 counties in Oregon.

Most WIC eligibles

Estimated eligible population

  1. 1 Multnomah 19K
  2. 2 Marion 14K
  3. 3 Washington 10K
  4. 4 Lane 10K
  5. 5 Jackson 7K

Largest unserved gap

Eligibles not receiving WIC

  1. 1 Multnomah 7K
  2. 2 Marion 5K
  3. 3 Washington 4K
  4. 4 Lane 4K
  5. 5 Jackson 3K

Highest child-poverty share

Children < 6 at ≤185% FPL

  1. 1 Wheeler 58.2%
  2. 2 Malheur 56.8%
  3. 3 Lincoln 55.7%
  4. 4 Morrow 54.7%
  5. 5 Curry 51.8%

Every county in Oregon

All 36 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
Baker 498 306 192 330 34.0%
Benton 1,997 1,229 768 1,324 30.2%
Clackamas 6,885 4,237 2,648 4,564 18.1%
Clatsop 1,190 732 458 789 34.2%
Columbia 1,119 689 430 742 24.1%
Coos 2,246 1,382 864 1,489 43.8%
Crook 1,050 646 404 696 46.5%
Curry 736 453 283 488 51.8%
Deschutes 5,155 3,172 1,983 3,417 28.8%
Douglas 4,438 2,731 1,707 2,942 46.7%
Gilliam 23 14 9 15 18.1%
Grant 181 111 70 120 38.6%
Harney 202 124 78 134 38.4%
Hood River 622 382 240 412 26.3%
Jackson 7,369 4,535 2,834 4,885 37.5%
Jefferson 1,154 710 444 765 47.6%
Josephine 3,268 2,011 1,257 2,166 45.2%
Klamath 3,524 2,169 1,355 2,336 48.3%
Lake 279 172 107 185 43.1%
Lane 9,991 6,148 3,843 6,623 34.1%
Lincoln 1,925 1,185 740 1,276 55.7%
Linn 4,847 2,983 1,864 3,213 38.5%
Malheur 2,034 1,251 783 1,348 56.8%
Marion 13,668 8,411 5,257 9,060 36.9%
Morrow 828 510 318 549 54.7%
Multnomah 19,067 11,733 7,334 12,639 28.2%
Polk 3,391 2,087 1,304 2,248 40.2%
Sherman 59 36 23 39 32.8%
Tillamook 800 492 308 530 41.0%
Umatilla 3,577 2,201 1,376 2,371 39.1%
Union 790 486 304 524 32.5%
Wallowa 167 103 64 111 28.0%
Wasco 839 516 323 556 32.1%
Washington 10,234 6,298 3,936 6,784 17.3%
Wheeler 80 49 31 53 58.2%
Yamhill 2,767 1,703 1,064 1,834 28.1%

Apply for WIC in Oregon

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

Oregon WIC guide

Families with children

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

Families guide

Oregon SNAP

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

Oregon SNAP guide

Find a food pantry

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

Oregon 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