PantryPath Research · WIC Coverage Atlas
WIC in Pennsylvania
65.1% coveragePennsylvania's WIC program reaches 65.1% of eligible residents — an estimated 203,000 participants out of 312,000 who qualify. That leaves 109,000 pregnant women, infants, and young children eligible but not receiving WIC's food package or nutrition counseling.
312K
WIC eligibles
203K
Participants (FY2024 avg)
109K
Unserved eligibles
67
Counties
Pennsylvania by county
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Note: USDA does not publish sub-state WIC participation, so every county in Pennsylvania inherits the state's 65.1% 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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Pennsylvania at a glance
Coverage rate
65.1%
Participants ÷ eligibles
Participation gap
34.9%
1 − coverage
Eligibles
312K
USDA FNS FY2022
Participants
203K
Monthly avg FY2024
Unserved
109K
Eligibles − participants
Kids < 6 low-income
278K
34.1% of universe
County-level hotspots
Top five counties across 67 counties in Pennsylvania.
Most WIC eligibles
Estimated eligible population
- 1 Philadelphia 66K
- 2 Allegheny 22K
- 3 Lancaster 13K
- 4 Berks 13K
- 5 Delaware 12K
Largest unserved gap
Eligibles not receiving WIC
- 1 Philadelphia 23K
- 2 Allegheny 8K
- 3 Lancaster 5K
- 4 Berks 4K
- 5 Delaware 4K
Highest child-poverty share
Children < 6 at ≤185% FPL
- 1 Cameron 65.1%
- 2 Forest 57.1%
- 3 Mifflin 56.3%
- 4 Carbon 54.7%
- 5 Jefferson 53.4%
Every county in Pennsylvania
All 67 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 | 1,918 | 1,248 | 670 | 1,707 | 28.8% |
| Allegheny | 22,275 | 14,493 | 7,782 | 19,823 | 26.8% |
| Armstrong | 1,709 | 1,112 | 597 | 1,521 | 41.5% |
| Beaver | 3,697 | 2,405 | 1,292 | 3,290 | 33.1% |
| Bedford | 1,160 | 755 | 405 | 1,032 | 37.1% |
| Berks | 12,591 | 8,192 | 4,399 | 11,205 | 38.4% |
| Blair | 3,118 | 2,029 | 1,089 | 2,775 | 39.4% |
| Bradford | 2,218 | 1,443 | 775 | 1,974 | 48.6% |
| Bucks | 6,643 | 4,322 | 2,321 | 5,912 | 16.3% |
| Butler | 2,317 | 1,508 | 809 | 2,062 | 18.2% |
| Cambria | 3,625 | 2,359 | 1,266 | 3,226 | 41.8% |
| Cameron | 182 | 118 | 64 | 162 | 65.1% |
| Carbon | 2,102 | 1,368 | 734 | 1,871 | 54.7% |
| Centre | 1,895 | 1,233 | 662 | 1,686 | 24.6% |
| Chester | 6,966 | 4,532 | 2,434 | 6,199 | 17.5% |
| Clarion | 942 | 613 | 329 | 838 | 40.4% |
| Clearfield | 2,135 | 1,389 | 746 | 1,900 | 43.8% |
| Clinton | 1,135 | 738 | 397 | 1,010 | 41.1% |
| Columbia | 1,493 | 972 | 521 | 1,329 | 39.3% |
| Crawford | 2,943 | 1,915 | 1,028 | 2,619 | 50.2% |
| Cumberland | 4,906 | 3,192 | 1,714 | 4,366 | 26.5% |
| Dauphin | 8,032 | 5,226 | 2,806 | 7,148 | 34.6% |
| Delaware | 12,124 | 7,888 | 4,236 | 10,789 | 27.8% |
| Elk | 830 | 540 | 290 | 739 | 43.2% |
| Erie | 8,167 | 5,314 | 2,853 | 7,268 | 44.3% |
| Fayette | 3,339 | 2,172 | 1,167 | 2,971 | 42.8% |
| Forest | 27 | 18 | 9 | 24 | 57.1% |
| Franklin | 4,344 | 2,827 | 1,517 | 3,866 | 36.3% |
| Fulton | 316 | 205 | 111 | 281 | 34.9% |
| Greene | 737 | 480 | 257 | 656 | 34.8% |
| Huntingdon | 1,159 | 754 | 405 | 1,031 | 44.3% |
| Indiana | 2,247 | 1,462 | 785 | 2,000 | 44.7% |
| Jefferson | 1,781 | 1,159 | 622 | 1,585 | 53.4% |
| Juniata | 706 | 459 | 247 | 628 | 39.8% |
| Lackawanna | 5,784 | 3,763 | 2,021 | 5,147 | 39.0% |
| Lancaster | 13,486 | 8,774 | 4,712 | 12,001 | 29.1% |
| Lawrence | 2,322 | 1,511 | 811 | 2,066 | 40.7% |
| Lebanon | 3,503 | 2,279 | 1,224 | 3,117 | 33.0% |
| Lehigh | 11,907 | 7,747 | 4,160 | 10,596 | 41.0% |
| Luzerne | 11,381 | 7,405 | 3,976 | 10,128 | 50.0% |
| Lycoming | 3,371 | 2,193 | 1,178 | 3,000 | 41.3% |
| McKean | 1,053 | 685 | 368 | 937 | 41.8% |
| Mercer | 3,001 | 1,953 | 1,048 | 2,671 | 43.0% |
| Mifflin | 2,117 | 1,377 | 740 | 1,884 | 56.3% |
| Monroe | 3,994 | 2,598 | 1,396 | 3,554 | 35.7% |
| Montgomery | 9,819 | 6,389 | 3,430 | 8,738 | 16.0% |
| Montour | 352 | 229 | 123 | 313 | 27.4% |
| Northampton | 5,704 | 3,711 | 1,993 | 5,076 | 29.4% |
| Northumberland | 2,591 | 1,686 | 905 | 2,306 | 42.4% |
| Perry | 1,098 | 714 | 384 | 977 | 33.1% |
| Philadelphia | 66,007 | 42,947 | 23,060 | 58,740 | 53.0% |
| Pike | 760 | 494 | 266 | 676 | 25.6% |
| Potter | 410 | 267 | 143 | 365 | 39.0% |
| Schuylkill | 4,709 | 3,064 | 1,645 | 4,191 | 50.0% |
| Snyder | 1,053 | 685 | 368 | 937 | 38.3% |
| Somerset | 1,380 | 898 | 482 | 1,228 | 30.6% |
| Sullivan | 91 | 59 | 32 | 81 | 47.9% |
| Susquehanna | 1,024 | 666 | 358 | 911 | 44.4% |
| Tioga | 1,009 | 657 | 352 | 898 | 37.3% |
| Union | 848 | 552 | 296 | 755 | 33.8% |
| Venango | 1,639 | 1,067 | 572 | 1,459 | 46.9% |
| Warren | 1,134 | 738 | 396 | 1,009 | 44.8% |
| Washington | 3,988 | 2,595 | 1,393 | 3,549 | 27.6% |
| Wayne | 790 | 514 | 276 | 703 | 30.3% |
| Westmoreland | 6,014 | 3,913 | 2,101 | 5,352 | 29.0% |
| Wyoming | 642 | 417 | 225 | 571 | 41.2% |
| York | 9,239 | 6,011 | 3,228 | 8,222 | 27.2% |
Apply for WIC in Pennsylvania
Income limits, food-package rules, clinic locator, and application instructions specific to Pennsylvania's WIC agency.
Pennsylvania WIC guideFamilies with children
Our population-specific guide: WIC, SNAP, school meals, Summer EBT, and pantry programs for families with kids in Pennsylvania.
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Search Pennsylvania's verified pantries — many partner with WIC clinics and distribute infant formula, baby food, and diapers.
Pennsylvania food pantriesWIC methodology
How we estimated county-level eligibles, why state coverage rates can't be disaggregated, and which data sources we used.
Full methodology