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PantryPath Research · WIC Coverage Atlas

WIC in Utah

59.4% coverage

Utah's WIC program reaches 59.4% of eligible residents — an estimated 57,000 participants out of 96,000 who qualify. That leaves 39,000 pregnant women, infants, and young children eligible but not receiving WIC's food package or nutrition counseling.

96K

WIC eligibles

57K

Participants (FY2024 avg)

39K

Unserved eligibles

29

Counties

Utah by county

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Note: USDA does not publish sub-state WIC participation, so every county in Utah inherits the state's 59.4% 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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Utah at a glance

Coverage rate

59.4%

Participants ÷ eligibles

Participation gap

40.6%

1 − coverage

Eligibles

96K

USDA FNS FY2022

Participants

57K

Monthly avg FY2024

Unserved

39K

Eligibles − participants

Kids < 6 low-income

80K

27.9% of universe

County-level hotspots

Top five counties across 29 counties in Utah.

Most WIC eligibles

Estimated eligible population

  1. 1 Salt Lake 29K
  2. 2 Utah 21K
  3. 3 Davis 9K
  4. 4 Weber 8K
  5. 5 Washington 6K

Largest unserved gap

Eligibles not receiving WIC

  1. 1 Salt Lake 12K
  2. 2 Utah 9K
  3. 3 Davis 4K
  4. 4 Weber 3K
  5. 5 Washington 3K

Highest child-poverty share

Children < 6 at ≤185% FPL

  1. 1 Wayne 78.4%
  2. 2 Millard 58.6%
  3. 3 Sanpete 56.4%
  4. 4 San Juan 50.0%
  5. 5 Piute 49.1%

Every county in Utah

All 29 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
Beaver 168 100 68 140 18.9%
Box Elder 2,043 1,213 830 1,704 32.2%
Cache 5,638 3,348 2,290 4,702 37.6%
Carbon 837 497 340 698 41.6%
Daggett 14 9 5 12 35.3%
Davis 9,123 5,417 3,706 7,608 22.9%
Duchesne 875 520 355 730 37.0%
Emery 243 145 98 203 25.9%
Garfield 183 109 74 153 44.4%
Grand 223 132 91 186 36.5%
Iron 2,967 1,761 1,206 2,474 48.4%
Juab 444 263 181 370 33.3%
Kane 246 146 100 205 38.7%
Millard 879 522 357 733 58.6%
Morgan 183 109 74 153 15.2%
Piute 35 21 14 29 49.1%
Rich 80 48 32 67 28.6%
Salt Lake 29,103 17,280 11,823 24,271 26.1%
San Juan 612 363 249 510 50.0%
Sanpete 1,516 900 616 1,264 56.4%
Sevier 650 386 264 542 33.3%
Summit 385 229 156 321 12.3%
Tooele 2,173 1,290 883 1,812 26.3%
Uintah 1,453 863 590 1,212 34.8%
Utah 21,038 12,491 8,547 17,545 24.9%
Wasatch 832 494 338 694 25.2%
Washington 6,314 3,749 2,565 5,266 37.8%
Wayne 187 111 76 156 78.4%
Weber 7,554 4,485 3,069 6,300 28.7%

Apply for WIC in Utah

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

Utah WIC guide

Families with children

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

Families guide

Utah SNAP

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

Utah SNAP guide

Find a food pantry

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

Utah 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