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WIC in Vermont

81.8% coverage

Vermont's WIC program reaches 81.8% of eligible residents — an estimated 9,000 participants out of 11,000 who qualify. That leaves 2,000 pregnant women, infants, and young children eligible but not receiving WIC's food package or nutrition counseling.

11K

WIC eligibles

9K

Participants (FY2024 avg)

2K

Unserved eligibles

14

Counties

Vermont by county

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Note: USDA does not publish sub-state WIC participation, so every county in Vermont inherits the state's 81.8% 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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Vermont at a glance

Coverage rate

81.8%

Participants ÷ eligibles

Participation gap

18.2%

1 − coverage

Eligibles

11K

USDA FNS FY2022

Participants

9K

Monthly avg FY2024

Unserved

2K

Eligibles − participants

Kids < 6 low-income

9K

26.3% of universe

County-level hotspots

Top five counties across 14 counties in Vermont.

Most WIC eligibles

Estimated eligible population

  1. 1 Chittenden 2K
  2. 2 Franklin 1K
  3. 3 Rutland 1K
  4. 4 Windham 1K
  5. 5 Washington 935

Largest unserved gap

Eligibles not receiving WIC

  1. 1 Chittenden 343
  2. 2 Franklin 215
  3. 3 Rutland 206
  4. 4 Windham 185
  5. 5 Washington 170

Highest child-poverty share

Children < 6 at ≤185% FPL

  1. 1 Essex 43.3%
  2. 2 Caledonia 41.5%
  3. 3 Windham 37.0%
  4. 4 Orleans 33.4%
  5. 5 Lamoille 30.3%

Every county in Vermont

All 14 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
Addison 462 378 84 369 20.9%
Bennington 678 554 124 541 28.3%
Caledonia 851 696 155 679 41.5%
Chittenden 1,888 1,545 343 1,507 17.3%
Essex 173 141 32 138 43.3%
Franklin 1,179 964 215 941 28.8%
Grand Isle 106 87 19 85 23.6%
Lamoille 515 421 94 411 30.3%
Orange 525 429 96 419 29.1%
Orleans 671 549 122 536 33.4%
Rutland 1,135 929 206 906 30.3%
Washington 935 765 170 746 24.9%
Windham 1,015 830 185 810 37.0%
Windsor 868 710 158 693 24.1%

Apply for WIC in Vermont

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

Vermont WIC guide

Families with children

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

Families guide

Vermont SNAP

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

Vermont SNAP guide

Find a food pantry

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

Vermont 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