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PantryPath Research · WIC Coverage Atlas

WIC in West Virginia

60.0% coverage

West Virginia's WIC program reaches 60.0% of eligible residents — an estimated 27,000 participants out of 45,000 who qualify. That leaves 18,000 pregnant women, infants, and young children eligible but not receiving WIC's food package or nutrition counseling.

45K

WIC eligibles

27K

Participants (FY2024 avg)

18K

Unserved eligibles

55

Counties

West Virginia by county

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Note: USDA does not publish sub-state WIC participation, so every county in West Virginia inherits the state's 60.0% 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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West Virginia at a glance

Coverage rate

60.0%

Participants ÷ eligibles

Participation gap

40.0%

1 − coverage

Eligibles

45K

USDA FNS FY2022

Participants

27K

Monthly avg FY2024

Unserved

18K

Eligibles − participants

Kids < 6 low-income

48K

46.6% of universe

County-level hotspots

Top five counties across 55 counties in West Virginia.

Most WIC eligibles

Estimated eligible population

  1. 1 Kanawha 4K
  2. 2 Berkeley 3K
  3. 3 Cabell 3K
  4. 4 Wood 2K
  5. 5 Raleigh 2K

Largest unserved gap

Eligibles not receiving WIC

  1. 1 Kanawha 2K
  2. 2 Berkeley 1K
  3. 3 Cabell 1K
  4. 4 Wood 974
  5. 5 Raleigh 833

Highest child-poverty share

Children < 6 at ≤185% FPL

  1. 1 McDowell 84.8%
  2. 2 Clay 75.4%
  3. 3 Monroe 70.8%
  4. 4 Summers 67.6%
  5. 5 Mingo 67.3%

Every county in West Virginia

All 55 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
Barbour 378 227 151 407 46.2%
Berkeley 3,104 1,862 1,242 3,342 38.0%
Boone 391 235 156 421 36.4%
Braxton 257 154 103 277 47.6%
Brooke 428 257 171 461 42.6%
Cabell 2,611 1,566 1,045 2,811 47.6%
Calhoun 162 97 65 174 62.8%
Clay 314 188 126 338 75.4%
Doddridge 159 95 64 171 43.4%
Fayette 1,230 738 492 1,324 59.0%
Gilmer 89 53 36 96 28.9%
Grant 360 216 144 388 54.0%
Greenbrier 924 554 370 995 52.0%
Hampshire 457 274 183 492 37.9%
Hancock 751 451 300 809 51.6%
Hardy 466 280 186 502 64.9%
Harrison 1,776 1,065 711 1,912 44.4%
Jackson 907 544 363 977 57.2%
Jefferson 660 396 264 711 19.5%
Kanawha 4,084 2,451 1,633 4,398 43.2%
Lewis 472 283 189 508 52.5%
Lincoln 365 219 146 393 36.9%
Logan 1,026 616 410 1,105 63.2%
Marion 1,454 873 581 1,566 47.8%
Marshall 855 513 342 921 59.0%
Mason 811 486 325 873 53.6%
McDowell 753 452 301 811 84.8%
Mercer 1,996 1,197 799 2,149 59.7%
Mineral 317 190 127 341 23.5%
Mingo 997 598 399 1,074 67.3%
Monongalia 1,798 1,079 719 1,936 34.2%
Monroe 606 364 242 653 70.8%
Morgan 347 208 139 374 42.5%
Nicholas 687 412 275 740 54.9%
Ohio 804 483 321 866 36.1%
Pendleton 214 128 86 230 63.0%
Pleasants 73 44 29 79 21.2%
Pocahontas 248 149 99 267 62.2%
Preston 637 382 255 686 39.6%
Putnam 1,207 724 483 1,300 39.6%
Raleigh 2,082 1,249 833 2,242 50.8%
Randolph 638 383 255 687 44.5%
Ritchie 225 135 90 242 57.6%
Roane 460 276 184 495 66.6%
Summers 344 206 138 370 67.6%
Taylor 454 272 182 489 56.3%
Tucker 151 91 60 163 60.6%
Tyler 218 131 87 235 55.4%
Upshur 671 402 269 722 52.0%
Wayne 809 485 324 871 40.3%
Webster 228 137 91 246 55.9%
Wetzel 526 315 211 566 56.1%
Wirt 40 24 16 43 19.6%
Wood 2,434 1,460 974 2,621 51.1%
Wyoming 543 326 217 585 60.6%

Apply for WIC in West Virginia

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

West Virginia WIC guide

Families with children

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

Families guide

West Virginia SNAP

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

West Virginia SNAP guide

Find a food pantry

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

West Virginia 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