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WIC child participation, FY2026
How many children will participate in WIC on average each month in fiscal year 2026 according to USDA FNS data?
current forecast · 80% CI3.9M
3.6M3.9M4.2M
history:FY2020: 3.3MFY2021: 3.4MFY2022: 3.6MFY2023: 3.8MFY2024e: 3.9M
Trend
history + forecasthistoryforecast path80% interval
static prototype estimate · seeded forecast value
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- 201 CDF points
- ledger fact
- usda.fns.wic.child_participation.fy2026
Key drivers
- Child eligibility and certification
- State outreach and remote recertification
- Food-package attractiveness
- Birth cohort size
Resolution
- source
- USDA Food and Nutrition Service, WIC program data by participant category
- expected
- January 31, 2027
- rule
- Resolves to the average monthly number of child participants in WIC during fiscal year 2026 in USDA FNS program data. Infant and pregnant/postpartum/breastfeeding participant categories are excluded.
- Data point
- usda.fns.wic.child_participation.fy2026
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