2012
Anemia in Infants and Children Participating in Minnesota WIC During CY 2012 by City of Residence
Minnesota WIC Information System
CHB
CITY OF RESIDENCE 1
Total 2
MINNESOTA
Low Hemoglobin
(Anemia) 3
Normal
Hemoglobin4
97,573
10,663 (10.9%)
86,910 (89.1%)
AITKIN-ITASCAKOOCHICHING
GRAND RAPIDS
361
20 (5.5%)
341 (94.5%)
ANOKA
ANDOVER/RAMSEY
409
37 (9.0%)
372 (91.0%)
ANOKA
ANOKA
354
34 (9.6%)
320 (90.4%)
ANOKA
BETHEL/EAST BETHEL/HAM
LAKE/ST. FRANCIS
330
14 (4.2%)
316 (95.8%)
ANOKA
BLAINE
710
54 (7.6%)
656 (92.4%)
ANOKA
CENTERVILLE/CIRCLE
PINES/LINO LAKES/SPRING LK
PK
321
24 (7.5%)
297 (92.5%)
ANOKA
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
546
48 (8.8%)
498 (91.2%)
ANOKA
COON RAPIDS
975
88 (9.0%)
887 (91.0%)
ANOKA
FRIDLEY
656
69 (10.5%)
587 (89.5%)
BECKER
DETROIT LAKES
412
23 (5.6%)
389 (94.4%)
BLOOMINGTON
BLOOMINGTON
1,180
144 (12.2%)
1,036 (87.8%)
BLUE EARTH
MANKATO
750
80 (10.7%)
670 (89.3%)
CARLTON-COOK-LAKE-ST.
LOUIS
AURORA/ BIWABIK/ BUHL/
CHISHOLM/ ELY/ EMBARRASS/
EVELETH/ GILBERT/ HIBBING/
MT IRON/ VIRGINIA
1,057
50 (4.7%)
1,007 (95.3%)
491
19 (3.9%)
472 (96.1%)
DULUTH
1,438
90 (6.3%)
1,348 (93.7%)
HIBBING
371
19 (5.1%)
352 (94.9%)
CARVER
CARVER/CHANHASSEN/
CHASKA
382
23 (6.0%)
359 (94.0%)
CLAY-WILKIN
MOORHEAD
833
63 (7.6%)
770 (92.4%)
CROW WING
BRAINERD
770
33 (4.3%)
737 (95.7%)
DAKOTA
APPLE VALLEY
680
61 (9.0%)
619 (91.0%)
DAKOTA
BURNSVILLE
1,342
117 (8.7%)
1,225 (91.3%)
DAKOTA
EAGAN
655
60 (9.2%)
595 (90.8%)
CARLTON-COOK-LAKE-ST.
LOUIS
CARLTON-COOK-LAKE-ST.
LOUIS
CARLTON-COOK-LAKE-ST.
LOUIS
CLOQUET
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Minnesota WIC Information System
CHB
CITY OF RESIDENCE 1
Total 2
MINNESOTA
Low Hemoglobin
(Anemia) 3
Normal
Hemoglobin4
97,573
10,663 (10.9%)
86,910 (89.1%)
DAKOTA
FARMINGTON
287
24 (8.4%)
263 (91.6%)
DAKOTA
HASTINGS
313
20 (6.4%)
293 (93.6%)
DAKOTA
INVER GROVE
HEIGHTS/ROSEMOUNT
774
80 (10.3%)
694 (89.7%)
DAKOTA
LAKEVILLE
311
20 (6.4%)
291 (93.6%)
DAKOTA
SOUTH ST. PAUL
397
29 (7.3%)
368 (92.7%)
DAKOTA
WEST ST. PAUL
485
48 (9.9%)
437 (90.1%)
EDINA
EDINA
169
18 (10.7%)
151 (89.3%)
FREEBORN
ALBERT LEA
617
18 (2.9%)
599 (97.1%)
GOODHUE
RED WING
331
19 (5.7%)
312 (94.3%)
HENNEPIN
BROOKLYN CENTER
1,385
242 (17.5%)
1,143 (82.5%)
HENNEPIN
BROOKLYN PARK
2,401
460 (19.2%)
1,941 (80.8%)
HENNEPIN
CHAMPLIN/MAPLE
GROVE/OSSEO
599
78 (13.0%)
521 (87.0%)
HENNEPIN
CRYSTAL
346
70 (20.2%)
276 (79.8%)
HENNEPIN
EDEN PRAIRIE
424
59 (13.9%)
365 (86.1%)
HENNEPIN
EXCELSIOR/MINNETONKA/
MAPLE PLAIN/MOUND
283
35 (12.4%)
248 (87.6%)
HENNEPIN
GOLDEN VALLEY/ROBBINSDALE
342
55 (16.1%)
287 (83.9%)
HENNEPIN
HOPKINS
471
55 (11.7%)
416 (88.3%)
HENNEPIN
MINNEAPOLIS
10,145
1,689 (16.6%)
8,456 (83.4%)
HENNEPIN
NEW HOPE
402
64 (15.9%)
338 (84.1%)
HENNEPIN
PLYMOUTH
445
63 (14.2%)
382 (85.8%)
HENNEPIN
ST. LOUIS PARK
421
51 (12.1%)
370 (87.9%)
HORIZON
ALEXANDRIA
443
44 (9.9%)
399 (90.1%)
ISANTI-MILLE LACS CO.
CAMBRIDGE
327
17 (5.2%)
310 (94.8%)
KANDIYOHI-RENVILLE
WILLMAR
853
103 (12.1%)
750 (87.9%)
MEEKER-MCLEOD-SIBLEY
HUTCHINSON
314
19 (6.1%)
295 (93.9%)
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Minnesota WIC Information System
CHB
CITY OF RESIDENCE 1
Total 2
MINNESOTA
Low Hemoglobin
(Anemia) 3
Normal
Hemoglobin4
97,573
10,663 (10.9%)
86,910 (89.1%)
MORRISON-TODD-WADENA
LITTLE FALLS
350
24 (6.9%)
326 (93.1%)
MOWER
AUSTIN
983
98 (10.0%)
885 (90.0%)
NOBLES
WORTHINGTON
681
44 (6.5%)
637 (93.5%)
NORTH COUNTRY
BEMIDJI
923
91 (9.9%)
832 (90.1%)
OLMSTED
ROCHESTER
2,510
339 (13.5%)
2,171 (86.5%)
OTTER TAIL
FERGUS FALLS
369
20 (5.4%)
349 (94.6%)
QUIN
THIEF RIVER FALLS
344
19 (5.5%)
325 (94.5%)
290
30 (10.3%)
260 (89.7%)
369
46 (12.5%)
323 (87.5%)
RAMSEY
RAMSEY
ARDEN HILLS/ SHOREVIEW/
VADNAIS HEIGHTS
LITTLE CANADA/NORTH ST.
PAUL
RAMSEY
MAPLEWOOD
774
88 (11.4%)
686 (88.6%)
RAMSEY
MOUNDS VIEW
241
29 (12.0%)
212 (88.0%)
RAMSEY
NEW BRIGHTON
366
48 (13.1%)
318 (86.9%)
RAMSEY
ROSEVILLE
397
68 (17.1%)
329 (82.9%)
RAMSEY
ST. PAUL
11,723
1,847 (15.8%)
9,876 (84.2%)
RAMSEY
WHITE BEAR LAKE
313
33 (10.5%)
280 (89.5%)
RICE
FARIBAULT
887
90 (10.1%)
797 (89.9%)
RICE
NORTHFIELD
275
28 (10.2%)
247 (89.8%)
RICHFIELD
RICHFIELD
789
74 (9.4%)
715 (90.6%)
SCOTT
PRIOR LAKE/SAVAGE
515
49 (9.5%)
466 (90.5%)
SCOTT
SHAKOPEE
772
91 (11.8%)
681 (88.2%)
SHERBURNE
BIG LAKE/CLEAR LAKE/BECKER
455
30 (6.6%)
425 (93.4%)
SHERBURNE
ELK RIVER/ZIMMERMAN
555
36 (6.5%)
519 (93.5%)
STEARNS
ST. CLOUD
1,579
120 (7.6%)
1,459 (92.4%)
STEARNS
SARTELL/SAUK RAPIDS/SAUK
CENTER
565
41 (7.3%)
524 (92.7%)
STEARNS
ST. JOSEPH/WAITE PARK
341
23 (6.7%)
318 (93.3%)
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Anemia in Infants and Children Participating in Minnesota WIC During CY 2012 by City of Residence
Minnesota WIC Information System
CHB
CITY OF RESIDENCE 1
Total 2
MINNESOTA
Low Hemoglobin
(Anemia) 3
Normal
Hemoglobin4
97,573
10,663 (10.9%)
86,910 (89.1%)
STEELE
OWATONNA
714
21 (2.9%)
693 (97.1%)
SOUTHWEST
MARSHALL
442
27 (6.1%)
415 (93.9%)
WASHINGTON
COTTAGE GROVE/ST. PAUL
PARK
562
47 (8.4%)
515 (91.6%)
WASHINGTON
FOREST LAKE/HUGO
360
20 (5.6%)
340 (94.4%)
WASHINGTON
OAKDALE
505
34 (6.7%)
471 (93.3%)
WASHINGTON
LAKE ELMO/
MAHTOMEDI/STILLWATER
315
30 (9.5%)
285 (90.5%)
WASHINGTON
NEWPORT/WOODBURY
603
60 (10.0%)
543 (90.0%)
WINONA
WINONA
418
69 (16.5%)
349 (83.5%)
WRIGHT
BUFFALO/ST. MICHAEL
465
39 (8.4%)
426 (91.6%)
WRIGHT
MONTICELLO/OTSEGO
442
28 (6.3%)
414 (93.7%)
Number of infants by preterm status (percentage per 100 of all infants born during the calendar year)
**** percentages suppressed if denominator <30
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City area where infant/child last lived as of July 2014. Cities or areas were chosen for analysis are those with 100 or more births
during 2012, except for Edina which is listed due to CHB status.
2
Total number of infants and children with valid hemoglobin measurements during the calendar year.
3
Number of low hemoglobin measurements (percentage of total number infants and children with hemoglobin measurements
during the calendar year. Low hemoglobin is <11.0 for infants/children <2 years of age and <11.1 for children > 2 years. Low
hemoglobin is characteristic of anemia.
4
Number of normal hemoglobin measurements (percentage of total number infants and children with hemoglobin measurements
during the calendar year. Normal hemoglobin is >11.0 for infants/children <2 years of age and >11.0 for children > 2 years.
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