2012 Totals
Anemia in Infants and Children Participating in Minnesota WIC During CY 2012
by CHB of Residence
Minnesota WIC Information System
97,573
1,375
4,465
969
676
985
933
3,990
642
847
699
1,282
478
1,053
1,332
5,306
1,226
747
546
806
682
1,180
169
10,145
789
7,739
1,319
1,428
878
1,586
801
Low Hemoglobin
(Anemia) 3
10,663 (10.9%)
100 (7.3)
376 (8.4)
79 (8.2)
54 (8.0)
98 (9.9)
58 (6.2)
208 (5.2)
42 (6.5)
93 (11.0)
42 (6.0)
91 (7.1)
98 (20.5)
106 (10.1)
58 (4.4)
461 (8.7)
81 (6.6)
59 (7.9)
80 (14.7)
24 (3.0)
42 (6.2)
144 (12.2)
18 (10.7)
1,689 (16.6)
74 (9.4)
1,252 (16.2)
102 (7.7)
88 (6.2)
92 (10.5)
159 (10.0)
75 (9.4)
MEEKER-MCLEOD-SIBLEY
MORRISON-TODD-WADENA
MOWER
NOBLES
NORTH COUNTRY
1,446
76 (5.3)
1,370 (94.7)
1,630
1,141
809
2,608
114 (7.0)
102 (8.9)
46 (5.7)
419 (16.1)
1,516 (93.0)
1,039 (91.1)
763 (94.3)
2,189 (83.9)
OLMSTED
2,862
384 (13.4)
2,478 (86.6)
CHB of Residence 1
MINNESOTA
AITKIN-ITASCA-KOOCHICHING
ANOKA
BECKER
BENTON
BLUE EARTH
BROWN-NICOLLET
CARLTON-COOK-LAKE-ST. LOUIS
CARVER
CASS
CHISAGO
CLAY-WILKIN
COTTONWOOD-JACKSON
COUNTRYSIDE
CROW WING
DAKOTA
DODGE-STEELE
FARIBAULT-MARTIN
FILLMORE-HOUSTON
FREEBORN
GOODHUE
HENNEPIN-BLOOMINGTON
HENNEPIN-EDINA
HENNEPIN-MINNEAPOLIS
HENNEPIN-RICHFIELD
HENNEPIN-SUBURBAN
HORIZON
ISANTI-MILLE LACS
KANABEC -PINE
KANDIYOHI-RENVILLE
LE SUEUR-WASECA
Total 2
Minnesota Department of Health, WIC Program
1
Normal Hemoglobin 4
86,910 (89.1%)
1,275 (92.7)
4,089 (91.6)
890 (91.8)
622 (92.0)
887 (90.1)
875 (93.8)
3,782 (94.8)
600 (93.5)
754 (89.0)
657 (94.0)
1,191 (92.9)
380 (79.5)
947 (89.9)
1,274 (95.6)
4,845 (91.3)
1,145 (93.4)
688 (92.1)
466 (85.3)
782 (97.0)
640 (93.8)
1,036 (87.8)
151 (89.3)
8,456 (83.4)
715 (90.6)
6,487 (83.8)
1,217 (92.3)
1,340 (93.8)
786 (89.5)
1,427 (90.0)
726 (90.6)
February 2015
2012 Totals
Anemia in Infants and Children Participating in Minnesota WIC During CY 2012
by CHB of Residence
Minnesota WIC Information System
CHB of Residence 1
Total 2
MINNESOTA
OTTER TAIL
POLK-NORMAN-MAHNOMEN
QUIN
RAMSEY
RICE
SCOTT
SHERBURNE
SOUTHWEST
STEARNS
WABASHA
WASHINGTON
WATONWAN
WINONA
WRIGHT
97,573
1,023
1,249
1,157
14,586
1,345
1,551
1,267
1,767
2,494
322
2,492
333
676
1,742
Low Hemoglobin
(Anemia) 3
10,663 (10.9%)
63 (6.2)
129 (10.3)
57 (4.9)
2,203 (15.1)
141 (10.5)
164 (10.6)
82 (6.5)
94 (5.3)
180 (7.2)
22 (6.8)
194 (7.8)
30 (9.0)
98 (14.5)
122 (7.0)
Normal Hemoglobin 4
86,910 (89.1%)
960 (93.8)
1,120 (89.7)
1,100 (95.1)
12,383 (84.9)
1,204 (89.5)
1,387 (89.4)
1,185 (93.5)
1,673 (94.7)
2,314 (92.8)
300 (93.2)
2,298 (92.2)
303 (91.0)
578 (85.5)
1,620 (93.0)
Number of infants and children (percentage per 100 of all infants and children with hemoglobin measurements
during the calendar year)
**** percentages suppressed if denominator <30
Suggested Citation: Minnesota WIC Information System. Anemia in Infants and Children Participating in Minnesota
WIC During CY 2012 by CHB of Residence. Minnesota WIC Program: 2015.
For more information contact: Minnesota WIC Program 1 (800) 657-3942
1
CHB where infant or child last lived as of June 2014. .
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.
2
Minnesota Department of Health, WIC Program
2
February 2015