Total 2014
Anemia in Infants and Children Participating in Minnesota WIC
During Calendar Year 2014 by CHB of Residence and
Race/Ethnicity Alone or in Combination (AOIC) with other Races
Minnesota WIC Information System
CHB of
Residence 1
Amer Indian
AOIC NH
Black/
AfricanAmer AOIC
NH 3
Asian AOIC
NH 2
White AOIC
NH
American
Indian AOIC
H
Other AOIC
H4
White AOIC
H
MINNESOTA
Total
5,460
10,187
25,167
44,613
3,678
1,572
14,188
Low Hemoglobin 5
AITKIN-ITASCAKOOCHICHING
Total
799 (14.6)
1,403 (13.8)
4,243 (16.9)
3,860 (8.7)
434 (11.8)
218 (13.9)
1,576 (11.1)
199
15
28
1,018
10
<5
35
Low Hemoglobin
24 (12.1)
2 (****)
2 (****)
77 (7.6)
4 (****)
0
4 (11.4)
Total
131
342
1,225
2,587
53
58
538
Low Hemoglobin
9 (6.9)
28 (8.2)
145 (11.8)
180 (7.0)
3 (5.7)
3 (5.2)
45 (8.4)
Total
293
14
41
584
26
5
47
Low Hemoglobin
34 (11.6)
2 (****)
4 (9.8)
43 (7.4)
1 (****)
1 (****)
9 (19.1)
Total
23
20
147
514
<5
9
54
Low Hemoglobin
2 (****)
4 (****)
28 (19.0)
57 (11.1)
0
0
10 (18.5)
Total
<5
17
207
655
<5
11
52
Low Hemoglobin
BROWNNICOLLET
Total
0
0
39 (18.8)
69 (10.5)
0
3 (****)
7 (13.5)
8
11
140
643
20
7
166
Low Hemoglobin
CARLTONCOOK- LAKE- ST.
LOUIS
Total
0
0
15 (10.7)
25 (3.9)
0
1 (****)
6 (3.6)
548
65
348
2,871
52
21
127
Low Hemoglobin
48 (8.8)
8 (12.3)
28 (8.0)
162 (5.6)
8 (15.4)
2 (****)
6 (4.7)
Total
<5
22
116
327
15
5
145
Low Hemoglobin
0
2 (****)
8 (6.9)
24 (7.3)
0
1 (****)
14 (9.7)
ANOKA
BECKER
BENTON
BLUE EARTH
CARVER
Minnesota Department of Health, WIC Program
1
September 2015
Total 2014
Anemia in Infants and Children Participating in Minnesota WIC
During Calendar Year 2014 by CHB of Residence and
Race/Ethnicity Alone or in Combination (AOIC) with other Races
Minnesota WIC Information System
CHB of
Residence 1
Amer Indian
AOIC NH
Black/
AfricanAmer AOIC
NH 3
Asian AOIC
NH 2
White AOIC
NH
American
Indian AOIC
H
Other AOIC
H4
White AOIC
H
MINNESOTA
Total
5,460
10,187
25,167
44,613
3,678
1,572
14,188
Low Hemoglobin
799 (14.6)
1,403 (13.8)
4,243 (16.9)
3,860 (8.7)
434 (11.8)
218 (13.9)
1,576 (11.1)
Total
402
5
19
407
13
<5
8
Low Hemoglobin
79 (19.7)
0
1 (****)
20 (4.9)
0
0
1 (****)
Total
20
25
24
527
6
<5
43
Low Hemoglobin
1 (****)
2 (****)
0
34 (6.5)
2 (****)
0
3 (7.0)
Total
103
21
140
840
51
19
217
Low Hemoglobin
9 (8.7)
2 (****)
11 (7.9)
35 (4.2)
2 (3.9)
1 (****)
8 (3.7)
Total
25
41
43
712
13
8
175
Low Hemoglobin
2 (****)
4 (9.8)
6 (14.0)
81 (11.4)
0
1 (****)
31 (17.7)
Total
67
10
68
1,134
<5
<5
39
Low Hemoglobin
5 (7.5)
1 (****)
10 (14.7)
82 (7.2)
1 (****)
0
3 (7.7)
Total
103
317
1,682
2,042
413
124
1,035
Low Hemoglobin
10 (9.7)
24 (7.6)
158 (9.4)
133 (6.5)
29 (7.0)
11 (8.9)
83 (8.0)
Total
28
39
14
270
10
<5
104
Low Hemoglobin
2 (****)
11 (28.2)
3 (****)
38 (14.1)
0
0
10 (9.6)
Total
18
19
196
685
9
10
279
Low Hemoglobin
4 (****)
2 (****)
26 (13.3)
56 (8.2)
1 (****)
2 (****)
23 (8.2)
CASS
CHISAGO
CLAY-WILKIN
COUNTRYSIDE
CROW WING
DAKOTA
DES MOINES
VALLEY
DODGE-STEELE
Minnesota Department of Health, WIC Program
2
September 2015
Total 2014
Anemia in Infants and Children Participating in Minnesota WIC
During Calendar Year 2014 by CHB of Residence and
Race/Ethnicity Alone or in Combination (AOIC) with other Races
Minnesota WIC Information System
CHB of
Residence 1
Amer Indian
AOIC NH
Black/
AfricanAmer AOIC
NH 3
Asian AOIC
NH 2
White AOIC
NH
American
Indian AOIC
H
Other AOIC
H4
White AOIC
H
MINNESOTA
Total
5,460
10,187
25,167
44,613
3,678
1,572
14,188
Low Hemoglobin
799 (14.6)
1,403 (13.8)
4,243 (16.9)
3,860 (8.7)
434 (11.8)
218 (13.9)
1,576 (11.1)
Total
8
10
21
576
7
<5
136
Low Hemoglobin
FILLLMOREHOUSTON
Total
1 (****)
1 (****)
5 (****)
73 (12.7)
1 (****)
1 (****)
13 (9.6)
<5
6
24
472
<5
<5
17
Low Hemoglobin
1 (****)
2 (****)
4 (****)
67 (14.2)
0
0
1 (****)
Total
<5
41
62
451
<5
9
242
Low Hemoglobin
0
9 (22.0)
11 (17.7)
22 (4.9)
0
1 (****)
18 (7.4)
Total
32
14
64
459
65
11
46
Low Hemoglobin
HENNEPINBLOOMINGTON
Total
3 (9.4)
2 (****)
11 (17.2)
45 (9.8)
7 (10.8)
1 (****)
3 (6.5)
27
100
483
297
144
20
225
Low Hemoglobin
1 (****)
8 (8.0)
46 (9.5)
27 (9.1)
16 (11.1)
2 (****)
21 (9.3)
Total
<5
14
90
47
9
<5
25
Low Hemoglobin
0
2 (****)
8 (8.9)
3 (6.4)
1 (****)
0
3 (****)
Total
539
988
5,783
1,341
1,132
266
2,305
Low Hemoglobin
115 (21.3)
152 (15.4)
1,109 (19.2)
224 (16.7)
187 (16.5)
57 (21.4)
369 (16.0)
Total
11
49
185
116
212
14
273
Low Hemoglobin
4 (****)
6 (12.2)
29 (15.7)
11 (9.5)
13 (6.1)
3 (****)
28 (10.3)
FARIBAULTMARTIN
FREEBORN
GOODHUE
HENNEPIN-EDINA
HENNEPINMINNEAPOLIS
HENNEPINRICHFIELD
Minnesota Department of Health, WIC Program
3
September 2015
Total 2014
Anemia in Infants and Children Participating in Minnesota WIC
During Calendar Year 2014 by CHB of Residence and
Race/Ethnicity Alone or in Combination (AOIC) with other Races
Minnesota WIC Information System
CHB of
Residence 1
Amer Indian
AOIC NH
Black/
AfricanAmer AOIC
NH 3
Asian AOIC
NH 2
White AOIC
NH
American
Indian AOIC
H
Other AOIC
H4
White AOIC
H
MINNESOTA
Total
5,460
10,187
25,167
44,613
3,678
1,572
14,188
Low Hemoglobin
HENNEPINSUBURBAN
Total
799 (14.6)
1,403 (13.8)
4,243 (16.9)
3,860 (8.7)
434 (11.8)
218 (13.9)
1,576 (11.1)
198
1,316
4,019
1,937
341
187
1,069
Low Hemoglobin
32 (16.2)
220 (16.7)
886 (22.0)
269 (13.9)
56 (16.4)
34 (18.2)
174 (16.3)
Total
30
11
60
1,092
14
12
121
Low Hemoglobin
ISANTI-MILLE
LACS
Total
1 (3.3)
1 (****)
8 (13.3)
114 (10.4)
3 (****)
1 (****)
15 (12.4)
164
27
47
1,063
13
5
50
Low Hemoglobin
25 (15.2)
1 (****)
5 (10.6)
102 (9.6)
3 (****)
0
4 (8.0)
Total
57
9
27
717
<5
<5
37
Low Hemoglobin
KANDIYOHIRENVILLE
Total
5 (8.8)
0
2 (****)
82 (11.4)
0
1 (****)
4 (10.8)
20
22
295
696
12
<5
481
Low Hemoglobin
LE SUEURWASECA
Total
3 (****)
1 (****)
45 (15.3)
63 (9.1)
1 (****)
1 (****)
37 (7.7)
5
8
52
505
<5
<5
171
Low Hemoglobin
MEEKERMCLEOD-SIBLEY
Total
0
2 (****)
4 (7.7)
36 (7.1)
0
0
16 (9.4)
17
19
54
1,016
5
<5
288
Low Hemoglobin
2 (****)
1 (****)
3 (5.6)
77 (7.6)
0
0
28 (9.7)
Total
28
22
63
1,276
5
8
166
Low Hemoglobin
3 (****)
1 (****)
9 (14.3)
83 (6.5)
0
3 (****)
4 (2.4)
HORIZON
KANABEC -PINE
MORRISONTODD-WADENA
Minnesota Department of Health, WIC Program
4
September 2015
Total 2014
Anemia in Infants and Children Participating in Minnesota WIC
During Calendar Year 2014 by CHB of Residence and
Race/Ethnicity Alone or in Combination (AOIC) with other Races
Minnesota WIC Information System
CHB of
Residence 1
Amer Indian
AOIC NH
Asian AOIC
NH 2
Black/
AfricanAmer AOIC
NH 3
White AOIC
NH
American
Indian AOIC
H
Other AOIC
H4
White AOIC
H
MINNESOTA
Total
5,460
10,187
25,167
44,613
3,678
1,572
14,188
Low Hemoglobin
799 (14.6)
1,403 (13.8)
4,243 (16.9)
3,860 (8.7)
434 (11.8)
218 (13.9)
1,576 (11.1)
Total
10
90
154
441
29
15
294
Low Hemoglobin
1 (****)
18 (20.0)
30 (19.5)
42 (9.5)
2 (****)
2 (****)
24 (8.2)
Total
15
76
68
186
145
10
356
Low Hemoglobin
1 (****)
7 (9.2)
5 (7.4)
9 (4.8)
6 (4.1)
0
19 (5.3)
Total
1,146
22
83
1,385
37
6
60
Low Hemoglobin
237 (20.7)
5 (****)
6 (7.2)
100 (7.2)
6 (16.2)
0
3 (5.0)
Total
36
261
939
1,307
7
46
434
Low Hemoglobin
4 (11.1)
45 (17.2)
125 (13.3)
117 (9.0)
2 (****)
7 (15.2)
57 (13.1)
Total
45
18
91
779
50
6
84
Low Hemoglobin
5 (11.1)
2 (****)
14 (15.4)
47 (6.0)
0
0
5 (6.0)
Total
353
15
80
715
38
13
182
Low Hemoglobin
20 (5.7)
1 (****)
4 (5.0)
45 (6.3)
2 (5.3)
2 (****)
15 (8.2)
Total
68
39
27
970
16
10
103
Low Hemoglobin
1 (1.5)
5 (12.8)
1 (****)
35 (3.6)
0
0
3 (2.9)
Total
377
5,256
5,111
2,816
444
460
2,055
Low Hemoglobin
72 (19.1)
750 (14.3)
1,009 (19.7)
389 (13.8)
59 (13.3)
65 (14.1)
270 (13.1)
MOWER
NOBLES
NORTH COUNTRY
OLMSTED
OTTER TAIL
POLK-NORMANMAHNOMEN
QUIN
RAMSEY
Minnesota Department of Health, WIC Program
5
September 2015
Total 2014
Anemia in Infants and Children Participating in Minnesota WIC
During Calendar Year 2014 by CHB of Residence and
Race/Ethnicity Alone or in Combination (AOIC) with other Races
Minnesota WIC Information System
CHB of
Residence 1
Amer Indian
AOIC NH
Black/
AfricanAmer AOIC
NH 3
Asian AOIC
NH 2
White AOIC
NH
American
Indian AOIC
H
Other AOIC
H4
White AOIC
H
MINNESOTA
Total
5,460
10,187
25,167
44,613
3,678
1,572
14,188
Low Hemoglobin
799 (14.6)
1,403 (13.8)
4,243 (16.9)
3,860 (8.7)
434 (11.8)
218 (13.9)
1,576 (11.1)
Total
17
25
360
551
<5
7
334
Low Hemoglobin
3 (****)
2 (****)
69 (19.2)
71 (12.9)
0
0
50 (15.0)
Total
48
126
445
700
76
31
230
Low Hemoglobin
8 (16.7)
20 (15.9)
66 (14.8)
67 (9.6)
4 (5.3)
4 (12.9)
25 (10.9)
Total
26
31
146
982
6
13
67
Low Hemoglobin
4 (****)
3 (9.7)
21 (14.4)
79 (8.0)
0
1 (****)
3 (4.5)
Total
62
138
152
1,125
15
16
281
Low Hemoglobin
4 (6.5)
10 (7.2)
8 (5.3)
50 (4.4)
0
3 (****)
21 (7.5)
Total
24
67
953
1,421
16
21
283
Low Hemoglobin
4 (****)
12 (17.9)
133 (14.0)
128 (9.0)
1 (****)
0
24 (8.5)
Total
<5
<5
23
243
<5
<5
37
Low Hemoglobin
0
0
1 (****)
13 (5.3)
0
0
1 (2.7)
Total
58
294
579
1,287
41
53
266
Low Hemoglobin
WATONWAN
5 (8.6)
17 (5.8)
58 (10.0)
76 (5.9)
2 (4.9)
2 (3.8)
12 (4.5)
Total
<5
<5
<5
97
9
<5
187
Low Hemoglobin
1 (****)
0
1 (****)
14 (14.4)
2 (****)
1 (****)
18 (9.6)
Total
<5
23
66
480
11
<5
73
Low Hemoglobin
0
1 (****)
13 (19.7)
83 (17.3)
2 (****)
0
12 (16.4)
RICE
SCOTT
SHERBURNE
SOUTHWEST
STEARNS
WABASHA
WASHINGTON
WINONA
Minnesota Department of Health, WIC Program
6
September 2015
Total 2014
Anemia in Infants and Children Participating in Minnesota WIC
During Calendar Year 2014 by CHB of Residence and
Race/Ethnicity Alone or in Combination (AOIC) with other Races
Minnesota WIC Information System
CHB of
Residence 1
Amer Indian
AOIC NH
Asian AOIC
NH 2
Black/
AfricanAmer AOIC
NH 3
White AOIC
NH
American
Indian AOIC
H
Other AOIC
H4
White AOIC
H
MINNESOTA
Total
5,460
10,187
25,167
44,613
3,678
1,572
14,188
Low Hemoglobin
799 (14.6)
1,403 (13.8)
4,243 (16.9)
3,860 (8.7)
434 (11.8)
218 (13.9)
1,576 (11.1)
Total
52
62
119
1,251
63
17
146
Low Hemoglobin
4 (7.7)
4 (6.5)
10 (8.4)
81 (6.5)
7 (11.1)
0
13 (8.9)
WRIGHT
NH=Non Hispanic
Numbers suppressed if total population by race/ethnicity is between 1 and 5 **** and/or denominator is <30 (****)
Suggested Citation: Minnesota WIC Information System. Anemia in Infants and Children Participating in Minnesota WIC
During Calendar Year 2014 by CHB of Residence and Race/Ethnicity Alone or in Combination with Other Races.
Minnesota WIC Program: 2015.
For more information contact: Minnesota WIC Program 1 (800) 657-3942
1
CHB of last known address as of March 2015.
Includes Asian, Asian Pacific Islander and Native Hawaiian participants
3
Includes both African-Americans and African participants
4
Includes Black/African-American and Asian participations
5
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. One hemoglobin measure was randomly selected per child per year.
2
Minnesota Department of Health, WIC Program
7
September 2015