Total 2011
Weight Status in Children Ages 2 to 5 Participating in Minnesota WIC
by City of Residence, Calendar Year 2011
Minnesota WIC Information System
CHB
CITY OF RESIDENCE 1
MINNESOTA
Total 2
Underweight 3
Normal3
Overweight3
71,873
1,940 (2.7%)
49,042 (68.2%)
11,753 (16.4%)
Obese3
3,807 (5.3%)
Very Obese3
5,331(7.4%)
AITKIN-ITASCAKOOCHICHING
GRAND RAPIDS
281
5 (1.8%)
213 (75.8%)
39 (13.9%)
6 (2.1%)
18 (6.4%)
ANOKA
ANDOVER/ RAMSEY
302
7 (2.3%)
219 (72.5%)
52 (17.2%)
6 (2.0%)
18 (6.0%)
ANOKA
224
3 (1.3%)
167 (74.6%)
30 (13.4%)
13 (5.8%)
11 (4.9%)
BETHEL/ EAST
BETHEL/ HAM LAKE/
ST. FRANCIS
213
8 (3.8%)
153 (71.8%)
35 (16.4%)
6 (2.8%)
11 (5.2%)
BLAINE
488
8 (1.6%)
344 (70.5%)
81 (16.6%)
27 (5.5%)
28 (5.7%)
CENTERVILLE/ CIRCLE
PINES/ LINO LAKES/
SPRING LK PK
239
12 (5.0%)
149 (62.3%)
43 (18.0%)
17 (7.1%)
18 (7.5%)
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
398
9 (2.3%)
282 (70.9%)
71 (17.8%)
16 (4.0%)
20 (5.0%)
COON RAPIDS
685
13 (1.9%)
491 (71.7%)
94 (13.7%)
32 (4.7%)
55 (8.0%)
FRIDLEY
490
13 (2.7%)
342 (69.8%)
84 (17.1%)
22 (4.5%)
29 (5.9%)
BECKER
DETROIT LAKES
319
10 (3.1%)
233 (73.0%)
47 (14.7%)
14 (4.4%)
15 (4.7%)
BLOOMINGTON
BLOOMINGTON
830
24 (2.9%)
578 (69.6%)
137 (16.5%)
34 (4.1%)
57 (6.9%)
BLUE EARTH
MANKATO
550
22 (4.0%)
393 (71.5%)
80 (14.5%)
22 (4.0%)
33 (6.0%)
CARLTONCOOK-LAKE-ST.
LOUIS
AURORA/ BIWABIK/
BUHL/ CHISHOLM/ ELY/
EMBARRASS/
EVELETH/ GILBERT/
HIBBING/ MT IRON/
VIRGINIA
500
11 (2.2%)
350 (70.0%)
86 (17.2%)
28 (5.6%)
25 (5.0%)
CLOQUET
366
10 (2.7%)
246 (67.2%)
56 (15.3%)
18 (4.9%)
36 (9.8%)
DULUTH
1,176
37 (3.1%)
817 (69.5%)
184 (15.6%)
62 (5.3%)
76 (6.5%)
HIBBING
253
7 (2.8%)
175 (69.2%)
39 (15.4%)
17 (6.7%)
15 (5.9%)
CARVER
CARVER/
CHANHASSEN/
CHASKA
312
10 (3.2%)
219 (70.2%)
52 (16.7%)
18 (5.8%)
13 (4.2%)
CLAY-WILKIN
MOORHEAD
578
19 (3.3%)
402 (69.6%)
93 (16.1%)
29 (5.0%)
35 (6.1%)
CROW WING
BRAINERD
573
22 (3.8%)
400 (69.8%)
91 (15.9%)
28 (4.9%)
32 (5.6%)
DAKOTA
APPLE VALLEY
521
13 (2.5%)
376 (72.2%)
82 (15.7%)
22 (4.2%)
28 (5.4%)
ANOKA
ANOKA
ANOKA
ANOKA
ANOKA
ANOKA
ANOKA
CARLTONCOOK-LAKE-ST.
LOUIS
CARLTONCOOK-LAKE-ST.
LOUIS
CARLTONCOOK-LAKE-ST.
LOUIS
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Total 2011
Weight Status in Children Ages 2 to 5 Participating in Minnesota WIC
by City of Residence, Calendar Year 2011
Minnesota WIC Information System
CHB
CITY OF RESIDENCE 1
Total 2
Underweight 3
Normal3
Overweight3
Obese3
Very Obese3
MINNESOTA
71,873
1,940 (2.7%)
49,042 (68.2%)
11,753 (16.4%)
3,807 (5.3%)
5,331 (7.4%)
DAKOTA
BURNSVILLE
958
39 (4.1%)
671 (70.0%)
145 (15.1%)
38 (4.0%)
65 (6.8%)
DAKOTA
EAGAN
437
13 (3.0%)
319 (73.0%)
62 (14.2%)
21 (4.8%)
22 (5.0%)
DAKOTA
FARMINGTON
187
2 (1.1%)
141 (75.4%)
25 (13.4%)
11 (5.9%)
8 (4.3%)
DAKOTA
HASTINGS
208
4 (1.9%)
152 (73.1%)
32 (15.4%)
11 (5.3%)
9 (4.3%)
DAKOTA
INVER GROVE
HEIGHTS/
ROSEMOUNT
532
8 (1.5%)
387 (72.7%)
75 (14.1%)
31 (5.8%)
31 (5.8%)
DAKOTA
LAKEVILLE
234
4 (1.7%)
176 (75.2%)
29 (12.4%)
10 (4.3%)
15 (6.4%)
DAKOTA
SOUTH ST. PAUL
278
6 (2.2%)
178 (64.0%)
49 (17.6%)
17 (6.1%)
28 (10.1%)
DAKOTA
WEST ST. PAUL
320
6 (1.9%)
222 (69.4%)
50 (15.6%)
18 (5.6%)
24 (7.5%)
EDINA
EDINA
116
5 (4.3%)
82 (70.7%)
16 (13.8%)
7 (6.0%)
6 (5.2%)
FREEBORN
ALBERT LEA
425
19 (4.5%)
285 (67.1%)
70 (16.5%)
20 (4.7%)
31 (7.3%)
GOODHUE
RED WING
210
2 (1.0%)
130 (61.9%)
47 (22.4%)
14 (6.7%)
17 (8.1%)
HENNEPIN
BROOKLYN CENTER
1,032
24 (2.3%)
699 (67.7%)
151 (14.6%)
66 (6.4%)
92 (8.9%)
HENNEPIN
BROOKLYN PARK
1,799
65 (3.6%)
1,252 (69.6%)
284 (15.8%)
68 (3.8%)
130 (7.2%)
HENNEPIN
CHAMPLIN/ MAPLE
GROVE/ OSSEO
459
15 (3.3%)
328 (71.5%)
74 (16.1%)
17 (3.7%)
25 (5.4%)
HENNEPIN
CRYSTAL
268
7 (2.6%)
191 (71.3%)
40 (14.9%)
8 (3.0%)
22 (8.2%)
HENNEPIN
EDEN PRAIRIE
322
13 (4.0%)
229 (71.1%)
44 (13.7%)
15 (4.7%)
21 (6.5%)
214
3 (1.4%)
146 (68.2%)
33 (15.4%)
12 (5.6%)
20 (9.3%)
275
9 (3.3%)
191 (69.5%)
44 (16.0%)
10 (3.6%)
21 (7.6%)
343
14 (4.1%)
240 (70.0%)
47 (13.7%)
15 (4.4%)
27 (7.9%)
7,939
211 (2.7%)
5,268 (66.4%)
1,270 (16.0%)
484 (6.1%)
706 (8.9%)
HENNEPIN
HENNEPIN
EXCELSIOR/
MINNETONKA/ MAPLE
PLAIN/ MOUND
GOLDEN VALLEY/
ROBBINSDALE
HENNEPIN
HOPKINS
HENNEPIN
MINNEAPOLIS
HENNEPIN
NEW HOPE
314
10 (3.2%)
218 (69.4%)
42 (13.4%)
9 (2.9%)
35 (11.1%)
HENNEPIN
PLYMOUTH
295
13 (4.4%)
212 (71.9%)
41 (13.9%)
8 (2.7%)
21 (7.1%)
HENNEPIN
ST LOUIS PARK
298
11 (3.7%)
199 (66.8%)
53 (17.8%)
17 (5.7%)
18 (6.0%)
HORIZON
ALEXANDRIA
323
19 (5.9%)
226 (70.0%)
39 (12.1%)
19 (5.9%)
20 (6.2%)
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Total 2011
Weight Status in Children Ages 2 to 5 Participating in Minnesota WIC
by City of Residence, Calendar Year 2011
Minnesota WIC Information System
CHB
CITY OF RESIDENCE 1
Total 2
Underweight 3
Normal3
Overweight3
Obese3
Very Obese3
MINNESOTA
71,873
1,940 (2.7%)
49,042 (68.2%)
11,753 (16.4%)
3,807 (5.3%)
5,331 (7.4%)
CAMBRIDGE
237
3 (1.3%)
175 (73.8%)
40 (16.9%)
6 (2.5%)
13 (5.5%)
WILLMAR
627
17 (2.7%)
392 (62.5%)
114 (18.2%)
47 (7.5%)
57 (9.1%)
HUTCHINSON
240
5 (2.1%)
172 (71.7%)
40 (16.7%)
11 (4.6%)
12 (5.0%)
LITTLE FALLS
269
7 (2.6%)
203 (75.5%)
39 (14.5%)
7 (2.6%)
13 (4.8%)
MOWER
AUSTIN
664
25 (3.8%)
405 (61.0%)
126 (19.0%)
46 (6.9%)
62 (9.3%)
NOBLES
WORTHINGTON
444
15 (3.4%)
255 (57.4%)
82 (18.5%)
34 (7.7%)
58 (13.1%)
NORTH
COUNTRY
BEMIDJI
690
12 (1.7%)
465 (67.4%)
117 (17.0%)
34 (4.9%)
62 (9.0%)
OLMSTED
ROCHESTER
1,837
66 (3.6%)
1,301 (70.8%)
285 (15.5%)
84 (4.6%)
101 (5.5%)
OTTER TAIL
FERGUS FALLS
267
11 (4.1%)
187 (70.0%)
46 (17.2%)
7 (2.6%)
16 (6.0%)
QUIN
THIEF RIVER FALLS
233
6 (2.6%)
157 (67.4%)
36 (15.5%)
11 (4.7%)
23 (9.9%)
209
1 (<1%)
145 (69.4%)
30 (14.4%)
15 (7.2%)
18 (8.6%)
242
4 (1.7%)
156 (64.5%)
48 (19.8%)
7 (2.9%)
27 (11.2%)
ISANTI-MILLE
LACS CO.
KANDIYOHIRENVILLE
MEEKERMCLEOD-SIBLEY
MORRISONTODD-WADENA
RAMSEY
RAMSEY
ARDEN HILLS/
SHOREVIEW/ VADNAIS
HEIGHTS
LITTLE CANADA/
NORTH ST. PAUL
RAMSEY
MAPLEWOOD
539
4 (<1%)
372 (69.0%)
92 (17.1%)
29 (5.4%)
42 (7.8%)
RAMSEY
MOUNDS VIEW
159
2 (1.3%)
104 (65.4%)
37 (23.3%)
5 (3.1%)
11 (6.9%)
RAMSEY
NEW BRIGHTON
257
3 (1.2%)
192 (74.7%)
33 (12.8%)
19 (7.4%)
10 (3.9%)
RAMSEY
ROSEVILLE
250
8 (3.2%)
182 (72.8%)
28 (11.2%)
18 (7.2%)
14 (5.6%)
RAMSEY
ST. PAUL
8,304
178 (2.1%)
5,461 (65.8%)
1,497 (18.0%)
495 (6.0%)
673 (8.1%)
RAMSEY
WHITE BEAR LAKE
225
7 (3.1%)
154 (68.4%)
35 (15.6%)
12 (5.3%)
17 (7.6%)
RICE
FARIBAULT
595
16 (2.7%)
417 (70.1%)
91 (15.3%)
30 (5.0%)
41 (6.9%)
RICE
NORTHFIELD
216
4 (1.9%)
132 (61.1%)
39 (18.1%)
19 (8.8%)
22 (10.2%)
RICHFIELD
RICHFIELD
620
8 (1.3%)
421 (67.9%)
106 (17.1%)
36 (5.8%)
49 (7.9%)
SCOTT
PRIOR LAKE/ SAVAGE
392
12 (3.1%)
295 (75.3%)
53 (13.5%)
11 (2.8%)
21 (5.4%)
SCOTT
SHAKOPEE
561
13 (2.3%)
394 (70.2%)
83 (14.8%)
27 (4.8%)
44 (7.8%)
321
15 (4.7%)
243 (75.7%)
39 (12.1%)
11 (3.4%)
13 (4.0%)
397
9 (2.3%)
311 (78.3%)
59 (14.9%)
7 (1.8%)
11 (2.8%)
SHERBURNE
SHERBURNE
BIG LAKE/ CLEAR
LAKE/ BECKER
ELK RIVER/
ZIMMERMAN
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Weight Status in Children Ages 2 to 5 Participating in Minnesota WIC
by City of Residence, Calendar Year 2011
Minnesota WIC Information System
CHB
STEARNS
STEARNS
STEARNS
CITY OF RESIDENCE 1
Total 2
Underweight 3
Normal3
Overweight3
Obese3
Very Obese3
MINNESOTA
71,873
1,940 (2.7%)
49,042 (68.2%)
11,753 (16.4%)
3,807 (5.3%)
5,331 (7.4%)
ST. CLOUD
1,051
41 (3.9%)
737 (70.1%)
170 (16.2%)
42 (4.0%)
61 (5.8%)
440
19 (4.3%)
301 (68.4%)
75 (17.0%)
24 (5.5%)
21 (4.8%)
217
9 (4.1%)
146 (67.3%)
35 (16.1%)
8 (3.7%)
19 (8.8%)
ST. JOSEPH/ WAITE
PARK
SARTELL/ SAUK
RAPIDS/ SAUK CENTER
STEELE
OWATONNA
576
15 (2.6%)
412 (71.5%)
79 (13.7%)
26 (4.5%)
44 (7.6%)
SOUTHWEST
MARSHALL
318
12 (3.8%)
208 (65.4%)
50 (15.7%)
13 (4.1%)
35 (11.0%)
WASHINGTON
COTTAGE GROVE/ ST.
PAUL PARK
388
7 (1.8%)
274 (70.6%)
60 (15.5%)
18 (4.6%)
29 (7.5%)
WASHINGTON
FOREST LAKE/ HUGO
280
4 (1.4%)
179 (63.9%)
63 (22.5%)
16 (5.7%)
18 (6.4%)
WASHINGTON
LAKE ELMO/
MAHTOMEDI/
STILLWATER
356
10 (2.8%)
237 (66.6%)
75 (21.1%)
15 (4.2%)
19 (5.3%)
WASHINGTON
OAKDALE
216
6 (2.8%)
143 (66.2%)
44 (20.4%)
14 (6.5%)
9 (4.2%)
WASHINGTON
NEWPORT/
WOODBURY
429
6 (1.4%)
307 (71.6%)
71 (16.6%)
20 (4.7%)
25 (5.8%)
WINONA
WINONA
312
10 (3.2%)
213 (68.3%)
55 (17.6%)
15 (4.8%)
19 (6.1%)
WRIGHT
BUFFALO/ ST.
MICHAEL
355
8 (2.3%)
254 (71.5%)
67 (18.9%)
14 (3.9%)
12 (3.4%)
WRIGHT
MONTICELLO/ OTSEGO
344
4 (1.2%)
241 (70.1%)
60 (17.4%)
14 (4.1%)
25 (7.3%)
**** percentages suppressed if denominator <30
Suggested Citation: Minnesota WIC Information System. Weight status in Minnesota WIC children ages 2 to 5 by city of residence,
Calendar Year 2011. Minnesota WIC Program. 2015.
For more information contact: Minnesota WIC Program 1 (800) 657-3942
1
City of child’s last known address as of March 2015. Cities and close city groups with100 or more births during 2012 were chosen for
this list with the exception of Edina.
2
Total children ages 2 to 5 years.
3
Based on 2000 CDC growth chart percentiles for children 2 years of age and older; underweight is defined as BMI-for-age < 5th
percentile, overweight is defined as BMI-for-age ≥ 85th to < 95th percentile, obese is defined as ≥ 95th percentile to < 97.5 percentile,
and very obese is defined as ≥ 97.5 percentile.
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