Total 2011
Weight Status in Children Ages 2 to 5 Participating in Minnesota WIC
by County of Residence, Calendar Year 2011
Minnesota WIC Information System
COUNTY OF RESIDENCE 1
MINNESOTA
Total
Underweight 3
Children2
Normal3
Overweight3
Obese3
11,753 (16.4%)
3,807 (5.3%)
Very Obese3
71,873
1,940 (2.7%)
49,042 (68.2%)
AITKIN
229
4 (1.7%)
151 (65.9%)
46 (20.1%)
8 (3.5%)
20 (8.7%)
ANOKA
3,141
74 (2.4%)
2,221 (70.7%)
503 (16.0%)
144 (4.6%)
199 (6.3%)
BECKER
736
18 (2.4%)
483 (65.6%)
122 (16.6%)
43 (5.8%)
70 (9.5%)
1,412
22 (1.6%)
760 (53.8%)
279 (19.8%)
130 (9.2%)
221 (15.7%)
495
24 (4.8%)
344 (69.5%)
80 (16.2%)
24 (4.8%)
23 (4.6%)
99
5 (5.1%)
67 (67.7%)
16 (16.2%)
3 (3.0%)
8 (8.1%)
BLUE EARTH
734
24 (3.3%)
532 (72.5%)
106 (14.4%)
30 (4.1%)
42 (5.7%)
BROWN
307
8 (2.6%)
201 (65.5%)
49 (16.0%)
17 (5.5%)
32 (10.4%)
CARLTON
568
17 (3.0%)
388 (68.3%)
85 (15.0%)
29 (5.1%)
49 (8.6%)
CARVER
490
14 (2.9%)
357 (72.9%)
78 (15.9%)
26 (5.3%)
15 (3.1%)
CASS
710
10 (1.4%)
436 (61.4%)
130 (18.3%)
55 (7.7%)
79 (11.1%)
CHIPPEWA
214
11 (5.1%)
137 (64.0%)
32 (15.0%)
15 (7.0%)
19 (8.9%)
CHISAGO
516
14 (2.7%)
361 (70.0%)
80 (15.5%)
21 (4.1%)
40 (7.8%)
CLAY
825
28 (3.4%)
570 (69.1%)
136 (16.5%)
40 (4.8%)
51 (6.2%)
CLEARWATER
165
9 (5.5%)
98 (59.4%)
35 (21.2%)
7 (4.2%)
16 (9.7%)
80
3 (3.8%)
55 (68.8%)
15 (18.8%)
1 (1.2%)
6 (7.5%)
210
4 (1.9%)
143 (68.1%)
38 (18.1%)
8 (3.8%)
17 (8.1%)
CROW WING
1,023
45 (4.4%)
740 (72.3%)
149 (14.6%)
44 (4.3%)
45 (4.4%)
DAKOTA
3,710
97 (2.6%)
2,645 (71.3%)
556 (15.0%)
180 (4.9%)
232 (6.3%)
DODGE
274
7 (2.6%)
188 (68.6%)
47 (17.2%)
14 (5.1%)
18 (6.6%)
DOUGLAS
494
22 (4.5%)
356 (72.1%)
63 (12.8%)
28 (5.7%)
25 (5.1%)
FARIBAULT
243
8 (3.3%)
159 (65.4%)
49 (20.2%)
13 (5.3%)
14 (5.8%)
FILLMORE
246
9 (3.7%)
167 (67.9%)
47 (19.1%)
14 (5.7%)
9 (3.7%)
FREEBORN
559
22 (3.9%)
379 (67.8%)
89 (15.9%)
31 (5.5%)
38 (6.8%)
GOODHUE
494
12 (2.4%)
326 (66.0%)
92 (18.6%)
29 (5.9%)
35 (7.1%)
GRANT
123
7 (5.7%)
83 (67.5%)
19 (15.4%)
5 (4.1%)
9 (7.3%)
HENNEPIN
15,309
435 (2.8%)
10,390 (67.9%)
2,412 (15.8%)
815 (5.3%)
1,257 (8.2%)
HOUSTON
167
3 (1.8%)
115 (68.9%)
27 (16.2%)
10 (6.0%)
12 (7.2%)
BELTRAMI
BENTON
BIG STONE
COOK
COTTONWOOD
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5,331 (7.4%)
March 2015
Total 2011
Weight Status in Children Ages 2 to 5 Participating in Minnesota WIC
by County of Residence, Calendar Year 2011
Minnesota WIC Information System
COUNTY OF RESIDENCE 1
MINNESOTA
Total
Underweight 3
Children2
Normal3
Overweight3
Obese3
Very Obese3
71,873
1,940 (2.7%)
49,042 (68.2%)
11,753 (16.4%)
3,807 (5.3%)
5,331 (7.4%)
HUBBARD
363
10 (2.8%)
245 (67.5%)
69 (19.0%)
21 (5.8%)
18 (5.0%)
ISANTI
583
10 (1.7%)
426 (73.1%)
101 (17.3%)
22 (3.8%)
24 (4.1%)
ITASCA
621
14 (2.3%)
433 (69.7%)
104 (16.7%)
21 (3.4%)
49 (7.9%)
JACKSON
123
2 (1.6%)
87 (70.7%)
15 (12.2%)
9 (7.3%)
10 (8.1%)
KANABEC
243
6 (2.5%)
164 (67.5%)
38 (15.6%)
17 (7.0%)
18 (7.4%)
KANDIYOHI
870
28 (3.2%)
570 (65.5%)
145 (16.7%)
57 (6.6%)
70 (8.0%)
77
3 (3.9%)
58 (75.3%)
9 (11.7%)
2 (2.6%)
5 (6.5%)
KOOCHICHING
156
3 (1.9%)
102 (65.4%)
27 (17.3%)
12 (7.7%)
12 (7.7%)
LAC QUI PARLE
94
4 (4.3%)
67 (71.3%)
11 (11.7%)
6 (6.4%)
6 (6.4%)
124
3 (2.4%)
79 (63.7%)
23 (18.5%)
8 (6.5%)
11 (8.9%)
52
1 (1.9%)
38 (73.1%)
9 (17.3%)
0
4 (7.7%)
LE SUEUR
300
6 (2.0%)
228 (76.0%)
42 (14.0%)
10 (3.3%)
14 (4.7%)
LINCOLN
88
3 (3.4%)
60 (68.2%)
15 (17.0%)
5 (5.7%)
5 (5.7%)
LYON
515
15 (2.9%)
350 (68.0%)
78 (15.1%)
24 (4.7%)
48 (9.3%)
MAHNOMEN
249
5 (2.0%)
129 (51.8%)
62 (24.9%)
23 (9.2%)
30 (12.0%)
MARSHALL
133
5 (3.8%)
84 (63.2%)
24 (18.0%)
11 (8.3%)
9 (6.8%)
MARTIN
308
6 (1.9%)
214 (69.5%)
47 (15.3%)
18 (5.8%)
23 (7.5%)
MCLEOD
500
13 (2.6%)
347 (69.4%)
83 (16.6%)
27 (5.4%)
30 (6.0%)
MEEKER
376
7 (1.9%)
247 (65.7%)
69 (18.4%)
27 (7.2%)
26 (6.9%)
MILLE LACS CO
520
11 (2.1%)
346 (66.5%)
88 (16.9%)
27 (5.2%)
48 (9.2%)
MORRISON
576
17 (3.0%)
428 (74.3%)
86 (14.9%)
19 (3.3%)
26 (4.5%)
MOWER
792
28 (3.5%)
496 (62.6%)
145 (18.3%)
51 (6.4%)
72 (9.1%)
MURRAY
104
0
73 (70.2%)
13 (12.5%)
5 (4.8%)
13 (12.5%)
NICOLLET
341
10 (2.9%)
241 (70.7%)
51 (15.0%)
23 (6.7%)
16 (4.7%)
NOBLES
536
16 (3.0%)
322 (60.1%)
93 (17.4%)
40 (7.5%)
65 (12.1%)
NORMAN
117
2 (1.7%)
78 (66.7%)
22 (18.8%)
8 (6.8%)
7 (6.0%)
OLMSTED
2,096
71 (3.4%)
1,481 (70.7%)
328 (15.6%)
95 (4.5%)
121 (5.8%)
789
29 (3.7%)
557 (70.6%)
123 (15.6%)
37 (4.7%)
43 (5.4%)
KITTSON
LAKE
LAKE OF THE WOODS
OTTER TAIL
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March 2015
Total 2011
Weight Status in Children Ages 2 to 5 Participating in Minnesota WIC
by County of Residence, Calendar Year 2011
Minnesota WIC Information System
COUNTY OF RESIDENCE 1
MINNESOTA
Total
Underweight 3
Children2
Normal3
Overweight3
Obese3
Very Obese3
71,873
1,940 (2.7%)
49,042 (68.2%)
11,753 (16.4%)
3,807 (5.3%)
5,331 (7.4%)
PENNINGTON
262
6 (2.3%)
175 (66.8%)
44 (16.8%)
11 (4.2%)
26 (9.9%)
PINE
470
20 (4.3%)
320 (68.1%)
67 (14.3%)
18 (3.8%)
45 (9.6%)
PIPESTONE
209
1 (<1%)
159 (76.1%)
35 (16.7%)
3 (1.4%)
11 (5.3%)
POLK
588
18 (3.1%)
410 (69.7%)
96 (16.3%)
29 (4.9%)
35 (6.0%)
POPE
195
5 (2.6%)
141 (72.3%)
21 (10.8%)
16 (8.2%)
12 (6.2%)
10,244
210 (2.0%)
6,814 (66.5%)
1,805 (17.6%)
600 (5.9%)
815 (8.0%)
RED LAKE
68
4 (5.9%)
43 (63.2%)
17 (25.0%)
1 (1.5%)
3 (4.4%)
REDWOOD
299
11 (3.7%)
186 (62.2%)
53 (17.7%)
20 (6.7%)
29 (9.7%)
RENVILLE
297
5 (1.7%)
201 (67.7%)
33 (11.1%)
20 (6.7%)
38 (12.8%)
RICE
944
22 (2.3%)
652 (69.1%)
143 (15.1%)
52 (5.5%)
75 (7.9%)
ROCK
93
5 (5.4%)
66 (71.0%)
14 (15.1%)
1 (1.1%)
7 (7.5%)
282
3 (1.1%)
197 (69.9%)
44 (15.6%)
14 (5.0%)
24 (8.5%)
ST. LOUIS
2,256
65 (2.9%)
1,565 (69.4%)
365 (16.2%)
125 (5.5%)
136 (6.0%)
SCOTT
1,164
29 (2.5%)
844 (72.5%)
166 (14.3%)
45 (3.9%)
80 (6.9%)
SHERBURNE
884
29 (3.3%)
682 (77.1%)
120 (13.6%)
22 (2.5%)
31 (3.5%)
SIBLEY
292
9 (3.1%)
214 (73.3%)
38 (13.0%)
12 (4.1%)
19 (6.5%)
1,716
58 (3.4%)
1,191 (69.4%)
288 (16.8%)
80 (4.7%)
99 (5.8%)
STEELE
682
16 (2.3%)
486 (71.3%)
92 (13.5%)
33 (4.8%)
55 (8.1%)
STEVENS
153
4 (2.6%)
109 (71.2%)
24 (15.7%)
8 (5.2%)
8 (5.2%)
SWIFT
190
5 (2.6%)
130 (68.4%)
27 (14.2%)
9 (4.7%)
19 (10.0%)
TODD
430
17 (4.0%)
279 (64.9%)
76 (17.7%)
32 (7.4%)
26 (6.0%)
TRAVERSE
53
1 (1.9%)
31 (58.5%)
12 (22.6%)
2 (3.8%)
7 (13.2%)
WABASHA
236
4 (1.7%)
152 (64.4%)
38 (16.1%)
21 (8.9%)
21 (8.9%)
WADENA
219
6 (2.7%)
150 (68.5%)
38 (17.4%)
10 (4.6%)
15 (6.8%)
WASECA
269
5 (1.9%)
191 (71.0%)
48 (17.8%)
10 (3.7%)
15 (5.6%)
1,758
34 (1.9%)
1,208 (68.7%)
324 (18.4%)
85 (4.8%)
107 (6.1%)
WATONWAN
253
7 (2.8%)
155 (61.3%)
51 (20.2%)
17 (6.7%)
23 (9.1%)
WILKIN
114
4 (3.5%)
78 (68.4%)
19 (16.7%)
6 (5.3%)
7 (6.1%)
RAMSEY
ROSEAU
STEARNS
WASHINGTON
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March 2015
Total 2011
Weight Status in Children Ages 2 to 5 Participating in Minnesota WIC
by County of Residence, Calendar Year 2011
Minnesota WIC Information System
COUNTY OF RESIDENCE 1
MINNESOTA
Total
Underweight 3
Children2
Normal3
Overweight3
Obese3
Very Obese3
71,873
1,940 (2.7%)
49,042 (68.2%)
11,753 (16.4%)
3,807 (5.3%)
5,331 (7.4%)
WINONA
497
15 (3.0%)
335 (67.4%)
86 (17.3%)
28 (5.6%)
33 (6.6%)
WRIGHT
1,338
31 (2.3%)
947 (70.8%)
239 (17.9%)
53 (4.0%)
68 (5.1%)
199
7 (3.5%)
129 (64.8%)
30 (15.1%)
15 (7.5%)
18 (9.0%)
YELLOW MEDICINE
**** percentages suppressed if denominator <30
Suggested Citation: Minnesota WIC Information System. Weight Status in Children Ages 2 to 5 Participating in Minnesota WIC by
County of Residence, Calendar Year 2011. Minnesota WIC Program. 2015.
For more information contact: Minnesota WIC Program 1 (800) 657-3942
1
Last reported county where children resided as of March, 2015.
Total children with weight status information. Analyses based on one randomly selected record per child. Excludes records with
unknown data or errors.
3
Total number in weight category (Percentage of total children). 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.
2
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March 2015