Total 2011
Weight Status in Children Ages 2 to 5 Participating in Minnesota WIC
by Community Health Board (CHB) of Residence, Calendar Year 2011
Minnesota WIC Information System
CHB OF RESIDENCE 1
Total 2
Underweight 3
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%)
AITKIN-ITASCAKOOCHICHING
1,006
21 (2.1%)
686 (68.2%)
177 (17.6%)
41 (4.1%)
81 (8.1%)
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%)
BENTON
495
24 (4.8%)
344 (69.5%)
80 (16.2%)
24 (4.8%)
23 (4.6%)
BLUE EARTH
734
24 (3.3%)
532 (72.5%)
106 (14.4%)
30 (4.1%)
42 (5.7%)
BROWN-NICOLLET
648
18 (2.8%)
442 (68.2%)
100 (15.4%)
40 (6.2%)
48 (7.4%)
3,028
88 (2.9%)
2,087 (68.9%)
488 (16.1%)
163 (5.4%)
202 (6.7%)
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%)
CHISAGO
516
14 (2.7%)
361 (70.0%)
80 (15.5%)
21 (4.1%)
40 (7.8%)
CLAY-WILKIN
939
32 (3.4%)
648 (69.0%)
155 (16.5%)
46 (4.9%)
58 (6.2%)
COTTONWOODJACKSON
333
6 (1.8%)
230 (69.1%)
53 (15.9%)
17 (5.1%)
27 (8.1%)
COUNTRYSIDE
796
32 (4.0%)
530 (66.6%)
116 (14.6%)
48 (6.0%)
70 (8.8%)
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-STEELE
956
23 (2.4%)
674 (70.5%)
139 (14.5%)
47 (4.9%)
73 (7.6%)
FARIBAULT-MARTIN
551
14 (2.5%)
373 (67.7%)
96 (17.4%)
31 (5.6%)
37 (6.7%)
FILLMORE-HOUSTON
413
12 (2.9%)
282 (68.3%)
74 (17.9%)
24 (5.8%)
21 (5.1%)
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%)
HENNEPINBLOOMINGTON
830
24 (2.9%)
578 (69.6%)
137 (16.5%)
34 (4.1%)
57 (6.9%)
HENNEPIN-EDINA
116
5 (4.3%)
82 (70.7%)
16 (13.8%)
7 (6.0%)
6 (5.2%)
CARLTON-COOK-LAKEST. LOUIS
Minnesota Department of Health, WIC Program
Normal3
1
Overweight3
March 2015
Total 2011
Weight Status in Children Ages 2 to 5 Participating in Minnesota WIC
by Community Health Board (CHB) of Residence, Calendar Year 2011
Minnesota WIC Information System
CHB OF RESIDENCE 1
Total 2
Underweight 3
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%)
620
8 (1.3%)
421 (67.9%)
106 (17.1%)
36 (5.8%)
49 (7.9%)
HENNEPINMINNEAPOLIS
7,939
211 (2.7%)
5,268 (66.4%)
1,270 (16.0%)
484 (6.1%)
706 (8.9%)
HENNEPIN-SUBURBAN
5,804
187 (3.2%)
4041 (69.6%)
883 (15.2%)
254 (4.4%)
439 (7.6%)
HORIZON
1,018
39 (3.8%)
720 (70.7%)
139 (13.7%)
59 (5.8%)
61 (6.0%)
ISANTI-MILLE LACS
1,103
21 (1.9%)
772 (70.0%)
189 (17.1%)
49 (4.4%)
72 (6.5%)
713
26 (3.6%)
484 (67.9%)
105 (14.7%)
35 (4.9%)
63 (8.8%)
1,167
33 (2.8%)
771 (66.1%)
178 (15.3%)
77 (6.6%)
108 (9.3%)
569
11 (1.9%)
419 (73.6%)
90 (15.8%)
20 (3.5%)
29 (5.1%)
1,168
29 (2.5%)
808 (69.2%)
190 (16.3%)
66 (5.7%)
75 (6.4%)
1,225
40 (3.3%)
857 (70.0%)
200 (16.3%)
61 (5.0%)
67 (5.5%)
MOWER
792
28 (3.5%)
496 (62.6%)
145 (18.3%)
51 (6.4%)
72 (9.1%)
NOBLES
536
16 (3.0%)
322 (60.1%)
93 (17.4%)
40 (7.5%)
65 (12.1%)
NORTH COUNTRY
1,992
42 (2.1%)
1,141 (57.3%)
392 (19.7%)
158 (7.9%)
259 (13.0%)
OLMSTED
2,096
71 (3.4%)
1,481 (70.7%)
328 (15.6%)
95 (4.5%)
121 (5.8%)
OTTER TAIL
789
29 (3.7%)
557 (70.6%)
123 (15.6%)
37 (4.7%)
43 (5.4%)
POLK-NORMANMAHNOMEN
954
25 (2.6%)
617 (64.7%)
180 (18.9%)
60 (6.3%)
72 (7.5%)
QUIN
822
21 (2.6%)
557 (67.8%)
138 (16.8%)
39 (4.7%)
67 (8.2%)
10,244
210 (2.0%)
6,814 (66.5%)
1,805 (17.6%)
600 (5.9%)
815 (8.0%)
944
22 (2.3%)
652 (69.1%)
143 (15.1%)
52 (5.5%)
75 (7.9%)
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%)
SOUTHWEST
1,308
35 (2.7%)
894 (68.3%)
208 (15.9%)
58 (4.4%)
113 (8.6%)
HENNEPIN-RICHFIELD
KANABEC -PINE
KANDIYOHI-RENVILLE
LE SUEUR-WASECA
MEEKER-MCLEODSIBLEY
MORRISON-TODDWADENA
RAMSEY
RICE
SCOTT
Minnesota Department of Health, WIC Program
Normal3
2
Overweight3
March 2015
Total 2011
Weight Status in Children Ages 2 to 5 Participating in Minnesota WIC
by Community Health Board (CHB) of Residence, Calendar Year 2011
Minnesota WIC Information System
CHB OF RESIDENCE 1
Total 2
Underweight 3
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%)
1,716
58 (3.4%)
1,191 (69.4%)
288 (16.8%)
80 (4.7%)
99 (5.8%)
236
4 (1.7%)
152 (64.4%)
38 (16.1%)
21 (8.9%)
21 (8.9%)
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%)
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%)
STEARNS
WABASHA
WASHINGTON
Normal3
Overweight3
**** percentages suppressed if denominator <30
Suggested Citation: Minnesota WIC Information System. Weight Status in Children Ages 2 to 5 Participating in Minnesota WIC by
CHB of Residence, Calendar Year 2011. Minnesota WIC Program. 2015.
For more information contact: Minnesota WIC Program 1 (800) 657-3942
1
Last CHB where children resided as of June, 2014.
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
Minnesota Department of Health, WIC Program
3
March 2015