Weight Status of Children Ages 2 to 5 Participating in Minnesota WIC
by City of Residence, Calendar Year 2013
Minnesota WIC Information System
CHB
MINNESOTA
CITY OF RESIDENCE 1
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Total
Children 2
Underweight 3
65,911
Normal3
Overweight3
2,241 (3.4%)
44,635 (67.7%)
10,399 (15.8%)
Obese3
Very Obese3
3,183 (4.8%) 3,833 (8.1%)
AITKINITASCAKOOCHICHING
GRAND RAPIDS
235
6 (2.6%)
157 (66.8%)
44 (18.7%)
8 (3.4%)
20 (8.5%)
ANOKA
ANDOVER/ RAMSEY
240
8 (3.3%)
173 (72.1%)
35 (14.6%)
6 (2.5%)
18 (7.5%)
ANOKA
ANOKA
202
2 (1.0%)
149 (73.8%)
29 (14.4%)
10 (5.0%)
12 (5.9%)
ANOKA
BETHEL/ EAST
BETHEL/ HAM LAKE/
ST. FRANCIS
195
4 (2.1%)
140 (71.8%)
27 (13.8%)
14 (7.2%)
10 (5.1%)
ANOKA
BLAINE
476
17 (3.6%)
315 (66.2%)
70 (14.7%)
26 (5.5%)
48 (10.1%)
ANOKA
CENTERVILLE/ CIRCLE
PINES/ LINO LAKES/
SPRING LAKE PARK
179
0
112 (62.6%)
34 (19.0%)
16 (8.9%)
17 (9.5%)
ANOKA
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
373
16 (4.3%)
254 (68.1%)
60 (16.1%)
14 (3.8%)
29 (7.8%)
ANOKA
COON RAPIDS
629
27 (4.3%)
432 (68.7%)
88 (14.0%)
35 (5.6%)
47 (7.5%)
ANOKA
FRIDLEY
458
17 (3.7%)
304 (66.4%)
73 (15.9%)
14 (3.1%)
50 (10.9%)
BECKER
DETROIT LAKES
282
7 (2.5%)
185 (65.6%)
48 (17.0%)
18 (6.4%)
24 (8.5%)
BLOOMINGTON
BLOOMINGTON
794
30 (3.8%)
548 (69.0%)
119 (15.0%)
35 (4.4%)
62 (7.8%)
BLUE EARTH
MANKATO
479
21 (4.4%)
334 (69.7%)
75 (15.7%)
16 (3.3%)
33 (6.9%)
CLOQUET
344
8 (2.3%)
222 (64.5%)
49 (14.2%)
26 (7.6%)
39 (11.3%)
DULUTH
909
23 (2.5%)
616 (67.8%)
158 (17.4%)
45 (5.0%)
67 (7.4%)
HIBBING
216
8 (3.7%)
144 (66.7%)
39 (18.1%)
8 (3.7%)
17 (7.9%)
CARVER
CARVER/
CHANHASSEN/
CHASKA
265
0
209 (78.9%)
30 (11.3%)
9 (3.4%)
17 (6.4%)
CLAY-WILKIN
MOORHEAD
607
16 (2.6%)
421 (69.4%)
93 (15.3%)
24 (4.0%)
53 (8.7%)
CROW WING
BRAINERD
480
13 (2.7%)
333 (69.4%)
78 (16.2%)
30 (6.2%)
26 (5.4%)
DAKOTA
APPLE VALLEY
440
14 (3.2%)
308 (70.0%)
64 (14.5%)
17 (3.9%)
37 (8.4%)
DAKOTA
BURNSVILLE
909
50 (5.5%)
631 (69.4%)
145 (16.0%)
30 (3.3%)
53 (5.8%)
DAKOTA
EAGAN
439
19 (4.3%)
307 (69.9%)
74 (16.9%)
18 (4.1%)
21 (4.8%)
DAKOTA
FARMINGTON
154
4 (2.6%)
110 (71.4%)
23 (14.9%)
9 (5.8%)
8 (5.2%)
DAKOTA
HASTINGS
167
4 (2.4%)
113 (67.7%)
30 (18.0%)
8 (4.8%)
12 (7.2%)
CARLTONCOOK-ST.
LOUIS
CARLTONCOOK-ST.
LOUIS
CARLTONCOOK-ST.
LOUIS
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Weight Status of Children Ages 2 to 5 Participating in Minnesota WIC
by City of Residence, Calendar Year 2013
Minnesota WIC Information System
CHB
MINNESOTA
CITY OF RESIDENCE 1
-----
Total
Children 2
Underweight 3
65,911
Normal3
Overweight3
2,241 (3.4%)
44,635 (67.7%)
10,399 (15.8%)
Obese3
Very Obese3
3,183 (4.8%) 3,833 (8.1%)
DAKOTA
INVER GROVE
HEIGHTS/
ROSEMOUNT
484
31 (6.4%)
332 (68.6%)
72 (14.9%)
23 (4.8%)
26 (5.4%)
DAKOTA
LAKEVILLE
212
11 (5.2%)
145 (68.4%)
30 (14.2%)
11 (5.2%)
15 (7.1%)
DAKOTA
SOUTH ST. PAUL
268
8 (3.0%)
184 (68.7%)
43 (16.0%)
5 (1.9%)
28 (10.4%)
DAKOTA
WEST ST. PAUL
318
12 (3.8%)
208 (65.4%)
47 (14.8%)
17 (5.3%)
34 (10.7%)
EDINA
EDINA
124
11 (8.9%)
80 (64.5%)
16 (12.9%)
5 (4.0%)
12 (9.7%)
FREEBORN
ALBERT LEA
411
19 (4.6%)
286 (69.6%)
57 (13.9%)
27 (6.6%)
22 (5.4%)
GOODHUE
RED WING
203
8 (3.9%)
122 (60.1%)
48 (23.6%)
9 (4.4%)
16 (7.9%)
HENNEPIN
BROOKLYN CENTER
939
33 (3.5%)
654 (69.6%)
139 (14.8%)
43 (4.6%)
70 (7.5%)
HENNEPIN
BROOKLYN PARK
1,599
70 (4.4%)
1,152 (72.0%)
199 (12.4%)
51 (3.2%)
127 (7.9%)
HENNEPIN
CHAMPLIN/ MAPLE
GROVE/ OSSEO
371
7 (1.9%)
278 (74.9%)
40 (10.8%)
23 (6.2%)
23 (6.2%)
HENNEPIN
CRYSTAL
257
13 (5.1%)
177 (68.9%)
45 (17.5%)
11 (4.3%)
11 (4.3%)
HENNEPIN
EDEN PRAIRIE
291
16 (5.5%)
218 (74.9%)
39 (13.4%)
4 (1.4%)
14 (4.8%)
194
12 (6.2%)
141 (72.7%)
24 (12.4%)
6 (3.1%)
11 (5.7%)
209
19 (9.1%)
150 (71.8%)
21 (10.0%)
9 (4.3%)
10 (4.8%)
331
12 (3.6%)
239 (72.2%)
48 (14.5%)
12 (3.6%)
20 (6.0%)
7,481
288 (3.8%)
4,970 (66.4%)
1,160 (15.5%)
374 (5.0%)
689 (9.2%)
HENNEPIN
HENNEPIN
EXCELSIOR/
MINNETONKA/ MAPLE
PLAIN/ MOUND
GOLDEN VALLEY/
ROBBINSDALE
HENNEPIN
HOPKINS
HENNEPIN
MINNEAPOLIS
HENNEPIN
NEW HOPE
275
15 (5.5%)
198 (72.0%)
26 (9.5%)
10 (3.6%)
26 (9.5%)
HENNEPIN
PLYMOUTH
292
15 (5.1%)
216 (74.0%)
37 (12.7%)
11 (3.8%)
13 (4.5%)
HENNEPIN
ST. LOUIS PARK
270
11 (4.1%)
182 (67.4%)
44 (16.3%)
13 (4.8%)
20 (7.4%)
HORIZON
ALEXANDRIA
310
13 (4.2%)
213 (68.7%)
58 (18.7%)
10 (3.2%)
16 (5.2%)
CAMBRIDGE
208
8 (3.8%)
145 (69.7%)
27 (13.0%)
10 (4.8%)
18 (8.7%)
WILLMAR
607
25 (4.1%)
394 (64.9%)
97 (16.0%)
36 (5.9%)
55 (9.1%)
HUTCHINSON
210
6 (2.9%)
135 (64.3%)
38 (18.1%)
8 (3.8%)
23 (11.0%)
LITTLE FALLS
244
10 (4.1%)
174 (71.3%)
33 (13.5%)
13 (5.3%)
14 (5.7%)
AUSTIN
692
13 (1.9%)
435 (62.9%)
129 (18.6%)
42 (6.1%)
73 (10.5%)
ISANTI-MILLE
LACS CO.
KANDIYOHIRENVILLE
MEEKERMCLEODSIBLEY
MORRISONTODDWADENA
MOWER
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Weight Status of Children Ages 2 to 5 Participating in Minnesota WIC
by City of Residence, Calendar Year 2013
Minnesota WIC Information System
CHB
MINNESOTA
CITY OF RESIDENCE 1
-----
Total
Children 2
Underweight 3
65,911
Normal3
Overweight3
2,241 (3.4%)
44,635 (67.7%)
10,399 (15.8%)
Obese3
Very Obese3
3,183 (4.8%) 3,833 (8.1%)
NOBLES
WORTHINGTON
452
10 (2.2%)
291 (64.4%)
80 (17.7%)
26 (5.8%)
45 (10.0%)
NORTH
COUNTRY
BEMIDJI
647
24 (3.7%)
426 (65.8%)
114 (17.6%)
29 (4.5%)
54 (8.3%)
OLMSTED
ROCHESTER
1,709
68 (4.0%)
1,174 (68.7%)
261 (15.3%)
75 (4.4%)
131 (7.7%)
OTTER TAIL
FERGUS FALLS
217
10 (4.6%)
141 (65.0%)
42 (19.4%)
14 (6.5%)
10 (4.6%)
QUIN
THIEF RIVER FALLS
212
9 (4.2%)
138 (65.1%)
39 (18.4%)
12 (5.7%)
14 (6.6%)
193
5 (2.6%)
142 (73.6%)
29 (15.0%)
7 (3.6%)
10 (5.2%)
249
8 (3.2%)
174 (69.9%)
29 (11.6%)
15 (6.0%)
23 (9.2%)
RAMSEY
RAMSEY
ARDEN HILLS/
SHORVIEW/ VADNAIS
HEIGHTS
LITTLE CANADA/
NORTH ST. PAUL
RAMSEY
MAPLEWOOD
496
11 (2.2%)
359 (72.4%)
70 (14.1%)
17 (3.4%)
39 (7.9%)
RAMSEY
MOUNDS VIEW
180
3 (1.7%)
119 (66.1%)
25 (13.9%)
11 (6.1%)
22 (12.2%)
RAMSEY
NEW BRIGHTON
260
10 (3.8%)
191 (73.5%)
28 (10.8%)
12 (4.6%)
19 (7.3%)
RAMSEY
ROSEVILLE
303
15 (5.0%)
221 (72.9%)
36 (11.9%)
10 (3.3%)
21 (6.9%)
RAMSEY
ST. PAUL
8,417
249 (3.0%)
5,548 (65.9%)
1,335 (15.9%)
468 (5.6%)
817 (9.7%)
RAMSEY
WHITE BEAR LAKE
195
9 (4.6%)
130 (66.7%)
27 (13.8%)
10 (5.1%)
19 (9.7%)
RICE
FARIBAULT
642
20 (3.1%)
446 (69.5%)
91 (14.2%)
34 (5.3%)
51 (7.9%)
RICE
NORTHFIELD
188
5 (2.7%)
118 (62.8%)
39 (20.7%)
8 (4.3%)
18 (9.6%)
RICHFIELD
RICHFIELD
562
21 (3.7%)
366 (65.1%)
96 (17.1%)
29 (5.2%)
50 (8.9%)
SCOTT
PRIOR LAKE/ SAVAGE
325
10 (3.1%)
245 (75.4%)
43 (13.2%)
8 (2.5%)
19 (5.8%)
SCOTT
SHAKOPEE
520
16 (3.1%)
374 (71.9%)
72 (13.8%)
23 (4.4%)
35 (6.7%)
278
4 (1.4%)
200 (71.9%)
45 (16.2%)
9 (3.2%)
20 (7.2%)
324
16 (4.9%)
227 (70.1%)
59 (18.2%)
11 (3.4%)
11 (3.4%)
1,062
42 (4.0%)
822 (77.4%)
118 (11.1%)
28 (2.6%)
52 (4.9%)
236
14 (5.9%)
169 (71.6%)
36 (15.3%)
2 (<1)
15 (6.4%)
355
11 (3.1%)
258 (72.7%)
56 (15.8%)
12 (3.4%)
18 (5.1%)
SHERBURNE
SHERBURNE
STEARNS
STEARNS
STEARNS
BIG LAKE/ CLEAR
LAKE/ BECKER
ELK RIVER/
ZIMMERMAN
ST. CLOUD
ST. JOSEPH/
WAITE PARK
SARTELL/ SAUK
RAPIDS/ SAUK CENTER
STEELE
OWATONNA
490
18 (3.7%)
339 (69.2%)
69 (14.1%)
29 (5.9%)
35 (7.1%)
SOUTHWEST
MARSHALL
309
6 (1.9%)
210 (68.0%)
49 (15.9%)
20 (6.5%)
24 (7.8%)
WASHINGTON
COTTAGE GROVE/
ST. PAUL PARK
372
7 (1.9%)
261 (70.2%)
60 (16.1%)
18 (4.8%)
26 (7.0%)
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Weight Status of Children Ages 2 to 5 Participating in Minnesota WIC
by City of Residence, Calendar Year 2013
Minnesota WIC Information System
CHB
MINNESOTA
CITY OF RESIDENCE 1
-----
Total
Children 2
Underweight 3
65,911
Normal3
Overweight3
2,241 (3.4%)
44,635 (67.7%)
10,399 (15.8%)
Obese3
Very Obese3
3,183 (4.8%) 3,833 (8.1%)
WASHINGTON
FOREST LAKE/ HUGO
222
5 (2.3%)
142 (64.0%)
40 (18.0%)
16 (7.2%)
19 (8.6%)
WASHINGTON
LAKE ELMO/
MAHTOMEDI/
STILLWATER
193
4 (2.1%)
135 (69.9%)
36 (18.7%)
7 (3.6%)
11 (5.7%)
WASHINGTON
OAKDALE
304
5 (1.6%)
207 (68.1%)
56 (18.4%)
15 (4.9%)
21 (6.9%)
WASHINGTON
NEWPORT/WOODBURY
382
15 (3.9%)
266 (69.6%)
54 (14.1%)
18 (4.7%)
29 (7.6%)
WINONA
WINONA
277
11 (4.0%)
191 (69.0%)
45 (16.2%)
11 (4.0%)
19 (6.9%)
WRIGHT
BUFFALO/ST. MICHAEL
282
8 (2.8%)
189 (67.0%)
57 (20.2%)
16 (5.7%)
12 (4.3%)
WRIGHT
MONTICELLO/ OTSEGO
306
11 (3.6%)
202 (66.0%)
60 (19.6%)
15 (4.9%)
18 (5.9%)
Suggested Citation: Minnesota WIC Information System. Weight Status of Children Ages 2 to 5 Participating in Minnesota WIC by City of
Residence, Calendar Year 2013. Minnesota WIC Program. 2014.
1
City where the child lived in June 2014. Cities and close city groups with 100 or more births during 2012 were chosen for this list, with
the addition of Edina.
2
Total children ages 2 to 5 years with weight status information. Analyses based on one randomly selected record per child. Excludes
records with unknown data.
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 BMI-for-age ≥ 95th percentile to <97.5th
percentile, and very obese is defined as BMI-for-age ≥ 97.5th percentile.
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