Total 2014
Weight Status in Children Ages 2 to 5 Participating in Minnesota WIC
by City of Residence, Calendar Year 2014
Minnesota WIC Information System
CHB
CITY OF RESIDENCE 1
MINNESOTA
Total 2
Underweight 3
Normal3
Overweight3
62,749
2,471 (3.9%)
43,055 (68.6%)
9,334 (14.9%)
Obese3
2,807 (4.5%)
Very Obese3
5,082(8.1%)
AITKIN-ITASCAKOOCHICHING
GRAND RAPIDS
210
3 (1.4%)
145 (69.0)
34 (16.2%)
10 (4.8%)
18 (8.6%)
ANOKA
ANDOVER/ RAMSEY
218
7 (3.2%)
166 (76.1)
30 (13.8%)
5 (2.3%)
10 (4.6%)
ANOKA
206
10 (4.9%)
135 (65.5)
42 (20.4%)
5 (2.4%)
14 (6.8%)
BETHEL/ EAST
BETHEL/ HAM LAKE/
ST. FRANCIS
199
4 (2.0%)
142 (71.4)
38 (19.1%)
6 (3.0%)
9 (4.5%)
BLAINE
479
17 (3.5%)
334 (69.7)
74 (15.4%)
14 (2.9%)
40 (8.4%)
CENTERVILLE/ CIRCLE
PINES/ LINO LAKES/
SPRING LK PK
188
4 (2.1%)
122 (64.9)
30 (16.0%)
12 (6.4%)
20 (10.6%)
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
343
15 (4.4%)
239 (69.7)
50 (14.6%)
12 (3.5%)
27 (7.9%)
COON RAPIDS
678
21 (3.1%)
475 (70.1)
103 (15.2%)
22 (3.2%)
57 (8.4%)
FRIDLEY
442
19 (4.3%)
302 (68.3)
74 (16.7%)
13 (2.9%)
34 (7.7%)
BECKER
DETROIT LAKES
272
10 (3.7%)
183 (67.3)
49 (18.0%)
12 (4.4%)
18 (6.6%)
BLOOMINGTON
BLOOMINGTON
723
27 (3.7%)
515 (71.2)
92 (12.7%)
23 (3.2%)
66 (9.1%)
BLUE EARTH
MANKATO
478
21 (4.4%)
355 (74.3)
61 (12.8%)
18 (3.8%)
23 (4.8%)
CARLTONCOOK-LAKE-ST.
LOUIS
AURORA/ BIWABIK/
BUHL/ CHISHOLM/ ELY/
EMBARRASS/
EVELETH/ GILBERT/
HIBBING/ MT IRON/
VIRGINIA
379
10 (2.6%)
277 (73.1)
60 (15.8%)
10 (2.6%)
22 (5.8%)
CLOQUET
296
5 (1.7%)
193 (65.2)
58 (19.6%)
14 (4.7%)
26 (8.8%)
DULUTH
827
22 (2.7%)
565 (68.3)
136 (16.4%)
36 (4.4%)
68 (8.2)
HIBBING
223
9 (4.0%)
152 (68.2)
33 (14.8%)
13 (5.8%)
16 (7.2%)
CARVER
CARVER/
CHANHASSEN/
CHASKA
253
8 (3.2%)
196 (77.5)
35 (13.8%)
2 (<1%)
12 (4.7%)
CLAY-WILKIN
MOORHEAD
601
19 (3.2%)
417 (69.4)
85 (14.1%)
23 (3.8%)
57 (9.5%)
CROW WING
BRAINERD
436
16 (3.7%)
314 (72.0)
68 (15.6%)
14 (3.2%)
24 (5.5%)
DAKOTA
APPLE VALLEY
425
13 (3.1%)
308 (72.5)
51 (12.0%)
14 (3.3%)
39 (9.2%)
ANOKA
ANOKA
ANOKA
ANOKA
ANOKA
ANOKA
ANOKA
CARLTONCOOK-LAKE-ST.
LOUIS
CARLTONCOOK-LAKE-ST.
LOUIS
CARLTONCOOK-LAKE-ST.
LOUIS
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Total 2014
Weight Status in Children Ages 2 to 5 Participating in Minnesota WIC
by City of Residence, Calendar Year 2014
Minnesota WIC Information System
CHB
CITY OF RESIDENCE 1
Total 2
Underweight 3
Normal3
Overweight3
Obese3
Very Obese3
MINNESOTA
70,114
1,959 (2.8%)
48,024 (68.5%)
11,224 (16.0%)
3,328 (4.7%)
5,579 (8.0%)
DAKOTA
BURNSVILLE
888
46 (5.2%)
614 (69.1%)
119 (13.4%)
38 (4.3%)
71 (8.0%)
DAKOTA
EAGAN
428
22 (5.1%)
310 (72.4%)
50 (11.7%)
19 (4.4%)
27 (6.3%)
DAKOTA
FARMINGTON
169
9 (5.3%)
116 (68.6%)
25 (14.8%)
7 (4.1%)
12 (7.1%)
DAKOTA
HASTINGS
147
4 (2.7%)
98 (66.7%)
23 (15.6%)
10 (6.8%)
12 (8.2%)
DAKOTA
INVER GROVE
HEIGHTS/
ROSEMOUNT
436
18 (4.1%)
320 (73.4%)
53 (12.2%)
20 (4.6%)
25 (5.7%)
DAKOTA
LAKEVILLE
208
9 (4.3%)
145 (69.7%)
33 (15.9%)
6 (2.9%)
15 (7.2%)
DAKOTA
SOUTH ST. PAUL
256
15 (5.9%)
173 (67.6%)
38 (14.8%)
7 (2.7%)
23 (9.0%)
DAKOTA
WEST ST. PAUL
311
15 (4.8%)
202 (65.0%)
52 (16.7%)
12 (3.9%)
30 (9.6%)
EDINA
EDINA
122
4 (3.3%)
82 (67.2%)
17 (13.9%)
7 (5.7%)
12 (9.8%)
FREEBORN
ALBERT LEA
401
20 (5.0%)
261 (65.1%)
64 (16.0%)
28 (7.0%)
28 (7.0%)
GOODHUE
RED WING
190
3 (1.6%)
124 (65.3%)
38 (20.0%)
9 (4.7%)
16 (8.4%)
HENNEPIN
BROOKLYN CENTER
942
45 (4.8%)
661 (70.2%)
133 (14.1%)
30 (3.2%)
73 (7.7%)
HENNEPIN
BROOKLYN PARK
1,609
70 (4.4%)
1,164 (72.3%)
198 (12.3%)
59 (3.7%)
118 (7.3%)
HENNEPIN
CHAMPLIN/ MAPLE
GROVE/ OSSEO
352
20 (5.7%)
263 (74.7%)
39 (11.1%)
12 (3.4%)
18 (5.1%)
HENNEPIN
CRYSTAL
246
13 (5.3%)
177 (72.0%)
32 (13.0%)
12 (4.9%)
12 (4.9%)
HENNEPIN
EDEN PRAIRIE
285
17 (6.0%)
203 (71.2%)
39 (13.7%)
11 (3.9%)
15 (5.3%)
170
7 (4.1%)
129 (75.9%)
25 (14.7%)
1 (<1%)
8 (4.7%)
203
12 (5.9%)
145 (71.4%)
30 (14.8%)
7 (3.4%)
9 (4.4%)
319
15 (4.7%)
234 (73.4%)
45 (14.1%)
9 (2.8%)
16 (5.0%)
7,266
297 (4.1%)
4,882 (67.2%)
1,082 (14.9%)
356 (4.9%)
649 (8.9%)
HENNEPIN
HENNEPIN
EXCELSIOR/
MINNETONKA/ MAPLE
PLAIN/ MOUND
GOLDEN VALLEY/
ROBBINSDALE
HENNEPIN
HOPKINS
HENNEPIN
MINNEAPOLIS
HENNEPIN
NEW HOPE
265
13 (4.9%)
189 (71.3%)
34 (12.8%)
11 (4.2%)
18 (6.8%)
HENNEPIN
PLYMOUTH
301
9 (3.0%)
228 (75.7%)
36 (12.0%)
11 (3.7%)
17 (5.6%)
HENNEPIN
ST. LOUIS PARK
320
14 (4.4%)
225 (70.3%)
43 (13.4%)
14 (4.4%)
24 (7.5%)
HORIZON
ALEXANDRIA
305
9 (3.0%)
215 (70.5%)
47 (15.4%)
11 (3.6%)
23 (7.5%)
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Total 2014
Weight Status in Children Ages 2 to 5 Participating in Minnesota WIC
by City of Residence, Calendar Year 2014
Minnesota WIC Information System
CHB
CITY OF RESIDENCE 1
Total 2
Underweight 3
Normal3
Overweight3
Obese3
Very Obese3
MINNESOTA
70,114
1,959 (2.8%)
48,024 (68.5%)
11,224 (16.0%)
3,328 (4.7%)
5,579 (8.0%)
CAMBRIDGE
183
6 (3.3%)
132 (72.1%)
25 (13.7%)
4 (2.2%)
16 (8.7%)
WILLMAR
594
35 (5.9%)
392 (66.0%)
86 (14.5%)
23 (3.9%)
58 (9.8%)
HUTCHINSON
214
4 (1.9%)
156 (72.9%)
27 (12.6%)
10 (4.7%)
17 (7.9%)
LITTLE FALLS
220
8 (3.6%)
146 (66.4%)
45 (20.5%)
10 (4.5%)
11 (5.0%)
MOWER
AUSTIN
596
13 (2.2%)
387 (64.9%)
109 (18.3%)
43 (7.2%)
44 (7.4%)
NOBLES
WORTHINGTON
424
14 (3.3%)
278 (65.6%)
70 (16.5%)
31 (7.3%)
31 (7.3%)
NORTH
COUNTRY
BEMIDJI
608
19 (3.1%)
409 (67.3%)
109 (17.9%)
26 (4.3%)
45 (7.4%)
OLMSTED
ROCHESTER
1,588
82 (5.2%)
1,097 (69.1%)
233 (14.7%)
67 (4.2%)
109 (6.9%)
OTTER TAIL
FERGUS FALLS
240
5 (2.1%)
167 (69.6%)
44 (18.3%)
9 (3.8%)
15 (6.2%)
QUIN
THIEF RIVER FALLS
186
9 (4.8%)
115 (61.8%)
36 (19.4%)
10 (5.4%)
16 (8.6%)
193
10 (5.2%)
142 (73.6%)
21 (10.9%)
9 (4.7%)
11 (5.7%)
274
18 (6.6%)
180 (65.7%)
39 (14.2%)
15 (5.5%)
22 (8.0%)
ISANTI-MILLE
LACS CO.
KANDIYOHIRENVILLE
MEEKERMCLEOD-SIBLEY
MORRISONTODD-WADENA
RAMSEY
RAMSEY
ARDEN HILLS/
SHOREVIEW/ VADNAIS
HEIGHTS
LITTLE CANADA/
NORTH ST. PAUL
RAMSEY
MAPLEWOOD
527
15 (2.8%)
391 (74.2%)
64 (12.1%)
18 (3.4%)
39 (7.4%)
RAMSEY
MOUNDS VIEW
167
6 (3.6%)
109 (65.3%)
31 (18.6%)
6 (3.6%)
15 (9.0%)
RAMSEY
NEW BRIGHTON
240
11 (4.6%)
182 (75.8%)
27 (11.2%)
8 (3.3%)
12 (5.0%)
RAMSEY
ROSEVILLE
257
18 (7.0%)
181 (70.4%)
30 (11.7%)
9 (3.5%)
19 (7.4%)
RAMSEY
ST. PAUL
7,985
290 (3.6%)
5,421 (67.9%)
1,137 (14.2%)
392 (4.9%)
745 (9.3%)
RAMSEY
WHITE BEAR LAKE
195
10 (5.1%)
128 (65.6%)
27 (13.8%)
8 (4.1%)
22 (11.3%)
RICE
FARIBAULT
607
34 (5.6%)
410 (67.5%)
80 (13.2%)
22 (3.6%)
61 (10.0%)
RICE
NORTHFIELD
159
5 (3.1%)
102 (64.2%)
25 (15.7%)
12 (7.5%)
15 (9.4%)
RICHFIELD
RICHFIELD
506
25 (4.9%)
347 (68.6%)
71 (14.0%)
17 (3.4%)
46 (9.1%)
SCOTT
PRIOR LAKE/ SAVAGE
317
13 (4.1%)
236 (74.4%)
42 (13.2%)
10 (3.2%)
16 (5.0%)
SCOTT
SHAKOPEE
499
31 (6.2%)
357 (71.5%)
59 (11.8%)
18 (3.6%)
34 (6.8%)
256
8 (3.1%)
198 (77.3%)
31 (12.1%)
5 (2.0%)
14 (5.5%)
297
14 (4.7%)
222 (74.7%)
40 (13.5%)
10 (3.4%)
11 (3.7%)
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 2014
Minnesota WIC Information System
CHB
STEARNS
STEARNS
STEARNS
CITY OF RESIDENCE 1
Total 2
Underweight 3
Normal3
Overweight3
Obese3
Very Obese3
MINNESOTA
70,114
1,959 (2.8%)
48,024 (68.5%)
11,224 (16.0%)
3,328 (4.7%)
5,579 (8.0%)
ST. CLOUD
1,104
67 (6.1%)
786 (71.2%)
134 (12.1%)
48 (4.3%)
69 (6.2%)
358
15 (4.2%)
235 (65.6%)
71 (19.8%)
13 (3.6%)
24 (6.7%)
232
10 (4.3%)
165 (71.1%)
27 (11.6%)
13 (5.6%)
17 (7.3%)
ST. JOSEPH/ WAITE
PARK
SARTELL/ SAUK
RAPIDS/ SAUK CENTER
STEELE
OWATONNA
432
15 (3.5%)
301 (69.7%)
68 (15.7%)
15 (3.5%)
33 (7.6%)
SOUTHWEST
MARSHALL
268
5 (1.9%)
189 (70.5%)
32 (11.9%)
12 (4.5%)
30 (11.2%)
WASHINGTON
COTTAGE GROVE/ ST.
PAUL PARK
333
12 (3.6%)
226 (67.9%)
58 (17.4%)
15 (4.5%)
22 (6.6%)
WASHINGTON
FOREST LAKE/ HUGO
221
8 (3.6%)
158 (71.5%)
33 (14.9%)
8 (3.6%)
14 (6.3%)
WASHINGTON
LAKE ELMO/
MAHTOMEDI/
STILLWATER
296
11 (3.7%)
201 (67.9%)
42 (14.2%)
19 (6.4%)
23 (7.8%)
WASHINGTON
OAKDALE
161
9 (5.6%)
107 (66.5%)
26 (16.1%)
6 (3.7%)
13 (8.1%)
WASHINGTON
NEWPORT/
WOODBURY
366
17 (4.6%)
246 (67.2%)
65 (17.8%)
8 (2.2%)
30 (8.2%)
WINONA
WINONA
247
10 (4.0%)
169 (68.4%)
39 (15.8%)
7 (2.8%)
22 (8.9%)
WRIGHT
BUFFALO/ ST.
MICHAEL
272
9 (3.3%)
187 (68.8%)
54 (19.9%)
7 (2.6%)
15 (5.5%)
WRIGHT
MONTICELLO/ OTSEGO
296
7 (2.4%)
204 (68.9%)
61 (20.6%)
15 (5.1%)
9 (3.0%)
**** percentages suppressed if denominator <30
Suggested Citation: Minnesota WIC Information System. Weight Status in Children Ages 2 to 5 Participating in Minnesota WIC by City of
Residence, Calendar Year 2014. 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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