Total 2014
Weight Status in Children Ages 2 to 5 Participating in Minnesota WIC
by County of Residence, Calendar Year 2014
Minnesota WIC Information System
COUNTY OF RESIDENCE 1
MINNESOTA
Total
Underweight 3
Children2
Normal3
62,749
2,471 (3.9%)
43,055 (68.6%)
AITKIN
168
5 (3.0%)
ANOKA
2,834
BECKER
Overweight3
Obese3
Very Obese3
9,334 (14.9%)
2,807 (4.5%)
111 (66.1%)
35 (20.8%)
8 (4.8%)
9 (5.4%)
102 (3.6%)
1,965 (69.3%)
453 (16.0%)
93 (3.3%)
221 (7.8%)
646
23 (3.6%)
416 (64.4%)
113 (17.5%)
34 (5.3%)
60 (9.3%)
1,252
33 (2.6%)
708 (56.5%)
236 (18.8%)
94 (7.5%)
181 (14.5%)
414
12 (2.9%)
278 (67.1%)
73 (17.6%)
19 (4.6%)
32 (7.7%)
74
2 (2.7%)
51 (68.9%)
17 (23.0%)
2 (2.7%)
2 (2.7%)
BLUE EARTH
609
25 (4.1%)
446 (73.2%)
80 (13.1%)
25 (4.1%)
33 (5.4%)
BROWN
282
11 (3.9%)
176 (62.4%)
48 (17.0%)
18 (6.4%)
29 (10.3%)
CARLTON
469
12 (2.6%)
316 (67.4%)
84 (17.9%)
21 (4.5%)
36 (7.7%)
CARVER
400
13 (3.2%)
317 (79.2%)
49 (12.2%)
3 (<1%)
18 (4.5%)
CASS
538
21 (3.9%)
315 (58.6%)
84 (15.6%)
47 (8.7%)
71 (13.2%)
CHIPPEWA
186
7 (3.8%)
125 (67.2%)
28 (15.1%)
12 (6.5%)
14 (7.5%)
CHISAGO
392
15 (3.8%)
278 (70.9%)
52 (13.3%)
20 (5.1%)
27 (6.9%)
CLAY
790
25 (3.2%)
556 (70.4%)
113 (14.3%)
28 (3.5%)
68 (8.6%)
CLEARWATER
135
5 (3.7%)
73 (54.1%)
26 (19.3%)
10 (7.4%)
21 (15.6%)
81
2 (2.5%)
56 (69.1%)
12 (14.8%)
3 (3.7%)
8 (9.9%)
COTTONWOOD
194
5 (2.6%)
131 (67.5%)
29 (14.9%)
12 (6.2%)
17 (8.8%)
CROW WING
764
30 (3.9%)
540 (70.7%)
110 (14.4%)
37 (4.8%)
47 (6.2%)
3,301
155 (4.7%)
2,313 (70.1%)
445 (13.5%)
133 (4.0%)
255 (7.7%)
DODGE
220
3 (1.4%)
147 (66.8%)
46 (20.9%)
8 (3.6%)
16 (7.3%)
DOUGLAS
445
13 (2.9%)
316 (71.0%)
71 (16.0%)
15 (3.4%)
30 (6.7%)
FARIBAULT
195
7 (3.6%)
110 (56.4%)
37 (19.0%)
19 (9.7%)
22 (11.3%)
FILLMORE
199
7 (3.5%)
144 (72.4%)
28 (14.1%)
9 (4.5%)
11 (5.5%)
FREEBORN
511
27 (5.3%)
339 (66.3%)
78 (15.3%)
32 (6.3%)
35 (6.8%)
GOODHUE
385
11 (2.9%)
270 (70.1%)
56 (14.5%)
18 (4.7%)
30 (7.8%)
96
4 (4.2%)
65 (67.7%)
16 (16.7%)
6 (6.2%)
5 (5.2%)
13,759
597 (4.3%)
9,543 (69.4%)
1,928 (14.0%)
582 (4.2%)
1,109 (8.1%)
BELTRAMI
BENTON
BIG STONE
COOK
DAKOTA
GRANT
HENNEPIN
Minnesota Department of Health, WIC Program
1
5,082 (8.1%)
March 2015
Total 2014
Weight Status in Children Ages 2 to 5 Participating in Minnesota WIC
by County of Residence, Calendar Year 2014
Minnesota WIC Information System
COUNTY OF RESIDENCE 1
MINNESOTA
Total
Underweight 3
Children2
Normal3
Overweight3
Obese3
Very Obese3
62,749
2,471 (3.9%)
43,055 (68.6%)
9,334 (14.9%)
2,807 (4.5%)
5,082 (8.1%)
HOUSTON
130
4 (3.1%)
91 (70.0%)
14 (10.8%)
10 (7.7%)
11 (8.5%)
HUBBARD
294
7 (2.4%)
222 (75.5%)
37 (12.6%)
19 (6.5%)
9 (3.1%)
ISANTI
422
13 (3.1%)
302 (71.6%)
58 (13.7%)
17 (4.0%)
32 (7.6%)
ITASCA
546
18 (3.3%)
354 (64.8%)
98 (17.9%)
29 (5.3%)
47 (8.6%)
JACKSON
93
1 (1.1%)
66 (71.0%)
10 (10.8%)
8 (8.6%)
8 (8.6%)
KANABEC
211
8 (3.8%)
161 (76.3%)
19 (9.0%)
11 (5.2%)
12 (5.7%)
KANDIYOHI
794
43 (5.4%)
525 (66.1%)
118 (14.9%)
35 (4.4%)
73 (9.2%)
62
1 (1.6%)
38 (61.3%)
11 (17.7%)
7 (11.3%)
5 (8.1%)
KOOCHICHING
154
6 (3.9%)
100 (64.9%)
21 (13.6%)
10 (6.5%)
17 (11.0%)
LAC QUI PARLE
80
2 (2.5%)
50 (62.5%)
19 (23.8%)
2 (2.5%)
7 (8.8%)
104
4 (3.8%)
69 (66.3%)
17 (16.3%)
4 (3.8%)
10 (9.6%)
38
2 (5.3%)
23 (60.5%)
7 (18.4%)
2 (5.3%)
4 (10.5%)
LE SUEUR
252
11 (4.4%)
173 (68.7%)
33 (13.1%)
9 (3.6%)
26 (10.3%)
LINCOLN
60
1 (1.7%)
47 (78.3%)
4 (6.7%)
3 (5.0%)
5 (8.3%)
LYON
421
12 (2.9%)
294 (69.8%)
54 (12.8%)
20 (4.8%)
41 (9.7%)
MAHNOMEN
261
4 (1.5%)
139 (53.3%)
55 (21.1%)
18 (6.9%)
45 (17.2%)
MARSHALL
119
4 (3.4%)
72 (60.5%)
26 (21.8%)
5 (4.2%)
12 (10.1%)
MARTIN
290
10 (3.4%)
184 (63.4%)
48 (16.6%)
22 (7.6%)
26 (9.0%)
MCLEOD
421
13 (3.1%)
291 (69.1%)
61 (14.5%)
18 (4.3%)
38 (9.0%)
MEEKER
274
6 (2.2%)
188 (68.6%)
47 (17.2%)
12 (4.4%)
21 (7.7%)
MILLE LACS CO
389
16 (4.1%)
261 (67.1%)
71 (18.3%)
15 (3.9%)
26 (6.7%)
MORRISON
451
21 (4.7%)
319 (70.7%)
75 (16.6%)
15 (3.3%)
21 (4.7%)
MOWER
674
14 (2.1%)
443 (65.7%)
121 (18.0%)
45 (6.7%)
51 (7.6%)
MURRAY
96
3 (3.1%)
71 (74.0%)
14 (14.6%)
1 (1.0%)
7 (7.3%)
NICOLLET
300
12 (4.0%)
221 (73.7%)
37 (12.3%)
9 (3.0%)
21 (7.0%)
NOBLES
504
17 (3.4%)
330 (65.5%)
88 (17.5%)
32 (6.3%)
37 (7.3%)
91
2 (2.2%)
66 (72.5%)
13 (14.3%)
3 (3.3%)
7 (7.7%)
KITTSON
LAKE
LAKE OF THE WOODS
NORMAN
Minnesota Department of Health, WIC Program
2
March 2015
Total 2014
Weight Status in Children Ages 2 to 5 Participating in Minnesota WIC
by County of Residence, Calendar Year 2014
Minnesota WIC Information System
COUNTY OF RESIDENCE 1
MINNESOTA
Total
Underweight 3
Children2
Normal3
Overweight3
Obese3
Very Obese3
62,749
2,471 (3.9%)
43,055 (68.6%)
9,334 (14.9%)
2,807 (4.5%)
5,082 (8.1%)
1,793
89 (5.0%)
1,229 (68.5%)
268 (14.9%)
80 (4.5%)
127 (7.1%)
OTTER TAIL
635
18 (2.8%)
441 (69.4%)
105 (16.5%)
23 (3.6%)
48 (7.6%)
PENNINGTON
207
10 (4.8%)
131 (63.3%)
40 (19.3%)
10 (4.8%)
16 (7.7%)
PINE
332
13 (3.9%)
233 (70.2%)
50 (15.1%)
8 (2.4%)
28 (8.4%)
PIPESTONE
195
9 (4.6%)
141 (72.3%)
28 (14.4%)
4 (2.1%)
13 (6.7%)
POLK
514
14 (2.7%)
348 (67.7%)
85 (16.5%)
25 (4.9%)
42 (8.2%)
POPE
147
6 (4.1%)
107 (72.8%)
18 (12.2%)
5 (3.4%)
11 (7.5%)
9,918
384 (3.9%)
6,793 (68.5%)
1,386 (14.0%)
465 (4.7%)
890 (9.0%)
RED LAKE
71
3 (4.2%)
45 (63.4%)
14 (19.7%)
3 (4.2%)
6 (8.5%)
REDWOOD
228
4 (1.8%)
163 (71.5%)
33 (14.5%)
9 (3.9%)
19 (8.3%)
RENVILLE
241
9 (3.7%)
159 (66.0%)
32 (13.3%)
13 (5.4%)
28 (11.6%)
RICE
865
43 (5.0%)
583 (67.4%)
121 (14.0%)
38 (4.4%)
80 (9.2%)
ROCK
107
4 (3.7%)
84 (78.5%)
11 (10.3%)
2 (1.9%)
6 (5.6%)
ROSEAU
266
6 (2.3%)
185 (69.5%)
43 (16.2%)
11 (4.1%)
21 (7.9%)
1,668
50 (3.0%)
1,154 (69.2%)
274 (16.4%)
65 (3.9%)
125 (7.5%)
SCOTT
994
51 (5.1%)
724 (72.8%)
124 (12.5%)
39 (3.9%)
56 (5.6%)
SHERBURNE
696
32 (4.6%)
516 (74.1%)
90 (12.9%)
22 (3.2%)
36 (5.2%)
SIBLEY
208
10 (4.8%)
158 (76.0%)
22 (10.6%)
3 (1.4%)
15 (7.2%)
1,687
93 (5.5%)
1,192 (70.7%)
217 (12.9%)
76 (4.5%)
109 (6.5%)
STEELE
507
20 (3.9%)
357 (70.4%)
75 (14.8%)
17 (3.4%)
38 (7.5%)
STEVENS
106
8 (7.5%)
76 (71.7%)
18 (17.0%)
2 (1.9%)
2 (1.9%)
SWIFT
170
8 (4.7%)
120 (70.6%)
27 (15.9%)
7 (4.1%)
8 (4.7%)
TODD
350
11 (3.1%)
218 (62.3%)
63 (18.0%)
23 (6.6%)
35 (10.0%)
TRAVERSE
47
1 (2.1%)
38 (80.9%)
6 (12.8%)
1 (2.1%)
1 (2.1%)
WABASHA
175
8 (4.6%)
110 (62.9%)
26 (14.9%)
7 (4.0%)
24 (13.7%)
WADENA
158
9 (5.7%)
101 (63.9%)
22 (13.9%)
9 (5.7%)
17 (10.8%)
WASECA
200
9 (4.5%)
135 (67.5%)
33 (16.5%)
9 (4.5%)
14 (7.0%)
OLMSTED
RAMSEY
ST. LOUIS
STEARNS
Minnesota Department of Health, WIC Program
3
March 2015
Total 2014
Weight Status in Children Ages 2 to 5 Participating in Minnesota WIC
by County of Residence, Calendar Year 2014
Minnesota WIC Information System
COUNTY OF RESIDENCE 1
MINNESOTA
Total
Underweight 3
Children2
Normal3
Overweight3
Obese3
Very Obese3
62,749
2,471 (3.9%)
43,055 (68.6%)
9,334 (14.9%)
2,807 (4.5%)
5,082 (8.1%)
1,459
58 (4.0%)
996 (68.3%)
235 (16.1%)
61 (4.2%)
109 (7.5%)
216
3 (1.4%)
124 (57.4%)
45 (20.8%)
14 (6.5%)
30 (13.9%)
87
7 (8.0%)
62 (71.3%)
9 (10.3%)
5 (5.7%)
4 (4.6%)
WINONA
402
16 (4.0%)
273 (67.9%)
64 (15.9%)
13 (3.2%)
36 (9.0%)
WRIGHT
1,053
33 (3.1%)
735 (69.8%)
201 (19.1%)
37 (3.5%)
47 (4.5%)
177
5 (2.8%)
119 (67.2%)
26 (14.7%)
12 (6.8%)
15 (8.5%)
WASHINGTON
WATONWAN
WILKIN
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 2014. 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
Minnesota Department of Health, WIC Program
4
March 2015