By County of Residence
CY 2015
Total 2015
Weight Status in Minnesota WIC Children Ages 2 to 5 Years by
County of Residence During Calendar Year 2015
Minnesota WIC Information System
COUNTY OF RESIDENCE 1
MINNESOTA
Total
Underweight 3
Children2
Normal3
64,809
2,434 (3.8)
44,292 (68.3)
AITKIN
159
12 (7.5)
ANOKA
2,970
BECKER
Overweight3
Obese3
Very Obese3
10,186 (15.7)
2,891 (4.5)
101 (63.5)
30 (18.9)
9 (5.7)
7 (4.4)
90 (3.0)
2,089 (70.3)
486 (16.4)
119 (4.0)
186 (6.3)
643
21 (3.3)
414 (64.4)
107 (16.6)
41 (6.4)
60 (9.3)
1,231
27 (2.2)
657 (53.4)
263 (21.4)
82 (6.7)
202 (16.4)
444
24 (5.4)
303 (68.2)
76 (17.1)
19 (4.3)
22 (5.0)
79
7 (8.9)
52 (65.8)
13 (16.5)
2 (2.5)
5 (6.3)
BLUE EARTH
633
23 (3.6)
466 (73.6)
101 (16.0)
18 (2.8)
25 (3.9)
BROWN
308
8 (2.6)
212 (68.8)
49 (15.9)
15 (4.9)
24 (7.8)
CARLTON
449
27 (6.0)
308 (68.6)
67 (14.9)
19 (4.2)
28 (6.2)
CARVER
412
17 (4.1)
315 (76.5)
52 (12.6)
12 (2.9)
16 (3.9)
CASS
569
18 (3.2)
362 (63.6)
82 (14.4)
34 (6.0)
73 (12.8)
CHIPPEWA
203
10 (4.9)
142 (70.0)
32 (15.8)
5 (2.5)
14 (6.9)
CHISAGO
411
9 (2.2)
298 (72.5)
60 (14.6)
20 (4.9)
24 (5.8)
CLAY
827
17 (2.1)
571 (69.0)
134 (16.2)
36 (4.4)
69 (8.3)
CLEARWATER
135
3 (2.2)
80 (59.3)
24 (17.8)
10 (7.4)
18 (13.3)
89
2 (2.2)
66 (74.2)
9 (10.1)
6 (6.7)
6 (6.7)
COTTONWOOD
198
3 (1.5)
130 (65.7)
37 (18.7)
6 (3.0)
22 (11.1)
CROW WING
768
35 (4.6)
525 (68.4)
133 (17.3)
28 (3.6)
47 (6.1)
3,340
138 (4.1)
2,330 (69.8)
481 (14.4)
139 (4.2)
252 (7.5)
DODGE
224
9 (4.0)
138 (61.6)
41 (18.3)
11 (4.9)
25 (11.2)
DOUGLAS
434
16 (3.7)
301 (69.4)
80 (18.4)
13 (3.0)
24 (5.5)
FARIBAULT
170
3 (1.8)
111 (65.3)
31 (18.2)
8 (4.7)
17 (10.0)
FILLMORE
214
5 (2.3)
145 (67.8)
34 (15.9)
11 (5.1)
19 (8.9)
FREEBORN
530
17 (3.2)
353 (66.6)
84 (15.8)
30 (5.7)
46 (8.7)
GOODHUE
383
13 (3.4)
268 (70.0)
57 (14.9)
18 (4.7)
27 (7.0)
GRANT
115
7 (6.1)
80 (69.6)
17 (14.8)
4 (3.5)
7 (6.1)
14,093
572 (4.1)
9,745 (69.1)
2,122 (15.1)
615 (4.4)
1,039 (7.4)
BELTRAMI
BENTON
BIG STONE
COOK
DAKOTA
HENNEPIN
Minnesota Department of Health, WIC Program
1
March 2016
5,006 (7.7)
By County of Residence
CY 2015
Total 2015
Weight Status in Minnesota WIC Children Ages 2 to 5 Years by
County of Residence During Calendar Year 2015
Minnesota WIC Information System
COUNTY OF RESIDENCE 1
MINNESOTA
Total
Underweight 3
Children2
Normal3
64,809
2,434 (3.8)
44,292 (68.3)
HOUSTON
133
1 (<1)
HUBBARD
302
ISANTI
ITASCA
Overweight3
Obese3
Very Obese3
10,186 (15.7)
2,891 (4.5)
104 (78.2)
16 (12.0)
7 (5.3)
5 (3.8)
9 (3.0)
214 (70.9)
41 (13.6)
17 (5.6)
21 (7.0)
497
19 (3.8)
352 (70.8)
74 (14.9)
25 (5.0)
27 (5.4)
555
13 (2.3)
366 (65.9)
106 (19.1)
22 (4.0)
48 (8.6)
JACKSON
99
2 (2.0)
68 (68.7)
19 (19.2)
5 (5.1)
5 (5.1)
KANABEC
220
7 (3.2)
166 (75.5)
32 (14.5)
7 (3.2)
8 (3.6)
KANDIYOHI
822
34 (4.1)
545 (66.3)
128 (15.6)
33 (4.0)
82 (10.0)
62
1 (1.6)
45 (72.6)
13 (21.0)
2 (3.2)
1 (1.6)
KOOCHICHING
138
5 (3.6)
91 (65.9)
24 (17.4)
11 (8.0)
7 (5.1)
LAC QUI PARLE
71
1 (1.4)
45 (63.4)
15 (21.1)
3 (4.2)
7 (9.9)
101
1 (1.0)
67 (66.3)
20 (19.8)
4 (4.0)
9 (8.9)
44
3 (6.8)
28 (63.6)
5 (11.4)
6 (13.6)
2 (4.5)
LE SUEUR
278
11 (4.0)
183 (65.8)
40 (14.4)
15 (5.4)
29 (10.4)
LINCOLN
74
2 (2.7)
52 (70.3)
9 (12.2)
4 (5.4)
7 (9.5)
LYON
544
22 (4.0)
376 (69.1)
84 (15.4)
25 (4.6)
37 (6.8)
MAHNOMEN
229
3 (1.3)
117 (51.1)
47 (20.5)
17 (7.4)
45 (19.7)
MARSHALL
133
4 (3.0)
93 (69.9)
17 (12.8)
7 (5.3)
12 (9.0)
MARTIN
288
8 (2.8)
191 (66.3)
46 (16.0)
13 (4.5)
30 (10.4)
MCLEOD
431
13 (3.0)
286 (66.4)
62 (14.4)
22 (5.1)
48 (11.1)
MEEKER
288
4 (1.4)
200 (69.4)
52 (18.1)
10 (3.5)
22 (7.6)
MILLE LACS CO
418
15 (3.6)
281 (67.2)
58 (13.9)
26 (6.2)
38 (9.1)
MORRISON
487
21 (4.3)
350 (71.9)
64 (13.1)
21 (4.3)
31 (6.4)
MOWER
650
20 (3.1)
404 (62.2)
119 (18.3)
39 (6.0)
68 (10.5)
MURRAY
109
4 (3.7)
68 (62.4)
25 (22.9)
7 (6.4)
5 (4.6)
NICOLLET
321
13 (4.0)
226 (70.4)
45 (14.0)
17 (5.3)
20 (6.2)
NOBLES
528
13 (2.5)
330 (62.5)
110 (20.8)
25 (4.7)
50 (9.5)
90
7 (7.8)
62 (68.9)
14 (15.6)
3 (3.3)
4 (4.4)
KITTSON
LAKE
LAKE OF THE WOODS
NORMAN
Minnesota Department of Health, WIC Program
2
March 2016
5,006 (7.7)
By County of Residence
CY 2015
Total 2015
Weight Status in Minnesota WIC Children Ages 2 to 5 Years by
County of Residence During Calendar Year 2015
Minnesota WIC Information System
COUNTY OF RESIDENCE 1
MINNESOTA
Total
Underweight 3
Children2
Normal3
Overweight3
Obese3
Very Obese3
64,809
2,434 (3.8)
44,292 (68.3)
10,186 (15.7)
2,891 (4.5)
1,803
80 (4.4)
1,240 (68.8)
273 (15.1)
77 (4.3)
133 (7.4)
OTTER TAIL
687
25 (3.6)
495 (72.1)
92 (13.4)
26 (3.8)
49 (7.1)
PENNINGTON
220
4 (1.8)
148 (67.3)
29 (13.2)
20 (9.1)
19 (8.6)
PINE
357
8 (2.2)
237 (66.4)
59 (16.5)
19 (5.3)
34 (9.5)
PIPESTONE
230
9 (3.9)
167 (72.6)
26 (11.3)
12 (5.2)
16 (7.0)
POLK
505
19 (3.8)
332 (65.7)
84 (16.6)
28 (5.5)
42 (8.3)
POPE
143
4 (2.8)
98 (68.5)
25 (17.5)
7 (4.9)
9 (6.3)
10,304
385 (3.7)
7,014 (68.1)
1,632 (15.8)
417 (4.0)
856 (8.3)
RED LAKE
76
4 (5.3)
42 (55.3)
16 (21.1)
6 (7.9)
8 (10.5)
REDWOOD
214
7 (3.3)
141 (65.9)
45 (21.0)
9 (4.2)
12 (5.6)
RENVILLE
266
3 (1.1)
170 (63.9)
49 (18.4)
18 (6.8)
26 (9.8)
RICE
872
43 (4.9)
582 (66.7)
120 (13.8)
41 (4.7)
86 (9.9)
ROCK
101
2 (2.0)
80 (79.2)
12 (11.9)
2 (2.0)
5 (5.0)
ROSEAU
287
6 (2.1)
196 (68.3)
49 (17.1)
15 (5.2)
21 (7.3)
ST. LOUIS
1,640
51 (3.1)
1,127 (68.7)
275 (16.8)
79 (4.8)
108 (6.6)
SCOTT
1,041
49 (4.7)
756 (72.6)
135 (13.0)
32 (3.1)
69 (6.6)
SHERBURNE
780
37 (4.7)
546 (70.0)
125 (16.0)
25 (3.2)
47 (6.0)
SIBLEY
227
9 (4.0)
159 (70.0)
31 (13.7)
6 (2.6)
22 (9.7)
1,873
115 (6.1)
1,304 (69.6)
254 (13.6)
78 (4.2)
122 (6.5)
STEELE
528
27 (5.1)
368 (69.7)
71 (13.4)
20 (3.8)
42 (8.0)
STEVENS
105
5 (4.8)
75 (71.4)
15 (14.3)
5 (4.8)
5 (4.8)
SWIFT
177
6 (3.4)
107 (60.5)
45 (25.4)
9 (5.1)
10 (5.6)
TODD
404
12 (3.0)
256 (63.4)
78 (19.3)
22 (5.4)
36 (8.9)
TRAVERSE
39
4 (10.3)
27 (69.2)
5 (12.8)
3 (7.7)
0
WABASHA
201
9 (4.5)
126 (62.7)
38 (18.9)
10 (5.0)
18 (9.0)
WADENA
178
4 (2.2)
113 (63.5)
35 (19.7)
10 (5.6)
16 (9.0)
WASECA
216
13 (6.0)
143 (66.2)
38 (17.6)
6 (2.8)
16 (7.4)
OLMSTED
RAMSEY
STEARNS
Minnesota Department of Health, WIC Program
3
March 2016
5,006 (7.7)
By County of Residence
CY 2015
Total 2015
Weight Status in Minnesota WIC Children Ages 2 to 5 Years by
County of Residence During Calendar Year 2015
Minnesota WIC Information System
COUNTY OF RESIDENCE 1
MINNESOTA
Total
Underweight 3
Children2
Normal3
Overweight3
Obese3
Very Obese3
64,809
2,434 (3.8)
44,292 (68.3)
10,186 (15.7)
2,891 (4.5)
1,518
58 (3.8)
1,073 (70.7)
228 (15.0)
74 (4.9)
85 (5.6)
209
2 (1.0)
137 (65.6)
40 (19.1)
9 (4.3)
21 (10.0)
61
3 (4.9)
45 (73.8)
7 (11.5)
4 (6.6)
2 (3.3)
WINONA
380
10 (2.6)
243 (63.9)
67 (17.6)
20 (5.3)
40 (10.5)
WRIGHT
1,055
26 (2.5)
763 (72.3)
170 (16.1)
43 (4.1)
53 (5.0)
169
6 (3.6)
110 (65.1)
31 (18.3)
16 (9.5)
6 (3.6)
WASHINGTON
WATONWAN
WILKIN
YELLOW MEDICINE
5,006 (7.7)
**** percentages suppressed if denominator <30
Suggested Citation: Minnesota WIC Information System. Weight Status in Minnesota WIC Children Ages 2 to 5 Years by County of
Residence During Calendar Year 2015. Minnesota WIC Program. 2016.
For more information contact: Minnesota WIC Program 1 (800) 657-3942
1
Last reported county where children resided as of March, 2016.
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 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 2016