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WIC - Income Requirement

To meet the eligibility requirements for the WIC Program, applicants must have income at or below an income level or standard set by the State agency or be determined automatically income-eligible based on participation in certain programs.

Income Standard

To be eligible for WIC on the basis of income, applicants' gross income (i.e., before taxes are withheld) must fall at or below 185 percent of the U.S. Poverty Income Guidelines. The WIC current guidelines and guidelines for previous years are shown in the tables below.

While most States use the maximum guidelines, States may set lower income limit standards (as low as 100 percent of the Poverty Guidelines). A person or certain family members who participate in other benefits programs such as the Food Stamp Program, Medicaid, or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) automatically meet the income eligibility requirement.

These Federal income guidelines are adjusted annually, and WIC State agencies must implement the new guidelines by July 1 of each year. However, WIC State agencies may implement the revised income guidelines earlier, at the same time States implement revised income eligibility guidelines for the Medicaid Program.

Automatic Income Eligibility

Certain applicants can be determined income-eligible for WIC based on their participation in certain programs. These include individuals:

· eligible to receive Food Stamps, Medicaid, for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF, formerly known as AFDC, Aid to Families with Dependent Children),

· in which certain family members are eligible to receive Medicaid or TANF, or

· at State agency option, individuals that are eligible to participate in certain other State-administered programs.

Current Income Guidelines

In the tables below, note that there are separate guidelines for Alaska and Hawaii. In all cases, a pregnant woman counts as two when determining household size.

Effective from July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2012

WIC Income Eligibility Guidelines (Effective from July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2012)
48 Contiguous States, D.C., Guam and Territories
Household Size	Annually	Monthly	Twice- Monthly	Bi-Weekly	Weekly
1	20,147	1,679	840	775	388
2	27,214	2,268	1,134	1,047	524
3	34,281	2,857	1,429	1,319	660
4	41,348	3,446	1,723	1,591	796
5	48,415	4,035	2,018	1,863	932
6	55,482	4,624	2,312	2,134	1,067
7	62,549	5,213	2,607	2,406	1,203
8	69,616	5,802	2,901	2,678	1,339
Each add'l member, add	+7,067	+589	+295	+272	+136
Alaska
1	25,160	2,097	1,049	968	484
2	34,003	2,834	1,417	1,308	654
3	42,846	3,571	1,786	1,648	824
4	51,689	4,308	2,154	1,989	995
5	60,532	5,045	2,523	2,329	1,165
6	69,375	5,782	2,891	2,669	1,335
7	78,218	6,519	3,260	3,009	1,505
8	87,061	7,256	3,628	3,349	1,675
Each add'l member, add	+8,843	+737	+369	+341	+171
Hawaii
1	23,199	1,934	967	893	447
2	31,321	2,611	1,306	1,205	603
3	39,442	3,287	1,644	1,517	759
4	47,564	3,964	1,982	1,830	915
5	55,685	4,641	2,321	2,142	1,071
6	63,807	5,318	2,659	2,455	1,228
7	71,928	5,994	2,997	2,767	1,384
8	80,050	6,671	3,336	3,079	1,540
Each add'l member, add	+8,122	+677	+339	+313	+157

Guidelines for Previous Years

In the tables below, note that there are separate guidelines for Alaska and Hawaii. In all cases, a pregnant woman counts as two when determining household size.

Effective from July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2011

NOTE: Delayed publication of 2010 Federal Poverty Guidelines.
WIC Policy Memorandum 2010-9, dated August 3, 2010 noted that the updated 2010 Poverty Guidelines issued August 3, 2010, by the Department of Health and Human Services were the same as the 2009 poverty guideline figures and did not represent a change in Income Eligibility Guidelines (IEGs) for the WIC Program. Therefore, in making income eligibility determinations for WIC applicants, State and local agencies continued to utilize the 2009-2010 IEGs, which remained in place through June 30, 2011.

WIC Income Eligibility Guidelines (Effective from July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2011)
48 Contiguous States, D.C., Guam and Territories
Household Size	Annually	Monthly	Twice- Monthly	Bi-Weekly	Weekly
1	20,036	1,670	835	771	386
2	26,955	2,247	1,124	1,037	519
3	33,874	2,823	1,412	1,303	652
4	40,793	3,400	1,700	1,569	785
5	47,712	3,976	1,988	1,836	918
6	54,631	4,553	2,277	2,102	1,051
7	61,550	5,130	2,565	2,368	1,184
8	68,469	5,706	2,853	2,634	1,317
Each add'l member, add	+6,919	+577	+289	+267	+134
Alaska
1	25,031	2,086	1,043	963	482
2	33,689	2,808	1,404	1,296	648
3	42,347	3,529	1,765	1,629	815
4	51,005	4,251	2,126	1,962	981
5	59,663	4,972	2,486	2,295	1,148
6	68,321	5,694	2,847	2,628	1,314
7	76,979	6,415	3,208	2,961	1,481
8	85,637	7,137	3,569	3,294	1,647
Each add'l member, add	+8,658	+722	+361	+333	+167
Hawaii
1	23,051	1,921	961	887	444
2	31,006	2,584	1,292	1,193	597
3	38,961	3,247	1,6241	1,499	750
4	46,916	3,910	1,955	1,805	903
5	54,871	4,573	2,287	2,111	1,056
6	62,826	5,236	2,618	2,417	1,209
7	70,781	5,899	2,950	2,723	1,362
8	78,736	6,562	3,281	3,029	1,515
Each add'l member, add	+7,955	+663	+332	+306	+153

Effective from July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009

WIC Income Eligibility Guidelines (Effective from July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009)
48 Contiguous States, D.C., Guam and Territories
Household Size	Annually	Monthly	Twice- Monthly	Bi-Weekly	Weekly
1	19,240	1,604	802	740	370
2	25,900	2,159	1,080	997	499
3	32,560	2,714	1,357	1,253	627
4	39,220	3,269	1,635	1,509	755
5	45,880	3,824	1,912	1,765	883
6	52,540	4,379	2,190	2,021	1,011
7	59,200	4,934	2,467	2,277	1,139
8	65,860	5,489	2,745	2,534	1,267
Each add'l member, add	+6,660	+555	+278	+257	+129
Alaska
1	24,050	2,005	1,003	925	463
2	32,375	2,698	1,349	1,246	623
3	40,700	3,392	1,696	1,566	783
4	49,025	4,086	2,043	1,886	943
5	57,350	4,780	2,390	2,206	1,103
6	65,675	5,473	2,737	2,526	1,263
7	74,000	6,167	3,084	2,847	1,424
8	82,325	6,861	3,431	3,167	1,584
Each add'l member, add	+8,325	+694	+347	+321	+161
Hawaii
1	22,126	1,844	922	851	426
2	29,785	2,483	1,242	1,146	573
3	37,444	3,121	1,561	1,441	721
4	45,103	3,759	1,880	1,735	868
5	52,762	4,397	2,199	2,030	1,015
6	60,421	5,036	2,518	2,324	1,162
7	68,080	5,674	2,837	2,619	1,310
8	75,739	6,312	3,156	2,914	1,457
Each add'l member, add	+7,659	+639	+320	+295	+148

Effective from July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2008

WIC Income Eligibility Guidelines (Effective from July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2008)
48 Contiguous States, D.C., Guam and Territories
Household Size	Annually	Monthly	Twice- Monthly	Bi-Weekly	Weekly
1	18,889	1,575	788	727	364
2	25,327	2,111	1,056	975	488
3	31,765	2,648	1,324	1,222	611
4	38,203	3,184	1,592	1,470	735
5	44,641	3,721	1,861	1,717	889
6	51,079	4,257	2,129	1,965	983
7	57,517	4,794	2,397	2,213	1,107
8	63,955	5,330	2,665	2,460	1,230
Each add'l member, add	+6,438	+537	+269	+248	+124
Alaska
1	23,625	1,969	985	909	455
2	31,672	2,640	1,320	1,219	610
3	39,720	3,310	1,655	1,528	764
4	47,767	3,981	1,991	1,838	919
5	55,815	4,652	2,326	2,147	1,074
6	63,862	5,322	2,661	2,457	1,229
7	71,910	5,993	2,997	2,766	1,383
8	79,957	6,664	3,332	3,076	1,538
Each add'l member, add	+8,048	+671	+336	+310	+155
Hawaii
1	21,738	1,812	906	837	419
2	29,138	2,429	1,215	1,121	561
3	36,538	3,045	1,523	1,406	703
4	43,938	3,662	1,831	1,690	845
5	51,338	4,279	2,140	1,975	988
6	58,738	4,895	2,448	2,260	1,130
7	66,138	5,512	2,756	2,544	1,272
8	73,538	6,129	3,065	2,829	1,415
Each add'l member, add	+7,400	+617	+309	+285	+143

Effective from July 1, 2006 to June 30, 2007

WIC Income Eligibility Guidelines (Effective from July 1, 2006 to June 30, 2007)
48 Contiguous States, D.C., Guam and Territories
Household Size	Annually	Monthly	Twice- Monthly	Bi-Weekly	Weekly
1	18,130	1,511	756	698	349
2	24,420	2,035	1,018	940	470
3	30,710	2,560	1,280	1,182	591
4	37,000	3,084	1,525	1,424	712
5	43,290	3,608	1,804	1,665	833
6	49,580	4,132	2,066	1,907	954
7	55,870	4,656	2,328	2,149	1,075
8	62,160	5,180	2,590	2,391	1,196
Each add'l member, add	+6,290	+525	+263	+242	+121
Alaska
1	22,663	1,889	945	875	436
2	30,525	2,544	1,272	1,175	588
3	38,388	3,199	1,600	1,477	739
4	46,250	3,855	1,928	1,779	890
5	54,113	4,510	2,255	2,082	1,041
6	61,975	5,165	2,583	2,384	1,192
7	69,838	5,820	2,910	2,687	1,344
8	77,700	6,475	3,238	2,989	1,495
Each add'l member, add	+7,863	+656	+328	+303	+152
Hawaii
1	20,850	1,738	869	802	401
2	28,083	2,341	1,171	1,081	541
3	35,317	2,944	1,472	1,359	680
4	42,550	3,546	1,773	1,637	819
5	49,784	4,149	2,075	1,915	958
6	57,017	4,752	2,376	2,193	1,097
7	64,251	5,355	2,678	2,472	1,236
8	71,484	5,957	2,979	2,750	1,375
Each add'l member, add	+7,234	+603	+302	+279	+140

Effective from July 1, 2005 to June 30, 2006

WIC Income Eligibility Guidelines (Effective from July 1, 2005 to June 30, 2006)
48 Contiguous States, D.C., Guam and Territories
Household Size	Annually	Monthly	Twice- Monthly	Bi-Weekly	Weekly
1	17,705	1,476	738	681	341
2	23,736	1,978	989	913	457
3	29,767	2,481	1,241	1,145	573
4	35,798	2,984	1,492	1,377	689
5	41,829	3,486	1,743	1,609	805
6	47,860	3,989	1,995	1,841	924
7	53,891	4,491	2,246	2,073	1,037
8	59,922	4,994	2,497	2,305	1,153
Each add'l member, add	+6,031	+503	+252	+232	+116
Alaska
1	22,108	1,843	922	851	426
2	29,656	2,472	1,236	1,141	571
3	37,204	3,101	1,551	1,431	716
4	44,752	3,730	1,865	1,722	861
5	52,300	4,359	2,180	2,012	1,006
6	59,848	4,988	2,494	2,302	1,151
7	67,396	5,617	2,809	2,593	1,297
8	74,944	6,246	3,123	2,883	1,442
Each add'l member, add	+7,548	+629	+315	+291	+146
Hawaii
1	20,369	1,698	849	784	392
2	27,306	2,276	1,138	1,051	526
3	34,244	2,854	1,427	1,318	659
4	41,181	3,432	1,716	1,584	792
5	48,119	4,010	2,005	1,851	926
6	55,056	4,588	2,294	2,118	1,059
7	61,994	5,167	2,584	2,385	1,193
8	68,931	5,745	2,873	2,652	1,326
Each add'l member, add	+6,938	+579	+290	+267	+134

Effective from July 1, 2004 to June 30, 2005

WIC Income Eligibility Guidelines (Effective from July 1, 2004 to June 30, 2005)
48 Contiguous States, D.C., Guam and Territories
Household Size	Annually	Monthly	Twice- Monthly	Bi-Weekly	Weekly
1	17,224	1,436	718	663	332
2	23,107	1,926	963	889	445
3	28,990	2,416	1,208	1,115	558
4	34,873	2,907	1,454	1,342	671
5	40,756	3,397	1,699	1,588	784
6	46,639	3,887	1,944	1,794	897
7	52,522	4,377	2,189	2,021	1,011
8	58,405	4,868	2,434	2,247	1,124
Each add'l member, add	+5,883	+491	+246	+227	+114
Alaska
1	21,516	1,793	897	828	414
2	28,879	2,407	1,204	1,111	556
3	36,242	3,021	1,511	1,394	697
4	43,605	3,634	1,817	1,678	839
5	50,968	4,248	2,124	1,961	981
6	58,331	4,861	2,431	2,244	1,122
7	65,694	5,475	2,738	2,527	1,264
8	73,057	6,089	3,045	2,810	1,405
Each add'l member, add	+7,363	+614	+307	+284	+142
Hawaii
1	19,795	1,650	825	762	381
2	26,566	2,214	1,107	1,022	511
3	33,337	2,779	1,390	1,283	642
4	40,108	3,343	1,672	1,543	772
5	46,879	3,907	1,954	1,804	902
6	53,650	4,471	2,236	2,064	1,032
7	60,421	5,036	2,518	2,324	1,162
8	67,192	5,600	2,800	2,585	1,293
Each add'l member, add	+6,771	+565	+283	+261	+131

Effective from July 1, 2003 to June 30, 2004

WIC Income Eligibility Guidelines (Effective from July 1, 2003 to June 30, 2004)
48 Contiguous States, D.C., Guam and Territories
Household Size	Annually	Monthly	Twice- Monthly	Bi-Weekly	Weekly
1	16,613	1,385	693	639	320
2	22,422	1,869	935	863	432
3	28,231	2,353	1,177	1,086	543
4	34,040	2,837	1,419	1,310	655
5	39,849	3,321	1,661	1,533	767
6	45,658	3,805	1,903	1,757	879
7	51,467	4,289	2,145	1,980	990
8	57,276	4,773	2,387	2,203	1,102
Each add'l member, add	+5,809	+485	+243	+224	+112
Alaska
1	20,739	1,729	865	798	399
2	28,009	2,335	1,168	1,078	539
3	35,280	2,940	1,470	1,357	679
4	42,550	3,546	1,773	1,637	819
5	49,821	4,152	2,076	1,917	959
6	57,091	4,758	2,379	2,196	1,098
7	64,362	5,364	2,682	2,476	1,238
8	71,632	5,970	2,985	2,756	1,378
Each add'l member, add	+7,271	+606	+303	+280	+140
Hawaii
1	19,111	1,593	797	736	368
2	25,789	2,150	1,075	992	496
3	32,468	2,706	1,353	1,249	625
4	39,146	3,263	1,632	1,506	753
5	45,825	3,819	1,910	1,763	882
6	52,503	4,376	2,188	2,020	1,010
7	59,182	4,932	2,466	2,277	1,139
8	65,860	5,489	2,745	2,534	1,267
Each add'l member, add	+6,679	+557	+279	+257	+129

Effective from July 1, 2002 to June 30, 2003

WIC Income Eligibility Guidelines (Effective from July 1, 2002 to June 30, 2003)
48 Contiguous States, D.C., Guam and Territories
Household Size	Annually	Monthly	Twice- Monthly	Bi-Weekly	Weekly
1	16,391	1,366	683	631	316
2	22,089	1,841	921	850	425
3	27,787	2,316	1,158	1,069	535
4	33,485	2,791	1,396	1,288	644
5	39,183	3,266	1,633	1,508	754
6	44,881	3,741	1,871	1,727	864
7	50,579	4,215	2,108	1,946	973
8	56,277	4,690	2,345	2,165	1,083
Each add'l member, add	+5,698	+475	+238	+220	110
Alaska
1	20,498	1,709	855	789	395
2	27,621	2,302	1,151	1,063	532
3	34,743	2,896	1,448	1,337	669
4	41,866	3,489	1,745	1,611	806
5	48,988	4,083	2,042	1,885	943
6	56,111	4,676	2,338	2,159	1,080
7	63,233	5,270	2,635	2,433	1,217
8	70,356	5,863	2,932	2,706	1,353
Each add'l member, add	+7,123	+594	+297	+274	+137
Hawaii
1	18,870	1,573	787	726	363
2	25,419	2,119	1,060	978	489
3	31,968	2,664	1,332	1,230	615
4	38,517	3,210	1,605	1,482	741
5	45,066	2,756	1,878	1,734	867
6	51,615	4,302	2,151	1,986	993
7	58,164	4,847	2,424	2,238	1,119
8	64,713	5,393	2,697	2,489	1,245
Each add'l member, add	+6,549	+546	+273	+252	+126

Effective from July 1, 2001 to June 30, 2002

WIC Income Eligibility Guidelines (Effective from July 1, 2001 to June 30, 2002)
48 Contiguous States, D.C., Guam and Territories
Household Size	Annually	Monthly	Twice- Monthly	Bi-Weekly	Weekly
1	15,892	1,325	663	612	306
2	21,479	1,790	895	827	414
3	27,066	2,256	1,128	1,041	521
4	32,653	2,722	1,361	1,256	628
5	38,240	3,187	1,594	1,471	736
6	43,827	3,653	1,827	1,686	843
7	49,414	4,118	2,059	1,901	951
8	55,001	4,584	2,292	2,116	1,058
Each add'l member, add	5,587	466	233	215	108
Alaska
1	19,851	1,655	828	764	382
2	26,844	2,237	1,119	1,033	517
3	33,837	2,820	1,410	1,302	651
4	40,830	3,403	1,702	1,571	786
5	47,823	3,986	1,993	1,840	920
6	54,816	4,568	2,284	2,109	1,055
7	61,809	5,151	2,576	2,378	1,189
8	68,802	5,734	2,867	2,647	1,324
Each add'l member, add	6,993	583	292	269	135
Hawaii
1	18,297	1,525	763	704	352
2	24,716	2,060	1,030	951	476
3	31,136	2,595	1,298	1,198	599
4	37,555	3,130	1,565	1,445	723
5	43,975	3,665	1,833	1,692	846
6	50,394	4,200	2,100	1,939	970
7	56,814	4,735	2,368	2,186	1,093
8	63,233	5,270	2,635	2,433	1,217
Each add'l member, add	6,420	535	268	247	124

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