Access to WIC-Authorized Vendors and High-Speed Internet Services in Urban and Rural Areas
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Description
Examines the availability internet services across geographies that enable Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) eligible families to access online WIC shopping options. Utilizes data from 38,279 WIC-authorized vendors during fiscal years 2020-2022 and provides U.S. maps showing census tract-level access to WIC-authorized vendors, access to WIC-authorized vendors and fixed high-speed internet, and access to WIC-authorized vendors and 5G mobile high-speed internet. Includes rural versus urban census tract comparisons of adequate internet access and distance to nearest WIC-authorized vendor.
Author(s)
Leslie Hodges, John Pender, David Marquardt, Anna Shetler, Joanne Guthrie
Date
07/2026
Organization
USDA Economic Research Service
Tagged as
Broadband
· Children and youth
· Families
· Food security and nutrition
· Human services
· Rural-urban differences
· Statistics and data
· Technology for health and human services