California WIC Authorized Vendor Locations

Over 4000 currently active retail vendor stores across California are authorized to accept WIC food instruments and vouchers. The dataset provides vendor names and locations, supporting a program serving over 1.45 million monthly participants through 84 agencies. It is maintained by the State of California and was last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Map vendor location density to analyze geographic access to WIC-authorized stores for participants.
• Analyze vendor name patterns to identify retail chains that are major WIC program partners.
• Cross-reference vendor locations with demographic data to assess service coverage for eligible populations.

Strengths

• Covers over 4000 authorized vendor stores statewide.
• Represents an active program serving over 1.45 million participants monthly.
• Maintained by the authoritative State of California organization.

Limitations

• No column definitions or sample data are provided to verify data structure.
• The dataset scope is limited to currently active vendors, lacking historical vendor records.
• Specific data points like store hours or product availability are not included.

Provenance

Source

State of California

Collection Method

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Time Range

Current active vendors as of the last update.

Freshness

Last updated March 2026.

Geography

State of California, United States.