Percentage obese (95th percentile or higher) children in WIC (ages 2-4 years)

Source:2008-2010 NYS Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance System Data as of July, 2012

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  Obese children WIC children (ages 2-4 years) Percentage
Region/County Total 2008-2010
Reg- 1 Western New York
Allegany 252 608 13.8
Cattaraugus 468 969 16.1
Chautauqua 703 1,776 13.2
Erie 2,973 7,286 13.6
Genesee 395 933 14.1
Niagara 836 1,990 14.0
Orleans 216 435 16.6
Wyoming 126 272 15.5
Region Total 5,969 14,268 13.9
Reg- 2 Finger Lakes
Chemung 601 1,354 14.8
Livingston 199 464 14.3
Monroe 2,579 6,275 13.7
Ontario 396 874 15.1
Schuyler 109 199 18.3
Seneca 121 221 18.3
Steuben 480 1,052 15.2
Wayne 419 925 15.1
Yates 80 165 16.1
Region Total 4,984 11,528 14.4
Reg- 3 Central New York
Cayuga 296 770 12.8
Cortland 266 643 13.8
Herkimer 293 708 13.8
Jefferson 691 2,040 11.3
Lewis 179 501 11.9
Madison 400 812 16.4
Oneida 1,097 2,421 15.1
Onondaga 1,925 4,683 13.7
Oswego 790 1,645 16.0
St Lawrence 302 708 14.2
Tompkins 246 639 12.8
Region Total 6,485 15,572 13.9
Reg- 4 New York-Penn
Broome 964 2,200 14.6
Chenango 506 1,212 13.9
Tioga 291 654 14.8
Region Total 1,761 4,067 14.4
Reg- 5 Northeastern New York
Albany 1,028 2,315 14.8
Clinton 377 843 14.9
Columbia 305 552 18.4
Delaware 269 587 15.3
Essex 181 389 15.5
Franklin 259 603 14.3
Fulton 249 511 16.2
Greene 150 341 14.6
Hamilton S 33 S
Montgomery 309 678 15.2
Otsego 252 538 15.6
Rensselaer 664 1,516 14.6
Saratoga 423 921 15.3
Schenectady 716 1,549 15.4
Schoharie 142 323 14.7
Warren 250 679 12.3
Washington 436 821 17.7
Region Total 6,010 13,199 15.2
Reg- 6 Hudson Valley
Dutchess 635 1,568 13.5
Orange 1,478 4,140 11.9
Putnam 289 463 20.8
Rockland 1,538 4,704 10.9
Sullivan 438 942 15.5
Ulster 411 782 17.5
Westchester 4,802 9,584 16.7
Region Total 9,591 22,182 14.4
Reg- 7 New York City
Bronx 13,149 29,417 14.9
Kings 18,173 47,699 12.7
New York 8,218 21,570 12.7
Queens 11,628 25,007 15.5
Richmond 1,732 3,263 17.7
Region Total 52,901 126,955 13.9
Reg- 8 Nassau-Suffolk
Nassau 3,113 4,695 22.1
Suffolk 4,323 6,895 20.9
Region Total 7,436 11,590 21.4
New York State Total 95,422 219,362 14.5

*: Fewer than 10 events in the numerator, therefore the rate is unstable

S: Data do not meet reporting criteria

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