Can You Transfer WIC to Another State?
WIC is the one major benefit with a real transfer mechanism: the federally mandated Verification of Certification (VOC) card. Get it from your clinic before moving and every state must honor your certification. The pages below cover all 2,550 state-to-state moves.
Each state page has its 2026 income limits by household size, computed from the 2026 federal poverty guidelines. State-by-state comparisons: benefits statistics.
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| State | Program / agency | Income limit | Accepts VOC transfer card | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Alabama Department of Public Health | 185% FPL (the federal maximum); met automatically if you get SNAP, Medicaid, or TANF | Yes (federally required) | 2026-08-08 |
| Alaska | Alaska Department of Health, Division of Public Assistance | 185% FPL (the federal maximum); met automatically if you get SNAP, Medicaid, or TANF | Yes (federally required) | 2026-08-08 |
| Arizona | Arizona WIC Program | 185% FPL (the federal maximum); met automatically if you get SNAP, Medicaid, or TANF | Yes (federally required) | 2026-08-08 |
| Arkansas | Arkansas Department of Health | 185% FPL (the federal maximum); met automatically if you get SNAP, Medicaid, or TANF | Yes (federally required) | 2026-08-08 |
| California | California WIC | 185% FPL (the federal maximum); met automatically if you get SNAP, Medicaid, or TANF | Yes (federally required) | 2026-08-08 |
| Colorado | Colorado WIC | 185% FPL (the federal maximum); met automatically if you get SNAP, Medicaid, or TANF | Yes (federally required) | 2026-08-08 |
| Connecticut | Connecticut Department of Public Health | 185% FPL (the federal maximum); met automatically if you get SNAP, Medicaid, or TANF | Yes (federally required) | 2026-08-08 |
| Delaware | Delaware Health and Social Services, Division of Public Health | 185% FPL (the federal maximum); met automatically if you get SNAP, Medicaid, or TANF | Yes (federally required) | 2026-08-08 |
| District of Columbia | DC WIC | 185% FPL (the federal maximum); met automatically if you get SNAP, Medicaid, or TANF | Yes (federally required) | 2026-08-08 |
| Florida | Florida WIC | 185% FPL (the federal maximum); met automatically if you get SNAP, Medicaid, or TANF | Yes (federally required) | 2026-08-08 |
| Georgia | Georgia WIC | 185% FPL (the federal maximum); met automatically if you get SNAP, Medicaid, or TANF | Yes (federally required) | 2026-08-08 |
| Hawaii | Hawaii Department of Health | 185% FPL (the federal maximum); met automatically if you get SNAP, Medicaid, or TANF | Yes (federally required) | 2026-08-08 |
| Idaho | Idaho Department of Health and Welfare | 185% FPL (the federal maximum); met automatically if you get SNAP, Medicaid, or TANF | Yes (federally required) | 2026-08-08 |
| Illinois | Illinois Department of Human Services | 185% FPL (the federal maximum); met automatically if you get SNAP, Medicaid, or TANF | Yes (federally required) | 2026-08-08 |
| Indiana | Indiana Department of Health | 185% FPL (the federal maximum); met automatically if you get SNAP, Medicaid, or TANF | Yes (federally required) | 2026-08-08 |
| Iowa | Iowa Department of Health and Human Services | 185% FPL (the federal maximum); met automatically if you get SNAP, Medicaid, or TANF | Yes (federally required) | 2026-08-08 |
| Kansas | Kansas Department of Health and Environment | 185% FPL (the federal maximum); met automatically if you get SNAP, Medicaid, or TANF | Yes (federally required) | 2026-08-08 |
| Kentucky | Kentucky Department for Public Health (Cabinet for Health and Family Services) | 185% FPL (the federal maximum); met automatically if you get SNAP, Medicaid, or TANF | Yes (federally required) | 2026-08-08 |
| Louisiana | Louisiana Department of Health | 185% FPL (the federal maximum); met automatically if you get SNAP, Medicaid, or TANF | Yes (federally required) | 2026-08-08 |
| Maine | Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine DHHS) | 185% FPL (the federal maximum); met automatically if you get SNAP, Medicaid, or TANF | Yes (federally required) | 2026-08-08 |
| Maryland | Maryland Department of Health | 185% FPL (the federal maximum); met automatically if you get SNAP, Medicaid, or TANF | Yes (federally required) | 2026-08-08 |
| Massachusetts | Massachusetts Department of Public Health | 185% FPL (the federal maximum); met automatically if you get SNAP, Medicaid, or TANF | Yes (federally required) | 2026-08-08 |
| Michigan | Michigan Department of Health and Human Services | 185% FPL (the federal maximum); met automatically if you get SNAP, Medicaid, or TANF | Yes (federally required) | 2026-08-08 |
| Minnesota | Minnesota Department of Health | 185% FPL (the federal maximum); met automatically if you get SNAP, Medicaid, or TANF | Yes (federally required) | 2026-08-08 |
| Mississippi | Mississippi State Department of Health | 185% FPL (the federal maximum); met automatically if you get SNAP, Medicaid, or TANF | Yes (federally required) | 2026-08-08 |
| Missouri | Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services | 185% FPL (the federal maximum); met automatically if you get SNAP, Medicaid, or TANF | Yes (federally required) | 2026-08-08 |
| Montana | Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (Early Childhood and Family Support Division) | 185% FPL (the federal maximum); met automatically if you get SNAP, Medicaid, or TANF | Yes (federally required) | 2026-08-08 |
| Nebraska | Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services | 185% FPL (the federal maximum); met automatically if you get SNAP, Medicaid, or TANF | Yes (federally required) | 2026-08-08 |
| Nevada | Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health | 185% FPL (the federal maximum); met automatically if you get SNAP, Medicaid, or TANF | Yes (federally required) | 2026-08-08 |
| New Hampshire | New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services | 185% FPL (the federal maximum); met automatically if you get SNAP, Medicaid, or TANF | Yes (federally required) | 2026-08-08 |
| New Jersey | New Jersey Department of Health | 185% FPL (the federal maximum); met automatically if you get SNAP, Medicaid, or TANF | Yes (federally required) | 2026-08-08 |
| New Mexico | New Mexico Department of Health | 185% FPL (the federal maximum); met automatically if you get SNAP, Medicaid, or TANF | Yes (federally required) | 2026-08-08 |
| New York | New York State Department of Health | 185% FPL (the federal maximum); met automatically if you get SNAP, Medicaid, or TANF | Yes (federally required) | 2026-08-08 |
| North Carolina | North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (Community Nutrition Services Section) | 185% FPL (the federal maximum); met automatically if you get SNAP, Medicaid, or TANF | Yes (federally required) | 2026-08-08 |
| North Dakota | North Dakota Health and Human Services | 185% FPL (the federal maximum); met automatically if you get SNAP, Medicaid, or TANF | Yes (federally required) | 2026-08-08 |
| Ohio | Ohio Department of Health | 185% FPL (the federal maximum); met automatically if you get SNAP, Medicaid, or TANF | Yes (federally required) | 2026-08-08 |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma State Department of Health | 185% FPL (the federal maximum); met automatically if you get SNAP, Medicaid, or TANF | Yes (federally required) | 2026-08-08 |
| Oregon | Oregon Health Authority, Public Health Division | 185% FPL (the federal maximum); met automatically if you get SNAP, Medicaid, or TANF | Yes (federally required) | 2026-08-08 |
| Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania Department of Health, Bureau of Women, Infants and Children (WIC) | 185% FPL (the federal maximum); met automatically if you get SNAP, Medicaid, or TANF | Yes (federally required) | 2026-08-08 |
| Rhode Island | Rhode Island Department of Health | 185% FPL (the federal maximum); met automatically if you get SNAP, Medicaid, or TANF | Yes (federally required) | 2026-08-08 |
| South Carolina | South Carolina Department of Public Health | 185% FPL (the federal maximum); met automatically if you get SNAP, Medicaid, or TANF | Yes (federally required) | 2026-08-08 |
| South Dakota | South Dakota Department of Health | 185% FPL (the federal maximum); met automatically if you get SNAP, Medicaid, or TANF | Yes (federally required) | 2026-08-08 |
| Tennessee | Tennessee Department of Health | 185% FPL (the federal maximum); met automatically if you get SNAP, Medicaid, or TANF | Yes (federally required) | 2026-08-08 |
| Texas | Texas Health and Human Services | 185% FPL (the federal maximum); met automatically if you get SNAP, Medicaid, or TANF | Yes (federally required) | 2026-08-08 |
| Utah | Utah Department of Health and Human Services | 185% FPL (the federal maximum); met automatically if you get SNAP, Medicaid, or TANF | Yes (federally required) | 2026-08-08 |
| Vermont | Vermont Department of Health | 185% FPL (the federal maximum); met automatically if you get SNAP, Medicaid, or TANF | Yes (federally required) | 2026-08-08 |
| Virginia | Virginia Department of Health | 185% FPL (the federal maximum); met automatically if you get SNAP, Medicaid, or TANF | Yes (federally required) | 2026-08-08 |
| Washington | Washington State Department of Health | 185% FPL (the federal maximum); met automatically if you get SNAP, Medicaid, or TANF | Yes (federally required) | 2026-08-08 |
| West Virginia | West Virginia Department of Health | 185% FPL (the federal maximum); met automatically if you get SNAP, Medicaid, or TANF | Yes (federally required) | 2026-08-08 |
| Wisconsin | Wisconsin Department of Health Services | 185% FPL (the federal maximum); met automatically if you get SNAP, Medicaid, or TANF | Yes (federally required) | 2026-08-08 |
| Wyoming | Wyoming Department of Health | 185% FPL (the federal maximum); met automatically if you get SNAP, Medicaid, or TANF | Yes (federally required) | 2026-08-08 |
Common questions
Does WIC transfer between states?
WIC is the one major benefit with a real transfer mechanism: the federally mandated Verification of Certification (VOC) card. Get it from your clinic before moving and every state must honor your certification. The pages below cover all 2,550 state-to-state moves.
How long does it take to get WIC in a new state?
Usually one appointment. With a VOC card the new state's clinic transfers you in without a new income screening; federal rules cap any certification wait at 20 days.
Can I get benefits from two states at the same time?
No. Receiving WIC from two states at once is a program violation that can create repayment debt. Close the old case, then open the new one.
Does my WIC card work in another state?
Generally no. A WIC card works only at stores authorized by the state that issued it. Ask your clinic for a Verification of Certification (VOC) before you move; the new state's WIC clinic must accept it and enroll you.
Where does this data come from?
Every row on this site cites the official state agency or federal program page it was verified against, with the date. See our methodology and sources pages; anything an agency does not publish is shown as unpublished, never guessed.
Method note: every value in the table above was checked against the official state agency or federal program page cited on the state's own page, on the date shown. States that do not publish a number are shown as unpublished — we never estimate. Dollar income limits on state pages are computed from the federal poverty guidelines and labeled as computed. Details:methodology ·all sources.