Mahaska County
Recent News About Mahaska County
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Men outnumbered women in Mahaska County in 2021
Of the 22,132 people living in Mahaska County, Iowa in 2021, 49.2% (10,881) were women and 50.8% (11,251) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by East Central Iowa News.
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Food assistance amounts decrease in Mahaska County since 2011
In 2021, the Iowa Food Assistance Program allocated $5,762,192 to Mahaska County compared to $5,854,849 in 2011.
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45.5 percent fewer Mahaska County residents receiving food assistance since 2011
In 2021, 2,126 residents in Mahaska County participated in Iowa's Food Assistance Program compared to 3,901 residents in 2011.
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Mahaska County saw a 41.6% decrease in households receiving food assistance since 2011
In 2021, 1,092 households in Mahaska County participated in Iowa's Food Assistance Program compared to 1,871 households in 2011, according to the Iowa Business Daily's analysis of the Iowa Department of Human Services.
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Mahaska County residents receive $4,284,960 in food assistance benefits in 2021
Mahaska County saw a 39.1 percent increase in the amount of money allocated through Iowa's Food Assistance Program from 2020 to 2021, according to a Nodaway Valley Today analysis of the state's Department of Human Services.
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Fewer Mahaska County residents received food assistance benefits in 2021
Mahaska County saw a 4.3 percent decrease in the number of residents who participated in Iowa's Food Assistance Program from 2020 to 2021, according to a Mahaska Guide analysis of data from the state's Department of Human Services.
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Fewer Mahaska County households received food assistance benefits in 2021
Mahaska County saw a 2.5 percent decrease in the number of households participating in Iowa's Food Assistance Program from 2020 to 2021.
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Food assistance amounts decrease in Mahaska County since 2011
In 2020, the Iowa Food Assistance Program allocated $4,284,960 to Mahaska County compared to $5,854,849 in 2011.
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42.9 percent fewer Mahaska County residents receiving food assistance since 2011
In 2020, 2,227 residents in Mahaska County participated in Iowa's Food Assistance Program compared to 3,901 residents in 2011.
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40.4 percent fewer Mahaska County residents receiving food assistance since 2011
In 2019, 2,326 residents in Mahaska County participated in Iowa's Food Assistance Program compared to 3,901 residents in 2011.
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Food assistance amounts decrease in Mahaska County since 2011
In 2019, the Iowa Food Assistance Program allocated $3,080,456 to Mahaska County compared to $5,854,849 in 2011.
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Fewer Mahaska County households received food assistance benefits in 2020
Mahaska County saw a 2.5 percent decrease in the number of households participating in Iowa's Food Assistance Program from 2019 to 2020.
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Fewer Mahaska County residents received food assistance benefits in 2020
Mahaska County saw a 4.3 percent decrease in the number of residents who participated in Iowa's Food Assistance Program from 2019 to 2020, according to a Mahaska Guide analysis of data from the state's Department of Human Services.
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Mahaska County residents receive $4,284,960 in food assistance benefits in 2020
Mahaska County saw a 39.1 percent increase in the amount of money allocated through Iowa's Food Assistance Program from 2019 to 2020, according to a Nodaway Valley Today analysis of the state's Department of Human Services.
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Census Bureau: More men than women in Mahaska County in 2020
Of the 22,351 people living in Mahaska County in 2020, 49.6 percent (11,076) were women and 50.4 percent (11,275) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the East Central Iowa News.
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Census Bureau reports Mahaska County population was 22,164 in 2019
Mahaska County had a population of 22,164 people in 2019, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the East Central Iowa News.
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Census Bureau: More men than women in Mahaska County in 2019
Of the 22,164 people living in Mahaska County in 2019, 49.7 percent (11,016) were women and 50.3 percent (11,148) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the East Central Iowa News.
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Census Bureau reports Mahaska County population was 22,351 in 2020
Mahaska County had a population of 22,351 people in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the East Central Iowa News.
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Mahaska County saw a 38.1% decrease in households receiving food assistance since 2011
In 2020, 1,158 households in Mahaska County participated in Iowa's Food Assistance Program compared to 1,871 households in 2011, according to the Iowa Business Daily's analysis of the Iowa Department of Human Services.
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Mahaska County business owners want to see local connector extend beyond Highways 23 and 63
Mahaska County recently approved a contract with McClure Engineering for a site certification process for the local connector project between Highways 23 and 63.