Poweshiek County
Recent News About Poweshiek County
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Census Bureau: More women than men in Poweshiek County in 2021
Of the 18,628 people living in Poweshiek County, Iowa in 2021, 51.4% (9,572) were women and 48.6% (9,056) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by East Central Iowa News.
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Food assistance amounts increase in Poweshiek County since 2011
In 2021, the Iowa Food Assistance Program allocated $3,078,103 to Poweshiek County compared to $2,573,252 in 2011.
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37.1 percent fewer Poweshiek County residents receiving food assistance since 2011
In 2021, 1,135 residents in Poweshiek County participated in Iowa's Food Assistance Program compared to 1,804 residents in 2011.
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Fewer Poweshiek County residents received food assistance benefits in 2021
Poweshiek County saw a 2.4 percent decrease in the number of residents who participated in Iowa's Food Assistance Program from 2020 to 2021, according to a Poweshiek Guide analysis of data from the state's Department of Human Services.
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More Poweshiek County households received food assistance benefits in 2021
Poweshiek County saw a 0.5 percent increase in the number of households participating in Iowa's Food Assistance Program from 2020 to 2021.
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Poweshiek County saw a 23.9% decrease in households receiving food assistance since 2011
In 2021, 593 households in Poweshiek County participated in Iowa's Food Assistance Program compared to 779 households in 2011, according to the Iowa Business Daily's analysis of the Iowa Department of Human Services.
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Poweshiek County residents receive $2,301,302 in food assistance benefits in 2021
Poweshiek County saw a 48.9 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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Food assistance amounts decrease in Poweshiek County since 2011
In 2020, the Iowa Food Assistance Program allocated $2,301,302 to Poweshiek County compared to $2,573,252 in 2011.
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33.8 percent fewer Poweshiek County residents receiving food assistance since 2011
In 2020, 1,194 residents in Poweshiek County participated in Iowa's Food Assistance Program compared to 1,804 residents in 2011.
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Food assistance amounts decrease in Poweshiek County since 2011
In 2019, the Iowa Food Assistance Program allocated $1,545,421 to Poweshiek County compared to $2,573,252 in 2011.
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32.2 percent fewer Poweshiek County residents receiving food assistance since 2011
In 2019, 1,223 residents in Poweshiek County participated in Iowa's Food Assistance Program compared to 1,804 residents in 2011.
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Fewer Poweshiek County residents received food assistance benefits in 2020
Poweshiek County saw a 2.4 percent decrease in the number of residents who participated in Iowa's Food Assistance Program from 2019 to 2020, according to a Poweshiek Guide analysis of data from the state's Department of Human Services.
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Poweshiek County residents receive $2,301,302 in food assistance benefits in 2020
Poweshiek County saw a 48.9 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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More Poweshiek County households received food assistance benefits in 2020
Poweshiek County saw a 0.5 percent increase in the number of households participating in Iowa's Food Assistance Program from 2019 to 2020.
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Census Bureau: More women than men in Poweshiek County in 2020
Of the 18,391 people living in Poweshiek County in 2020, 51.5 percent (9,478) were women and 48.5 percent (8,913) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the East Central Iowa News.
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Census Bureau reports Poweshiek County population was 18,388 in 2019
Poweshiek County had a population of 18,388 people in 2019, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the East Central Iowa News.
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Census Bureau: More women than men in Poweshiek County in 2019
Of the 18,388 people living in Poweshiek County in 2019, 51.9 percent (9,549) were women and 48.1 percent (8,839) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the East Central Iowa News.
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Census Bureau reports Poweshiek County population was 18,391 in 2020
Poweshiek County had a population of 18,391 people in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the East Central Iowa News.
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Poweshiek County saw a 22.7% decrease in households receiving food assistance since 2011
In 2020, 602 households in Poweshiek County participated in Iowa's Food Assistance Program compared to 779 households in 2011, according to the Iowa Business Daily's analysis of the Iowa Department of Human Services.
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Home-delivered meals available in Poweshiek County
The Northeast Iowa Area Agency on Aging (NEI3A), a nonprofit that serves the needs of senior citizens in 18 Iowa counties, is partnering with a meal service called Mom’s Meals to provide meals to seniors in their homes.