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More Keokuk County households received food assistance benefits in 2020

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Keokuk County saw a 0.6 percent increase in the number of households participating in Iowa's Food Assistance Program from 2019 to 2020, according to a Keokuk County Guide analysis of data from the state's Department of Human Services.

In 2020, 496 households (1,090 residents) in Keokuk County participated in the Program compared to 493 households (1,095 residents) in 2019.

Overall, $2,040,046 in food assistance payments were allocated to Keokuk County households in 2020.

In 2019, $1,416,337 was allocated for Keokuk County households in the Program.

Qualified recipients in the Program are eligible to receive financial assistance in the form of Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards, which then can be used to buy groceries. The Program is part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's larger Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

Keokuk County Households Participating in Iowa's Food Assistance Program 2011-2020

YearNumber of households
2011590
2012673
2013633
2014569
2015526
2016517
2017500
2018498
2019493
2020496

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