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Fewer Mahaska County households received food assistance benefits in 2020

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Mahaska County saw a 2.5 percent decrease in the number of households participating in Iowa's Food Assistance Program from 2019 to 2020, according to a Mahaska County Guide analysis of data from the state's Department of Human Services.

In 2020, 1,158 households (2,227 residents) in Mahaska County participated in the Program compared to 1,188 households (2,326 residents) in 2019.

Overall, $4,284,960 in food assistance payments were allocated to Mahaska County households in 2020.

In 2019, $3,080,456 was allocated for Mahaska 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.

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

YearNumber of households
20111,870
20121,917
20131,851
20141,603
20151,499
20161,441
20171,402
20181,311
20191,188
20201,158

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