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Marshall County residents receive $8,311,018 in food assistance benefits in 2021

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Marshall County received $8,311,018 in Food Assistance Program funding in 2021 for 4,368 program recipients, according to a Nodaway Valley Today analysis of data from Iowa's Department of Human Services.

This is a 43 percent increase from 2020, when 4,625 recipients received $5,812,353.

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.

Amount of Money Allocated for Marshall County Food Assistance Program Participants 2012-2021

YearAmount Allocated
2012$9,984,185
2013$9,363,987
2014$8,305,407
2015$7,838,919
2016$7,282,642
2017$6,275,611
2018$6,480,114
2019$5,812,353
2020$8,311,018
2021$10,661,728

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