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Fewer Marshall County households received food assistance benefits in 2021

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Marshall County saw a 2.1 percent decrease in the number of households participating in Iowa's Food Assistance Program from 2020 to 2021, according to a Marshall County Guide analysis of data from the state's Department of Human Services.

In 2021, 2,019 households (4,368 residents) in Marshall County participated in the Program compared to 2,063 households (4,625 residents) in 2020.

Overall, $8,311,018 in food assistance payments were allocated to Marshall County households in 2021.

In 2020, $5,812,353 was allocated for Marshall 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.

Marshall County Households Participating in Iowa's Food Assistance Program 2020-2021

YearNumber of households
20123,152
20133,105
20142,933
20152,738
20162,570
20172,465
20182,335
20192,063
20202,019
20211,846

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