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Food assistance in Iowa County down 5.3% since 2014

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Cory Turner, State-Operated Facilities Director of the Iowa Health & Human Services | LinkedIn

Cory Turner, State-Operated Facilities Director of the Iowa Health & Human Services | LinkedIn

Iowa County saw a 5.3% decrease in the amount of money received from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) since 2014, according to Iowa's Department of Human Services.

In 2023, the county received a total of $1,284,708 worth of benefits provided by SNAP, compared to $1,356,464 in 2014.

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 selected groceries. The amount of benefits depends on the net income and household size.

Statewide, Polk County recorded the highest total of food assistance benefits, amounting to $101,313,004 in 2023.

Overall, Iowa County registered 700 people across 349 households receiving food stamps in 2023. In 2014, there were 1,106 residents assisted by the program living in 510 households.

Since 2014, $13,987,209 has been allocated to Iowa County as part of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

Annual Iowa County Food Assistance Funding (2014-2023)

2023202220212020201920182017201620152014$1,284,708$1,284,708$1,563,500$1,563,500$2,227,052$2,227,052$1,563,200$1,563,200$1,117,109$1,117,109$1,119,139$1,119,139$1,132,692$1,132,692$1,354,203$1,354,203$1,269,142$1,269,142$1,356,464$1,356,464

SNAP Funding Among Iowa Counties in 2023

CountyAmount Allocated (2023)Amount Allocated (2014)% change
Adair$883,872$973,565-10%
Adams$515,873$534,051-4%
Allamakee$1,596,461$1,862,160-15%
Appanoose$2,521,726$2,673,803-6%
Audubon$742,874$641,59115%
Benton$2,972,110$2,734,5648%
Black Hawk$28,424,619$26,924,5535%
Boone$2,670,437$3,492,103-24%
Bremer$1,789,264$1,648,2918%
Buchanan$1,988,474$2,116,145-7%
Buena Vista$3,281,676$3,529,516-8%
Butler$1,472,603$1,471,6460%
Calhoun$1,253,406$1,080,71715%
Carroll$2,296,486$2,221,0913%
Cass$2,457,977$2,214,73810%
Cedar$1,499,283$1,759,593-15%
Cerro Gordo$7,487,367$7,520,779-1%
Cherokee$1,171,706$1,298,470-10%
Chickasaw$857,640$1,114,210-24%
Clarke$1,546,487$1,743,705-12%
Clay$2,223,142$2,262,698-2%
Clayton$1,586,871$1,563,4951%
Clinton$11,367,546$12,015,925-6%
Crawford$2,083,876$2,541,993-19%
Dallas$6,133,121$5,319,17615%
Davis$880,382$904,851-3%
Decatur$1,370,436$1,773,552-23%
Delaware$1,522,244$1,599,045-5%
Des Moines$10,638,965$11,185,719-5%
Dickinson$1,670,483$1,588,4435%
Dubuque$14,745,978$14,819,536-1%
Emmet$1,356,830$1,445,309-7%
Fayette$3,426,105$3,153,9718%
Floyd$2,723,107$2,722,1960%
Franklin$1,356,872$1,399,925-4%
Fremont$1,142,595$1,245,980-9%
Greene$1,586,874$1,679,103-6%
Grundy$1,037,525$799,73529%
Guthrie$1,303,095$1,335,554-3%
Hamilton$1,647,339$2,148,458-24%
Hancock$1,049,993$974,9447%
Hardin$2,318,220$2,490,463-7%
Harrison$1,969,733$2,089,004-6%
Henry$3,359,876$3,633,336-8%
Howard$935,555$1,079,475-14%
Humboldt$984,096$1,114,459-12%
Ida$836,165$778,6767%
Iowa$1,284,708$1,356,464-6%
Jackson$2,870,905$3,196,810-11%
Jasper$5,839,547$6,237,937-7%
Jefferson$2,892,755$3,003,317-4%
Johnson$19,283,174$15,233,42326%
Jones$2,255,141$2,305,514-3%
Keokuk$1,657,533$1,478,33412%
Kossuth$1,706,232$1,402,35121%
Lee$8,688,238$8,755,167-1%
Linn$42,386,851$35,308,42220%
Louisa$1,297,506$1,706,439-24%
Lucas$1,645,358$1,786,061-8%
Lyon$707,966$725,983-3%
Madison$1,183,016$1,645,421-29%
Mahaska$3,613,969$4,305,586-17%
Marion$3,373,341$4,032,565-17%
Marshall$7,374,537$8,305,407-12%
Mills$1,788,699$1,944,962-9%
Mitchell$893,597$810,63610%
Monona$1,503,201$1,431,0085%
Monroe$954,239$1,135,867-16%
Montgomery$2,246,141$2,399,530-7%
Muscatine$8,760,678$10,141,774-14%
O'Brien$1,241,131$1,419,028-13%
Osceola$625,960$560,25711%
Page$2,410,509$2,712,500-12%
Palo Alto$927,704$1,015,563-9%
Plymouth$2,061,676$1,992,8403%
Pocahontas$1,011,630$1,101,376-9%
Polk$101,313,004$100,198,3491%
Pottawattamie$21,516,660$22,307,736-4%
Poweshiek$2,073,982$1,817,28914%
Ringgold$730,548$696,8654%
Sac$1,015,746$1,023,106-1%
Scott$42,703,578$46,505,587-9%
Shelby$1,375,299$1,391,653-2%
Sioux$1,951,705$1,946,6610%
Story$8,270,168$8,946,252-8%
Tama$2,418,266$2,502,771-4%
Taylor$924,891$994,191-7%
Union$2,567,843$2,341,0229%
Van Buren$1,121,120$1,018,82910%
Wapello$9,836,232$9,548,2923%
Warren$3,860,016$4,979,427-23%
Washington$2,606,778$2,702,250-4%
Wayne$895,112$1,046,788-15%
Webster$8,689,922$8,418,8723%
Winnebago$1,208,499$1,298,088-7%
Winneshiek$1,313,997$1,238,5736%
Woodbury$24,066,309$25,477,615-6%
Worth$841,845$846,009-1%
Wright$1,709,763$2,122,475-20%
Total for Iowa$524,184,590$528,039,554-1%

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