Adobe Stock
Adobe Stock
This equates to a 6.6 percent decrease in household participation over nine years.
As part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's larger Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, qualified Iowans receive financial assistance in the form of Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards that can be used to buy groceries.
Since 2011, $19,486,341 has been allocated for Plymouth County as part of the Iowa Food Assistance Program.
Iowa Food Assistance Program from 2011 to 2020
| County | Number of Households (2020) | Number of Households (2011) | Percent change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Osceola | 185 | 166 | 11.4 |
| Audubon | 218 | 212 | 2.8 |
| Mitchell | 275 | 276 | -0.4 |
| Jones | 749 | 766 | -2.2 |
| Ida | 257 | 276 | -6.9 |
| Fremont | 364 | 384 | -5.2 |
| Taylor | 273 | 297 | -8.1 |
| Grundy | 267 | 299 | -10.7 |
| Bremer | 529 | 560 | -5.5 |
| Ringgold | 226 | 261 | -13.4 |
| Adams | 157 | 192 | -18.2 |
| Guthrie | 398 | 436 | -8.7 |
| Plymouth | 554 | 593 | -6.6 |
| Carroll | 763 | 805 | -5.2 |
| Lyon | 199 | 246 | -19.1 |
| Emmet | 401 | 452 | -11.3 |
| Calhoun | 355 | 407 | -12.8 |
| Kossuth | 470 | 524 | -10.3 |
| Franklin | 367 | 424 | -13.4 |
| Sac | 288 | 348 | -17.2 |
| Pocahontas | 269 | 331 | -18.7 |
| Worth | 243 | 305 | -20.3 |
| Mills | 507 | 571 | -11.2 |
| Cherokee | 384 | 450 | -14.7 |
| Palo Alto | 301 | 369 | -18.4 |
| Sioux | 495 | 566 | -12.5 |
| Monona | 429 | 500 | -14.2 |
| Adair | 293 | 364 | -19.5 |
| Shelby | 431 | 504 | -14.5 |
| O'Brien | 424 | 497 | -14.7 |
| Cass | 746 | 821 | -9.1 |
| Floyd | 811 | 888 | -8.7 |
| Greene | 444 | 528 | -15.9 |
| Van Buren | 324 | 409 | -20.8 |
| Davis | 275 | 360 | -23.6 |
| Butler | 449 | 535 | -16.1 |
| Dickinson | 541 | 628 | -13.9 |
| Winnebago | 360 | 451 | -20.2 |
| Monroe | 348 | 441 | -21.1 |
| Keokuk | 496 | 590 | -15.9 |
| Hancock | 286 | 393 | -27.2 |
| Humboldt | 331 | 439 | -24.6 |
| Madison | 409 | 522 | -21.6 |
| Wayne | 273 | 392 | -30.4 |
| Clayton | 516 | 637 | -19 |
| Iowa | 395 | 517 | -23.6 |
| Tama | 655 | 781 | -16.1 |
| Delaware | 504 | 633 | -20.4 |
| Crawford | 674 | 808 | -16.6 |
| Wright | 545 | 683 | -20.2 |
| Chickasaw | 297 | 435 | -31.7 |
| Harrison | 630 | 770 | -18.2 |
| Winneshiek | 418 | 559 | -25.2 |
| Buchanan | 686 | 831 | -17.4 |
| Howard | 281 | 429 | -34.5 |
| Montgomery | 706 | 854 | -17.3 |
| Fayette | 1,125 | 1,286 | -12.5 |
| Hardin | 710 | 878 | -19.1 |
| Cedar | 458 | 627 | -27 |
| Poweshiek | 602 | 779 | -22.7 |
| Union | 756 | 941 | -19.7 |
| Lucas | 444 | 635 | -30.1 |
| Clay | 711 | 903 | -21.3 |
| Marion | 1,080 | 1,280 | -15.6 |
| Page | 799 | 1,007 | -20.7 |
| Benton | 873 | 1,092 | -20.1 |
| Jasper | 1,816 | 2,047 | -11.3 |
| Clarke | 496 | 733 | -32.3 |
| Appanoose | 888 | 1,128 | -21.3 |
| Louisa | 395 | 639 | -38.2 |
| Hamilton | 475 | 726 | -34.6 |
| Buena Vista | 704 | 958 | -26.5 |
| Washington | 788 | 1,053 | -25.2 |
| Warren | 1,202 | 1,486 | -19.1 |
| Allamakee | 442 | 727 | -39.2 |
| Decatur | 441 | 727 | -39.3 |
| Jackson | 834 | 1,126 | -25.9 |
| Dallas | 1,365 | 1,704 | -19.9 |
| Webster | 2,531 | 2,873 | -11.9 |
| Henry | 998 | 1,362 | -26.7 |
| Boone | 892 | 1,258 | -29.1 |
| Johnson | 4,920 | 5,304 | -7.2 |
| Jefferson | 1,012 | 1,402 | -27.8 |
| Lee | 2,508 | 2,969 | -15.5 |
| Pottawattamie | 6,697 | 7,195 | -6.9 |
| Black Hawk | 8,613 | 9,181 | -6.2 |
| Dubuque | 4,267 | 4,846 | -11.9 |
| Muscatine | 2,554 | 3,212 | -20.5 |
| Mahaska | 1,158 | 1,871 | -38.1 |
| Des Moines | 3,125 | 3,865 | -19.1 |
| Linn | 12,131 | 12,977 | -6.5 |
| Cerro Gordo | 2,320 | 3,185 | -27.2 |
| Marshall | 2,019 | 2,935 | -31.2 |
| Clinton | 3,345 | 4,272 | -21.7 |
| Polk | 29,467 | 30,468 | -3.3 |
| Story | 2,215 | 3,288 | -32.6 |
| Wapello | 2,831 | 3,932 | -28 |
| Woodbury | 6,441 | 7,938 | -18.9 |
| Scott | 12,070 | 14,255 | -15.3 |
Alerts Sign-up