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Fewer Monona County households received food assistance benefits in 2020

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Monona County saw a 10.1 percent decrease in the number of households participating in Iowa's Food Assistance Program from 2019 to 2020, according to a Monona County Guide analysis of data from the state's Department of Human Services.

In 2020, 429 households (911 residents) in Monona County participated in the Program compared to 477 households (1,006 residents) in 2019.

Overall, $1,688,322 in food assistance payments were allocated to Monona County households in 2020.

In 2019, $1,202,078 was allocated for Monona 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.

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

YearNumber of households
2011500
2012562
2013578
2014558
2015539
2016522
2017537
2018507
2019477
2020429

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