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Fewer Cherokee County households received food assistance benefits in 2020

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Cherokee County saw a 4 percent decrease in the number of households participating in Iowa's Food Assistance Program from 2019 to 2020, according to a Cherokee County Guide analysis of data from the state's Department of Human Services.

In 2020, 384 households (790 residents) in Cherokee County participated in the Program compared to 400 households (816 residents) in 2019.

Overall, $1,481,031 in food assistance payments were allocated to Cherokee County households in 2020.

In 2019, $978,919 was allocated for Cherokee 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.

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

YearNumber of households
2011450
2012526
2013525
2014521
2015514
2016507
2017482
2018432
2019400
2020384

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