Sioux City Times

Plymouth County received $2,138,155 in Food Assistance Program funding in 2021 for 1,131 program recipients, according to a Nodaway Valley Today analysis of data from Iowa's Department of Human Services.

This is a 30.4 percent increase from 2020, when 1,304 recipients received $1,639,794.

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.

Amount of Money Allocated for Plymouth County Food Assistance Program Participants 2012-2021

Year	Amount Allocated
2012	$2,182,006
2013	$2,176,893
2014	$1,992,840
2015	$1,909,516
2016	$1,907,681
2017	$1,691,431
2018	$1,768,428
2019	$1,639,794
2020	$2,138,155
2021	$2,848,556