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Number of Plymouth County households relying on food stamps shrank over last decade

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Cory Turner, State-Operated Facilities Director of the Iowa Health u0026 Human Services | LinkedIn

Cory Turner, State-Operated Facilities Director of the Iowa Health u0026 Human Services | LinkedIn

Plymouth County saw a 23.5% decrease in the number of households relying on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) since 2014, according to Iowa's Department of Human Services.

Data shows that there were 546 households that relied on food stamps in 2023, in comparison to 714 in 2014.

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provides monthly benefits to help low-income households buy food. The program is federally funded and administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

SNAP funds allocated to the county reached $2,061,676 in 2023, compared to $1,992,840 in 2014.

Qualified recipients in the program are eligible to receive financial assistance in the form of Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards, which can then be used to buy selected groceries. The amount of benefits depends on the net income and household size.

Statewide, Polk County recorded the highest number of households relying on SNAP, amounting to 24,448 in 2023.

Overall, there were 1,122 people who received SNAP aid in 2023, in comparison to 1,726 registered in 2014.

Since 2014, $20,095,102 has been allocated for Plymouth County as part of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

Plymouth County Households Participating in SNAP (2014-2023)
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SNAP Funding Among Iowa Counties in 2023
CountyTotal Households (2014)Total Households (2023)% Change
Adair382260-31.9%
Adams183139-24%
Allamakee687406-40.9%
Appanoose1,080732-32.2%
Audubon252198-21.4%
Benton1,024801-21.8%
Black Hawk10,3897,442-28.4%
Boone1,252722-42.3%
Bremer654489-25.2%
Buchanan853594-30.4%
Buena Vista1,100776-29.5%
Butler574403-29.8%
Calhoun428336-21.5%
Carroll861641-25.6%
Cass897671-25.2%
Cedar616387-37.2%
Cerro Gordo3,0712,124-30.8%
Cherokee521324-37.8%
Chickasaw428252-41.1%
Clarke660393-40.5%
Clay923650-29.6%
Clayton654486-25.7%
Clinton4,5332,955-34.8%
Crawford869554-36.2%
Dallas1,8021,401-22.3%
Davis337231-31.5%
Decatur656391-40.4%
Delaware625440-29.6%
Des Moines3,9012,666-31.7%
Dickinson660496-24.8%
Dubuque5,4303,703-31.8%
Emmet526344-34.6%
Fayette1,273965-24.2%
Floyd981717-26.9%
Franklin486319-34.4%
Fremont447293-34.5%
Greene588413-29.8%
Grundy308250-18.8%
Guthrie496343-30.8%
Hamilton768447-41.8%
Hancock374284-24.1%
Hardin921636-30.9%
Harrison801548-31.6%
Henry1,312894-31.9%
Howard408274-32.8%
Humboldt456292-36%
Ida300210-30%
Iowa510349-31.6%
Jackson1,143771-32.5%
Jasper2,2141,577-28.8%
Jefferson1,314874-33.5%
Johnson5,4874,549-17.1%
Jones810623-23.1%
Keokuk569426-25.1%
Kossuth558479-14.2%
Lee3,1922,228-30.2%
Linn13,15210,444-20.6%
Louisa598333-44.3%
Lucas623399-36%
Lyon262174-33.6%
Madison560341-39.1%
Mahaska1,6031,012-36.9%
Marion1,407918-34.8%
Marshall2,9331,768-39.7%
Mills674451-33.1%
Mitchell325247-24%
Monona558392-29.7%
Monroe417257-38.4%
Montgomery884590-33.3%
Muscatine3,5062,229-36.4%
O'Brien539360-33.2%
Osceola217170-21.7%
Page1,029677-34.2%
Palo Alto388281-27.6%
Plymouth714546-23.5%
Pocahontas402268-33.3%
Polk34,72424,448-29.6%
Pottawattamie8,1045,695-29.7%
Poweshiek743572-23%
Ringgold279208-25.4%
Sac412270-34.5%
Scott15,97410,326-35.4%
Shelby552365-33.9%
Sioux693468-32.5%
Story3,2362,102-35%
Tama870593-31.8%
Taylor374240-35.8%
Union906709-21.7%
Van Buren393298-24.2%
Wapello3,6042,570-28.7%
Warren1,6581,025-38.2%
Washington1,012705-30.3%
Wayne389257-33.9%
Webster3,1872,254-29.3%
Winnebago483336-30.4%
Winneshiek543365-32.8%
Woodbury8,5275,610-34.2%
Worth323214-33.7%
Wright741442-40.4%
Total for Iowa133,097191,062-30.3

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