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Monona County has seen 29.5% decrease in number of households relying on SNAP since 2015

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Kelly Garcia Director of the Iowa Department of Health Human Services (HHS) | Official Website

Kelly Garcia Director of the Iowa Department of Health Human Services (HHS) | Official Website

Monona County saw a 29.5% decrease in the number of households relying on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) since 2015, according to Iowa's Department of Human Services.

Data shows that there were 380 households that relied on food stamps in 2024, in comparison to 539 in 2015.

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 $1,447,270 in 2024, compared to $1,369,684 in 2015.

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 24,656 in 2024.

Overall, there were 788 people who received SNAP aid in 2024, in comparison to 1,153 registered in 2015.

Since 2015, $14,882,228 has been allocated for Monona County as part of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

Monona County Households Participating in SNAP (2015-2024)
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SNAP Funding Among Iowa Counties in 2024
CountyTotal Households (2015)Total Households (2024)% Change
Adair355238-33%
Adams167138-17.4%
Allamakee621385-38%
Appanoose1,046706-32.5%
Audubon238185-22.3%
Benton993786-20.8%
Black Hawk10,0847,287-27.7%
Boone1,187696-41.4%
Bremer630469-25.6%
Buchanan817609-25.5%
Buena Vista1,053861-18.2%
Butler587389-33.7%
Calhoun398323-18.8%
Carroll838632-24.6%
Cass845650-23.1%
Cedar581382-34.3%
Cerro Gordo2,8962,061-28.8%
Cherokee514337-34.4%
Chickasaw416245-41.1%
Clarke619379-38.8%
Clay875646-26.2%
Clayton629465-26.1%
Clinton4,2882,846-33.6%
Crawford831546-34.3%
Dallas1,7531,515-13.6%
Davis316231-26.9%
Decatur622386-37.9%
Delaware605438-27.6%
Des Moines3,5832,599-27.5%
Dickinson619508-17.9%
Dubuque5,2693,650-30.7%
Emmet509345-32.2%
Fayette1,238938-24.2%
Floyd960682-29%
Franklin461300-34.9%
Fremont422280-33.6%
Greene568406-28.5%
Grundy287256-10.8%
Guthrie473309-34.7%
Hamilton722431-40.3%
Hancock337258-23.4%
Hardin851599-29.6%
Harrison766556-27.4%
Henry1,163842-27.6%
Howard360276-23.3%
Humboldt424271-36.1%
Ida300211-29.7%
Iowa465337-27.5%
Jackson1,064735-30.9%
Jasper2,1001,518-27.7%
Jefferson1,213856-29.4%
Johnson5,2644,499-14.5%
Jones779604-22.5%
Keokuk526401-23.8%
Kossuth544456-16.2%
Lee2,9162,126-27.1%
Linn13,06010,571-19.1%
Louisa529322-39.1%
Lucas587380-35.3%
Lyon248174-29.8%
Madison554342-38.3%
Mahaska1,499984-34.4%
Marion1,382910-34.2%
Marshall2,7381,798-34.3%
Mills648450-30.6%
Mitchell302242-19.9%
Monona539380-29.5%
Monroe405241-40.5%
Montgomery819573-30%
Muscatine3,1892,184-31.5%
Osceola212176-17%
Page989656-33.7%
Palo Alto398296-25.6%
Plymouth682562-17.6%
Pocahontas373275-26.3%
Polk33,37224,656-26.1%
Pottawattamie7,9235,564-29.8%
Poweshiek687518-24.6%
Ringgold274205-25.2%
Sac395251-36.5%
Scott15,38610,086-34.4%
Shelby528348-34.1%
Sioux673467-30.6%
Story2,9262,075-29.1%
Tama812576-29.1%
Taylor358218-39.1%
Union875683-21.9%
Van Buren365285-21.9%
Wapello3,4222,539-25.8%
Warren1,5351,057-31.1%
Washington941658-30.1%
Wayne378268-29.1%
Webster3,0532,150-29.6%
Winnebago455302-33.6%
Winneshiek534346-35.2%
Woodbury8,2045,714-30.4%
Worth263204-22.4%
Wright686408-40.5%
Total for Iowa131,174182,695-28.2

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