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More Taylor County households received food assistance benefits in 2020

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Taylor County saw a 1.5 percent increase in the number of households participating in Iowa's Food Assistance Program from 2019 to 2020, according to a Taylor County Guide analysis of data from the state's Department of Human Services.

In 2020, 273 households (599 residents) in Taylor County participated in the Program compared to 269 households (602 residents) in 2019.

Overall, $1,122,817 in food assistance payments were allocated to Taylor County households in 2020.

In 2019, $732,619 was allocated for Taylor 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.

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

YearNumber of households
2011297
2012342
2013360
2014374
2015358
2016344
2017311
2018303
2019269
2020273

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