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Appanoose County residents receive $3,224,339 in food assistance benefits in 2021

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Appanoose County received $3,224,339 in Food Assistance Program funding in 2021 for 1,680 program recipients, according to a Nodaway Valley Today analysis of data from Iowa's Department of Human Services.

This is a 42.7 percent increase from 2020, when 1,735 recipients received $2,258,943.

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 Appanoose County Food Assistance Program Participants 2012-2021

YearAmount Allocated
2012$3,212,742
2013$3,132,058
2014$2,673,803
2015$2,628,524
2016$2,640,709
2017$2,209,180
2018$2,281,067
2019$2,258,943
2020$3,224,339
2021$4,274,083

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