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Davis County residents receive $1,042,111 in food assistance benefits in 2021

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Davis County received $1,042,111 in Food Assistance Program funding in 2021 for 558 program recipients, according to a Nodaway Valley Today analysis of data from Iowa's Department of Human Services.

This is a 47.8 percent increase from 2020, when 561 recipients received $704,853.

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 Davis County Food Assistance Program Participants 2012-2021

YearAmount Allocated
2012$1,146,674
2013$1,072,864
2014$904,851
2015$865,664
2016$916,184
2017$753,590
2018$736,403
2019$704,853
2020$1,042,111
2021$1,361,089

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