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Fewer Decatur County households received food assistance benefits in 2021

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Decatur County saw a 4.1 percent decrease in the number of households participating in Iowa's Food Assistance Program from 2020 to 2021, according to a Decatur County Guide analysis of data from the state's Department of Human Services.

In 2021, 441 households (846 residents) in Decatur County participated in the Program compared to 460 households (903 residents) in 2020.

Overall, $1,628,518 in food assistance payments were allocated to Decatur County households in 2021.

In 2020, $1,173,519 was allocated for Decatur 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.

Decatur County Households Participating in Iowa's Food Assistance Program 2020-2021

YearNumber of households
2012711
2013703
2014656
2015622
2016586
2017591
2018530
2019460
2020441
2021427

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