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33.7% drop in number of households receiving food stamps in Butler County in last decade

By S. O. Bales | Jul 23, 2025

In 2024, 389 Butler County households relied on food stamps, compared to 587 in 2015.

Number of Winnebago County households relying on food stamps shrank over last decade

By S. O. Bales | Jul 22, 2025

In 2024, 302 Winnebago County households relied on food stamps, compared to 455 in 2015.

Number of Floyd County households relying on food stamps shrank over last decade

By S. O. Bales | Jul 21, 2025

In 2024, 682 Floyd County households relied on food stamps, compared to 960 in 2015.

Fewer Cerro Gordo County households relying on food stamps since 2015

By S. O. Bales | Jul 20, 2025

In 2024, 2,061 Cerro Gordo County households relied on food stamps, compared to 2,896 in 2015.

Bremer County has seen 25.6% decrease in number of households relying on SNAP since 2015

By S. O. Bales | Jul 19, 2025

In 2024, 469 Bremer County households relied on food stamps, compared to 630 in 2015.

Hancock County has seen 23.4% decrease in number of households relying on SNAP since 2015

By S. O. Bales | Jul 18, 2025

In 2024, 258 Hancock County households relied on food stamps, compared to 337 in 2015.

Worth County has seen 22.4% decrease in number of households relying on SNAP since 2015

By S. O. Bales | Jul 17, 2025

In 2024, 204 Worth County households relied on food stamps, compared to 263 in 2015.

Fewer Mitchell County households relying on food stamps since 2015

By S. O. Bales | Jul 17, 2025

In 2024, 242 Mitchell County households relied on food stamps, compared to 302 in 2015.

16.2% drop in number of households receiving food stamps in Kossuth County in last decade

By S. O. Bales | Jul 16, 2025

In 2024, 456 Kossuth County households relied on food stamps, compared to 544 in 2015.

Winnebago County has seen 41% decrease in number of people relying on SNAP since 2015

By S. O. Bales | Jul 10, 2025

In 2024, 600 Winnebago County residents relied on food stamps, compared to 1,017 in 2015.

Number of Butler County residents relying on food stamps shrank over last decade

By S. O. Bales | Jul 9, 2025

In 2024, 826 Butler County residents relied on food stamps, compared to 1,332 in 2015.

34.6% decrease in number of people receiving food stamps in Floyd County over last decade

By S. O. Bales | Jul 8, 2025

In 2024, 1,426 Floyd County residents relied on food stamps, compared to 2,180 in 2015.

Fewer Bremer County residents relying on food stamps since 2015

By S. O. Bales | Jul 7, 2025

In 2024, 923 Bremer County residents relied on food stamps, compared to 1,401 in 2015.

Cerro Gordo County has seen 32.9% decrease in number of people relying on SNAP since 2015

By S. O. Bales | Jul 6, 2025

In 2024, 3,770 Cerro Gordo County residents relied on food stamps, compared to 5,618 in 2015.

Food assistance use in Hancock County: Down 32% since 2015

By S. O. Bales | Jul 5, 2025

In 2024, 534 Hancock County residents relied on food stamps, compared to 785 in 2015.

Number of Mitchell County residents relying on food stamps shrank over last decade

By S. O. Bales | Jul 4, 2025

In 2024, 471 Mitchell County residents relied on food stamps, compared to 651 in 2015.

26.8% decrease in number of people receiving food stamps in Worth County over last decade

By S. O. Bales | Jul 3, 2025

In 2024, 443 Worth County residents relied on food stamps, compared to 605 in 2015.

Fewer Kossuth County residents relying on food stamps since 2015

By S. O. Bales | Jul 2, 2025

In 2024, 873 Kossuth County residents relied on food stamps, compared to 1,186 in 2015.

What did the political committee based in Cerro Gordo County spend during Q1?

By S. O. Bales | Apr 1, 2025

Watts for Supervisor spent the most the quarter before.

Number of Worth County households relying on food stamps shrank over last decade

By S. O. Bales | Jan 22, 2025

In 2023, 214 Worth County households relied on food stamps, compared to 323 in 2014.

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