Hancock County
Recent News About Hancock County
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Hancock County residents in Iowa received $990,099 in food assistance in 2024
Hancock County saw a 5.7% decrease in the amount of money allocated for food assistance from 2023 to 2024.
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534 Hancock County households received food assistance benefits in 2024
Between 2023 and 2024, Hancock County registered a 9.2% decrease in the number of households receiving food assistance aid.
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More money allocated to food stamps for Hancock County since 2015
In 2024, Hancock County received $990,099 in food stamps, compared to $878,836 in 2015.
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Hancock County has seen 23.4% decrease in number of households relying on SNAP since 2015
In 2024, 258 Hancock County households relied on food stamps, compared to 337 in 2015.
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Food assistance use in Hancock County: Down 32% since 2015
In 2024, 534 Hancock County residents relied on food stamps, compared to 785 in 2015.
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Number of Hancock County households relying on food stamps shrank over last decade
In 2023, 284 Hancock County households relied on food stamps, compared to 374 in 2014.
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Fewer Hancock County residents relying on food stamps since 2014
In 2023, 591 Hancock County residents relied on food stamps, compared to 874 in 2014.
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Food assistance in Hancock County up 7.7% since 2014
In 2023, Hancock County received $1,049,993 in food stamps, compared to $974,944 in 2014.
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2.4% decrease in number of Hancock County households receiving food assistance benefits in 2023
Between 2022 and 2023, Hancock County registered a 2.4% decrease in the number of households receiving food assistance aid.
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Smaller number of Hancock County residents received food assistance benefits in 2023 than previous year
Between 2022 and 2023, Hancock County registered a 1.7% decrease in people applying for food assistance.
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Food assistance for Hancock County residents reach $1,049,993 in 2023
Hancock County saw a 7.5% decrease in the amount of money allocated for food assistance from 2022 to 2023.
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Food assistance amounts increase in Hancock County since 2011
In 2021, the Iowa Food Assistance Program allocated $1,664,183 to Hancock County compared to $1,345,030 in 2011.
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37 percent fewer Hancock County residents receiving food assistance since 2011
In 2021, 632 residents in Hancock County participated in Iowa's Food Assistance Program compared to 1,005 residents in 2011.
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Hancock County saw a 25.7% decrease in households receiving food assistance since 2011
In 2021, 292 households in Hancock County participated in Iowa's Food Assistance Program compared to 393 households in 2011, according to the Iowa Business Daily's analysis of the Iowa Department of Human Services.
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Fewer Hancock County households received food assistance benefits in 2021
Hancock County saw a 0.7 percent decrease in the number of households participating in Iowa's Food Assistance Program from 2020 to 2021.
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Fewer Hancock County residents received food assistance benefits in 2021
Hancock County saw a 6.8 percent decrease in the number of residents who participated in Iowa's Food Assistance Program from 2020 to 2021, according to a Hancock Guide analysis of data from the state's Department of Human Services.
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Hancock County residents receive $1,172,528 in food assistance benefits in 2021
Hancock County saw a 39.4 percent increase in the amount of money allocated through Iowa's Food Assistance Program from 2020 to 2021, according to a Nodaway Valley Today analysis of the state's Department of Human Services.
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Food assistance amounts decrease in Hancock County since 2011
In 2020, the Iowa Food Assistance Program allocated $1,172,528 to Hancock County compared to $1,345,030 in 2011.
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38.3 percent fewer Hancock County residents receiving food assistance since 2011
In 2020, 620 residents in Hancock County participated in Iowa's Food Assistance Program compared to 1,005 residents in 2011.
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33.8 percent fewer Hancock County residents receiving food assistance since 2011
In 2019, 665 residents in Hancock County participated in Iowa's Food Assistance Program compared to 1,005 residents in 2011.