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Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Mitchell County saw a 0.4% decrease in households receiving food assistance since 2011

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In 2020, 275 households in Mitchell County participated in Iowa's Food Assistance Program compared to 276 households in 2011, according to the Iowa Business Daily's analysis of the Iowa Department of Human Services.

This equates to a 0.4 percent decrease in household participation over nine years.

As part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's larger Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, qualified Iowans receive financial assistance in the form of Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards that can be used to buy groceries.

Since 2011, $8,287,410 has been allocated for Mitchell County as part of the Iowa Food Assistance Program.

Iowa Food Assistance Program from 2011 to 2020

CountyNumber of Households (2020)Number of Households (2011)Percent change
Osceola18516611.4
Audubon2182122.8
Mitchell275276-0.4
Jones749766-2.2
Ida257276-6.9
Fremont364384-5.2
Taylor273297-8.1
Grundy267299-10.7
Bremer529560-5.5
Ringgold226261-13.4
Adams157192-18.2
Guthrie398436-8.7
Plymouth554593-6.6
Carroll763805-5.2
Lyon199246-19.1
Emmet401452-11.3
Calhoun355407-12.8
Kossuth470524-10.3
Franklin367424-13.4
Sac288348-17.2
Pocahontas269331-18.7
Worth243305-20.3
Mills507571-11.2
Cherokee384450-14.7
Palo Alto301369-18.4
Sioux495566-12.5
Monona429500-14.2
Adair293364-19.5
Shelby431504-14.5
O'Brien424497-14.7
Cass746821-9.1
Floyd811888-8.7
Greene444528-15.9
Van Buren324409-20.8
Davis275360-23.6
Butler449535-16.1
Dickinson541628-13.9
Winnebago360451-20.2
Monroe348441-21.1
Keokuk496590-15.9
Hancock286393-27.2
Humboldt331439-24.6
Madison409522-21.6
Wayne273392-30.4
Clayton516637-19
Iowa395517-23.6
Tama655781-16.1
Delaware504633-20.4
Crawford674808-16.6
Wright545683-20.2
Chickasaw297435-31.7
Harrison630770-18.2
Winneshiek418559-25.2
Buchanan686831-17.4
Howard281429-34.5
Montgomery706854-17.3
Fayette1,1251,286-12.5
Hardin710878-19.1
Cedar458627-27
Poweshiek602779-22.7
Union756941-19.7
Lucas444635-30.1
Clay711903-21.3
Marion1,0801,280-15.6
Page7991,007-20.7
Benton8731,092-20.1
Jasper1,8162,047-11.3
Clarke496733-32.3
Appanoose8881,128-21.3
Louisa395639-38.2
Hamilton475726-34.6
Buena Vista704958-26.5
Washington7881,053-25.2
Warren1,2021,486-19.1
Allamakee442727-39.2
Decatur441727-39.3
Jackson8341,126-25.9
Dallas1,3651,704-19.9
Webster2,5312,873-11.9
Henry9981,362-26.7
Boone8921,258-29.1
Johnson4,9205,304-7.2
Jefferson1,0121,402-27.8
Lee2,5082,969-15.5
Pottawattamie6,6977,195-6.9
Black Hawk8,6139,181-6.2
Dubuque4,2674,846-11.9
Muscatine2,5543,212-20.5
Mahaska1,1581,871-38.1
Des Moines3,1253,865-19.1
Linn12,13112,977-6.5
Cerro Gordo2,3203,185-27.2
Marshall2,0192,935-31.2
Clinton3,3454,272-21.7
Polk29,46730,468-3.3
Story2,2153,288-32.6
Wapello2,8313,932-28
Woodbury6,4417,938-18.9
Scott12,07014,255-15.3

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