North Iowa Reporter

Mitchell County received $1,081,615 in Food Assistance Program funding in 2021 for 582 program recipients, according to a Nodaway Valley Today analysis of data from Iowa's Department of Human Services.

This is a 55.3 percent increase from 2020, when 585 recipients received $696,424.

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 Mitchell County Food Assistance Program Participants 2012-2021

Year	Amount Allocated
2012	$987,210
2013	$925,172
2014	$810,636
2015	$755,410
2016	$717,718
2017	$678,428
2018	$765,553
2019	$696,424
2020	$1,081,615
2021	$1,428,068