Cory Turner, State-Operated Facilities Director of the Iowa Health & Human Services | LinkedIn
Cory Turner, State-Operated Facilities Director of the Iowa Health & Human Services | LinkedIn
In total, there were 463 individuals across 214 households assisted by the program in 2023, while 513 people living in 236 households received food stamps in 2022.
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 selected groceries. The amount of benefits depends on the net income and household size.
Overall, food assistance in Worth County reached a total of $841,845 in 2023, in comparison to $987,743 the year before.
Statewide, Polk County registered the largest amount of people receiving food stamps, with 50,042 recipients sharing a total of $101,313,004 in benefits. Linn County came in second, with 21,206 recipients receiving a sum of $42,386,851.
Worth County ranked 93rd in Iowa.
In 2023, a total of 267,741 Iowans, living in 133,097 households received food assistance benefits, totaling $524,184,590.
Number of SNAP Participants in Worth County (2014-2023)
SNAP Funding Among Iowa Counties in 2023
| County | Total Recipients | Amount Allocated | Avg per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adair | 508 | $883,872 | $1,740 |
| Adams | 281 | $515,873 | $1,836 |
| Allamakee | 909 | $1,596,461 | $1,756 |
| Appanoose | 1,368 | $2,521,726 | $1,843 |
| Audubon | 414 | $742,874 | $1,794 |
| Benton | 1,572 | $2,972,110 | $1,891 |
| Black Hawk | 14,412 | $28,424,619 | $1,972 |
| Boone | 1,407 | $2,670,437 | $1,898 |
| Bremer | 990 | $1,789,264 | $1,807 |
| Buchanan | 1,143 | $1,988,474 | $1,740 |
| Buena Vista | 1,726 | $3,281,676 | $1,901 |
| Butler | 825 | $1,472,603 | $1,785 |
| Calhoun | 698 | $1,253,406 | $1,796 |
| Carroll | 1,225 | $2,296,486 | $1,875 |
| Cass | 1,324 | $2,457,977 | $1,856 |
| Cedar | 820 | $1,499,283 | $1,828 |
| Cerro Gordo | 3,880 | $7,487,367 | $1,930 |
| Cherokee | 653 | $1,171,706 | $1,794 |
| Chickasaw | 515 | $857,640 | $1,665 |
| Clarke | 840 | $1,546,487 | $1,841 |
| Clay | 1,249 | $2,223,142 | $1,780 |
| Clayton | 900 | $1,586,871 | $1,763 |
| Clinton | 5,747 | $11,367,546 | $1,978 |
| Crawford | 1,181 | $2,083,876 | $1,765 |
| Dallas | 3,144 | $6,133,121 | $1,951 |
| Davis | 471 | $880,382 | $1,869 |
| Decatur | 758 | $1,370,436 | $1,808 |
| Delaware | 843 | $1,522,244 | $1,806 |
| Des Moines | 5,353 | $10,638,965 | $1,987 |
| Dickinson | 936 | $1,670,483 | $1,785 |
| Dubuque | 7,394 | $14,745,978 | $1,994 |
| Emmet | 733 | $1,356,830 | $1,851 |
| Fayette | 1,894 | $3,426,105 | $1,809 |
| Floyd | 1,456 | $2,723,107 | $1,870 |
| Franklin | 718 | $1,356,872 | $1,890 |
| Fremont | 627 | $1,142,595 | $1,822 |
| Greene | 895 | $1,586,874 | $1,773 |
| Grundy | 578 | $1,037,525 | $1,795 |
| Guthrie | 727 | $1,303,095 | $1,792 |
| Hamilton | 874 | $1,647,339 | $1,885 |
| Hancock | 591 | $1,049,993 | $1,777 |
| Hardin | 1,323 | $2,318,220 | $1,752 |
| Harrison | 1,068 | $1,969,733 | $1,844 |
| Henry | 1,883 | $3,359,876 | $1,784 |
| Howard | 524 | $935,555 | $1,785 |
| Humboldt | 569 | $984,096 | $1,730 |
| Ida | 458 | $836,165 | $1,826 |
| Iowa | 700 | $1,284,708 | $1,835 |
| Jackson | 1,542 | $2,870,905 | $1,862 |
| Jasper | 3,052 | $5,839,547 | $1,913 |
| Jefferson | 1,502 | $2,892,755 | $1,926 |
| Johnson | 9,609 | $19,283,174 | $2,007 |
| Jones | 1,207 | $2,255,141 | $1,868 |
| Keokuk | 895 | $1,657,533 | $1,852 |
| Kossuth | 903 | $1,706,232 | $1,890 |
| Lee | 4,405 | $8,688,238 | $1,972 |
| Linn | 21,206 | $42,386,851 | $1,999 |
| Louisa | 706 | $1,297,506 | $1,838 |
| Lucas | 878 | $1,645,358 | $1,874 |
| Lyon | 421 | $707,966 | $1,682 |
| Madison | 642 | $1,183,016 | $1,843 |
| Mahaska | 1,910 | $3,613,969 | $1,892 |
| Marion | 1,799 | $3,373,341 | $1,875 |
| Marshall | 3,926 | $7,374,537 | $1,878 |
| Mills | 933 | $1,788,699 | $1,917 |
| Mitchell | 492 | $893,597 | $1,816 |
| Monona | 820 | $1,503,201 | $1,833 |
| Monroe | 534 | $954,239 | $1,787 |
| Montgomery | 1,205 | $2,246,141 | $1,864 |
| Muscatine | 4,529 | $8,760,678 | $1,934 |
| O'Brien | 688 | $1,241,131 | $1,804 |
| Osceola | 352 | $625,960 | $1,778 |
| Page | 1,354 | $2,410,509 | $1,780 |
| Palo Alto | 517 | $927,704 | $1,794 |
| Plymouth | 1,122 | $2,061,676 | $1,838 |
| Pocahontas | 573 | $1,011,630 | $1,765 |
| Polk | 50,042 | $101,313,004 | $2,025 |
| Pottawattamie | 10,847 | $21,516,660 | $1,984 |
| Poweshiek | 1,089 | $2,073,982 | $1,904 |
| Ringgold | 415 | $730,548 | $1,760 |
| Sac | 537 | $1,015,746 | $1,892 |
| Scott | 20,459 | $42,703,578 | $2,087 |
| Shelby | 749 | $1,375,299 | $1,836 |
| Sioux | 1,080 | $1,951,705 | $1,807 |
| Story | 4,094 | $8,270,168 | $2,020 |
| Tama | 1,298 | $2,418,266 | $1,863 |
| Taylor | 518 | $924,891 | $1,786 |
| Union | 1,379 | $2,567,843 | $1,862 |
| Van Buren | 621 | $1,121,120 | $1,805 |
| Wapello | 4,873 | $9,836,232 | $2,019 |
| Warren | 2,032 | $3,860,016 | $1,900 |
| Washington | 1,387 | $2,606,778 | $1,879 |
| Wayne | 494 | $895,112 | $1,812 |
| Webster | 4,358 | $8,689,922 | $1,994 |
| Winnebago | 647 | $1,208,499 | $1,868 |
| Winneshiek | 721 | $1,313,997 | $1,822 |
| Woodbury | 11,911 | $24,066,309 | $2,021 |
| Worth | 463 | $841,845 | $1,818 |
| Wright | 901 | $1,709,763 | $1,898 |
| Total for Iowa | 267,741 | $524,184,590 | $1,958 |
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