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Thursday, November 7, 2024

Butler County has seen a 0.1% increase in amount of food assistance provided since 2014

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Kelly Garcia Director of the Iowa Department of Health Human Services (HHS) | Official Website

Kelly Garcia Director of the Iowa Department of Health Human Services (HHS) | Official Website

Butler County saw a 0.1% increase in the amount of money received from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) since 2014, according to Iowa's Department of Human Services.

In 2023, the county received a total of $1,472,603 worth of benefits provided by SNAP, compared to $1,471,646 in 2014.

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.

Statewide, Polk County recorded the highest total of food assistance benefits, amounting to $101,313,004 in 2023.

Overall, Butler County registered 825 people across 403 households receiving food stamps in 2023. In 2014, there were 1,285 residents assisted by the program living in 574 households.

Since 2014, $15,564,750 has been allocated to Butler County as part of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

Annual Butler County Food Assistance Funding (2014-2023)

2023202220212020201920182017201620152014$1,472,603$1,472,603$1,661,098$1,661,098$2,372,554$2,372,554$1,766,127$1,766,127$1,150,167$1,150,167$1,226,486$1,226,486$1,285,218$1,285,218$1,529,117$1,529,117$1,629,734$1,629,734$1,471,646$1,471,646

SNAP Funding Among Iowa Counties in 2023

CountyAmount Allocated (2023)Amount Allocated (2014)% change
Adair$883,872$973,565-10%
Adams$515,873$534,051-4%
Allamakee$1,596,461$1,862,160-15%
Appanoose$2,521,726$2,673,803-6%
Audubon$742,874$641,59115%
Benton$2,972,110$2,734,5648%
Black Hawk$28,424,619$26,924,5535%
Boone$2,670,437$3,492,103-24%
Bremer$1,789,264$1,648,2918%
Buchanan$1,988,474$2,116,145-7%
Buena Vista$3,281,676$3,529,516-8%
Butler$1,472,603$1,471,6460%
Calhoun$1,253,406$1,080,71715%
Carroll$2,296,486$2,221,0913%
Cass$2,457,977$2,214,73810%
Cedar$1,499,283$1,759,593-15%
Cerro Gordo$7,487,367$7,520,779-1%
Cherokee$1,171,706$1,298,470-10%
Chickasaw$857,640$1,114,210-24%
Clarke$1,546,487$1,743,705-12%
Clay$2,223,142$2,262,698-2%
Clayton$1,586,871$1,563,4951%
Clinton$11,367,546$12,015,925-6%
Crawford$2,083,876$2,541,993-19%
Dallas$6,133,121$5,319,17615%
Davis$880,382$904,851-3%
Decatur$1,370,436$1,773,552-23%
Delaware$1,522,244$1,599,045-5%
Des Moines$10,638,965$11,185,719-5%
Dickinson$1,670,483$1,588,4435%
Dubuque$14,745,978$14,819,536-1%
Emmet$1,356,830$1,445,309-7%
Fayette$3,426,105$3,153,9718%
Floyd$2,723,107$2,722,1960%
Franklin$1,356,872$1,399,925-4%
Fremont$1,142,595$1,245,980-9%
Greene$1,586,874$1,679,103-6%
Grundy$1,037,525$799,73529%
Guthrie$1,303,095$1,335,554-3%
Hamilton$1,647,339$2,148,458-24%
Hancock$1,049,993$974,9447%
Hardin$2,318,220$2,490,463-7%
Harrison$1,969,733$2,089,004-6%
Henry$3,359,876$3,633,336-8%
Howard$935,555$1,079,475-14%
Humboldt$984,096$1,114,459-12%
Ida$836,165$778,6767%
Iowa$1,284,708$1,356,464-6%
Jackson$2,870,905$3,196,810-11%
Jasper$5,839,547$6,237,937-7%
Jefferson$2,892,755$3,003,317-4%
Johnson$19,283,174$15,233,42326%
Jones$2,255,141$2,305,514-3%
Keokuk$1,657,533$1,478,33412%
Kossuth$1,706,232$1,402,35121%
Lee$8,688,238$8,755,167-1%
Linn$42,386,851$35,308,42220%
Louisa$1,297,506$1,706,439-24%
Lucas$1,645,358$1,786,061-8%
Lyon$707,966$725,983-3%
Madison$1,183,016$1,645,421-29%
Mahaska$3,613,969$4,305,586-17%
Marion$3,373,341$4,032,565-17%
Marshall$7,374,537$8,305,407-12%
Mills$1,788,699$1,944,962-9%
Mitchell$893,597$810,63610%
Monona$1,503,201$1,431,0085%
Monroe$954,239$1,135,867-16%
Montgomery$2,246,141$2,399,530-7%
Muscatine$8,760,678$10,141,774-14%
O'Brien$1,241,131$1,419,028-13%
Osceola$625,960$560,25711%
Page$2,410,509$2,712,500-12%
Palo Alto$927,704$1,015,563-9%
Plymouth$2,061,676$1,992,8403%
Pocahontas$1,011,630$1,101,376-9%
Polk$101,313,004$100,198,3491%
Pottawattamie$21,516,660$22,307,736-4%
Poweshiek$2,073,982$1,817,28914%
Ringgold$730,548$696,8654%
Sac$1,015,746$1,023,106-1%
Scott$42,703,578$46,505,587-9%
Shelby$1,375,299$1,391,653-2%
Sioux$1,951,705$1,946,6610%
Story$8,270,168$8,946,252-8%
Tama$2,418,266$2,502,771-4%
Taylor$924,891$994,191-7%
Union$2,567,843$2,341,0229%
Van Buren$1,121,120$1,018,82910%
Wapello$9,836,232$9,548,2923%
Warren$3,860,016$4,979,427-23%
Washington$2,606,778$2,702,250-4%
Wayne$895,112$1,046,788-15%
Webster$8,689,922$8,418,8723%
Winnebago$1,208,499$1,298,088-7%
Winneshiek$1,313,997$1,238,5736%
Woodbury$24,066,309$25,477,615-6%
Worth$841,845$846,009-1%
Wright$1,709,763$2,122,475-20%
Total for Iowa$524,184,590$528,039,554-1%

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