Marion County
Recent News About Marion County
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0.9% decrease in number of Marion County households receiving food assistance benefits in 2024
Between 2023 and 2024, Marion County registered a 0.9% decrease in the number of households receiving food assistance aid.
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$3,573,220 in food assistance program for Marion County residents in 2024
Between 2023 and 2024, Marion County registered a 5.9% increase in food assistance funding, receiving $3,573,220 in 2024.
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Marion County has seen a 10.5% decrease in amount of food assistance provided since 2015
In 2024, Marion County received $3,573,220 in food stamps, compared to $3,990,286 in 2015.
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Number of Marion County households relying on food stamps shrank over last decade
In 2024, 910 Marion County households relied on food stamps, compared to 1,382 in 2015.
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Fewer Marion County residents relying on food stamps since 2015
In 2024, 1,857 Marion County residents relied on food stamps, compared to 3,052 in 2015.
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Marion County has seen 34.8% decrease in number of households relying on SNAP since 2014
In 2023, 918 Marion County households relied on food stamps, compared to 1,407 in 2014.
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Marion County has seen 41.7% decrease in number of people relying on SNAP since 2014
In 2023, 1,799 Marion County residents relied on food stamps, compared to 3,084 in 2014.
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Food assistance cost in Marion County: Down 16.3% since 2014
In 2023, Marion County received $3,373,341 in food stamps, compared to $4,032,565 in 2014.
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Marion County sees drop in food stamp grants in 2023
Between 2022 and 2023, Marion County registered a 5.6% decrease in the number of households receiving food assistance aid.
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Smaller number of Marion County residents received food assistance benefits in 2023 than previous year
Marion County reported a 6.7% decrease in residents seeking the food assistance program between 2022 and 2023.
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Marion County residents in Iowa received $3,373,341 in food assistance in 2023
Between 2022 and 2023, Marion County registered an 11.5% decrease in food assistance funding, receiving $3,373,341 in 2023.
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Men make up majority of population in Marion County in 2021
Of the 33,381 people living in Marion County, Iowa in 2021, 49.6% (16,549) were women and 50.4% (16,832) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by South DSM News.
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29.5 percent fewer Marion County residents receiving food assistance since 2011
In 2021, 2,052 residents in Marion County participated in Iowa's Food Assistance Program compared to 2,909 residents in 2011.
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Food assistance amounts increase in Marion County since 2011
In 2021, the Iowa Food Assistance Program allocated $5,470,035 to Marion County compared to $4,298,493 in 2011.
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Marion County saw a 21.6% decrease in households receiving food assistance since 2011
In 2021, 1,004 households in Marion County participated in Iowa's Food Assistance Program compared to 1,280 households in 2011, according to the Iowa Business Daily's analysis of the Iowa Department of Human Services.
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Fewer Marion County residents received food assistance benefits in 2021
Marion County saw a 1.8 percent decrease in the number of residents who participated in Iowa's Food Assistance Program from 2020 to 2021, according to a Marion Guide analysis of data from the state's Department of Human Services.
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Marion County residents receive $4,273,846 in food assistance benefits in 2021
Marion County saw a 42.3 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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Fewer Marion County households received food assistance benefits in 2021
Marion County saw a 1.3 percent decrease in the number of households participating in Iowa's Food Assistance Program from 2020 to 2021.
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22.1 percent fewer Marion County residents receiving food assistance since 2011
In 2020, 2,267 residents in Marion County participated in Iowa's Food Assistance Program compared to 2,909 residents in 2011.
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Food assistance amounts decrease in Marion County since 2011
In 2020, the Iowa Food Assistance Program allocated $4,273,846 to Marion County compared to $4,298,493 in 2011.