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Marion County residents receive $4,273,846 in food assistance benefits in 2021

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Marion County received $4,273,846 in Food Assistance Program funding in 2021 for 2,267 program recipients, according to a Nodaway Valley Today analysis of data from Iowa's Department of Human Services.

This is a 42.3 percent increase from 2020, when 2,308 recipients received $3,004,119.

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 Marion County Food Assistance Program Participants 2012-2021

YearAmount Allocated
2012$4,564,257
2013$4,555,180
2014$4,032,565
2015$3,990,286
2016$3,941,945
2017$3,332,637
2018$3,409,107
2019$3,004,119
2020$4,273,846
2021$5,470,035

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