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Fewer Clay County households received food assistance benefits in 2020

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Clay County saw a 3.3 percent decrease in the number of households participating in Iowa's Food Assistance Program from 2019 to 2020, according to a Clay County Guide analysis of data from the state's Department of Human Services.

In 2020, 711 households (1,400 residents) in Clay County participated in the Program compared to 735 households (1,448 residents) in 2019.

Overall, $2,631,816 in food assistance payments were allocated to Clay County households in 2020.

In 2019, $1,704,151 was allocated for Clay County households in the Program.

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.

Clay County Households Participating in Iowa's Food Assistance Program 2011-2020

YearNumber of households
2011902
2012943
2013972
2014923
2015875
2016835
2017823
2018794
2019735
2020711

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