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Fewer Dickinson County households received food assistance benefits in 2020

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Dickinson County saw a 4.4 percent decrease in the number of households participating in Iowa's Food Assistance Program from 2019 to 2020, according to a Dickinson County Guide analysis of data from the state's Department of Human Services.

In 2020, 541 households (996 residents) in Dickinson County participated in the Program compared to 566 households (1,061 residents) in 2019.

Overall, $1,898,321 in food assistance payments were allocated to Dickinson County households in 2020.

In 2019, $1,282,488 was allocated for Dickinson 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.

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

YearNumber of households
2011628
2012659
2013710
2014660
2015619
2016612
2017610
2018595
2019566
2020541

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