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Lyon County has seen a 2.5% decrease in amount of food assistance provided since 2014

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Cory Turner, State-Operated Facilities Director of the Iowa Health & Human Services | LinkedIn

Cory Turner, State-Operated Facilities Director of the Iowa Health & Human Services | LinkedIn

Lyon County saw a 2.5% decrease 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 $707,966 worth of benefits provided by SNAP, compared to $725,983 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, Lyon County registered 421 people across 174 households receiving food stamps in 2023. In 2014, there were 714 residents assisted by the program living in 262 households.

Since 2014, $7,216,629 has been allocated to Lyon County as part of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

Annual Lyon County Food Assistance Funding (2014-2023)

2023202220212020201920182017201620152014$707,966$707,966$826,865$826,865$1,106,638$1,106,638$833,070$833,070$530,990$530,990$556,432$556,432$583,241$583,241$667,238$667,238$678,206$678,206$725,983$725,983

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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