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
In 2023, the county received a total of $625,960 worth of benefits provided by SNAP, compared to $560,257 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, Osceola County registered 352 people across 170 households receiving food stamps in 2023. In 2014, there were 485 residents assisted by the program living in 217 households.
Since 2014, $6,043,386 has been allocated to Osceola County as part of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
Annual Osceola County Food Assistance Funding (2014-2023)
SNAP Funding Among Iowa Counties in 2023
| County | Amount 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 | $641,591 | 15% |
| Benton | $2,972,110 | $2,734,564 | 8% |
| Black Hawk | $28,424,619 | $26,924,553 | 5% |
| Boone | $2,670,437 | $3,492,103 | -24% |
| Bremer | $1,789,264 | $1,648,291 | 8% |
| Buchanan | $1,988,474 | $2,116,145 | -7% |
| Buena Vista | $3,281,676 | $3,529,516 | -8% |
| Butler | $1,472,603 | $1,471,646 | 0% |
| Calhoun | $1,253,406 | $1,080,717 | 15% |
| Carroll | $2,296,486 | $2,221,091 | 3% |
| Cass | $2,457,977 | $2,214,738 | 10% |
| 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 | $1,563,495 | 1% |
| Clinton | $11,367,546 | $12,015,925 | -6% |
| Crawford | $2,083,876 | $2,541,993 | -19% |
| Dallas | $6,133,121 | $5,319,176 | 15% |
| 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 | $1,588,443 | 5% |
| Dubuque | $14,745,978 | $14,819,536 | -1% |
| Emmet | $1,356,830 | $1,445,309 | -7% |
| Fayette | $3,426,105 | $3,153,971 | 8% |
| Floyd | $2,723,107 | $2,722,196 | 0% |
| 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 | $799,735 | 29% |
| Guthrie | $1,303,095 | $1,335,554 | -3% |
| Hamilton | $1,647,339 | $2,148,458 | -24% |
| Hancock | $1,049,993 | $974,944 | 7% |
| 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 | $778,676 | 7% |
| 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 | $15,233,423 | 26% |
| Jones | $2,255,141 | $2,305,514 | -3% |
| Keokuk | $1,657,533 | $1,478,334 | 12% |
| Kossuth | $1,706,232 | $1,402,351 | 21% |
| Lee | $8,688,238 | $8,755,167 | -1% |
| Linn | $42,386,851 | $35,308,422 | 20% |
| 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 | $810,636 | 10% |
| Monona | $1,503,201 | $1,431,008 | 5% |
| 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 | $560,257 | 11% |
| Page | $2,410,509 | $2,712,500 | -12% |
| Palo Alto | $927,704 | $1,015,563 | -9% |
| Plymouth | $2,061,676 | $1,992,840 | 3% |
| Pocahontas | $1,011,630 | $1,101,376 | -9% |
| Polk | $101,313,004 | $100,198,349 | 1% |
| Pottawattamie | $21,516,660 | $22,307,736 | -4% |
| Poweshiek | $2,073,982 | $1,817,289 | 14% |
| Ringgold | $730,548 | $696,865 | 4% |
| 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 | $1,946,661 | 0% |
| 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 | $2,341,022 | 9% |
| Van Buren | $1,121,120 | $1,018,829 | 10% |
| Wapello | $9,836,232 | $9,548,292 | 3% |
| 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 | $8,418,872 | 3% |
| Winnebago | $1,208,499 | $1,298,088 | -7% |
| Winneshiek | $1,313,997 | $1,238,573 | 6% |
| 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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