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Clinton County residents receive $12,788,819 in food assistance benefits in 2020

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Clinton County received $12,788,819 in Food Assistance Program funding in 2020 for 6,569 program recipients, according to a Nodaway Valley Today analysis of data from Iowa's Department of Human Services.

This is a 39.7 percent increase from 2019, when 6,713 recipients received $9,154,830.

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 Clinton County Food Assistance Program Participants 2011-2020

YearAmount Allocated
2011$13,002,337
2012$13,171,051
2013$12,952,195
2014$12,015,925
2015$11,550,398
2016$11,108,882
2017$9,418,846
2018$9,488,013
2019$9,154,830
2020$12,788,819

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