River Bend Times

Clinton County saw a 2.1 percent decrease in the number of residents who participated in Iowa's Food Assistance Program from 2020 to 2021, according to a Clinton Guide analysis of data from the state's Department of Human Services.

In 2021, 6,569 recipients (3,345 households) in Clinton County participated in the Program compared to 6,713 recipients (3,383 households) in 2020.

Overall, $12,788,819 in food assistance payments were allocated to Clinton County recipients in 2021.

In 2020, $9,154,830 was allocated for Clinton County program participants.

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.

Number of Food Assistance Program Participants in Clinton County 2012-2021

Year	Number of recipients
2012	8,965
2013	9,131
2014	8,888
2015	8,513
2016	8,152
2017	7,736
2018	7,137
2019	6,713
2020	6,569
2021	6,012