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Fewer Boone County residents received food assistance benefits in 2021

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Boone County saw a 6 percent decrease in the number of residents who participated in Iowa's Food Assistance Program from 2020 to 2021, according to a Boone Guide analysis of data from the state's Department of Human Services.

In 2021, 1,751 recipients (892 households) in Boone County participated in the Program compared to 1,863 recipients (933 households) in 2020.

Overall, $3,339,507 in food assistance payments were allocated to Boone County recipients in 2021.

In 2020, $2,388,082 was allocated for Boone 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 Boone County 2012-2021

YearNumber of recipients
20122,869
20132,876
20142,646
20152,497
20162,456
20172,232
20182,071
20191,863
20201,751
20211,597

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