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 2024, the county received a total of $2,692,830 worth of benefits provided by SNAP, compared to $3,310,324 in 2015.
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provides monthly benefits to help low-income households buy food. The program is federally funded and administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Qualified recipients in the program are eligible to receive financial assistance in the form of Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards, which can then 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 $106,299,625 in 2024.
Overall, Boone County registered 1,354 people across 696 households receiving food stamps in 2024. In 2015, there were 2,497 residents assisted by the program living in 1,187 households.
Since 2015, $30,476,269 has been allocated to Boone County as part of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
SNAP Funding Among Iowa Counties in 2024
| County | Amount Allocated (2015) | Amount Allocated (2024) | % change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adair | $936,752 | $878,158 | -6.3% |
| Adams | $513,122 | $533,400 | 4% |
| Allamakee | $1,717,601 | $1,498,961 | -12.7% |
| Appanoose | $2,628,524 | $2,553,770 | -2.8% |
| Audubon | $615,981 | $697,008 | 13.2% |
| Benton | $2,675,025 | $3,013,825 | 12.7% |
| Black Hawk | $26,653,275 | $28,794,205 | 8% |
| Boone | $3,310,324 | $2,692,830 | -18.7% |
| Bremer | $1,596,412 | $1,666,730 | 4.4% |
| Buchanan | $2,123,958 | $2,197,177 | 3.4% |
| Buena Vista | $3,271,946 | $3,745,304 | 14.5% |
| Butler | $1,629,734 | $1,414,580 | -13.2% |
| Calhoun | $1,035,958 | $1,178,625 | 13.8% |
| Carroll | $2,236,608 | $2,327,039 | 4% |
| Cass | $2,196,508 | $2,500,567 | 13.8% |
| Cedar | $1,758,711 | $1,467,910 | -16.5% |
| Cerro Gordo | $7,111,517 | $7,424,651 | 4.4% |
| Cherokee | $1,276,789 | $1,292,357 | 1.2% |
| Chickasaw | $1,132,776 | $849,652 | -25% |
| Clarke | $1,680,907 | $1,461,411 | -13.1% |
| Clay | $2,141,787 | $2,296,410 | 7.2% |
| Clayton | $1,476,353 | $1,506,236 | 2% |
| Clinton | $11,550,398 | $11,272,300 | -2.4% |
| Crawford | $2,504,356 | $2,194,357 | -12.4% |
| Dallas | $5,141,964 | $7,078,292 | 37.7% |
| Davis | $865,664 | $894,028 | 3.3% |
| Decatur | $1,737,095 | $1,419,001 | -18.3% |
| Delaware | $1,548,556 | $1,573,378 | 1.6% |
| Des Moines | $10,192,988 | $10,340,710 | 1.4% |
| Dickinson | $1,451,688 | $1,760,473 | 21.3% |
| Dubuque | $14,666,572 | $15,011,402 | 2.4% |
| Emmet | $1,383,867 | $1,353,614 | -2.2% |
| Fayette | $3,191,293 | $3,345,641 | 4.8% |
| Floyd | $2,653,839 | $2,761,979 | 4.1% |
| Franklin | $1,345,144 | $1,335,831 | -0.7% |
| Fremont | $1,158,479 | $1,099,981 | -5% |
| Greene | $1,656,114 | $1,649,617 | -0.4% |
| Grundy | $775,343 | $1,040,467 | 34.2% |
| Guthrie | $1,278,770 | $1,226,701 | -4.1% |
| Hamilton | $2,077,059 | $1,681,703 | -19% |
| Hancock | $878,836 | $990,099 | 12.7% |
| Hardin | $2,351,777 | $2,322,527 | -1.2% |
| Harrison | $2,012,485 | $2,056,569 | 2.2% |
| Henry | $3,283,393 | $3,331,740 | 1.5% |
| Howard | $941,614 | $950,065 | 0.9% |
| Humboldt | $1,038,456 | $1,007,766 | -3% |
| Ida | $783,751 | $884,919 | 12.9% |
| Iowa | $1,269,142 | $1,291,976 | 1.8% |
| Jackson | $2,921,316 | $2,840,943 | -2.8% |
| Jasper | $6,032,342 | $5,732,094 | -5% |
| Jefferson | $2,894,728 | $2,880,009 | -0.5% |
| Johnson | $15,075,777 | $19,968,427 | 32.5% |
| Jones | $2,327,285 | $2,205,756 | -5.2% |
| Keokuk | $1,418,555 | $1,614,589 | 13.8% |
| Kossuth | $1,363,343 | $1,661,188 | 21.8% |
| Lee | $8,059,945 | $8,459,973 | 5% |
| Linn | $36,098,009 | $43,746,208 | 21.2% |
| Louisa | $1,476,642 | $1,326,658 | -10.2% |
| Lucas | $1,642,393 | $1,605,494 | -2.2% |
| Lyon | $678,206 | $777,058 | 14.6% |
| Madison | $1,650,709 | $1,261,046 | -23.6% |
| Mahaska | $4,163,825 | $3,675,642 | -11.7% |
| Marion | $3,990,286 | $3,573,220 | -10.5% |
| Marshall | $7,838,919 | $7,659,875 | -2.3% |
| Mills | $1,928,865 | $1,888,851 | -2.1% |
| Mitchell | $755,410 | $818,772 | 8.4% |
| Monona | $1,369,684 | $1,447,270 | 5.7% |
| Monroe | $1,147,607 | $927,484 | -19.2% |
| Montgomery | $2,209,537 | $2,265,196 | 2.5% |
| Muscatine | $9,269,773 | $8,779,512 | -5.3% |
| Osceola | $531,838 | $633,630 | 19.1% |
| Page | $2,624,261 | $2,491,990 | -5% |
| Palo Alto | $1,012,715 | $1,056,217 | 4.3% |
| Plymouth | $1,909,516 | $2,278,624 | 19.3% |
| Pocahontas | $1,041,031 | $1,092,434 | 4.9% |
| Polk | $98,363,692 | $106,299,625 | 8.1% |
| Pottawattamie | $21,787,870 | $21,651,635 | -0.6% |
| Poweshiek | $1,728,246 | $1,940,121 | 12.3% |
| Ringgold | $711,697 | $759,569 | 6.7% |
| Sac | $1,056,184 | $1,011,262 | -4.3% |
| Scott | $45,762,384 | $42,734,077 | -6.6% |
| Shelby | $1,325,120 | $1,327,413 | 0.2% |
| Sioux | $1,861,251 | $1,969,337 | 5.8% |
| Story | $7,998,341 | $8,344,095 | 4.3% |
| Tama | $2,384,386 | $2,386,722 | 0.1% |
| Taylor | $930,726 | $806,210 | -13.4% |
| Union | $2,367,572 | $2,596,112 | 9.7% |
| Van Buren | $970,749 | $1,091,768 | 12.5% |
| Wapello | $9,088,157 | $10,191,130 | 12.1% |
| Warren | $4,587,129 | $4,148,114 | -9.6% |
| Washington | $2,654,108 | $2,553,991 | -3.8% |
| Wayne | $1,048,750 | $1,056,017 | 0.7% |
| Webster | $8,327,147 | $8,488,094 | 1.9% |
| Winnebago | $1,259,596 | $1,112,981 | -11.6% |
| Winneshiek | $1,232,518 | $1,230,253 | -0.2% |
| Woodbury | $24,813,917 | $24,916,490 | 0.4% |
| Worth | $726,234 | $796,474 | 9.7% |
| Wright | $2,054,040 | $1,594,795 | -22.4% |
| Total for Iowa | $513,319,148 | $533,540,387 | 3% |
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