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Fewer Guthrie County residents received food assistance benefits in 2020

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Guthrie County saw a 3.6 percent decrease in the number of residents who participated in Iowa's Food Assistance Program from 2019 to 2020, according to a Guthrie Guide analysis of data from the state's Department of Human Services.

In 2020, 842 recipients (398 households) in Guthrie County participated in the Program compared to 873 recipients (396 households) in 2019.

Overall, $1,590,729 in food assistance payments were allocated to Guthrie County recipients in 2020.

In 2019, $1,087,573 was allocated for Guthrie 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 Guthrie County 2011-2020

YearNumber of recipients
20111,052
20121,147
20131,243
20141,150
20151,087
20161,046
2017984
2018931
2019873
2020842

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