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Carroll County residents receive $2,920,878 in food assistance benefits in 2021

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Carroll County received $2,920,878 in Food Assistance Program funding in 2021 for 1,541 program recipients, according to a Nodaway Valley Today analysis of data from Iowa's Department of Human Services.

This is a 46.4 percent increase from 2020, when 1,583 recipients received $1,995,710.

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 Carroll County Food Assistance Program Participants 2012-2021

YearAmount Allocated
2012$2,528,905
2013$2,379,743
2014$2,221,091
2015$2,236,608
2016$2,232,287
2017$1,931,448
2018$2,045,342
2019$1,995,710
2020$2,920,878
2021$3,695,037

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