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Fewer Crawford County households received food assistance benefits in 2021

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Crawford County saw a 6.3 percent decrease in the number of households participating in Iowa's Food Assistance Program from 2020 to 2021, according to a Crawford County Guide analysis of data from the state's Department of Human Services.

In 2021, 674 households (1,503 residents) in Crawford County participated in the Program compared to 719 households (1,623 residents) in 2020.

Overall, $2,825,770 in food assistance payments were allocated to Crawford County households in 2021.

In 2020, $2,111,037 was allocated for Crawford County households in the Program.

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.

Crawford County Households Participating in Iowa's Food Assistance Program 2020-2021

YearNumber of households
2012889
2013902
2014869
2015831
2016812
2017828
2018789
2019719
2020674
2021613

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