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Johnson County residents receive $19,665,591 in food assistance benefits in 2020

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Johnson County received $19,665,591 in Food Assistance Program funding in 2020 for 10,208 program recipients, according to a Nodaway Valley Today analysis of data from Iowa's Department of Human Services.

This is a 41.9 percent increase from 2019, when 10,202 recipients received $13,857,764.

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 Johnson County Food Assistance Program Participants 2011-2020

YearAmount Allocated
2011$16,825,032
2012$17,824,720
2013$17,296,104
2014$15,233,423
2015$15,075,777
2016$15,029,401
2017$13,154,741
2018$13,928,596
2019$13,857,764
2020$19,665,591

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