Dubuque County
Recent News About Dubuque County
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0.4% increase in number of Dubuque County residents receiving food assistance benefits in 2024
Dubuque County reported a 0.4% increase in the number of residents seeking the food assistance program between 2023 and 2024.
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Fewer households receiving food stamps in Dubuque County during 2024 than previous year
Between 2023 and 2024, Dubuque County registered a 1.4% decrease in the number of households receiving food assistance aid.
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Dubuque County sees a growth in food assistance during 2024 compared to 2023
Between 2023 and 2024, Dubuque County registered a 1.8% increase in food assistance funding, receiving $15,011,402 in 2024.
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Dubuque County has seen a 2.4% increase in amount of food assistance provided since 2015
In 2024, Dubuque County received $15,011,402 in food stamps, compared to $14,666,572 in 2015.
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Number of Dubuque County households relying on food stamps shrank over last decade
In 2024, 3,650 Dubuque County households relied on food stamps, compared to 5,269 in 2015.
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Fewer Dubuque County residents relying on food stamps since 2015
In 2024, 7,420 Dubuque County residents relied on food stamps, compared to 10,984 in 2015.
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Dubuque County has seen 31.8% decrease in number of households relying on SNAP since 2014
In 2023, 3,703 Dubuque County households relied on food stamps, compared to 5,430 in 2014.
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Dubuque County has seen 33.7% decrease in number of people relying on SNAP since 2014
In 2023, 7,394 Dubuque County residents relied on food stamps, compared to 11,147 in 2014.
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Less money allocated to food stamps for Dubuque County since 2014
In 2023, Dubuque County received $14,745,978 in food stamps, compared to $14,819,536 in 2014.
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Dubuque County sees drop in food stamp grants in 2023
Between 2022 and 2023, Dubuque County registered a 5.3% decrease in the number of households receiving food assistance aid.
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7,394 Dubuque County residents received food assistance benefits in 2023
Dubuque County reported a 6.5% decrease in residents seeking the food assistance program between 2022 and 2023.
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Food assistance for Dubuque County residents reach $14,745,978 in 2023
Between 2022 and 2023, Dubuque County registered a 10.3% decrease in food assistance funding, receiving $14,745,978 in 2023.
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Census Bureau: More women than men in Dubuque County in 2021
Of the 98,687 people living in Dubuque County, Iowa in 2021, 50.8% (50,124) were women and 49.2% (48,563) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by Dubuque Times.
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21 percent fewer Dubuque County residents receiving food assistance since 2011
In 2021, 8,155 residents in Dubuque County participated in Iowa's Food Assistance Program compared to 10,318 residents in 2011.
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Food assistance amounts increase in Dubuque County since 2011
In 2021, the Iowa Food Assistance Program allocated $21,876,299 to Dubuque County compared to $15,227,580 in 2011.
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Dubuque County saw a 18.4% decrease in households receiving food assistance since 2011
In 2021, 3,952 households in Dubuque County participated in Iowa's Food Assistance Program compared to 4,846 households in 2011, according to the Iowa Business Daily's analysis of the Iowa Department of Human Services.
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Fewer Dubuque County residents received food assistance benefits in 2021
Dubuque County saw a 3.6 percent decrease in the number of residents who participated in Iowa's Food Assistance Program from 2020 to 2021, according to a Dubuque Guide analysis of data from the state's Department of Human Services.
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Fewer Dubuque County households received food assistance benefits in 2021
Dubuque County saw a 2 percent decrease in the number of households participating in Iowa's Food Assistance Program from 2020 to 2021.
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Dubuque County residents receive $16,898,587 in food assistance benefits in 2021
Dubuque County saw a 36.9 percent increase in the amount of money allocated through Iowa's Food Assistance Program from 2020 to 2021, according to a Nodaway Valley Today analysis of the state's Department of Human Services.
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13.8 percent fewer Dubuque County residents receiving food assistance since 2011
In 2020, 8,890 residents in Dubuque County participated in Iowa's Food Assistance Program compared to 10,318 residents in 2011.