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Dubuque County residents receive $16,898,587 in food assistance benefits in 2021

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Dubuque County received $16,898,587 in Food Assistance Program funding in 2021 for 8,890 program recipients, according to a Nodaway Valley Today analysis of data from Iowa's Department of Human Services.

This is a 36.9 percent increase from 2020, when 9,224 recipients received $12,345,005.

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 Dubuque County Food Assistance Program Participants 2012-2021

YearAmount Allocated
2012$15,510,242
2013$15,482,201
2014$14,819,536
2015$14,666,572
2016$14,587,706
2017$12,650,686
2018$12,627,501
2019$12,345,005
2020$16,898,587
2021$21,876,299

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