Dubuque Times

Jackson County received $3,229,823 in Food Assistance Program funding in 2021 for 1,713 program recipients, according to a Nodaway Valley Today analysis of data from Iowa's Department of Human Services.

This is a 42.3 percent increase from 2020, when 1,820 recipients received $2,269,360.

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 Jackson County Food Assistance Program Participants 2012-2021

Year	Amount Allocated
2012	$3,703,563
2013	$3,566,665
2014	$3,196,810
2015	$2,921,316
2016	$2,802,878
2017	$2,350,769
2018	$2,335,017
2019	$2,269,360
2020	$3,229,823
2021	$4,453,075