Lee County
Recent News About Lee County
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4.3% decrease in number of Lee County residents receiving food assistance benefits in 2024
Between 2023 and 2024, Lee County registered a 4.3% decrease in the number of people applying for food assistance.
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4.6% decrease in number of Lee County households receiving food assistance benefits in 2024
Between 2023 and 2024, Lee County registered a 4.6% decrease in the number of households receiving food assistance aid.
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Food assistance for Lee County residents reach $8,459,973 in 2024
Lee County saw a 2.6% decrease in the amount of money allocated for food assistance from 2023 to 2024.
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Food assistance cost in Lee County: Up 5% since 2015
In 2024, Lee County received $8,459,973 in food stamps, compared to $8,059,945 in 2015.
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Lee County has seen 27.1% decrease in number of households relying on SNAP since 2015
In 2024, 2,126 Lee County households relied on food stamps, compared to 2,916 in 2015.
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Fewer Lee County residents relying on food stamps since 2015
In 2024, 4,216 Lee County residents relied on food stamps, compared to 6,081 in 2015.
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Fewer Lee County households relying on food stamps since 2014
In 2023, 2,228 Lee County households relied on food stamps, compared to 3,192 in 2014.
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Food assistance use in Lee County: Down 33.3% since 2014
In 2023, 4,405 Lee County residents relied on food stamps, compared to 6,608 in 2014.
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Lee County has seen a 0.8% decrease in amount of food assistance provided since 2014
In 2023, Lee County received $8,688,238 in food stamps, compared to $8,755,167 in 2014.
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Lee County sees drop in food stamp grants in 2023
Lee County reported a 4.1% decrease in the number of households receiving food stamps between 2022 and 2023.
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Lee County sees drop in food stamp grants in 2023
Between 2022 and 2023, Lee County registered a 4.8% decrease in people applying for food assistance.
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Lee County residents in Iowa received $8,688,238 in food assistance in 2023
Between 2022 and 2023, Lee County registered a 9.9% decrease in food assistance funding, receiving $8,688,238 in 2023.
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26.6 percent fewer Lee County residents receiving food assistance since 2011
In 2021, 4,726 residents in Lee County participated in Iowa's Food Assistance Program compared to 6,439 residents in 2011.
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Food assistance amounts increase in Lee County since 2011
In 2021, the Iowa Food Assistance Program allocated $12,753,237 to Lee County compared to $9,497,359 in 2011.
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Lee County saw a 20.6% decrease in households receiving food assistance since 2011
In 2021, 2,356 households in Lee County participated in Iowa's Food Assistance Program compared to 2,969 households in 2011, according to the Iowa Business Daily's analysis of the Iowa Department of Human Services.
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Lee County residents receive $9,653,775 in food assistance benefits in 2021
Lee County saw a 35.3 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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Fewer Lee County residents received food assistance benefits in 2021
Lee County saw a 5.3 percent decrease in the number of residents who participated in Iowa's Food Assistance Program from 2020 to 2021, according to a Lee Guide analysis of data from the state's Department of Human Services.
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Fewer Lee County households received food assistance benefits in 2021
Lee County saw a 3.6 percent decrease in the number of households participating in Iowa's Food Assistance Program from 2020 to 2021.
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Food assistance amounts increase in Lee County since 2011
In 2020, the Iowa Food Assistance Program allocated $9,653,775 to Lee County compared to $9,497,359 in 2011.
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21.6 percent fewer Lee County residents receiving food assistance since 2011
In 2020, 5,051 residents in Lee County participated in Iowa's Food Assistance Program compared to 6,439 residents in 2011.