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Van Buren County saw a 24% decrease in households receiving food assistance since 2011

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In 2021, 311 households in Van Buren County participated in Iowa's Food Assistance Program compared to 409 households in 2011, according to the Iowa Business Daily's analysis of the Iowa Department of Human Services.

This equates to a 24 percent decrease in household participation over 10 years.

As part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's larger Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, qualified Iowans receive financial assistance in the form of Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards that can be used to buy groceries.

Since 2011, $12,428,901 has been allocated for Van Buren County as part of the Iowa Food Assistance Program.

Iowa Food Assistance Program from 2011 to 2021

CountyNumber of Households (2021)Number of Households (2011)Percent change
Osceola1781667.2
Audubon2232125.2
Mitchell259276-6.2
Taylor270297-9.1
Adams152192-20.8
Grundy258299-13.7
Ida235276-14.9
Bremer519560-7.3
Ringgold214261-18
Fremont335384-12.8
Jones715766-6.7
Pocahontas274331-17.2
Lyon185246-24.8
Franklin363424-14.4
Guthrie375436-14
Worth239305-21.6
Kossuth451524-13.9
Palo Alto295369-20.1
Plymouth514593-13.3
Calhoun327407-19.7
Sac267348-23.3
Sioux482566-14.8
Greene439528-16.9
Mills477571-16.5
O'Brien403497-18.9
Shelby409504-18.8
Emmet355452-21.5
Van Buren311409-24
Adair265364-27.2
Hancock292393-25.7
Monona398500-20.4
Butler429535-19.8
Carroll696805-13.5
Cherokee341450-24.2
Davis251360-30.3
Keokuk479590-18.8
Floyd777888-12.5
Winnebago339451-24.8
Humboldt323439-26.4
Iowa400517-22.6
Cass701821-14.6
Wayne267392-31.9
Monroe315441-28.6
Dickinson490628-22
Clayton498637-21.8
Delaware487633-23.1
Madison376522-28
Chickasaw288435-33.8
Howard277429-35.4
Hardin716878-18.5
Wright516683-24.5
Buchanan663831-20.2
Winneshiek386559-30.9
Tama607781-22.3
Harrison589770-23.5
Poweshiek593779-23.9
Cedar440627-29.8
Crawford613808-24.1
Montgomery655854-23.3
Lucas424635-33.2
Union727941-22.7
Fayette1,0701,286-16.8
Clay662903-26.7
Hamilton472726-35
Page7511,007-25.4
Clarke477733-34.9
Benton8311,092-23.9
Louisa367639-42.6
Buena Vista682958-28.8
Marion1,0041,280-21.6
Decatur427727-41.3
Appanoose8241,128-27
Jackson8171,126-27.4
Washington7391,053-29.8
Allamakee409727-43.7
Warren1,1221,486-24.5
Dallas1,3161,704-22.8
Jasper1,6562,047-19.1
Henry9411,362-30.9
Jefferson9721,402-30.7
Boone8051,258-36
Webster2,3882,873-16.9
Lee2,3562,969-20.6
Johnson4,6345,304-12.6
Mahaska1,0921,871-41.6
Muscatine2,3753,212-26.1
Dubuque3,9524,846-18.4
Cerro Gordo2,2143,185-30.5
Des Moines2,7903,865-27.8
Pottawattamie6,1157,195-15
Marshall1,8462,935-37.1
Story2,1623,288-34.2
Black Hawk8,0149,181-12.7
Clinton3,0544,272-28.5
Wapello2,6623,932-32.3
Woodbury5,9537,938-25
Linn10,86112,977-16.3
Scott11,10314,255-22.1
Polk26,57930,468-12.8

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