Cory Turner, State-Operated Facilities Director of the Iowa Health & Human Services | LinkedIn
Cory Turner, State-Operated Facilities Director of the Iowa Health & Human Services | LinkedIn
In 2024, the county received a total of $8,459,973 worth of benefits provided by SNAP, compared to $8,059,945 in 2015.
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provides monthly benefits to help low-income households buy food. The program is federally funded and administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Qualified recipients in the program are eligible to receive financial assistance in the form of Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards, which can then be used to buy selected groceries. The amount of benefits depends on the net income and household size.
Statewide, Polk County recorded the highest total of food assistance benefits, amounting to $106,299,625 in 2024.
Overall, Lee County registered 4,216 people across 2,126 households receiving food stamps in 2024. In 2015, there were 6,081 residents assisted by the program living in 2,916 households.
Since 2015, $86,647,228 has been allocated to Lee County as part of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
SNAP Funding Among Iowa Counties in 2024
| County | Amount Allocated (2015) | Amount Allocated (2024) | % change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adair | $936,752 | $878,158 | -6.3% |
| Adams | $513,122 | $533,400 | 4% |
| Allamakee | $1,717,601 | $1,498,961 | -12.7% |
| Appanoose | $2,628,524 | $2,553,770 | -2.8% |
| Audubon | $615,981 | $697,008 | 13.2% |
| Benton | $2,675,025 | $3,013,825 | 12.7% |
| Black Hawk | $26,653,275 | $28,794,205 | 8% |
| Boone | $3,310,324 | $2,692,830 | -18.7% |
| Bremer | $1,596,412 | $1,666,730 | 4.4% |
| Buchanan | $2,123,958 | $2,197,177 | 3.4% |
| Buena Vista | $3,271,946 | $3,745,304 | 14.5% |
| Butler | $1,629,734 | $1,414,580 | -13.2% |
| Calhoun | $1,035,958 | $1,178,625 | 13.8% |
| Carroll | $2,236,608 | $2,327,039 | 4% |
| Cass | $2,196,508 | $2,500,567 | 13.8% |
| Cedar | $1,758,711 | $1,467,910 | -16.5% |
| Cerro Gordo | $7,111,517 | $7,424,651 | 4.4% |
| Cherokee | $1,276,789 | $1,292,357 | 1.2% |
| Chickasaw | $1,132,776 | $849,652 | -25% |
| Clarke | $1,680,907 | $1,461,411 | -13.1% |
| Clay | $2,141,787 | $2,296,410 | 7.2% |
| Clayton | $1,476,353 | $1,506,236 | 2% |
| Clinton | $11,550,398 | $11,272,300 | -2.4% |
| Crawford | $2,504,356 | $2,194,357 | -12.4% |
| Dallas | $5,141,964 | $7,078,292 | 37.7% |
| Davis | $865,664 | $894,028 | 3.3% |
| Decatur | $1,737,095 | $1,419,001 | -18.3% |
| Delaware | $1,548,556 | $1,573,378 | 1.6% |
| Des Moines | $10,192,988 | $10,340,710 | 1.4% |
| Dickinson | $1,451,688 | $1,760,473 | 21.3% |
| Dubuque | $14,666,572 | $15,011,402 | 2.4% |
| Emmet | $1,383,867 | $1,353,614 | -2.2% |
| Fayette | $3,191,293 | $3,345,641 | 4.8% |
| Floyd | $2,653,839 | $2,761,979 | 4.1% |
| Franklin | $1,345,144 | $1,335,831 | -0.7% |
| Fremont | $1,158,479 | $1,099,981 | -5% |
| Greene | $1,656,114 | $1,649,617 | -0.4% |
| Grundy | $775,343 | $1,040,467 | 34.2% |
| Guthrie | $1,278,770 | $1,226,701 | -4.1% |
| Hamilton | $2,077,059 | $1,681,703 | -19% |
| Hancock | $878,836 | $990,099 | 12.7% |
| Hardin | $2,351,777 | $2,322,527 | -1.2% |
| Harrison | $2,012,485 | $2,056,569 | 2.2% |
| Henry | $3,283,393 | $3,331,740 | 1.5% |
| Howard | $941,614 | $950,065 | 0.9% |
| Humboldt | $1,038,456 | $1,007,766 | -3% |
| Ida | $783,751 | $884,919 | 12.9% |
| Iowa | $1,269,142 | $1,291,976 | 1.8% |
| Jackson | $2,921,316 | $2,840,943 | -2.8% |
| Jasper | $6,032,342 | $5,732,094 | -5% |
| Jefferson | $2,894,728 | $2,880,009 | -0.5% |
| Johnson | $15,075,777 | $19,968,427 | 32.5% |
| Jones | $2,327,285 | $2,205,756 | -5.2% |
| Keokuk | $1,418,555 | $1,614,589 | 13.8% |
| Kossuth | $1,363,343 | $1,661,188 | 21.8% |
| Lee | $8,059,945 | $8,459,973 | 5% |
| Linn | $36,098,009 | $43,746,208 | 21.2% |
| Louisa | $1,476,642 | $1,326,658 | -10.2% |
| Lucas | $1,642,393 | $1,605,494 | -2.2% |
| Lyon | $678,206 | $777,058 | 14.6% |
| Madison | $1,650,709 | $1,261,046 | -23.6% |
| Mahaska | $4,163,825 | $3,675,642 | -11.7% |
| Marion | $3,990,286 | $3,573,220 | -10.5% |
| Marshall | $7,838,919 | $7,659,875 | -2.3% |
| Mills | $1,928,865 | $1,888,851 | -2.1% |
| Mitchell | $755,410 | $818,772 | 8.4% |
| Monona | $1,369,684 | $1,447,270 | 5.7% |
| Monroe | $1,147,607 | $927,484 | -19.2% |
| Montgomery | $2,209,537 | $2,265,196 | 2.5% |
| Muscatine | $9,269,773 | $8,779,512 | -5.3% |
| Osceola | $531,838 | $633,630 | 19.1% |
| Page | $2,624,261 | $2,491,990 | -5% |
| Palo Alto | $1,012,715 | $1,056,217 | 4.3% |
| Plymouth | $1,909,516 | $2,278,624 | 19.3% |
| Pocahontas | $1,041,031 | $1,092,434 | 4.9% |
| Polk | $98,363,692 | $106,299,625 | 8.1% |
| Pottawattamie | $21,787,870 | $21,651,635 | -0.6% |
| Poweshiek | $1,728,246 | $1,940,121 | 12.3% |
| Ringgold | $711,697 | $759,569 | 6.7% |
| Sac | $1,056,184 | $1,011,262 | -4.3% |
| Scott | $45,762,384 | $42,734,077 | -6.6% |
| Shelby | $1,325,120 | $1,327,413 | 0.2% |
| Sioux | $1,861,251 | $1,969,337 | 5.8% |
| Story | $7,998,341 | $8,344,095 | 4.3% |
| Tama | $2,384,386 | $2,386,722 | 0.1% |
| Taylor | $930,726 | $806,210 | -13.4% |
| Union | $2,367,572 | $2,596,112 | 9.7% |
| Van Buren | $970,749 | $1,091,768 | 12.5% |
| Wapello | $9,088,157 | $10,191,130 | 12.1% |
| Warren | $4,587,129 | $4,148,114 | -9.6% |
| Washington | $2,654,108 | $2,553,991 | -3.8% |
| Wayne | $1,048,750 | $1,056,017 | 0.7% |
| Webster | $8,327,147 | $8,488,094 | 1.9% |
| Winnebago | $1,259,596 | $1,112,981 | -11.6% |
| Winneshiek | $1,232,518 | $1,230,253 | -0.2% |
| Woodbury | $24,813,917 | $24,916,490 | 0.4% |
| Worth | $726,234 | $796,474 | 9.7% |
| Wright | $2,054,040 | $1,594,795 | -22.4% |
| Total for Iowa | $513,319,148 | $533,540,387 | 3% |
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