Benton County
Recent News About Benton County
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1,552 Benton County residents received food assistance benefits in 2024
Benton County reported a 1.3% decrease in the number of residents seeking the food assistance program between 2023 and 2024.
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Iowa allocated $3,013,825 in food assistance program for Benton County residents in 2024
Benton County saw a 1.4% increase in the amount of money allocated for food assistance from 2023 to 2024.
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1.9% decrease in number of Benton County households receiving food assistance benefits in 2024
Benton County reported a 1.9% decrease in the number of households receiving food stamps between 2023 and 2024.
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Food assistance in Benton County up 12.7% since 2015
In 2024, Benton County received $3,013,825 in food stamps, compared to $2,675,025 in 2015.
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Number of Benton County households relying on food stamps shrank over last decade
In 2024, 786 Benton County households relied on food stamps, compared to 993 in 2015.
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Fewer Benton County residents relying on food stamps since 2015
In 2024, 1,552 Benton County residents relied on food stamps, compared to 2,162 in 2015.
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Number of Benton County households relying on food stamps shrank over last decade
In 2023, 801 Benton County households relied on food stamps, compared to 1,024 in 2014.
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Number of Benton County residents relying on food stamps shrank over last decade
In 2023, 1,572 Benton County residents relied on food stamps, compared to 2,252 in 2014.
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8.7% increase in amount of food assistance provided in Benton County over last decade
In 2023, Benton County received $2,972,110 in food stamps, compared to $2,734,564 in 2014.
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Smaller number of Benton County households received food assistance benefits in 2023 than previous year
Between 2022 and 2023, Benton County registered a 3.8% decrease in the number of households receiving food assistance aid.
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Benton County sees drop in food stamp grants in 2023
Between 2022 and 2023, Benton County registered a 4.3% decrease in people applying for food assistance.
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Food assistance for Benton County residents reach $2,972,110 in 2023
Between 2022 and 2023, Benton County registered a 10.1% decrease in food assistance funding, receiving $2,972,110 in 2023.
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Food assistance amounts increase in Benton County since 2011
In 2021, the Iowa Food Assistance Program allocated $4,421,039 to Benton County compared to $3,558,883 in 2011.
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33.8 percent fewer Benton County residents receiving food assistance since 2011
In 2021, 1,639 residents in Benton County participated in Iowa's Food Assistance Program compared to 2,474 residents in 2011.
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Benton County saw a 23.9% decrease in households receiving food assistance since 2011
In 2021, 831 households in Benton County participated in Iowa's Food Assistance Program compared to 1,092 households in 2011, according to the Iowa Business Daily's analysis of the Iowa Department of Human Services.
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More Benton County households received food assistance benefits in 2021
Benton County saw a 1.6 percent increase in the number of households participating in Iowa's Food Assistance Program from 2020 to 2021.
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Fewer Benton County residents received food assistance benefits in 2021
Benton County saw a 1.3 percent decrease in the number of residents who participated in Iowa's Food Assistance Program from 2020 to 2021, according to a Benton Guide analysis of data from the state's Department of Human Services.
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Benton County residents receive $3,273,232 in food assistance benefits in 2021
Benton County saw a 46.5 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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Food assistance amounts decrease in Benton County since 2011
In 2020, the Iowa Food Assistance Program allocated $3,273,232 to Benton County compared to $3,558,883 in 2011.
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31.9 percent fewer Benton County residents receiving food assistance since 2011
In 2020, 1,686 residents in Benton County participated in Iowa's Food Assistance Program compared to 2,474 residents in 2011.