Marshall County saw a 2.1% decline in residents relying on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) between 2022 and 2023, according to data from Iowa’s Department of Human Services.
In total, there were 3,926 individuals across 1,768 households assisted by the program in 2023, while 4,012 people living in 1,828 households received food stamps in 2022.
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 selected groceries. The amount of benefits depends on the net income and household size.
Overall, food assistance in Marshall County reached a total of $7,374,537 in 2023, in comparison to $8,011,512 the year before.
Statewide, Polk County registered the largest amount of people receiving food stamps, with 50,042 recipients sharing a total of $101,313,004 in benefits. Linn County came in second, with 21,206 recipients receiving a sum of $42,386,851.
Marshall County ranked 16th in Iowa.
In 2023, a total of 267,741 Iowans, living in 133,097 households received food assistance benefits, totaling $524,184,590.
Number of SNAP Participants in Marshall County (2014-2023)
SNAP Funding Among Iowa Counties in 2023
County | Total Recipients | Amount Allocated | Avg per Recipient |
---|---|---|---|
Adair | 508 | $883,872 | $1,740 |
Adams | 281 | $515,873 | $1,836 |
Allamakee | 909 | $1,596,461 | $1,756 |
Appanoose | 1,368 | $2,521,726 | $1,843 |
Audubon | 414 | $742,874 | $1,794 |
Benton | 1,572 | $2,972,110 | $1,891 |
Black Hawk | 14,412 | $28,424,619 | $1,972 |
Boone | 1,407 | $2,670,437 | $1,898 |
Bremer | 990 | $1,789,264 | $1,807 |
Buchanan | 1,143 | $1,988,474 | $1,740 |
Buena Vista | 1,726 | $3,281,676 | $1,901 |
Butler | 825 | $1,472,603 | $1,785 |
Calhoun | 698 | $1,253,406 | $1,796 |
Carroll | 1,225 | $2,296,486 | $1,875 |
Cass | 1,324 | $2,457,977 | $1,856 |
Cedar | 820 | $1,499,283 | $1,828 |
Cerro Gordo | 3,880 | $7,487,367 | $1,930 |
Cherokee | 653 | $1,171,706 | $1,794 |
Chickasaw | 515 | $857,640 | $1,665 |
Clarke | 840 | $1,546,487 | $1,841 |
Clay | 1,249 | $2,223,142 | $1,780 |
Clayton | 900 | $1,586,871 | $1,763 |
Clinton | 5,747 | $11,367,546 | $1,978 |
Crawford | 1,181 | $2,083,876 | $1,765 |
Dallas | 3,144 | $6,133,121 | $1,951 |
Davis | 471 | $880,382 | $1,869 |
Decatur | 758 | $1,370,436 | $1,808 |
Delaware | 843 | $1,522,244 | $1,806 |
Des Moines | 5,353 | $10,638,965 | $1,987 |
Dickinson | 936 | $1,670,483 | $1,785 |
Dubuque | 7,394 | $14,745,978 | $1,994 |
Emmet | 733 | $1,356,830 | $1,851 |
Fayette | 1,894 | $3,426,105 | $1,809 |
Floyd | 1,456 | $2,723,107 | $1,870 |
Franklin | 718 | $1,356,872 | $1,890 |
Fremont | 627 | $1,142,595 | $1,822 |
Greene | 895 | $1,586,874 | $1,773 |
Grundy | 578 | $1,037,525 | $1,795 |
Guthrie | 727 | $1,303,095 | $1,792 |
Hamilton | 874 | $1,647,339 | $1,885 |
Hancock | 591 | $1,049,993 | $1,777 |
Hardin | 1,323 | $2,318,220 | $1,752 |
Harrison | 1,068 | $1,969,733 | $1,844 |
Henry | 1,883 | $3,359,876 | $1,784 |
Howard | 524 | $935,555 | $1,785 |
Humboldt | 569 | $984,096 | $1,730 |
Ida | 458 | $836,165 | $1,826 |
Iowa | 700 | $1,284,708 | $1,835 |
Jackson | 1,542 | $2,870,905 | $1,862 |
Jasper | 3,052 | $5,839,547 | $1,913 |
Jefferson | 1,502 | $2,892,755 | $1,926 |
Johnson | 9,609 | $19,283,174 | $2,007 |
Jones | 1,207 | $2,255,141 | $1,868 |
Keokuk | 895 | $1,657,533 | $1,852 |
Kossuth | 903 | $1,706,232 | $1,890 |
Lee | 4,405 | $8,688,238 | $1,972 |
Linn | 21,206 | $42,386,851 | $1,999 |
Louisa | 706 | $1,297,506 | $1,838 |
Lucas | 878 | $1,645,358 | $1,874 |
Lyon | 421 | $707,966 | $1,682 |
Madison | 642 | $1,183,016 | $1,843 |
Mahaska | 1,910 | $3,613,969 | $1,892 |
Marion | 1,799 | $3,373,341 | $1,875 |
Marshall | 3,926 | $7,374,537 | $1,878 |
Mills | 933 | $1,788,699 | $1,917 |
Mitchell | 492 | $893,597 | $1,816 |
Monona | 820 | $1,503,201 | $1,833 |
Monroe | 534 | $954,239 | $1,787 |
Montgomery | 1,205 | $2,246,141 | $1,864 |
Muscatine | 4,529 | $8,760,678 | $1,934 |
O’Brien | 688 | $1,241,131 | $1,804 |
Osceola | 352 | $625,960 | $1,778 |
Page | 1,354 | $2,410,509 | $1,780 |
Palo Alto | 517 | $927,704 | $1,794 |
Plymouth | 1,122 | $2,061,676 | $1,838 |
Pocahontas | 573 | $1,011,630 | $1,765 |
Polk | 50,042 | $101,313,004 | $2,025 |
Pottawattamie | 10,847 | $21,516,660 | $1,984 |
Poweshiek | 1,089 | $2,073,982 | $1,904 |
Ringgold | 415 | $730,548 | $1,760 |
Sac | 537 | $1,015,746 | $1,892 |
Scott | 20,459 | $42,703,578 | $2,087 |
Shelby | 749 | $1,375,299 | $1,836 |
Sioux | 1,080 | $1,951,705 | $1,807 |
Story | 4,094 | $8,270,168 | $2,020 |
Tama | 1,298 | $2,418,266 | $1,863 |
Taylor | 518 | $924,891 | $1,786 |
Union | 1,379 | $2,567,843 | $1,862 |
Van Buren | 621 | $1,121,120 | $1,805 |
Wapello | 4,873 | $9,836,232 | $2,019 |
Warren | 2,032 | $3,860,016 | $1,900 |
Washington | 1,387 | $2,606,778 | $1,879 |
Wayne | 494 | $895,112 | $1,812 |
Webster | 4,358 | $8,689,922 | $1,994 |
Winnebago | 647 | $1,208,499 | $1,868 |
Winneshiek | 721 | $1,313,997 | $1,822 |
Woodbury | 11,911 | $24,066,309 | $2,021 |
Worth | 463 | $841,845 | $1,818 |
Wright | 901 | $1,709,763 | $1,898 |
Total for Iowa | 267,741 | $524,184,590 | $1,958 |