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)

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SNAP Funding Among Iowa Counties in 2023

CountyTotal RecipientsAmount AllocatedAvg per Recipient
Adair508$883,872$1,740
Adams281$515,873$1,836
Allamakee909$1,596,461$1,756
Appanoose1,368$2,521,726$1,843
Audubon414$742,874$1,794
Benton1,572$2,972,110$1,891
Black Hawk14,412$28,424,619$1,972
Boone1,407$2,670,437$1,898
Bremer990$1,789,264$1,807
Buchanan1,143$1,988,474$1,740
Buena Vista1,726$3,281,676$1,901
Butler825$1,472,603$1,785
Calhoun698$1,253,406$1,796
Carroll1,225$2,296,486$1,875
Cass1,324$2,457,977$1,856
Cedar820$1,499,283$1,828
Cerro Gordo3,880$7,487,367$1,930
Cherokee653$1,171,706$1,794
Chickasaw515$857,640$1,665
Clarke840$1,546,487$1,841
Clay1,249$2,223,142$1,780
Clayton900$1,586,871$1,763
Clinton5,747$11,367,546$1,978
Crawford1,181$2,083,876$1,765
Dallas3,144$6,133,121$1,951
Davis471$880,382$1,869
Decatur758$1,370,436$1,808
Delaware843$1,522,244$1,806
Des Moines5,353$10,638,965$1,987
Dickinson936$1,670,483$1,785
Dubuque7,394$14,745,978$1,994
Emmet733$1,356,830$1,851
Fayette1,894$3,426,105$1,809
Floyd1,456$2,723,107$1,870
Franklin718$1,356,872$1,890
Fremont627$1,142,595$1,822
Greene895$1,586,874$1,773
Grundy578$1,037,525$1,795
Guthrie727$1,303,095$1,792
Hamilton874$1,647,339$1,885
Hancock591$1,049,993$1,777
Hardin1,323$2,318,220$1,752
Harrison1,068$1,969,733$1,844
Henry1,883$3,359,876$1,784
Howard524$935,555$1,785
Humboldt569$984,096$1,730
Ida458$836,165$1,826
Iowa700$1,284,708$1,835
Jackson1,542$2,870,905$1,862
Jasper3,052$5,839,547$1,913
Jefferson1,502$2,892,755$1,926
Johnson9,609$19,283,174$2,007
Jones1,207$2,255,141$1,868
Keokuk895$1,657,533$1,852
Kossuth903$1,706,232$1,890
Lee4,405$8,688,238$1,972
Linn21,206$42,386,851$1,999
Louisa706$1,297,506$1,838
Lucas878$1,645,358$1,874
Lyon421$707,966$1,682
Madison642$1,183,016$1,843
Mahaska1,910$3,613,969$1,892
Marion1,799$3,373,341$1,875
Marshall3,926$7,374,537$1,878
Mills933$1,788,699$1,917
Mitchell492$893,597$1,816
Monona820$1,503,201$1,833
Monroe534$954,239$1,787
Montgomery1,205$2,246,141$1,864
Muscatine4,529$8,760,678$1,934
O’Brien688$1,241,131$1,804
Osceola352$625,960$1,778
Page1,354$2,410,509$1,780
Palo Alto517$927,704$1,794
Plymouth1,122$2,061,676$1,838
Pocahontas573$1,011,630$1,765
Polk50,042$101,313,004$2,025
Pottawattamie10,847$21,516,660$1,984
Poweshiek1,089$2,073,982$1,904
Ringgold415$730,548$1,760
Sac537$1,015,746$1,892
Scott20,459$42,703,578$2,087
Shelby749$1,375,299$1,836
Sioux1,080$1,951,705$1,807
Story4,094$8,270,168$2,020
Tama1,298$2,418,266$1,863
Taylor518$924,891$1,786
Union1,379$2,567,843$1,862
Van Buren621$1,121,120$1,805
Wapello4,873$9,836,232$2,019
Warren2,032$3,860,016$1,900
Washington1,387$2,606,778$1,879
Wayne494$895,112$1,812
Webster4,358$8,689,922$1,994
Winnebago647$1,208,499$1,868
Winneshiek721$1,313,997$1,822
Woodbury11,911$24,066,309$2,021
Worth463$841,845$1,818
Wright901$1,709,763$1,898
Total for Iowa267,741$524,184,590$1,958