Howard County
Recent News About Howard County
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More Howard County residents received food assistance benefits in 2024 than previous year
Between 2023 and 2024, Howard County registered a 0.8% increase in the number of people applying for food assistance.
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0.7% increase in number of Howard County households receiving food assistance benefits in 2024
Howard County reported a 0.7% increase in the number of households receiving food stamps between 2023 and 2024.
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Howard County residents in Iowa received $950,065 in food assistance in 2024
Howard County saw a 1.6% increase in the amount of money allocated for food assistance from 2023 to 2024.
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More money allocated to food stamps for Howard County since 2015
In 2024, Howard County received $950,065 in food stamps, compared to $941,614 in 2015.
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23.3% drop in number of households receiving food stamps in Howard County in last decade
In 2024, 276 Howard County households relied on food stamps, compared to 360 in 2015.
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Number of Howard County residents relying on food stamps shrank over last decade
In 2024, 528 Howard County residents relied on food stamps, compared to 776 in 2015.
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Number of Howard County households relying on food stamps shrank over last decade
In 2023, 274 Howard County households relied on food stamps, compared to 408 in 2014.
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Fewer Howard County residents relying on food stamps since 2014
In 2023, 524 Howard County residents relied on food stamps, compared to 921 in 2014.
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Less money allocated to food stamps for Howard County since 2014
In 2023, Howard County received $935,555 in food stamps, compared to $1,079,475 in 2014.
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Howard County sees drop in food stamp grants in 2023
Howard County reported a 3.5% decrease in the number of households receiving food stamps between 2022 and 2023.
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Fewer people receiving food stamps in Howard County during 2023 than previous year
Between 2022 and 2023, Howard County registered a 5.2% decrease in people applying for food assistance.
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Howard County sees a drop in food assistance during 2023 compared to 2022
Howard County saw an 11.5% decrease in the amount of money allocated for food assistance from 2022 to 2023.
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Food assistance amounts increase in Howard County since 2011
In 2021, the Iowa Food Assistance Program allocated $1,489,708 to Howard County compared to $1,423,077 in 2011.
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45 percent fewer Howard County residents receiving food assistance since 2011
In 2021, 563 residents in Howard County participated in Iowa's Food Assistance Program compared to 1,024 residents in 2011.
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Fewer Howard County residents received food assistance benefits in 2021
Howard County saw a 2.3 percent decrease in the number of residents who participated in Iowa's Food Assistance Program from 2020 to 2021, according to a Howard Guide analysis of data from the state's Department of Human Services.
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More Howard County households received food assistance benefits in 2021
Howard County saw a 0.4 percent increase in the number of households participating in Iowa's Food Assistance Program from 2020 to 2021.
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Howard County saw a 35.4% decrease in households receiving food assistance since 2011
In 2021, 277 households in Howard County participated in Iowa's Food Assistance Program compared to 429 households in 2011, according to the Iowa Business Daily's analysis of the Iowa Department of Human Services.
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Howard County residents receive $1,061,168 in food assistance benefits in 2021
Howard County saw a 48.5 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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45.3 percent fewer Howard County residents receiving food assistance since 2011
In 2020, 560 residents in Howard County participated in Iowa's Food Assistance Program compared to 1,024 residents in 2011.
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Food assistance amounts decrease in Howard County since 2011
In 2020, the Iowa Food Assistance Program allocated $1,061,168 to Howard County compared to $1,423,077 in 2011.