Food Stamp Program - State Summary

Iowa Department

Of Human Services

Jessie Rasmussen, Director

Food Stamp Program - State Summary

March, 2001

% of Change Over

HouseholdsMarch, 2001February, 2001March, 2000Last Year

FIP Program17,722 17,521 18,235 -2.8%

Food Stamp Only10,227 9,942 9,136 11.9%

Other Programs26,899 26,368 26,101 3.1%

Total Households54,848 53,831 53,472 2.6%

Recipients

FIP Program55,500 54,903 57,765 -3.9%

Food Stamp Only13,650 13,298 12,378 10.3%

Other Programs58,277 56,356 55,842 4.4%

Total Recipients127,427 124,557 125,985 1.1%

Coupon Allotments

FIP Program$4,442,179 $4,387,718 $4,503,643 -1.4%

Food Stamp Only$1,044,149 $1,019,763 $892,212 17.0%

Other Programs$3,505,430 $3,355,178 $3,270,569 7.2%

Total Coupon Allotments$8,991,758 $8,762,659 $8,666,424 3.8%

Average Allotment per Household

FIP Program$250.66 $250.43 $246.98 1.5%

Food Stamp Only$102.10 $102.57 $97.66 4.5%

Other Programs$130.32 $127.24 $125.30 4.0%

Overall Average per Household$163.94 $162.78 $162.07 1.2%

Average Allotment per Recipient

FIP Program$80.04 $79.92 $77.96 2.7%

Food Stamp Only$76.49 $76.69 $72.08 6.1%

Other Programs$60.15 $59.54 $58.57 2.7%

Overall Average per Recipient$70.56 $70.35 $68.79 2.6%

State Fiscal Year to Date

% of Change over

Coupon AllotmentSFY-2001SFY-2000Last Year

FIP Program$38,631,603 $40,513,123 -4.64%

Food Stamp Only$8,485,487 $7,483,108 13.40%

Other Programs$29,752,821 $27,598,898 7.80%

Total Coupon Allotment$76,869,911 $75,595,129 1.69%

Standard Reporting UnitApril 2, 2001

Bureau of Research and StatisticsRandy Clemenson, Bureau Chief

Division of Data ManagementSteven Mosena, Administrator

Food Stamp Participation by Case Type and County
FIP Program / Food Stamp Only / Other Programs / TOTAL
County / Households / Recipients / Coupon Allot. / Households / Recipients / Coupon Allot. / Households / Recipients / Coupon Allot. / Households / Recipients / Coupon Allot.
Region 1 - Sioux City
Buena Vista / 100 / 309 / 24,919 / 81 / 94 / 5,066 / 132 / 336 / 18,841 / 313 / 739 / 48,826
Calhoun / 48 / 140 / 11,771 / 31 / 44 / 3,259 / 127 / 335 / 17,399 / 206 / 519 / 32,429
Cherokee / 51 / 152 / 12,205 / 66 / 84 / 5,230 / 70 / 160 / 8,737 / 187 / 396 / 26,172
Clay / 83 / 234 / 17,786 / 44 / 58 / 4,169 / 171 / 312 / 16,663 / 298 / 604 / 38,618
Crawford / 81 / 217 / 18,023 / 132 / 180 / 8,217 / 77 / 298 / 19,535 / 290 / 695 / 45,775
Dickinson / 48 / 145 / 13,107 / 61 / 75 / 4,526 / 105 / 271 / 16,015 / 214 / 491 / 33,648
Emmet / 35 / 98 / 8,593 / 27 / 34 / 2,975 / 95 / 228 / 11,952 / 157 / 360 / 23,520
Hamilton / 74 / 215 / 17,802 / 43 / 62 / 5,640 / 159 / 328 / 16,974 / 276 / 605 / 40,416
Humbolt / 45 / 131 / 10,706 / 19 / 34 / 2,473 / 96 / 191 / 9,506 / 160 / 356 / 22,685
Ida / 23 / 66 / 5,071 / 14 / 21 / 1,453 / 52 / 114 / 6,289 / 89 / 201 / 12,813
Kossuth / 45 / 145 / 10,923 / 30 / 37 / 2,805 / 119 / 281 / 14,344 / 194 / 463 / 28,072
Lyon / 28 / 84 / 6,755 / 22 / 36 / 1,478 / 36 / 96 / 5,547 / 86 / 216 / 13,780
O'Brien / 36 / 113 / 9,304 / 43 / 54 / 3,147 / 87 / 194 / 10,417 / 166 / 361 / 22,868
Osceola / 7 / 21 / 1,032 / 13 / 20 / 797 / 23 / 63 / 2,287 / 43 / 104 / 4,116
Palo Alto / 26 / 78 / 5,936 / 66 / 86 / 4,243 / 82 / 173 / 8,907 / 174 / 337 / 19,086
Plymouth / 59 / 174 / 14,730 / 75 / 94 / 4,762 / 115 / 258 / 13,126 / 249 / 526 / 32,618
Pocahontas / 32 / 100 / 7,736 / 27 / 35 / 1,970 / 104 / 208 / 9,974 / 163 / 343 / 19,680
Sac / 38 / 117 / 9,363 / 29 / 50 / 3,821 / 102 / 248 / 13,164 / 169 / 415 / 26,348
Sioux / 64 / 204 / 15,103 / 44 / 52 / 2,735 / 75 / 211 / 9,947 / 183 / 467 / 27,785
Webster / 360 / 1,101 / 85,666 / 179 / 239 / 21,644 / 563 / 1,191 / 65,399 / 1,102 / 2,531 / 172,709
Woodbury / 713 / 2,289 / 185,713 / 214 / 303 / 23,288 / 1,100 / 2,517 / 149,556 / 2,027 / 5,109 / 358,557
Wright / 63 / 187 / 16,198 / 40 / 48 / 2,959 / 122 / 280 / 18,643 / 225 / 515 / 37,800
Region Total / 2,059 / 6,320 / 508,442 / 1,300 / 1,740 / 116,657 / 3,612 / 8,293 / 463,222 / 6,971 / 16,353 / 1,088,321
FIP Program / Food Stamp Only / Other Programs / TOTAL
County / Households / Recipients / Coupon Allot. / Households / Recipients / Coupon Allot. / Households / Recipients / Coupon Allot. / Households / Recipients / Coupon Allot.
Region 2 - Waterloo
Allamakee / 31 / 96 / 7,162 / 37 / 50 / 2,483 / 81 / 180 / 9,889 / 149 / 326 / 19,534
Black Hawk / 1,401 / 4,393 / 333,053 / 548 / 698 / 54,421 / 1,828 / 3,476 / 191,519 / 3,777 / 8,567 / 578,993
Bremer / 77 / 232 / 20,125 / 56 / 69 / 3,814 / 137 / 309 / 17,535 / 270 / 610 / 41,474
Buchanan / 98 / 320 / 25,354 / 55 / 85 / 5,177 / 149 / 344 / 18,762 / 302 / 749 / 49,293
Butler / 57 / 170 / 12,481 / 56 / 88 / 4,306 / 81 / 220 / 12,449 / 194 / 478 / 29,236
Cerro Gordo / 232 / 690 / 54,848 / 256 / 313 / 18,911 / 474 / 1,085 / 65,706 / 962 / 2,088 / 139,465
Chickasaw / 45 / 138 / 11,062 / 37 / 54 / 3,658 / 97 / 201 / 11,097 / 179 / 393 / 25,817
Clayton / 39 / 124 / 11,199 / 29 / 47 / 2,464 / 100 / 260 / 15,831 / 168 / 431 / 29,494
Delaware / 72 / 255 / 19,028 / 42 / 57 / 3,620 / 125 / 244 / 12,880 / 239 / 556 / 35,528
Dubuque / 487 / 1,481 / 114,487 / 264 / 328 / 23,734 / 634 / 1,377 / 74,946 / 1,385 / 3,186 / 213,167
Fayette / 158 / 530 / 42,782 / 112 / 138 / 7,709 / 251 / 546 / 28,097 / 521 / 1,214 / 78,588
Floyd / 100 / 298 / 24,949 / 81 / 116 / 7,637 / 186 / 445 / 26,249 / 367 / 859 / 58,835
Franklin / 29 / 92 / 6,234 / 31 / 37 / 1,659 / 60 / 125 / 6,250 / 120 / 254 / 14,143
Grundy / 18 / 51 / 4,257 / 27 / 37 / 1,749 / 32 / 74 / 4,892 / 77 / 162 / 10,898
Hancock / 28 / 85 / 7,453 / 31 / 42 / 2,560 / 51 / 128 / 7,470 / 110 / 255 / 17,483
Howard / 31 / 90 / 7,715 / 15 / 18 / 1,131 / 89 / 188 / 9,318 / 135 / 296 / 18,164
Mitchell / 20 / 59 / 5,536 / 6 / 21 / 500 / 33 / 117 / 6,789 / 59 / 197 / 12,825
Winnebago / 32 / 97 / 8,231 / 49 / 69 / 3,501 / 65 / 164 / 9,822 / 146 / 330 / 21,554
Winneshiek / 39 / 120 / 9,164 / 19 / 22 / 2,222 / 108 / 207 / 9,646 / 166 / 349 / 21,032
Worth / 13 / 38 / 3,237 / 17 / 25 / 1,565 / 42 / 71 / 3,780 / 72 / 134 / 8,582
Region Total / 3,007 / 9,359 / 728,357 / 1,768 / 2,314 / 152,821 / 4,623 / 9,761 / 542,927 / 9,398 / 21,434 / 1,424,105
Food Stamp Participation by Case Type and County
FIP Program / Food Stamp Only / Other Programs / TOTAL
County / Households / Recipients / Coupon Allot. / Households / Recipients / Coupon Allot. / Households / Recipients / Coupon Allot. / Households / Recipients / Coupon Allot.
Region 3 - Des Moines
Boone / 89 / 249 / 20,100 / 84 / 108 / 7,871 / 199 / 407 / 25,679 / 372 / 764 / 53,650
Dallas / 82 / 245 / 21,441 / 74 / 104 / 7,328 / 186 / 413 / 25,612 / 342 / 762 / 54,381
Hardin / 73 / 215 / 18,236 / 65 / 98 / 6,801 / 164 / 394 / 24,349 / 302 / 707 / 49,386
Jasper / 176 / 545 / 44,187 / 48 / 75 / 7,414 / 307 / 579 / 34,163 / 531 / 1,199 / 85,764
Madison / 50 / 145 / 13,049 / 52 / 70 / 3,936 / 77 / 221 / 13,191 / 179 / 436 / 30,176
Marion / 103 / 298 / 24,401 / 71 / 110 / 8,857 / 256 / 609 / 35,159 / 430 / 1,017 / 68,417
Marshall / 305 / 950 / 76,953 / 317 / 449 / 30,501 / 342 / 792 / 48,436 / 964 / 2,191 / 155,890
Polk / 2,604 / 8,083 / 662,216 / 1,673 / 2,143 / 171,758 / 2,953 / 6,450 / 436,655 / 7,230 / 16,676 / 1,270,629
Story / 246 / 725 / 64,702 / 259 / 332 / 25,891 / 278 / 606 / 42,996 / 783 / 1,663 / 133,589
Warren / 118 / 361 / 28,964 / 71 / 97 / 7,113 / 165 / 379 / 23,408 / 354 / 837 / 59,485
Region Total / 3,846 / 11,816 / 974,249 / 2,714 / 3,586 / 277,470 / 4,927 / 10,850 / 709,648 / 11,487 / 26,252 / 1,961,367
FIP Program / Food Stamp Only / Other Programs / TOTAL
County / Households / Recipients / Coupon Allot. / Households / Recipients / Coupon Allot. / Households / Recipients / Coupon Allot. / Households / Recipients / Coupon Allot.
Region 4 - Council Bluffs
Adair / 29 / 84 / 7,552 / 39 / 50 / 3,805 / 69 / 157 / 10,965 / 137 / 291 / 22,322
Adams / 7 / 25 / 2,077 / 21 / 36 / 2,165 / 59 / 150 / 8,784 / 87 / 211 / 13,026
Audubon / 25 / 86 / 7,276 / 21 / 32 / 1,932 / 35 / 88 / 4,968 / 81 / 206 / 14,176
Carroll / 77 / 226 / 19,044 / 107 / 127 / 8,636 / 127 / 292 / 17,326 / 311 / 645 / 45,006
Cass / 72 / 240 / 16,945 / 49 / 60 / 3,464 / 132 / 314 / 18,342 / 253 / 614 / 38,751
Clarke / 57 / 178 / 14,829 / 44 / 67 / 4,121 / 113 / 274 / 16,233 / 214 / 519 / 35,183
Decatur / 67 / 212 / 16,417 / 85 / 107 / 10,567 / 191 / 367 / 22,312 / 343 / 686 / 49,296
Fremont / 64 / 214 / 17,340 / 23 / 37 / 2,538 / 117 / 273 / 13,262 / 204 / 524 / 33,140
Greene / 61 / 213 / 15,665 / 37 / 52 / 2,872 / 108 / 262 / 13,808 / 206 / 527 / 32,345
Guthrie / 48 / 147 / 11,527 / 44 / 59 / 3,883 / 86 / 237 / 16,637 / 178 / 443 / 32,047
Harrison / 59 / 176 / 13,906 / 54 / 84 / 5,583 / 189 / 485 / 26,402 / 302 / 745 / 45,891
Mills / 71 / 225 / 20,536 / 38 / 60 / 3,340 / 100 / 303 / 21,448 / 209 / 588 / 45,324
Monona / 43 / 133 / 10,706 / 35 / 57 / 3,767 / 147 / 327 / 19,260 / 225 / 517 / 33,733
Montgomery / 89 / 280 / 22,015 / 59 / 80 / 4,353 / 153 / 396 / 25,220 / 301 / 756 / 51,588
Page / 153 / 476 / 40,046 / 83 / 114 / 7,427 / 233 / 523 / 31,357 / 469 / 1,113 / 78,830
Pottawattamie / 801 / 2,619 / 212,056 / 220 / 315 / 24,546 / 1,033 / 2,236 / 139,172 / 2,054 / 5,170 / 375,774
Ringgold / 30 / 100 / 7,462 / 27 / 33 / 1,956 / 74 / 184 / 10,817 / 131 / 317 / 20,235
Shelby / 41 / 123 / 9,114 / 23 / 32 / 1,460 / 101 / 219 / 13,167 / 165 / 374 / 23,741
Tylor / 41 / 134 / 9,281 / 33 / 45 / 2,795 / 83 / 231 / 14,724 / 157 / 410 / 26,800
Union / 46 / 135 / 10,999 / 59 / 86 / 6,224 / 185 / 398 / 25,123 / 290 / 619 / 42,346
Wayne / 47 / 165 / 11,869 / 32 / 50 / 2,946 / 115 / 229 / 12,303 / 194 / 444 / 27,118
Region Total / 1,928 / 6,191 / 496,662 / 1,133 / 1,583 / 108,380 / 3,450 / 7,945 / 481,630 / 6,511 / 15,719 / 1,086,672
Food Stamp Participation by Case Type and County
FIP Program / Food Stamp Only / Other Programs / TOTAL
County / Households / Recipients / Coupon Allot. / Households / Recipients / Coupon Allot. / Households / Recipients / Coupon Allot. / Households / Recipients / Coupon Allot.
Region 5 - Cedar Rapids
Appanoose / 181 / 561 / 45,367 / 108 / 138 / 13,412 / 299 / 619 / 29,109 / 588 / 1,318 / 87,888
Benton / 98 / 301 / 22,935 / 30 / 54 / 3,608 / 176 / 372 / 19,899 / 304 / 727 / 46,442
Cedar / 61 / 205 / 15,107 / 53 / 71 / 3,852 / 86 / 213 / 11,959 / 200 / 489 / 30,918
Clinton / 479 / 1,521 / 116,599 / 194 / 240 / 22,424 / 734 / 1,468 / 85,447 / 1,407 / 3,229 / 224,470
Davis / 27 / 89 / 6,819 / 24 / 42 / 3,507 / 82 / 193 / 8,047 / 133 / 324 / 18,373
Des Moines / 482 / 1,535 / 123,357 / 223 / 278 / 27,021 / 632 / 1,325 / 85,259 / 1,337 / 3,138 / 235,637
Henry / 76 / 238 / 19,640 / 44 / 67 / 5,700 / 232 / 445 / 26,282 / 352 / 750 / 51,622
Iowa / 36 / 116 / 8,716 / 14 / 17 / 1,691 / 72 / 162 / 10,329 / 122 / 295 / 20,736
Jackson / 103 / 343 / 25,649 / 52 / 70 / 5,557 / 239 / 509 / 27,586 / 394 / 922 / 58,792
Jefferson / 96 / 285 / 23,608 / 81 / 103 / 10,100 / 228 / 463 / 27,998 / 405 / 851 / 61,706
Johnson / 404 / 1,238 / 99,683 / 227 / 286 / 28,390 / 685 / 1,332 / 90,111 / 1,316 / 2,856 / 218,184
Jones / 64 / 235 / 17,624 / 44 / 57 / 4,261 / 148 / 316 / 21,518 / 256 / 608 / 43,403
Keokuk / 71 / 241 / 19,490 / 59 / 77 / 5,541 / 134 / 315 / 15,832 / 264 / 633 / 40,863
Lee / 394 / 1,218 / 94,585 / 186 / 265 / 23,795 / 556 / 1,213 / 68,532 / 1,136 / 2,696 / 186,912
Linn / 972 / 3,044 / 245,955 / 465 / 602 / 55,784 / 1,696 / 3,420 / 221,036 / 3,133 / 7,066 / 522,775
Louisa / 74 / 232 / 19,495 / 39 / 61 / 4,664 / 116 / 291 / 19,926 / 229 / 584 / 44,085
Lucas / 73 / 238 / 18,129 / 29 / 44 / 4,400 / 166 / 331 / 18,881 / 268 / 613 / 41,410
Mahaska / 173 / 520 / 41,660 / 84 / 130 / 9,492 / 255 / 520 / 30,086 / 512 / 1,170 / 81,238
Monroe / 52 / 153 / 11,648 / 31 / 53 / 3,876 / 131 / 279 / 15,870 / 214 / 485 / 31,394
Muscatine / 385 / 1,180 / 99,751 / 199 / 262 / 20,942 / 439 / 1,049 / 63,130 / 1,023 / 2,491 / 183,823
Poweshiek / 83 / 249 / 21,586 / 38 / 48 / 3,865 / 130 / 274 / 16,645 / 251 / 571 / 42,096
Scott / 1,820 / 5,959 / 473,815 / 795 / 1,032 / 92,143 / 1,852 / 3,991 / 268,562 / 4,467 / 10,982 / 834,520
Tama / 77 / 224 / 17,397 / 35 / 54 / 4,361 / 123 / 278 / 14,535 / 235 / 556 / 36,293
Van Buren / 56 / 166 / 12,463 / 30 / 41 / 3,185 / 101 / 249 / 12,734 / 187 / 456 / 28,382
Wapello / 462 / 1,463 / 112,452 / 191 / 275 / 22,670 / 793 / 1,452 / 78,307 / 1,446 / 3,190 / 213,429
Washington / 83 / 260 / 20,939 / 37 / 60 / 4,580 / 182 / 349 / 20,383 / 302 / 669 / 45,902
Region Total / 6,882 / 21,814 / 1,734,469 / 3,312 / 4,427 / 388,821 / 10,287 / 21,428 / 1,308,003 / 20,481 / 47,669 / 3,431,293
State Total / 17,722 / 55,500 / 4,442,179 / 10,227 / 13,650 / 1,044,149 / 26,899 / 58,277 / 3,505,430 / 54,848 / 127,427 / 8,991,758