Iowa Department

Of Human Services

Kevin W. Concannon, Director

Food Assistance Program
State Summary
March, 2008
% of Change Over
*Households / March, 2008 / February, 2008 / March, 2007 / Last Year
FIP Program / 15,769 / 15,985 / 16,453 / -4.2%
Food Assistance Only / 33,692 / 33,116 / 30,764 / 9.5%
Other Programs / 66,197 / 65,455 / 61,276 / 8.0%
Total Households / 115,658 / 114,556 / 108,493 / 6.6%
*Recipients
FIP Program / 48,641 / 49,285 / 50,390 / -3.5%
Food Assistance Only / 41,649 / 40,883 / 38,037 / 9.5%
Other Programs / 162,812 / 160,831 / 150,740 / 8.0%
Total Recipients / 253,102 / 250,999 / 239,167 / 5.8%
*Allotments
FIP Program / $5,354,506 / $5,421,628 / $5,357,742 / -0.1%
Food Assistance Only / $4,844,040 / $4,746,064 / $4,156,270 / 16.5%
Other Programs / $14,635,382 / $14,368,254 / $12,809,658 / 14.3%
Total Allotments / $24,833,928 / $24,535,946 / $22,323,670 / 11.2%
*Average Allotment per Household
FIP Program / $339.56 / $339.17 / $325.64 / 4.3%
Food Assistance Only / $143.77 / $143.32 / $135.10 / 6.4%
Other Programs / $221.09 / $219.51 / $209.05 / 5.8%
Overall Average per Household / $214.72 / $214.18 / $205.76 / 4.4%
*Average Allotment per Recipient
FIP Program / $110.08 / $110.01 / $106.33 / 3.5%
Food Assistance Only / $116.31 / $116.09 / $109.27 / 6.4%
Other Programs / $89.89 / $89.34 / $84.98 / 5.8%
Overall Average per Recipient / $98.12 / $97.75 / $93.34 / 5.1%
State / Fiscal Year to Date
% of Change over
*Allotment / SFY-2008 / SFY-2007 / Last Year
FIP Program / $47,798,053 / $49,524,239 / -3.49%
Food Assistance Only / $40,604,915 / $36,220,345 / 12.11%
Other Programs / $124,881,817 / $108,293,730 / 15.32%
Total Allotment / $213,284,785 / $194,038,314 / 9.92%
*All figures on the F-1 report (cases/individuals/expenditures) reflect only the Food Assistance Program.
The categories of cases/individuals/expenditures are:
FIP Program (receives food assistance and also receives assistance under the Family Investment Program)
Food Assistance Only (receives food assistance and does not take part in either FIP or the Medicaid program)
Other Programs (receives food assistance and takes part in the Medicaid program)
Bureau of Research And Statistics
Division of Results Based Accountability / Bill Gardam, Administrator

FIP Program / Food Stamp Only / Other Programs / TOTAL / PARTICIPATION
County / House-holds / Recipients / Coupon Allot. / House-holds / Recipients / Coupon Allot. / House-holds / Recipients / Coupon Allot. / House-holds / Recipients / Coupon Allot. / RATE *
Area 1 - Sioux City
Buena Vista / 86 / 255 / 26,319 / 131 / 173 / 18,429 / 351 / 974 / 78,880 / 568 / 1,402 / 123,628 / 44.6%
Cherokee / 32 / 90 / 7,795 / 42 / 55 / 4,849 / 198 / 507 / 36,566 / 272 / 652 / 49,210 / 43.2%
Clay / 93 / 277 / 30,363 / 119 / 134 / 13,222 / 377 / 820 / 67,905 / 589 / 1,231 / 111,490 / 53.4%
Dickinson / 51 / 157 / 17,413 / 84 / 109 / 11,933 / 219 / 460 / 39,596 / 354 / 726 / 68,942 / 41.7%
Emmet / 51 / 150 / 17,610 / 53 / 87 / 10,362 / 191 / 466 / 39,483 / 295 / 703 / 67,455 / 54.4%
Ida / 22 / 62 / 6,423 / 37 / 48 / 5,541 / 124 / 309 / 22,400 / 183 / 419 / 34,364 / 37.9%
Kossuth / 57 / 165 / 16,000 / 80 / 102 / 9,806 / 257 / 636 / 49,527 / 394 / 903 / 75,333 / 34.3%
Lyon / 28 / 84 / 8,678 / 32 / 57 / 5,605 / 104 / 268 / 18,870 / 164 / 409 / 33,153 / 27.9%
O'Brien / 37 / 121 / 11,705 / 58 / 78 / 6,171 / 180 / 426 / 35,823 / 275 / 625 / 53,699 / 38.1%
Osceola / 9 / 33 / 3,221 / 23 / 38 / 2,736 / 70 / 155 / 13,283 / 102 / 226 / 19,240 / 26.1%
Palo Alto / 28 / 84 / 8,829 / 67 / 80 / 7,027 / 128 / 280 / 23,427 / 223 / 444 / 39,283 / 28.9%
Plymouth / 35 / 101 / 10,939 / 76 / 101 / 8,310 / 292 / 778 / 63,622 / 403 / 980 / 82,871 / 40.0%
Sioux / 31 / 80 / 9,051 / 63 / 93 / 8,765 / 173 / 513 / 34,782 / 267 / 686 / 52,598 / 22.1%
Woodbury / 561 / 1,750 / 187,441 / 1,031 / 1,393 / 158,180 / 3,124 / 8,040 / 700,762 / 4,716 / 11,183 / 1,046,383 / 69.2%
Area Total / 1,121 / 3,409 / 361,787 / 1,896 / 2,548 / 270,936 / 5,788 / 14,632 / 1,224,926 / 8,805 / 20,589 / 1,857,649 / 50.3%
Area 2 - Waterloo
Black Hawk / 1,030 / 3,017 / 323,286 / 1,632 / 1,931 / 218,780 / 3,730 / 8,680 / 774,231 / 6,392 / 13,628 / 1,316,297 / 62.9%
Bremer / 48 / 130 / 14,298 / 114 / 151 / 13,607 / 227 / 612 / 51,681 / 389 / 893 / 79,586 / 51.6%
Butler / 56 / 160 / 17,031 / 76 / 105 / 8,004 / 196 / 542 / 44,408 / 328 / 807 / 69,443 / 43.6%
Cerro Gordo / 181 / 548 / 58,952 / 789 / 983 / 101,281 / 1,113 / 2,729 / 237,532 / 2,083 / 4,260 / 397,765 / 69.0%
Chickasaw / 46 / 143 / 14,438 / 61 / 84 / 8,456 / 164 / 420 / 32,745 / 271 / 647 / 55,639 / 42.8%
Floyd / 67 / 219 / 22,921 / 155 / 198 / 20,433 / 353 / 910 / 74,331 / 575 / 1,327 / 117,685 / 53.2%
Franklin / 31 / 99 / 10,637 / 41 / 48 / 4,256 / 188 / 532 / 41,461 / 260 / 679 / 56,354 / 48.8%
Grundy / 17 / 47 / 4,474 / 56 / 73 / 6,705 / 115 / 327 / 27,527 / 188 / 447 / 38,706 / 40.5%
Hancock / 25 / 75 / 8,137 / 54 / 84 / 7,540 / 171 / 503 / 39,821 / 250 / 662 / 55,498 / 51.2%
Mitchell / 11 / 39 / 4,321 / 40 / 61 / 5,652 / 100 / 264 / 20,456 / 151 / 364 / 30,429 / 23.1%
Winnebago / 31 / 90 / 10,224 / 68 / 93 / 10,538 / 184 / 471 / 40,085 / 283 / 654 / 60,847 / 48.1%
Worth / 11 / 27 / 2,883 / 53 / 75 / 7,379 / 103 / 265 / 22,138 / 167 / 367 / 32,400 / 33.3%
Area Total / 1,554 / 4,594 / 491,602 / 3,139 / 3,886 / 412,631 / 6,644 / 16,255 / 1,406,416 / 11,337 / 24,735 / 2,310,649 / 57.2%
Area 3 - Dubuque
Allamakee / 70 / 208 / 23,124 / 87 / 108 / 10,960 / 299 / 745 / 66,826 / 456 / 1,061 / 100,910 / 49.1%
Buchanan / 74 / 227 / 25,233 / 100 / 133 / 13,558 / 336 / 821 / 69,459 / 510 / 1,181 / 108,250 / 41.1%
Clayton / 43 / 134 / 15,521 / 75 / 116 / 10,184 / 265 / 630 / 48,023 / 383 / 880 / 73,728 / 33.6%
Clinton / 404 / 1,256 / 136,136 / 840 / 984 / 120,296 / 1,552 / 3,530 / 311,901 / 2,796 / 5,770 / 568,333 / 78.8%
Delaware / 78 / 233 / 23,775 / 125 / 162 / 17,011 / 237 / 599 / 49,108 / 440 / 994 / 89,894 / 42.7%
Dubuque / 581 / 1,812 / 199,991 / 856 / 1,065 / 118,417 / 1,682 / 4,063 / 362,893 / 3,119 / 6,940 / 681,301 / 66.5%
Fayette / 124 / 386 / 42,414 / 244 / 299 / 33,014 / 500 / 1,224 / 96,340 / 868 / 1,909 / 171,768 / 54.6%
Howard / 34 / 110 / 12,337 / 56 / 77 / 8,487 / 145 / 386 / 31,538 / 235 / 573 / 52,362 / 42.5%
Jackson / 123 / 414 / 40,501 / 198 / 272 / 27,886 / 408 / 934 / 76,790 / 729 / 1,620 / 145,177 / 52.8%
Winneshiek / 44 / 126 / 14,137 / 99 / 115 / 11,592 / 245 / 590 / 48,726 / 388 / 831 / 74,455 / 36.9%
Area Total / 1,575 / 4,906 / 533,169 / 2,680 / 3,331 / 371,405 / 5,669 / 13,522 / 1,161,604 / 9,924 / 21,759 / 2,066,178 / 57.4%
FIP Program / Food Stamp Only / Other Programs / TOTAL / PARTICIPATION
County / House-holds / Recipients / Coupon Allot. / House-holds / Recipients / Coupon Allot. / House-holds / Recipients / Coupon Allot. / House-holds / Recipients / Coupon Allot. / RATE *
Area 4 - Ames
Calhoun / 24 / 65 / 8,304 / 68 / 81 / 7,870 / 182 / 479 / 37,216 / 274 / 625 / 53,390 / 39.4%
Hamilton / 61 / 198 / 20,589 / 81 / 114 / 10,906 / 320 / 816 / 65,736 / 462 / 1,128 / 97,231 / 73.8%
Hardin / 78 / 263 / 27,645 / 187 / 270 / 23,388 / 297 / 799 / 64,906 / 562 / 1,332 / 115,939 / 56.5%
Humboldt / 59 / 177 / 18,557 / 63 / 73 / 6,045 / 178 / 407 / 27,050 / 300 / 657 / 51,652 / 52.9%
Jasper / 225 / 727 / 78,825 / 383 / 483 / 54,481 / 727 / 1,815 / 157,905 / 1,335 / 3,025 / 291,211 / 87.7%
Marshall / 262 / 799 / 87,181 / 481 / 562 / 66,204 / 1,236 / 3,004 / 263,120 / 1,979 / 4,365 / 416,505 / 76.9%
Pocahontas / 14 / 40 / 4,103 / 56 / 64 / 6,909 / 159 / 422 / 30,920 / 229 / 526 / 41,932 / 43.4%
Poweshiek / 97 / 303 / 32,333 / 149 / 207 / 22,636 / 302 / 724 / 61,120 / 548 / 1,234 / 116,089 / 51.5%
Story / 263 / 795 / 92,584 / 667 / 800 / 97,097 / 987 / 2,399 / 226,395 / 1,917 / 3,994 / 416,076 / 30.8%
Tama / 76 / 228 / 25,789 / 126 / 174 / 17,403 / 264 / 641 / 47,926 / 466 / 1,043 / 91,118 / 38.5%
Webster / 293 / 900 / 95,234 / 446 / 545 / 60,115 / 1,144 / 2,808 / 239,453 / 1,883 / 4,253 / 394,802 / 76.3%
Wright / 45 / 128 / 13,247 / 97 / 139 / 13,121 / 252 / 675 / 52,242 / 394 / 942 / 78,610 / 52.9%
Area Total / 1,497 / 4,623 / 504,391 / 2,804 / 3,512 / 386,175 / 6,048 / 14,989 / 1,273,989 / 10,349 / 23,124 / 2,164,555 / 54.4%
Area 5 - Council Bluffs
Audubon / 12 / 38 / 4,320 / 24 / 34 / 3,693 / 107 / 249 / 20,270 / 143 / 321 / 28,283 / 37.2%
Carroll / 48 / 150 / 16,649 / 83 / 102 / 10,791 / 356 / 829 / 68,794 / 487 / 1,081 / 96,234 / 50.8%
Cass / 68 / 218 / 20,996 / 153 / 184 / 17,892 / 325 / 861 / 70,222 / 546 / 1,263 / 109,110 / 54.8%
Crawford / 115 / 317 / 35,995 / 125 / 164 / 16,125 / 367 / 1,009 / 86,635 / 607 / 1,490 / 138,755 / 55.2%
Fremont / 50 / 138 / 14,648 / 68 / 91 / 9,030 / 182 / 463 / 37,251 / 300 / 692 / 60,929 / 61.7%
Greene / 44 / 142 / 15,425 / 32 / 45 / 4,557 / 216 / 561 / 46,670 / 292 / 748 / 66,652 / 45.6%
Guthrie / 17 / 65 / 6,986 / 40 / 45 / 5,646 / 174 / 481 / 42,876 / 231 / 591 / 55,508 / 39.6%
Harrison / 56 / 180 / 20,044 / 146 / 201 / 19,079 / 365 / 933 / 77,437 / 567 / 1,314 / 116,560 / 65.9%
Mills / 51 / 162 / 18,215 / 96 / 123 / 13,873 / 279 / 780 / 67,053 / 426 / 1,065 / 99,141 / 60.3%
Monona / 28 / 85 / 8,666 / 88 / 116 / 10,450 / 232 / 585 / 43,792 / 348 / 786 / 62,908 / 53.0%
Montgomery / 69 / 230 / 23,591 / 129 / 177 / 19,081 / 400 / 1,095 / 94,433 / 598 / 1,502 / 137,105 / 87.5%
Page / 94 / 286 / 32,876 / 212 / 302 / 29,095 / 420 / 1,082 / 91,517 / 726 / 1,670 / 153,488 / 59.9%
Pottawattamie / 699 / 2,141 / 230,839 / 982 / 1,288 / 145,334 / 2,737 / 6,682 / 604,505 / 4,418 / 10,111 / 980,678 / 91.5%
Sac / 21 / 64 / 6,243 / 43 / 57 / 4,947 / 163 / 419 / 30,696 / 227 / 540 / 41,886 / 31.8%
Shelby / 50 / 158 / 17,825 / 115 / 139 / 16,096 / 246 / 618 / 48,925 / 411 / 915 / 82,846 / 62.1%
Taylor / 24 / 76 / 8,392 / 45 / 56 / 5,317 / 140 / 376 / 27,712 / 209 / 508 / 41,421 / 38.7%
Area Total / 1,446 / 4,450 / 481,710 / 2,381 / 3,124 / 331,006 / 6,709 / 17,023 / 1,458,788 / 10,536 / 24,597 / 2,271,504 / 65.5%
Area 6 - Des Moines
Adair / 17 / 48 / 5,022 / 60 / 85 / 8,150 / 142 / 415 / 37,111 / 219 / 548 / 50,283 / 52.0%
Adams / 11 / 31 / 3,765 / 27 / 44 / 4,243 / 84 / 214 / 19,438 / 122 / 289 / 27,446 / 38.0%
Boone / 109 / 347 / 37,386 / 295 / 369 / 39,637 / 409 / 998 / 92,715 / 813 / 1,714 / 169,738 / 55.5%
Clarke / 52 / 166 / 19,811 / 74 / 108 / 10,657 / 262 / 622 / 55,891 / 388 / 896 / 86,359 / 61.8%
Dallas / 160 / 490 / 55,684 / 270 / 376 / 37,487 / 621 / 1,702 / 158,003 / 1,051 / 2,568 / 251,174 / 65.9%
Decatur / 51 / 174 / 18,226 / 107 / 137 / 16,231 / 314 / 726 / 62,180 / 472 / 1,037 / 96,637 / 51.9%
Lucas / 37 / 107 / 12,076 / 102 / 143 / 15,283 / 269 / 712 / 59,190 / 408 / 962 / 86,549 / 54.0%
Madison / 37 / 102 / 11,773 / 122 / 175 / 16,202 / 192 / 576 / 48,672 / 351 / 853 / 76,647 / 56.8%
Marion / 124 / 373 / 42,608 / 273 / 390 / 44,336 / 519 / 1,326 / 113,945 / 916 / 2,089 / 200,889 / 61.1%
Polk / 2,384 / 7,295 / 835,577 / 6,255 / 7,613 / 951,027 / 9,543 / 23,013 / 2,282,907 / 18,182 / 37,921 / 4,069,511 / 91.4%
Ringgold / 16 / 46 / 4,963 / 48 / 55 / 5,030 / 125 / 311 / 21,571 / 189 / 412 / 31,564 / 35.2%
Union / 49 / 152 / 16,231 / 202 / 258 / 24,364 / 342 / 877 / 78,027 / 593 / 1,287 / 118,622 / 58.7%
Warren / 104 / 324 / 37,529 / 265 / 366 / 36,698 / 521 / 1,467 / 134,198 / 890 / 2,157 / 208,425 / 67.6%
Wayne / 38 / 131 / 13,511 / 45 / 68 / 5,342 / 200 / 481 / 40,612 / 283 / 680 / 59,465 / 50.8%
Area Total / 3,189 / 9,786 / 1,114,162 / 8,145 / 10,187 / 1,214,687 / 13,543 / 33,440 / 3,204,460 / 24,877 / 53,413 / 5,533,309 / 78.2%
FIP Program / Food Stamp Only / Other Programs / TOTAL / PARTICIPATION
County / House-holds / Recipients / Coupon Allot. / House-holds / Recipients / Coupon Allot. / House-holds / Recipients / Coupon Allot. / House-holds / Recipients / Coupon Allot. / RATE *
Area 7 - Cedar Rapids
Appanoose / 129 / 414 / 43,628 / 308 / 389 / 40,182 / 519 / 1,200 / 102,819 / 956 / 2,003 / 186,629 / 72.9%
Benton / 83 / 263 / 28,542 / 162 / 215 / 23,467 / 498 / 1,269 / 113,947 / 743 / 1,747 / 165,956 / 78.3%
Davis / 35 / 117 / 11,514 / 40 / 49 / 5,745 / 145 / 321 / 27,442 / 220 / 487 / 44,701 / 30.0%
Iowa / 44 / 126 / 14,084 / 83 / 112 / 12,021 / 207 / 513 / 42,817 / 334 / 751 / 68,922 / 54.6%
Jefferson / 91 / 276 / 29,895 / 338 / 405 / 46,325 / 418 / 960 / 86,153 / 847 / 1,641 / 162,373 / 61.3%
Johnson / 483 / 1,515 / 172,392 / 1,434 / 1,658 / 214,475 / 1,823 / 4,355 / 426,961 / 3,740 / 7,528 / 813,828 / 38.1%
Jones / 64 / 207 / 24,536 / 154 / 206 / 21,078 / 300 / 793 / 67,290 / 518 / 1,206 / 112,904 / 47.2%