SNAP-authorized stores in Iowa
2,889 stores were authorized to accept SNAP benefits in Iowa on Dec 31, 2025, the last day of the USDA file.
Leasing, buying or supplying a store? A dated SNAP authorization report ($19) — or a whole territory, with the stores that opened and closed.
By store type
Stores that joined and left the program
| Year | Authorizations started | Authorizations ended |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 158 | 202 |
| 2024 | 190 | 162 |
| 2023 | 201 | 201 |
| 2022 | 192 | 144 |
| 2021 | 196 | 139 |
Counted from the authorization periods in the file. An ended authorization is not a penalty: the file gives no reason.
By city
- Altoona — 24
- Ames — 39
- Ankeny — 41
- Atlantic — 10
- Bettendorf — 29
- Boone — 11
- Burlington — 26
- Carroll — 13
- Cedar Falls — 33
- Cedar Rapids — 123
- Centerville — 11
- Charles City — 10
- Clear Lake — 12
- Clinton — 30
- Clive — 15
- Coralville — 29
- Council Bluffs — 57
- Davenport — 113
- Decorah — 12
- Denison — 11
- Des Moines — 207
- Dubuque — 63
- Evansdale — 10
- Fairfield — 12
- Fort Dodge — 27
- Fort Madison — 13
- Grimes — 18
- Grinnell — 12
- Indianola — 16
- Iowa City — 52
- Iowa Falls — 10
- Johnston — 15
- Keokuk — 11
- Knoxville — 12
- Maquoketa — 11
- Marion — 27
- Marshalltown — 32
- Mason City — 33
- Mount Pleasant — 11
- Muscatine — 30
- Newton — 20
- North Liberty — 11
- Osceola — 13
- Oskaloosa — 15
- Ottumwa — 35
- Pella — 10
- Perry — 12
- Pleasant Hill — 10
- Sioux City — 82
- Spencer — 12
- Storm Lake — 19
- Urbandale — 37
- Washington — 11
- Waterloo — 81
- Waukee — 17
- Waverly — 10
- Webster City — 13
- West Des Moines — 50
- Windsor Heights — 10
Smaller places of Iowa — 1,150 stores.