Kossuth County aging and government aid dependency trends in 2022

Kossuth County aging and government aid dependency trends in 2022

In 2022, Kossuth County received $192.5 million in government transfer payments, equivalent to $13,300 per capita. These payments—which include Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and income maintenance—accounted for 20% of all personal income in the county, according to information from the Economic Innovation Group. This marks a slight increase in the county’s reliance on government transfers compared to 2012, when such payments made up 16.3%…