Hope. Dignity. Justice. They’re not just words, but values that Iowa Legal Aid embraces each and every day as we work to provide legal assistance to Iowa’s most vulnerable populations. With 10 offices across the state, our work impacts people in all 99 counties.
2023 also saw growth of our innovative Community Schools Project (CSP), a program designed to address the impact of poverty on children in schools. CSP connects families with a host of legal and non-legal resources, including rent and utility assistance, food resources and behavioral health services.
How does Iowa Legal Aid help your community? See the 2023 numbers below to understand our impact across the state.
| County | Cases | People Helped |
|---|---|---|
| Adair | 20 | 43 |
| Adams | 10 | 23 |
| Allamakee | 38 | 88 |
| Appanoose | 50 | 320 |
| Audubon | 10 | 33 |
| Benton | 81 | 182 |
| Black Hawk | 1034 | 2303 |
| Boone | 104 | 304 |
| Bremer | 63 | 152 |
| Buchanan | 39 | 100 |
| Buena Vista | 38 | 110 |
| Butler | 34 | 99 |
| Calhoun | 26 | 64 |
| Carroll | 39 | 105 |
| Cass | 40 | 80 |
| Cedar | 55 | 137 |
| Cerro Gordo | 240 | 497 |
| Cherokee | 24 | 68 |
| Chickasaw | 35 | 92 |
| Clarke | 23 | 52 |
| Clay | 56 | 146 |
| Clayton | 38 | 75 |
| Clinton | 207 | 442 |
| Crawford | 34 | 91 |
| Dallas | 179 | 418 |
| Davis | 18 | 47 |
| Decatur | 24 | 75 |
| Delaware | 31 | 87 |
| Des Moines | 201 | 520 |
| Dickinson | 32 | 73 |
| Dubuque | 458 | 1014 |
| Emmet | 17 | 39 |
| Fayette | 72 | 212 |
| Floyd | 64 | 161 |
| Franklin | 15 | 34 |
| Fremont | 26 | 67 |
| Greene | 31 | 73 |
| Grundy | 30 | 78 |
| Guthrie | 27 | 68 |
| Hamilton | 36 | 102 |
| Hancock | 36 | 97 |
| Hardin | 82 | 214 |
| Harrison | 40 | 84 |
| Henry | 71 | 161 |
| Howard | 19 | 51 |
| Humboldt | 19 | 49 |
| Ida | 18 | 34 |
| Iowa | 80 | 204 |
| Jackson | 45 | 91 |
| Jasper | 151 | 380 |
| Jefferson | 99 | 199 |
| Johnson | 848 | 1922 |
| Jones | 65 | 162 |
| Keokuk | 34 | 69 |
| Kossuth | 31 | 86 |
| Lee | 156 | 409 |
| Linn | 2177 | 5012 |
| Louisa | 25 | 70 |
| Lucas | 39 | 106 |
| Lyon | 18 | 42 |
| Madison | 36 | 62 |
| Mahaska | 97 | 201 |
| Marion | 90 | 182 |
| Marshall | 141 | 372 |
| Mills | 49 | 99 |
| Mitchell | 25 | 74 |
| Monona | 32 | 68 |
| Monroe | 24 | 65 |
| Montgomery | 59 | 159 |
| Muscatine | 160 | 411 |
| O’Brien | 28 | 66 |
| Osceola | 10 | 27 |
| Page | 56 | 121 |
| Palo Alto | 18 | 35 |
| Plymouth | 60 | 133 |
| Pocahontas | 22 | 50 |
| Polk | 3807 | 8586 |
| Pottawattamie | 843 | 1850 |
| Poweshiek | 61 | 122 |
| Ringgold | 17 | 45 |
| Sac | 13 | 21 |
| Scott | 1463 | 3429 |
| Shelby | 36 | 90 |
| Sioux | 26 | 82 |
| Story | 161 | 370 |
| Tama | 77 | 172 |
| Taylor | 5 | 15 |
| Union | 44 | 137 |
| Van Buren | 17 | 34 |
| Wapello | 293 | 715 |
| Warren | 163 | 398 |
| Washington | 75 | 192 |
| Wayne | 11 | 34 |
| Webster | 154 | 339 |
| Winnebago | 22 | 47 |
| Winneshiek | 48 | 117 |
| Woodbury | 722 | 1775 |
| Worth | 20 | 37 |
| Wright | 40 | 107 |