PlainSpending

Alfalfa County

$72.8M in FY2025 federal spending, $12,778 per capita.

Oklahoma · FIPS 40003

In FY2025, Alfalfa County in Oklahoma received $72.8M in federal spending - $12,778 per capita for a population of 5,699. This is 18.3% below the national average and 0.8% above the Oklahoma average. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #5 of 77 Oklahoma counties.

Total spending
$72.8M
Per capita
$12,778
vs. national avg
-18.3%
Fiscal year
FY2025

The verdict

Alfalfa County posts top-quartile federal per-capita spending nationally.

National per-capita rank
Top 12%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$12,778
Oklahoma rank
#5 of 77

How Alfalfa County Compares

Per-capita federal spending: Alfalfa County vs. Oklahoma and the nation

Top 12% nationally
Alfalfa County$12,778Oklahoma avg$12,682National avg$15,647

Source: USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates.

Population: 5,699 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

How Alfalfa County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$12,778 Top 12% higher than 88% of 3,224 US counties

This county $0 $20K+ all US counties, per-capita spending, bucketed by value

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Source USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates

Alfalfa County Among Oklahoma's Largest Counties

Population vs. per-capita spending: Oklahoma's biggest counties

The 16 largest-population counties in Oklahoma by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Alfalfa County is highlighted. 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 16 entities by Population (X) and Spending per capita ($) (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. 0200,000400,000600,000800,0001,000,000 $6,000$8,000$10,000$12,000$14,000 Population Spending per capita ($) Large and spending-intensiveSmall population, outsized spendingLarge population, modest per-residentSmaller footprint both ways
The 16 largest-population counties in Oklahoma by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Alfalfa County is highlighted.
Read the chart as a table
County Population Per capita Total spending
Oklahoma County 796,292 $13,070 $10.4B
Tulsa County 669,279 $8,565 $5.7B
Cleveland County 295,528 $7,203 $2.1B
Canadian County 154,405 $6,703 $1.0B
Comanche County 121,125 $11,786 $1.4B
Rogers County 95,240 $7,490 $713.3M
Payne County 81,646 $7,279 $594.3M
Wagoner County 80,981 $7,720 $625.2M
Pottawatomie County 72,454 $9,113 $660.3M
Creek County 71,754 $7,333 $526.2M
Muskogee County 66,339 $9,233 $612.5M
Garfield County 62,846 $9,079 $570.6M
Grady County 54,795 $6,710 $367.7M
Washington County 52,455 $8,271 $433.9M
Logan County 49,555 $7,237 $358.6M
Alfalfa County (this county) 5,699 $12,778 $72.8M

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much federal spending did Alfalfa County, Oklahoma receive?
Alfalfa County received $72.8M in total federal spending during Fiscal Year 2025. This equates to $12,778 per capita for the county's population of 5,699.
How does Alfalfa County's per capita spending compare to the national average?
Alfalfa County's per capita federal spending of $12,778 is 18.3% below the national average of $15,647. Compared to the Oklahoma average of $12,682, it is 0.8% above.
What is the population of Alfalfa County, Oklahoma?
Alfalfa County has a population of 5,699 according to Census Bureau estimates. This population figure is used to calculate the per capita federal spending of $12,778.
Data Source: USASpending.gov (U.S. Department of the Treasury), Fiscal Year 2025. Population denominators are U.S. Census Bureau vintage estimates. County-level spending includes all federal awards with place of performance in this county; OMB budget categorizations are reflected at the agency level.

Every figure on PlainSpending is computed directly from USASpending.gov award-transaction data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page aggregates every federal award with a place-of-performance in this county, live from the dataset. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.