Benton County
$56.0M in FY2025 federal spending, $6,425 per capita.
Indiana · FIPS 18007
In FY2025, Benton County in Indiana received $56.0M in federal spending - $6,425 per capita for a population of 8,719. This is 58.9% below the national average and 78.9% below the Indiana average. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #77 of 92 Indiana counties.
- Total spending
- $56.0M
- Per capita
- $6,425
- vs. national avg
- -58.9%
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
The verdict
Benton County posts below-median federal per-capita spending nationally.
- National per-capita rank
- Top 87%
- of 3,232 US counties
- Per-capita spending
- $6,425
- Indiana rank
- #77 of 92
How Benton County Compares
Per-capita federal spending: Benton County vs. Indiana and the nation
Population: 8,719 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.
How Benton County Ranks Nationally
Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties
All 3,232 US counties, FY2025
$6,425 Top 87% higher than 13% of 3,224 US counties
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Source USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates
Benton County Among Indiana's Largest Counties
Population vs. per-capita spending: Indiana's biggest counties
Read the chart as a table
| County | Population | Per capita | Total spending |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marion County | 977,203 | $147,172 | $143.8B |
| Lake County | 498,700 | $6,356 | $3.2B |
| Allen County | 385,410 | $7,136 | $2.8B |
| Hamilton County | 347,467 | $5,591 | $1.9B |
| St. Joseph County | 272,912 | $10,907 | $3.0B |
| Elkhart County | 207,047 | $5,442 | $1.1B |
| Tippecanoe County | 186,251 | $6,304 | $1.2B |
| Vanderburgh County | 180,136 | $8,402 | $1.5B |
| Hendricks County | 174,788 | $5,677 | $992.2M |
| Porter County | 173,215 | $6,957 | $1.2B |
| Johnson County | 161,765 | $6,184 | $1.0B |
| Monroe County | 139,718 | $7,186 | $1.0B |
| Madison County | 130,129 | $6,927 | $901.4M |
| Clark County | 121,093 | $6,586 | $797.5M |
| Laporte County | 112,417 | $7,316 | $822.4M |
| Benton County (this county) | 8,719 | $6,425 | $56.0M |
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Frequently Asked Questions
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