Big Horn County
$83.7M in FY2025 federal spending, $7,263 per capita.
Wyoming · FIPS 56003
In FY2025, Big Horn County in Wyoming received $83.7M in federal spending - $7,263 per capita for a population of 11,521. This is 53.6% below the national average and 40.1% below the Wyoming average. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #19 of 23 Wyoming counties.
- Total spending
- $83.7M
- Per capita
- $7,263
- vs. national avg
- -53.6%
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
The verdict
Big Horn County posts below-median federal per-capita spending nationally.
- National per-capita rank
- Top 69%
- of 3,232 US counties
- Per-capita spending
- $7,263
- Wyoming rank
- #19 of 23
How Big Horn County Compares
Per-capita federal spending: Big Horn County vs. Wyoming and the nation
Population: 11,521 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.
How Big Horn County Ranks Nationally
Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties
All 3,232 US counties, FY2025
$7,263 Top 69% higher than 31% of 3,224 US counties
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Source USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates
Big Horn County Among Wyoming's Largest Counties
Population vs. per-capita spending: Wyoming's biggest counties
Read the chart as a table
| County | Population | Per capita | Total spending |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laramie County | 100,512 | $11,993 | $1.2B |
| Natrona County | 79,955 | $6,964 | $556.8M |
| Campbell County | 47,026 | $5,619 | $264.2M |
| Sweetwater County | 42,272 | $7,562 | $319.7M |
| Fremont County | 39,234 | $10,648 | $417.8M |
| Albany County | 37,066 | $7,850 | $291.0M |
| Sheridan County | 30,921 | $11,976 | $370.3M |
| Park County | 29,624 | $12,194 | $361.2M |
| Teton County | 23,331 | $10,376 | $242.1M |
| Uinta County | 20,450 | $7,208 | $147.4M |
| Lincoln County | 19,581 | $7,235 | $141.7M |
| Carbon County | 14,537 | $9,818 | $142.7M |
| Converse County | 13,751 | $11,856 | $163.0M |
| Goshen County | 12,498 | $9,130 | $114.1M |
| Big Horn County (this county) | 11,521 | $7,263 | $83.7M |
Federal Spending Guides
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Frequently Asked Questions
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