Buffalo County
$27.1M in FY2025 federal spending, $13,892 per capita.
South Dakota · FIPS 46017
In FY2025, Buffalo County in South Dakota received $27.1M in federal spending - $13,892 per capita for a population of 1,948. This is 11.2% below the national average and 7.3% above the South Dakota average. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #23 of 66 South Dakota counties.
- Total spending
- $27.1M
- Per capita
- $13,892
- vs. national avg
- -11.2%
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
The verdict
Buffalo County posts top-10% federal per-capita spending nationally.
- National per-capita rank
- Top 10%
- of 3,232 US counties
- Per-capita spending
- $13,892
- South Dakota rank
- #23 of 66
How Buffalo County Compares
Per-capita federal spending: Buffalo County vs. South Dakota and the nation
Population: 1,948 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.
How Buffalo County Ranks Nationally
Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties
All 3,232 US counties, FY2025
$13,892 Top 10% higher than 90% of 3,224 US counties
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Source USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates
Buffalo County Among South Dakota's Largest Counties
Population vs. per-capita spending: South Dakota's biggest counties
Read the chart as a table
| County | Population | Per capita | Total spending |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnehaha County | 197,214 | $8,232 | $1.6B |
| Pennington County | 109,222 | $11,308 | $1.2B |
| Lincoln County | 65,161 | $6,414 | $418.0M |
| Brown County | 38,301 | $7,602 | $291.2M |
| Brookings County | 34,375 | $6,805 | $233.9M |
| Meade County | 29,852 | $12,098 | $361.1M |
| Codington County | 28,325 | $7,324 | $207.5M |
| Lawrence County | 25,768 | $11,168 | $287.8M |
| Yankton County | 23,310 | $8,007 | $186.6M |
| Davison County | 19,956 | $6,820 | $136.1M |
| Beadle County | 19,149 | $7,558 | $144.7M |
| Hughes County | 17,765 | $22,396 | $397.9M |
| Union County | 16,811 | $14,158 | $238.0M |
| Clay County | 14,967 | $7,186 | $107.6M |
| Oglala Lakota County | 13,672 | $27,398 | $374.6M |
| Buffalo County (this county) | 1,948 | $13,892 | $27.1M |
Federal Spending Guides
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Frequently Asked Questions
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