Burleigh County
$1.5B in FY2025 federal spending, $15,671 per capita.
North Dakota · FIPS 38015
In FY2025, Burleigh County in North Dakota received $1.5B in federal spending - $15,671 per capita for a population of 98,458. This is 0.2% above the national average and 87.6% below the North Dakota average. The leading federal agency by spending share is Social Security Administration. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #16 of 53 North Dakota counties.
- Total spending
- $1.5B
- Per capita
- $15,671
- vs. national avg
- +0.2%
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
The verdict
Burleigh County posts top-10% federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending dominated by Social Security Administration.
- National per-capita rank
- Top 7%
- of 3,232 US counties
- Per-capita spending
- $15,671
- Leading agency
- Social Security Administration
- 58.1% of tracked spending
- North Dakota rank
- #16 of 53
How Burleigh County Compares
Per-capita federal spending: Burleigh County vs. North Dakota and the nation
Population: 98,458 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.
Leading Federal Agencies in Burleigh County
Top awarding agencies in Burleigh County, FY2025
Among the 1,150 US counties with agency-level spending data, Social Security Administration is the most common leading agency nationally, topping 86% of agency-tracked counties.
These 3 agencies together account for $762.7M (49.4%) of Burleigh County's $1.5B in total tracked federal spending -- the remainder is spread across smaller awarding agencies not individually broken out in this dataset.
All 3 individually-tracked agencies are shown above - Burleigh County has no smaller residual awarding agencies broken out beyond this set, a compact agency footprint rather than a long tail of minor awardees.
Read the agency breakdown as a table
| Agency | Spending | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Social Security Administration | $443.2M | 58.1% |
| Department of Education | $188.7M | 24.7% |
| Department of Commerce | $130.9M | 17.2% |
How Burleigh County Ranks Nationally
Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties
All 3,232 US counties, FY2025
$15,671 Top 7% higher than 93% of 3,224 US counties
Each bar is a $1K-wide band; taller bars hold more US counties. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates
Burleigh County Among North Dakota's Largest Counties
Population vs. per-capita spending: North Dakota's biggest counties
Read the chart as a table
| County | Population | Per capita | Total spending |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cass County | 184,525 | $483,874 | $89.3B |
| Burleigh County (this county) | 98,458 | $15,671 | $1.5B |
| Grand Forks County | 73,170 | $13,298 | $973.0M |
| Ward County | 69,919 | $8,166 | $571.0M |
| Williams County | 40,950 | $4,914 | $201.2M |
| Stark County | 33,646 | $5,649 | $190.1M |
| Morton County | 33,291 | $7,403 | $246.5M |
| Stutsman County | 21,593 | $11,682 | $252.2M |
| Richland County | 16,529 | $10,136 | $167.5M |
| Mckenzie County | 14,704 | $9,218 | $135.5M |
| Rolette County | 12,187 | $16,670 | $203.2M |
| Ramsey County | 11,605 | $12,750 | $148.0M |
| Barnes County | 10,853 | $10,613 | $115.2M |
| Walsh County | 10,563 | $9,489 | $100.2M |
| Mountrail County | 9,809 | $11,782 | $115.6M |
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Frequently Asked Questions
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