Clark County
$46.4M in FY2025 federal spending, $6,987 per capita.
Missouri · FIPS 29045
In FY2025, Clark County in Missouri received $46.4M in federal spending - $6,987 per capita for a population of 6,634. This is 55.3% below the national average and 54.1% below the Missouri average. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #86 of 115 Missouri counties.
- Total spending
- $46.4M
- Per capita
- $6,987
- vs. national avg
- -55.3%
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
The verdict
Clark County posts below-median federal per-capita spending nationally.
- National per-capita rank
- Top 76%
- of 3,232 US counties
- Per-capita spending
- $6,987
- Missouri rank
- #86 of 115
How Clark County Compares
Per-capita federal spending: Clark County vs. Missouri and the nation
Population: 6,634 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.
How Clark County Ranks Nationally
Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties
All 3,232 US counties, FY2025
$6,987 Top 76% higher than 24% of 3,224 US counties
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Source USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates
Clark County Among Missouri's Largest Counties
Population vs. per-capita spending: Missouri's biggest counties
Read the chart as a table
| County | Population | Per capita | Total spending |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis County | 1,004,125 | $16,891 | $17.0B |
| Jackson County | 717,204 | $11,265 | $8.1B |
| St. Charles County | 405,262 | $6,465 | $2.6B |
| St. Louis City | 301,578 | $68,810 | $20.8B |
| Greene County | 298,915 | $6,701 | $2.0B |
| Clay County | 253,335 | $6,058 | $1.5B |
| Jefferson County | 226,739 | $6,590 | $1.5B |
| Boone County | 183,610 | $6,290 | $1.2B |
| Jasper County | 122,761 | $6,552 | $804.4M |
| Cass County | 107,824 | $6,793 | $732.4M |
| Platte County | 106,718 | $7,158 | $763.8M |
| Franklin County | 104,682 | $7,263 | $760.3M |
| Christian County | 88,842 | $6,297 | $559.4M |
| Buchanan County | 84,793 | $6,505 | $551.6M |
| Cape Girardeau County | 81,710 | $6,784 | $554.3M |
| Clark County (this county) | 6,634 | $6,987 | $46.4M |
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Frequently Asked Questions
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