PlainSpending

Clark County

$45.7M in FY2025 federal spending, $11,915 per capita.

South Dakota · FIPS 46025

In FY2025, Clark County in South Dakota received $45.7M in federal spending - $11,915 per capita for a population of 3,837. This is 23.9% below the national average and 8.0% below the South Dakota average. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #35 of 66 South Dakota counties.

Total spending
$45.7M
Per capita
$11,915
vs. national avg
-23.9%
Fiscal year
FY2025

The verdict

Clark County posts top-quartile federal per-capita spending nationally.

National per-capita rank
Top 15%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$11,915
South Dakota rank
#35 of 66

How Clark County Compares

Per-capita federal spending: Clark County vs. South Dakota and the nation

Top 15% nationally
Clark County$11,915South Dakota avg$12,944National avg$15,647

Source: USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates.

Population: 3,837 (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

$11,915 Top 15% higher than 85% of 3,224 US counties

This county $0 $20K+ all US counties, per-capita spending, bucketed by value

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Source USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates

Clark County Among South Dakota's Largest Counties

Population vs. per-capita spending: South Dakota's biggest counties

The 16 largest-population counties in South Dakota by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Clark County is highlighted. 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 16 entities by Population (X) and Spending per capita ($) (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. 050,000100,000150,000200,000250,000 $5,000$10,000$15,000$20,000$25,000$30,000 Population Spending per capita ($) Large and spending-intensiveSmall population, outsized spendingLarge population, modest per-residentSmaller footprint both ways
The 16 largest-population counties in South Dakota by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Clark County is highlighted.
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
Clark County (this county) 3,837 $11,915 $45.7M

Federal Spending Guides

Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending

Counties with per-capita federal spending closest to Clark County's $11,915 - prioritizing South Dakota peers first.

Meade County

South Dakota

$12,098 per capita

$361.1M total

Mcpherson County

South Dakota

$12,117 per capita

$29.2M total

Kingsbury County

South Dakota

$11,663 per capita

$60.5M total

Douglas County

South Dakota

$12,168 per capita

$34.5M total

Campbell County

South Dakota

$12,198 per capita

$16.8M total

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much federal spending did Clark County, South Dakota receive?
Clark County received $45.7M in total federal spending during Fiscal Year 2025. This equates to $11,915 per capita for the county's population of 3,837.
How does Clark County's per capita spending compare to the national average?
Clark County's per capita federal spending of $11,915 is 23.9% below the national average of $15,647. Compared to the South Dakota average of $12,944, it is 8.0% below.
What is the population of Clark County, South Dakota?
Clark County has a population of 3,837 according to Census Bureau estimates. This population figure is used to calculate the per capita federal spending of $11,915.
Data Source: USASpending.gov (U.S. Department of the Treasury), Fiscal Year 2025. Population denominators are U.S. Census Bureau vintage estimates. County-level spending includes all federal awards with place of performance in this county; OMB budget categorizations are reflected at the agency level.

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Every figure on PlainSpending is computed directly from USASpending.gov award-transaction data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page aggregates every federal award with a place-of-performance in this county, live from the dataset. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.