PlainSpending

Converse County

$163.0M in FY2025 federal spending, $11,856 per capita.

Wyoming · FIPS 56009

In FY2025, Converse County in Wyoming received $163.0M in federal spending - $11,856 per capita for a population of 13,751. This is 24.2% below the national average and 2.2% below the Wyoming average. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #7 of 23 Wyoming counties.

Total spending
$163.0M
Per capita
$11,856
vs. national avg
-24.2%
Fiscal year
FY2025

The verdict

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

National per-capita rank
Top 15%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$11,856
Wyoming rank
#7 of 23

How Converse County Compares

Per-capita federal spending: Converse County vs. Wyoming and the nation

Top 15% nationally
Converse County$11,856Wyoming avg$12,119National avg$15,647

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

Population: 13,751 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

How Converse County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$11,856 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

Converse County Among Wyoming's Largest Counties

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

The 15 largest-population counties in Wyoming by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Converse County is highlighted. 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 15 entities by Population (X) and Spending per capita ($) (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. 020,00040,00060,00080,000100,000120,000 $4,000$6,000$8,000$10,000$12,000$14,000 Population Spending per capita ($) Large and spending-intensiveSmall population, outsized spendingLarge population, modest per-residentSmaller footprint both ways
The 15 largest-population counties in Wyoming by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Converse County is highlighted.
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 (this county) 13,751 $11,856 $163.0M
Goshen County 12,498 $9,130 $114.1M
Big Horn County 11,521 $7,263 $83.7M

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much federal spending did Converse County, Wyoming receive?
Converse County received $163.0M in total federal spending during Fiscal Year 2025. This equates to $11,856 per capita for the county's population of 13,751.
How does Converse County's per capita spending compare to the national average?
Converse County's per capita federal spending of $11,856 is 24.2% below the national average of $15,647. Compared to the Wyoming average of $12,119, it is 2.2% below.
What is the population of Converse County, Wyoming?
Converse County has a population of 13,751 according to Census Bureau estimates. This population figure is used to calculate the per capita federal spending of $11,856.
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.

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.