Cottle County
$19.6M in FY2025 federal spending, $14,168 per capita.
Texas · FIPS 48101
In FY2025, Cottle County in Texas received $19.6M in federal spending - $14,168 per capita for a population of 1,380. This is 9.5% below the national average and 32.6% above the Texas average. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #24 of 254 Texas counties.
- Total spending
- $19.6M
- Per capita
- $14,168
- vs. national avg
- -9.5%
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
The verdict
Cottle County posts top-10% federal per-capita spending nationally.
- National per-capita rank
- Top 9%
- of 3,232 US counties
- Per-capita spending
- $14,168
- Texas rank
- #24 of 254
How Cottle County Compares
Per-capita federal spending: Cottle County vs. Texas and the nation
Population: 1,380 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.
How Cottle County Ranks Nationally
Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties
All 3,232 US counties, FY2025
$14,168 Top 9% higher than 91% of 3,224 US counties
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Source USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates
Cottle County Among Texas's Largest Counties
Population vs. per-capita spending: Texas's biggest counties
Read the chart as a table
| County | Population | Per capita | Total spending |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harris County | 4,731,145 | $5,433 | $25.7B |
| Dallas County | 2,613,539 | $13,618 | $35.6B |
| Tarrant County | 2,110,640 | $20,556 | $43.4B |
| Bexar County | 2,009,324 | $8,940 | $18.0B |
| Travis County | 1,290,188 | $12,831 | $16.6B |
| Collin County | 1,064,465 | $5,934 | $6.3B |
| Denton County | 906,422 | $4,917 | $4.5B |
| Hidalgo County | 870,781 | $7,211 | $6.3B |
| El Paso County | 865,657 | $6,774 | $5.9B |
| Fort Bend County | 822,779 | $6,138 | $5.1B |
| Montgomery County | 620,443 | $8,004 | $5.0B |
| Williamson County | 609,017 | $8,655 | $5.3B |
| Cameron County | 421,017 | $5,886 | $2.5B |
| Brazoria County | 372,031 | $6,072 | $2.3B |
| Bell County | 370,647 | $11,862 | $4.4B |
| Cottle County (this county) | 1,380 | $14,168 | $19.6M |
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Frequently Asked Questions
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