PlainSpending

Cowley County

$454.9M in FY2025 federal spending, $13,167 per capita.

Kansas · FIPS 20035

In FY2025, Cowley County in Kansas received $454.9M in federal spending - $13,167 per capita for a population of 34,549. This is 15.9% below the national average and 24.7% above the Kansas average. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #18 of 105 Kansas counties.

Total spending
$454.9M
Per capita
$13,167
vs. national avg
-15.9%
Fiscal year
FY2025

The verdict

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

National per-capita rank
Top 11%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$13,167
Kansas rank
#18 of 105

How Cowley County Compares

Per-capita federal spending: Cowley County vs. Kansas and the nation

Top 11% nationally
Cowley County$13,167Kansas avg$10,560National avg$15,647

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

Population: 34,549 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

How Cowley County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$13,167 Top 11% higher than 89% 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

Cowley County Among Kansas's Largest Counties

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

The 15 largest-population counties in Kansas by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Cowley 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. 0200,000400,000600,000800,000 $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 Kansas by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Cowley County is highlighted.
Read the chart as a table
County Population Per capita Total spending
Johnson County 609,863 $6,636 $4.0B
Sedgwick County 523,824 $8,235 $4.3B
Shawnee County 178,909 $12,052 $2.2B
Wyandotte County 169,245 $11,459 $1.9B
Douglas County 118,785 $6,576 $781.1M
Leavenworth County 81,881 $11,496 $941.3M
Riley County 71,959 $7,669 $551.8M
Butler County 67,380 $7,552 $508.8M
Reno County 61,898 $7,379 $456.7M
Saline County 54,303 $6,667 $362.1M
Crawford County 38,972 $6,408 $249.7M
Finney County 38,470 $5,345 $205.6M
Geary County 36,739 $11,266 $413.9M
Cowley County (this county) 34,549 $13,167 $454.9M
Ford County 34,287 $4,900 $168.0M

Federal Spending Guides

Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending

Counties with per-capita federal spending closest to Cowley County's $13,167 - prioritizing Kansas peers first.

Wichita County

Kansas

$13,078 per capita

$28.1M total

Osborne County

Kansas

$13,068 per capita

$45.7M total

Ottawa County

Kansas

$12,965 per capita

$74.4M total

Decatur County

Kansas

$13,569 per capita

$37.5M total

Ness County

Kansas

$13,723 per capita

$36.9M total

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much federal spending did Cowley County, Kansas receive?
Cowley County received $454.9M in total federal spending during Fiscal Year 2025. This equates to $13,167 per capita for the county's population of 34,549.
How does Cowley County's per capita spending compare to the national average?
Cowley County's per capita federal spending of $13,167 is 15.9% below the national average of $15,647. Compared to the Kansas average of $10,560, it is 24.7% above.
What is the population of Cowley County, Kansas?
Cowley County has a population of 34,549 according to Census Bureau estimates. This population figure is used to calculate the per capita federal spending of $13,167.
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.