PlainSpending

Crawford County

$142.4M in FY2025 federal spending, $8,835 per capita.

Wisconsin · FIPS 55023

In FY2025, Crawford County in Wisconsin received $142.4M in federal spending - $8,835 per capita for a population of 16,113. This is 43.5% below the national average and 53.9% below the Wisconsin average. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #25 of 72 Wisconsin counties.

Total spending
$142.4M
Per capita
$8,835
vs. national avg
-43.5%
Fiscal year
FY2025

The verdict

Crawford County posts above-median federal per-capita spending nationally.

National per-capita rank
Top 39%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$8,835
Wisconsin rank
#25 of 72

How Crawford County Compares

Per-capita federal spending: Crawford County vs. Wisconsin and the nation

Top 39% nationally
Crawford County$8,835Wisconsin avg$19,169National avg$15,647

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

Population: 16,113 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

How Crawford County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$8,835 Top 39% higher than 61% 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

Crawford County Among Wisconsin's Largest Counties

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

The 16 largest-population counties in Wisconsin by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Crawford 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. 0500,0001,000,000 $0$20,000$40,000$60,000$80,000$100,000$120,000 Population Spending per capita ($) Large and spending-intensiveSmall population, outsized spendingLarge population, modest per-residentSmaller footprint both ways
The 16 largest-population counties in Wisconsin by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Crawford County is highlighted.
Read the chart as a table
County Population Per capita Total spending
Milwaukee County 939,489 $6,376 $6.0B
Dane County 561,504 $96,863 $54.4B
Waukesha County 406,978 $7,959 $3.2B
Brown County 268,740 $6,595 $1.8B
Racine County 197,727 $6,617 $1.3B
Outagamie County 190,705 $7,226 $1.4B
Winnebago County 171,730 $21,391 $3.7B
Kenosha County 169,151 $6,400 $1.1B
Rock County 163,687 $9,463 $1.5B
Marathon County 138,013 $6,581 $908.3M
Washington County 136,761 $7,004 $957.9M
La Crosse County 120,784 $28,100 $3.4B
Sheboygan County 118,034 $6,979 $823.8M
Walworth County 106,478 $6,885 $733.1M
Eau Claire County 105,710 $6,379 $674.3M
Crawford County (this county) 16,113 $8,835 $142.4M

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much federal spending did Crawford County, Wisconsin receive?
Crawford County received $142.4M in total federal spending during Fiscal Year 2025. This equates to $8,835 per capita for the county's population of 16,113.
How does Crawford County's per capita spending compare to the national average?
Crawford County's per capita federal spending of $8,835 is 43.5% below the national average of $15,647. Compared to the Wisconsin average of $19,169, it is 53.9% below.
What is the population of Crawford County, Wisconsin?
Crawford County has a population of 16,113 according to Census Bureau estimates. This population figure is used to calculate the per capita federal spending of $8,835.
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.