Daniels County
$45.6M in FY2025 federal spending, $27,428 per capita.
Montana · FIPS 30019
In FY2025, Daniels County in Montana received $45.6M in federal spending - $27,428 per capita for a population of 1,661. This is 75.3% above the national average and 93.9% above the Montana average. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #4 of 56 Montana counties.
- Total spending
- $45.6M
- Per capita
- $27,428
- vs. national avg
- +75.3%
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
The verdict
Daniels County posts top-5% federal per-capita spending nationally.
- National per-capita rank
- Top 3%
- of 3,232 US counties
- Per-capita spending
- $27,428
- Montana rank
- #4 of 56
How Daniels County Compares
Per-capita federal spending: Daniels County vs. Montana and the nation
Population: 1,661 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.
How Daniels County Ranks Nationally
Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties
All 3,232 US counties, FY2025
$27,428 Top 3% higher than 97% of 3,224 US counties
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Source USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates
Daniels County Among Montana's Largest Counties
Population vs. per-capita spending: Montana's biggest counties
Read the chart as a table
| County | Population | Per capita | Total spending |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yellowstone County | 164,731 | $7,203 | $1.2B |
| Gallatin County | 118,960 | $7,050 | $838.7M |
| Missoula County | 117,922 | $7,636 | $900.5M |
| Flathead County | 104,357 | $9,159 | $955.8M |
| Cascade County | 84,414 | $12,074 | $1.0B |
| Lewis and Clark County | 70,973 | $24,304 | $1.7B |
| Ravalli County | 44,174 | $11,242 | $496.6M |
| Silver Bow County | 35,133 | $10,448 | $367.1M |
| Lake County | 31,134 | $16,655 | $518.5M |
| Lincoln County | 19,677 | $12,584 | $247.6M |
| Park County | 17,191 | $9,669 | $166.2M |
| Hill County | 16,309 | $16,115 | $262.8M |
| Glacier County | 13,778 | $12,084 | $166.5M |
| Big Horn County | 13,124 | $12,537 | $164.5M |
| Sanders County | 12,400 | $12,143 | $150.6M |
| Daniels County (this county) | 1,661 | $27,428 | $45.6M |
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Frequently Asked Questions
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