PlainSpending

Graham County

$60.3M in FY2025 federal spending, $24,966 per capita.

Kansas · FIPS 20065

In FY2025, Graham County in Kansas received $60.3M in federal spending - $24,966 per capita for a population of 2,415. This is 59.6% above the national average and 136.4% above the Kansas average. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #3 of 105 Kansas counties.

Total spending
$60.3M
Per capita
$24,966
vs. national avg
+59.6%
Fiscal year
FY2025

The verdict

Graham County posts top-5% federal per-capita spending nationally.

National per-capita rank
Top 3%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$24,966
Kansas rank
#3 of 105

How Graham County Compares

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

Top 3% nationally
Graham County$24,966Kansas avg$10,560National avg$15,647

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

Population: 2,415 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

How Graham County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$24,966 Top 3% higher than 97% 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

Graham County Among Kansas's Largest Counties

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

The 16 largest-population counties in Kansas by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Graham 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. 0200,000400,000600,000800,000 $0$5,000$10,000$15,000$20,000$25,000$30,000 Population Spending per capita ($) Large and spending-intensiveSmall population, outsized spendingLarge population, modest per-residentSmaller footprint both ways
The 16 largest-population counties in Kansas by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Graham 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 34,549 $13,167 $454.9M
Ford County 34,287 $4,900 $168.0M
Graham County (this county) 2,415 $24,966 $60.3M

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much federal spending did Graham County, Kansas receive?
Graham County received $60.3M in total federal spending during Fiscal Year 2025. This equates to $24,966 per capita for the county's population of 2,415.
How does Graham County's per capita spending compare to the national average?
Graham County's per capita federal spending of $24,966 is 59.6% above the national average of $15,647. Compared to the Kansas average of $10,560, it is 136.4% above.
What is the population of Graham County, Kansas?
Graham County has a population of 2,415 according to Census Bureau estimates. This population figure is used to calculate the per capita federal spending of $24,966.
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.