PlainSpending

Grand Forks County

$13,298 per resident in FY2025 ($973.0M total) - high intensity.

North Dakota · FIPS 38035

In FY2025, Grand Forks County in North Dakota posted a dense absolute book of $973.0M ($13,298 per capita across 73,170 residents). That is 15.0% below the national average and 89.5% below the North Dakota average. Department of Agriculture leads tracked agency share. Statewide per-capita rank: #28 of 53.

Total spending
$973.0M
Per capita
$13,298
vs. national avg
-15.0%
Fiscal year
FY2025

High per-resident intensity

Per-capita intensity is the standout: $13,298 puts Grand Forks County at #339 of 3,224.

High per-resident intensity

Grand Forks County posts top-quartile federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending led by Department of Agriculture, among several agencies.

National per-capita rank
Top 11%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$13,298
Leading agency
Department of Agriculture
47.4% of tracked spending
North Dakota rank
#28 of 53

How Grand Forks County Compares

Per-capita federal spending: Grand Forks County vs. North Dakota and the nation

Grand Forks County$13,298North Dakota avg$126,315National avg$15,647
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates.

Population: 73,170 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

Leading Federal Agencies in Grand Forks County

Top awarding agencies in Grand Forks County, FY2025

Department of Agriculture$363.9MSocial Security Administrati…$283.3MDepartment of Defense$119.9M
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025, aggregated by awarding agency.

Among the 3,224 US counties with agency-level spending data, Department of Agriculture is a comparatively unusual leading agency, topping only 3.3% of agency-tracked counties nationally -- often a sign of a single large federal facility rather than broad-based spending.

These 3 agencies together account for $767.2M (78.8%) of Grand Forks County's $973.0M in total tracked federal spending -- the remainder is spread across smaller awarding agencies not individually broken out in this dataset.

All 3 individually-tracked agencies are shown above - Grand Forks County has no smaller residual awarding agencies broken out beyond this set, a compact agency footprint rather than a long tail of minor awardees.

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Agency Spending Share
Department of Agriculture $363.9M 47.4%
Social Security Administration $283.3M 36.9%
Department of Defense $119.9M 15.6%

How Grand Forks County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$13,298 Top 11% higher than 89% of 3,224 US counties

all US counties, per-capita spending, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $1K-wide band; taller bars hold more US counties. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

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

Grand Forks County Among North Dakota's Largest Counties

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

The 15 largest-population counties in North Dakota by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Grand Forks 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. Large and spending-intensiveSmall population, outsized spendingLarge population, modest per-residentSmaller footprint both ways 050,000100,000150,000200,000 $0$200,000$400,000$600,000 Population Spending per capita ($)
The 15 largest-population counties in North Dakota by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Grand Forks County is highlighted.
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County Population Per capita Total spending
Cass County 184,525 $483,874 $89.3B
Burleigh County 98,458 $15,671 $1.5B
Grand Forks County (this county) 73,170 $13,298 $973.0M
Ward County 69,919 $8,166 $571.0M
Williams County 40,950 $4,914 $201.2M
Stark County 33,646 $5,649 $190.1M
Morton County 33,291 $7,403 $246.5M
Stutsman County 21,593 $11,682 $252.2M
Richland County 16,529 $10,136 $167.5M
Mckenzie County 14,704 $9,218 $135.5M
Rolette County 12,187 $16,670 $203.2M
Ramsey County 11,605 $12,750 $148.0M
Barnes County 10,853 $10,613 $115.2M
Walsh County 10,563 $9,489 $100.2M
Mountrail County 9,809 $11,782 $115.6M

Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending

Counties with per-capita federal spending closest to Grand Forks County's $13,298 - prioritizing North Dakota peers first.

Grant County

North Dakota

$13,452 per capita

$31.0M total

Pierce County

North Dakota

$13,464 per capita

$53.7M total

Lamoure County

North Dakota

$13,084 per capita

$53.6M total

Renville County

North Dakota

$12,998 per capita

$29.7M total

Mcintosh County

North Dakota

$13,832 per capita

$35.0M total

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Nationwide counties with similar per-capita or total federal spending

Two peer sets outside North Dakota - per-resident intensity and total obligation volume, distinct from the same-state neighbors above.

Similar per-capita spending

Nearest out-of-state counties by federal spending per resident ($13,298 here).

Similar total federal spending

Nearest out-of-state counties by total obligations ($973.0M here).

Counties with fewer than 10,000 residents are excluded from the nationwide comparison corpus.

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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