Grant County
$132.9M in FY2025 federal spending, $7,400 per capita.
Arkansas · FIPS 05053
In FY2025, Grant County in Arkansas received $132.9M in federal spending - $7,400 per capita for a population of 17,958. This is 52.7% below the national average and 36.2% below the Arkansas average. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #51 of 75 Arkansas counties.
- Total spending
- $132.9M
- Per capita
- $7,400
- vs. national avg
- -52.7%
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
The verdict
Grant County posts below-median federal per-capita spending nationally.
- National per-capita rank
- Top 66%
- of 3,232 US counties
- Per-capita spending
- $7,400
- Arkansas rank
- #51 of 75
How Grant County Compares
Per-capita federal spending: Grant County vs. Arkansas and the nation
Population: 17,958 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.
How Grant County Ranks Nationally
Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties
All 3,232 US counties, FY2025
$7,400 Top 66% higher than 34% of 3,224 US counties
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Source USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates
Grant County Among Arkansas's Largest Counties
Population vs. per-capita spending: Arkansas's biggest counties
Read the chart as a table
| County | Population | Per capita | Total spending |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulaski County | 399,125 | $13,660 | $5.5B |
| Benton County | 284,333 | $5,417 | $1.5B |
| Washington County | 245,871 | $5,609 | $1.4B |
| Sebastian County | 127,799 | $7,291 | $931.8M |
| Faulkner County | 123,498 | $6,069 | $749.6M |
| Saline County | 123,416 | $7,103 | $876.6M |
| Craighead County | 111,231 | $6,684 | $743.4M |
| Garland County | 100,180 | $9,850 | $986.8M |
| White County | 76,822 | $7,251 | $557.0M |
| Lonoke County | 74,015 | $7,351 | $544.1M |
| Jefferson County | 67,260 | $8,884 | $597.6M |
| Pope County | 63,381 | $7,208 | $456.9M |
| Crawford County | 60,133 | $7,641 | $459.5M |
| Crittenden County | 48,163 | $6,834 | $329.1M |
| Greene County | 45,736 | $6,634 | $303.4M |
| Grant County (this county) | 17,958 | $7,400 | $132.9M |
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Frequently Asked Questions
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