Harrison County
$288.5M in FY2025 federal spending, $7,275 per capita.
Indiana · FIPS 18061
In FY2025, Harrison County in Indiana received $288.5M in federal spending - $7,275 per capita for a population of 39,654. This is 53.5% below the national average and 76.2% below the Indiana average. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #41 of 92 Indiana counties.
- Total spending
- $288.5M
- Per capita
- $7,275
- vs. national avg
- -53.5%
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
The verdict
Harrison County posts below-median federal per-capita spending nationally.
- National per-capita rank
- Top 69%
- of 3,232 US counties
- Per-capita spending
- $7,275
- Indiana rank
- #41 of 92
How Harrison County Compares
Per-capita federal spending: Harrison County vs. Indiana and the nation
Population: 39,654 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.
How Harrison County Ranks Nationally
Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties
All 3,232 US counties, FY2025
$7,275 Top 69% higher than 31% of 3,224 US counties
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Source USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates
Harrison County Among Indiana's Largest Counties
Population vs. per-capita spending: Indiana's biggest counties
Read the chart as a table
| County | Population | Per capita | Total spending |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marion County | 977,203 | $147,172 | $143.8B |
| Lake County | 498,700 | $6,356 | $3.2B |
| Allen County | 385,410 | $7,136 | $2.8B |
| Hamilton County | 347,467 | $5,591 | $1.9B |
| St. Joseph County | 272,912 | $10,907 | $3.0B |
| Elkhart County | 207,047 | $5,442 | $1.1B |
| Tippecanoe County | 186,251 | $6,304 | $1.2B |
| Vanderburgh County | 180,136 | $8,402 | $1.5B |
| Hendricks County | 174,788 | $5,677 | $992.2M |
| Porter County | 173,215 | $6,957 | $1.2B |
| Johnson County | 161,765 | $6,184 | $1.0B |
| Monroe County | 139,718 | $7,186 | $1.0B |
| Madison County | 130,129 | $6,927 | $901.4M |
| Clark County | 121,093 | $6,586 | $797.5M |
| Laporte County | 112,417 | $7,316 | $822.4M |
| Harrison County (this county) | 39,654 | $7,275 | $288.5M |
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Frequently Asked Questions
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