Hennepin County
$188.0B in FY2025 federal spending, $146,659 per capita.
Minnesota · FIPS 27053
In FY2025, Hennepin County in Minnesota received $188.0B in federal spending - $146,659 per capita for a population of 1,281,565. This is 837.3% above the national average and 245.7% above the Minnesota average. The leading federal agency by spending share is Department of Health and Human Services. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #1 of 87 Minnesota counties.
- Total spending
- $188.0B
- Per capita
- $146,659
- vs. national avg
- +837.3%
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
The verdict
Hennepin County posts top-1% federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending concentrated almost entirely in Department of Health and Human Services.
- National per-capita rank
- Top 1%
- of 3,232 US counties
- Per-capita spending
- $146,659
- Leading agency
- Department of Health and Human Services
- 96.1% of tracked spending
- Minnesota rank
- #1 of 87
How Hennepin County Compares
Per-capita federal spending: Hennepin County vs. Minnesota and the nation
Population: 1,281,565 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.
Leading Federal Agencies in Hennepin County
Top awarding agencies in Hennepin County, FY2025
Among the 1,150 US counties with agency-level spending data, Department of Health and Human Services is a comparatively unusual leading agency, topping only 3.4% 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 $161.3B (85.8%) of Hennepin County's $188.0B 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 - Hennepin County has no smaller residual awarding agencies broken out beyond this set, a compact agency footprint rather than a long tail of minor awardees.
Read the agency breakdown as a table
| Agency | Spending | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Human Services | $155.0B | 96.1% |
| Social Security Administration | $5.3B | 3.3% |
| Department of Defense | $905.5M | 0.6% |
How Hennepin County Ranks Nationally
Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties
All 3,232 US counties, FY2025
$146,659 Top 1% higher than 99% of 3,224 US counties
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, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates
Hennepin County Among Minnesota's Largest Counties
Population vs. per-capita spending: Minnesota's biggest counties
Read the chart as a table
| County | Population | Per capita | Total spending |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hennepin County (this county) | 1,281,565 | $146,659 | $188.0B |
| Ramsey County | 552,352 | $10,072 | $5.6B |
| Dakota County | 439,882 | $12,334 | $5.4B |
| Anoka County | 363,887 | $6,943 | $2.5B |
| Washington County | 267,568 | $6,140 | $1.6B |
| St. Louis County | 200,231 | $8,190 | $1.6B |
| Olmsted County | 162,847 | $7,722 | $1.3B |
| Stearns County | 158,292 | $7,023 | $1.1B |
| Scott County | 150,928 | $4,955 | $747.8M |
| Wright County | 141,337 | $5,446 | $769.7M |
| Carver County | 106,922 | $5,677 | $607.0M |
| Sherburne County | 97,183 | $14,241 | $1.4B |
| Blue Earth County | 69,112 | $6,487 | $448.3M |
| Rice County | 67,097 | $6,213 | $416.9M |
| Crow Wing County | 66,123 | $8,931 | $590.5M |
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Frequently Asked Questions
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