PlainSpending

Hennepin County

$188.0B in FY2025 - a heavy absolute book at $146,659 per capita.

Minnesota · FIPS 27053

In FY2025, Hennepin County in Minnesota posted a dense absolute book of $188.0B ($146,659 per capita across 1,281,565 residents). That is 837.3% above the national average and 245.7% above the Minnesota average. Department of Health and Human Services leads tracked agency share. Statewide per-capita rank: #1 of 87.

Total spending
$188.0B
Per capita
$146,659
vs. national avg
+837.3%
Fiscal year
FY2025

Heavy absolute federal book

Hennepin County sits #1 of 3,224 counties by total obligations ($188.0B).

Heavy absolute federal book

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
96.3% of tracked spending
Minnesota rank
#1 of 87

How Hennepin County Compares

Per-capita federal spending: Hennepin County vs. Minnesota and the nation

Hennepin County$146,659Minnesota avg$42,425National avg$15,647
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates.

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

Department of Health and Hum…$179.2BSocial Security Administrati…$5.8BDepartment of Defense$980.1M
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025, aggregated by awarding agency.

Among the 3,224 US counties with agency-level spending data, Department of Health and Human Services is a comparatively unusual leading agency, topping only 1.1% 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 $186.0B (99%) of Hennepin County's $188.0B in total tracked federal spending.

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.

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Agency Spending Share
Department of Health and Human Services $179.2B 96.3%
Social Security Administration $5.8B 3.1%
Department of Defense $980.1M 0.5%

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

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

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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

The 15 largest-population counties in Minnesota by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Hennepin 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 0500,0001,000,0001,500,000 $0$50,000$100,000$150,000$200,000 Population Spending per capita ($)
The 15 largest-population counties in Minnesota by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Hennepin County is highlighted.
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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

Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending

Counties with per-capita federal spending closest to Hennepin County's $146,659 - prioritizing Minnesota peers first.

Traverse County

Minnesota

$14,542 per capita

$48.9M total

Sherburne County

Minnesota

$14,241 per capita

$1.4B total

Big Stone County

Minnesota

$12,974 per capita

$67.0M total

Cook County

Minnesota

$12,802 per capita

$71.7M total

Dakota County

Minnesota

$12,334 per capita

$5.4B total

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Nationwide counties with similar per-capita or total federal spending

Two peer sets outside Minnesota - 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 ($146,659 here).

Similar total federal spending

Nearest out-of-state counties by total obligations ($188.0B 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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