PlainSpending

Henry County

$212.2M in FY2025 federal spending, $9,671 per capita.

Missouri · FIPS 29083

In FY2025, Henry County in Missouri received $212.2M in federal spending - $9,671 per capita for a population of 21,946. This is 38.2% below the national average and 36.5% below the Missouri average. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #20 of 115 Missouri counties.

Total spending
$212.2M
Per capita
$9,671
vs. national avg
-38.2%
Fiscal year
FY2025

The verdict

Henry County posts above-median federal per-capita spending nationally.

National per-capita rank
Top 29%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$9,671
Missouri rank
#20 of 115

How Henry County Compares

Per-capita federal spending: Henry County vs. Missouri and the nation

Top 29% nationally
Henry County$9,671Missouri avg$15,232National avg$15,647

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

Population: 21,946 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

How Henry County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$9,671 Top 29% higher than 71% of 3,224 US counties

This county $0 $20K+ all US counties, per-capita spending, bucketed by value

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

Henry County Among Missouri's Largest Counties

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

The 16 largest-population counties in Missouri by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Henry County is highlighted. 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 16 entities by Population (X) and Spending per capita ($) (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. 0500,0001,000,0001,500,000 $0$20,000$40,000$60,000$80,000 Population Spending per capita ($) Large and spending-intensiveSmall population, outsized spendingLarge population, modest per-residentSmaller footprint both ways
The 16 largest-population counties in Missouri by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Henry County is highlighted.
Read the chart as a table
County Population Per capita Total spending
St. Louis County 1,004,125 $16,891 $17.0B
Jackson County 717,204 $11,265 $8.1B
St. Charles County 405,262 $6,465 $2.6B
St. Louis City 301,578 $68,810 $20.8B
Greene County 298,915 $6,701 $2.0B
Clay County 253,335 $6,058 $1.5B
Jefferson County 226,739 $6,590 $1.5B
Boone County 183,610 $6,290 $1.2B
Jasper County 122,761 $6,552 $804.4M
Cass County 107,824 $6,793 $732.4M
Platte County 106,718 $7,158 $763.8M
Franklin County 104,682 $7,263 $760.3M
Christian County 88,842 $6,297 $559.4M
Buchanan County 84,793 $6,505 $551.6M
Cape Girardeau County 81,710 $6,784 $554.3M
Henry County (this county) 21,946 $9,671 $212.2M

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much federal spending did Henry County, Missouri receive?
Henry County received $212.2M in total federal spending during Fiscal Year 2025. This equates to $9,671 per capita for the county's population of 21,946.
How does Henry County's per capita spending compare to the national average?
Henry County's per capita federal spending of $9,671 is 38.2% below the national average of $15,647. Compared to the Missouri average of $15,232, it is 36.5% below.
What is the population of Henry County, Missouri?
Henry County has a population of 21,946 according to Census Bureau estimates. This population figure is used to calculate the per capita federal spending of $9,671.
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.

Every figure on PlainSpending is computed directly from USASpending.gov award-transaction data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page aggregates every federal award with a place-of-performance in this county, live from the dataset. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.