Hughes County
$397.9M in FY2025 federal spending, $22,396 per capita.
South Dakota · FIPS 46065
In FY2025, Hughes County in South Dakota received $397.9M in federal spending - $22,396 per capita for a population of 17,765. This is 43.1% above the national average and 73.0% above the South Dakota average. The leading federal agency by spending share is Department of Commerce. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #5 of 66 South Dakota counties.
- Total spending
- $397.9M
- Per capita
- $22,396
- vs. national avg
- +43.1%
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
The verdict
Hughes County posts top-5% federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending led by Department of Commerce, among several agencies.
- National per-capita rank
- Top 4%
- of 3,232 US counties
- Per-capita spending
- $22,396
- Leading agency
- Department of Commerce
- 46.6% of tracked spending
- South Dakota rank
- #5 of 66
How Hughes County Compares
Per-capita federal spending: Hughes County vs. South Dakota and the nation
Population: 17,765 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.
Leading Federal Agencies in Hughes County
Top awarding agencies in Hughes County, FY2025
Among the 1,150 US counties with agency-level spending data, Department of Commerce is a comparatively unusual leading agency, topping only 0.8% 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 $439.4M (100%) of Hughes County's $397.9M in total tracked federal spending.
All 3 individually-tracked agencies are shown above - Hughes 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 Commerce | $204.7M | 46.6% |
| Department of Education | $154.1M | 35.1% |
| Social Security Administration | $80.6M | 18.3% |
How Hughes County Ranks Nationally
Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties
All 3,232 US counties, FY2025
$22,396 Top 4% higher than 96% 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
Hughes County Among South Dakota's Largest Counties
Population vs. per-capita spending: South Dakota's biggest counties
Read the chart as a table
| County | Population | Per capita | Total spending |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnehaha County | 197,214 | $8,232 | $1.6B |
| Pennington County | 109,222 | $11,308 | $1.2B |
| Lincoln County | 65,161 | $6,414 | $418.0M |
| Brown County | 38,301 | $7,602 | $291.2M |
| Brookings County | 34,375 | $6,805 | $233.9M |
| Meade County | 29,852 | $12,098 | $361.1M |
| Codington County | 28,325 | $7,324 | $207.5M |
| Lawrence County | 25,768 | $11,168 | $287.8M |
| Yankton County | 23,310 | $8,007 | $186.6M |
| Davison County | 19,956 | $6,820 | $136.1M |
| Beadle County | 19,149 | $7,558 | $144.7M |
| Hughes County (this county) | 17,765 | $22,396 | $397.9M |
| Union County | 16,811 | $14,158 | $238.0M |
| Clay County | 14,967 | $7,186 | $107.6M |
| Oglala Lakota County | 13,672 | $27,398 | $374.6M |
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Frequently Asked Questions
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