PlainSpending

Lac Qui Parle County

$82.4M in FY2025 federal spending, $12,259 per capita.

Minnesota · FIPS 27073

In FY2025, Lac Qui Parle County in Minnesota received $82.4M in federal spending - $12,259 per capita for a population of 6,719. This is 21.7% below the national average and 71.1% below the Minnesota average. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #7 of 87 Minnesota counties.

Total spending
$82.4M
Per capita
$12,259
vs. national avg
-21.7%
Fiscal year
FY2025

The verdict

Lac Qui Parle County posts top-quartile federal per-capita spending nationally.

National per-capita rank
Top 14%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$12,259
Minnesota rank
#7 of 87

How Lac Qui Parle County Compares

Per-capita federal spending: Lac Qui Parle County vs. Minnesota and the nation

Top 14% nationally
Lac Qui Parle County$12,259Minnesota avg$42,425National avg$15,647

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

Population: 6,719 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

How Lac Qui Parle County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$12,259 Top 14% higher than 86% 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

Lac Qui Parle County Among Minnesota's Largest Counties

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

The 16 largest-population counties in Minnesota by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Lac Qui Parle 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$50,000$100,000$150,000$200,000 Population Spending per capita ($) Large and spending-intensiveSmall population, outsized spendingLarge population, modest per-residentSmaller footprint both ways
The 16 largest-population counties in Minnesota by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Lac Qui Parle County is highlighted.
Read the chart as a table
County Population Per capita Total spending
Hennepin 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
Lac Qui Parle County (this county) 6,719 $12,259 $82.4M

Federal Spending Guides

Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending

Counties with per-capita federal spending closest to Lac Qui Parle County's $12,259 - prioritizing Minnesota peers first.

Dakota County

Minnesota

$12,334 per capita

$5.4B total

Cook County

Minnesota

$12,802 per capita

$71.7M total

Koochiching County

Minnesota

$11,709 per capita

$141.2M total

Big Stone County

Minnesota

$12,974 per capita

$67.0M total

Grant County

Minnesota

$11,253 per capita

$68.4M total

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much federal spending did Lac Qui Parle County, Minnesota receive?
Lac Qui Parle County received $82.4M in total federal spending during Fiscal Year 2025. This equates to $12,259 per capita for the county's population of 6,719.
How does Lac Qui Parle County's per capita spending compare to the national average?
Lac Qui Parle County's per capita federal spending of $12,259 is 21.7% below the national average of $15,647. Compared to the Minnesota average of $42,425, it is 71.1% below.
What is the population of Lac Qui Parle County, Minnesota?
Lac Qui Parle County has a population of 6,719 according to Census Bureau estimates. This population figure is used to calculate the per capita federal spending of $12,259.
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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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.