PlainSpending

Lake of the Woods County

$30.3M in FY2025 federal spending, $8,060 per capita.

Minnesota · FIPS 27077

In FY2025, Lake of the Woods County in Minnesota received $30.3M in federal spending - $8,060 per capita for a population of 3,763. This is 48.5% below the national average and 81.0% below the Minnesota average. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #53 of 87 Minnesota counties.

Total spending
$30.3M
Per capita
$8,060
vs. national avg
-48.5%
Fiscal year
FY2025

The verdict

Lake of the Woods County posts below-median federal per-capita spending nationally.

National per-capita rank
Top 52%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$8,060
Minnesota rank
#53 of 87

How Lake of the Woods County Compares

Per-capita federal spending: Lake of the Woods County vs. Minnesota and the nation

Top 52% nationally
Lake of the Woods County$8,060Minnesota avg$42,425National avg$15,647

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

Population: 3,763 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

How Lake of the Woods County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$8,060 Top 52% higher than 48% 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

Lake of the Woods 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; Lake of the Woods 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; Lake of the Woods 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
Lake of the Woods County (this county) 3,763 $8,060 $30.3M

Federal Spending Guides

Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending

Counties with per-capita federal spending closest to Lake of the Woods County's $8,060 - prioritizing Minnesota peers first.

Chippewa County

Minnesota

$8,059 per capita

$101.5M total

Steele County

Minnesota

$8,069 per capita

$301.8M total

Kanabec County

Minnesota

$8,024 per capita

$128.6M total

Meeker County

Minnesota

$8,014 per capita

$187.5M total

Fillmore County

Minnesota

$8,110 per capita

$172.2M total

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much federal spending did Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota receive?
Lake of the Woods County received $30.3M in total federal spending during Fiscal Year 2025. This equates to $8,060 per capita for the county's population of 3,763.
How does Lake of the Woods County's per capita spending compare to the national average?
Lake of the Woods County's per capita federal spending of $8,060 is 48.5% below the national average of $15,647. Compared to the Minnesota average of $42,425, it is 81.0% below.
What is the population of Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota?
Lake of the Woods County has a population of 3,763 according to Census Bureau estimates. This population figure is used to calculate the per capita federal spending of $8,060.
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.