PlainSpending

Lewis and Clark County

$24,304 per resident in FY2025 ($1.7B total) - high intensity.

Montana · FIPS 30049

In FY2025, Lewis and Clark County in Montana posted a dense absolute book of $1.7B ($24,304 per capita across 70,973 residents). That is 55.3% above the national average and 71.8% above the Montana average. Department of Energy leads tracked agency share. Statewide per-capita rank: #5 of 56.

Total spending
$1.7B
Per capita
$24,304
vs. national avg
+55.3%
Fiscal year
FY2025

High per-resident intensity

Per-capita intensity is the standout: $24,304 puts Lewis and Clark County at #88 of 3,224.

High per-resident intensity

Lewis and Clark County posts top-5% federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending dominated by Department of Energy.

National per-capita rank
Top 3%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$24,304
Leading agency
Department of Energy
54.9% of tracked spending
Montana rank
#5 of 56

How Lewis and Clark County Compares

Per-capita federal spending: Lewis and Clark County vs. Montana and the nation

Lewis and Clark County$24,304Montana avg$14,143National avg$15,647
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates.

Population: 70,973 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

Leading Federal Agencies in Lewis and Clark County

Top awarding agencies in Lewis and Clark County, FY2025

Department of Energy$747.5MSocial Security Administrati…$423.2MDepartment of Education$190.4M
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025, aggregated by awarding agency.

Among the 3,224 US counties with agency-level spending data, Department of Energy is a comparatively unusual leading agency, topping only 0.7% 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 $1.4B (78.9%) of Lewis and Clark County's $1.7B in total tracked federal spending -- the remainder is spread across smaller awarding agencies not individually broken out in this dataset.

All 3 individually-tracked agencies are shown above - Lewis and Clark 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 Energy $747.5M 54.9%
Social Security Administration $423.2M 31.1%
Department of Education $190.4M 14%

How Lewis and Clark County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$24,304 Top 3% higher than 97% of 3,224 US counties

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

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 and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

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

Lewis and Clark County Among Montana's Largest Counties

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

The 15 largest-population counties in Montana by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Lewis and Clark 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 050,000100,000150,000200,000 $5,000$10,000$15,000$20,000$25,000$30,000 Population Spending per capita ($)
The 15 largest-population counties in Montana by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Lewis and Clark County is highlighted.
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County Population Per capita Total spending
Yellowstone County 164,731 $7,203 $1.2B
Gallatin County 118,960 $7,050 $838.7M
Missoula County 117,922 $7,636 $900.5M
Flathead County 104,357 $9,159 $955.8M
Cascade County 84,414 $12,074 $1.0B
Lewis and Clark County (this county) 70,973 $24,304 $1.7B
Ravalli County 44,174 $11,242 $496.6M
Silver Bow County 35,133 $10,448 $367.1M
Lake County 31,134 $16,655 $518.5M
Lincoln County 19,677 $12,584 $247.6M
Park County 17,191 $9,669 $166.2M
Hill County 16,309 $16,115 $262.8M
Glacier County 13,778 $12,084 $166.5M
Big Horn County 13,124 $12,537 $164.5M
Sanders County 12,400 $12,143 $150.6M

Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending

Counties with per-capita federal spending closest to Lewis and Clark County's $24,304 - prioritizing Montana peers first.

Carter County

Montana

$22,494 per capita

$31.8M total

Mineral County

Montana

$21,214 per capita

$96.2M total

Daniels County

Montana

$27,428 per capita

$45.6M total

Garfield County

Montana

$27,730 per capita

$32.5M total

Chouteau County

Montana

$18,301 per capita

$107.9M total

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Nationwide counties with similar per-capita or total federal spending

Two peer sets outside Montana - 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 ($24,304 here).

Similar total federal spending

Nearest out-of-state counties by total obligations ($1.7B 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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