PlainSpending

Lincoln County

$418.0M in FY2025 federal spending, $6,414 per capita.

South Dakota · FIPS 46083

In FY2025, Lincoln County in South Dakota received $418.0M in federal spending - $6,414 per capita for a population of 65,161. This is 59.0% below the national average and 50.4% below the South Dakota average. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #66 of 66 South Dakota counties.

Total spending
$418.0M
Per capita
$6,414
vs. national avg
-59.0%
Fiscal year
FY2025

The verdict

Lincoln County posts below-median federal per-capita spending nationally.

National per-capita rank
Top 87%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$6,414
South Dakota rank
#66 of 66

How Lincoln County Compares

Per-capita federal spending: Lincoln County vs. South Dakota and the nation

Top 87% nationally
Lincoln County$6,414South Dakota avg$12,944National avg$15,647

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

Population: 65,161 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

How Lincoln County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$6,414 Top 87% higher than 13% 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

Lincoln County Among South Dakota's Largest Counties

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

The 15 largest-population counties in South Dakota by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Lincoln 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. 050,000100,000150,000200,000250,000 $5,000$10,000$15,000$20,000$25,000$30,000 Population Spending per capita ($) Large and spending-intensiveSmall population, outsized spendingLarge population, modest per-residentSmaller footprint both ways
The 15 largest-population counties in South Dakota by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Lincoln County is highlighted.
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 (this 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 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

Federal Spending Guides

Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending

Counties with per-capita federal spending closest to Lincoln County's $6,414 - prioritizing South Dakota peers first.

Brookings County

South Dakota

$6,805 per capita

$233.9M total

Davison County

South Dakota

$6,820 per capita

$136.1M total

Clay County

South Dakota

$7,186 per capita

$107.6M total

Bon Homme County

South Dakota

$7,308 per capita

$51.2M total

Codington County

South Dakota

$7,324 per capita

$207.5M total

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much federal spending did Lincoln County, South Dakota receive?
Lincoln County received $418.0M in total federal spending during Fiscal Year 2025. This equates to $6,414 per capita for the county's population of 65,161.
How does Lincoln County's per capita spending compare to the national average?
Lincoln County's per capita federal spending of $6,414 is 59.0% below the national average of $15,647. Compared to the South Dakota average of $12,944, it is 50.4% below.
What is the population of Lincoln County, South Dakota?
Lincoln County has a population of 65,161 according to Census Bureau estimates. This population figure is used to calculate the per capita federal spending of $6,414.
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.