PlainSpending

Marshall County

$48.8M in FY2025 federal spending, $11,330 per capita.

South Dakota · FIPS 46091

In FY2025, Marshall County in South Dakota received $48.8M in federal spending - $11,330 per capita for a population of 4,306. This is 27.6% below the national average and 12.5% below the South Dakota average. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #37 of 66 South Dakota counties.

Total spending
$48.8M
Per capita
$11,330
vs. national avg
-27.6%
Fiscal year
FY2025

The verdict

Marshall County posts top-quartile federal per-capita spending nationally.

National per-capita rank
Top 18%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$11,330
South Dakota rank
#37 of 66

How Marshall County Compares

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

Top 18% nationally
Marshall County$11,330South Dakota avg$12,944National avg$15,647

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

Population: 4,306 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

How Marshall County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$11,330 Top 18% higher than 82% 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

Marshall County Among South Dakota's Largest Counties

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

The 16 largest-population counties in South Dakota by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Marshall 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. 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 16 largest-population counties in South Dakota by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Marshall 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 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
Marshall County (this county) 4,306 $11,330 $48.8M

Federal Spending Guides

Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending

Counties with per-capita federal spending closest to Marshall County's $11,330 - prioritizing South Dakota peers first.

Pennington County

South Dakota

$11,308 per capita

$1.2B total

Lawrence County

South Dakota

$11,168 per capita

$287.8M total

Kingsbury County

South Dakota

$11,663 per capita

$60.5M total

Clark County

South Dakota

$11,915 per capita

$45.7M total

Meade County

South Dakota

$12,098 per capita

$361.1M total

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much federal spending did Marshall County, South Dakota receive?
Marshall County received $48.8M in total federal spending during Fiscal Year 2025. This equates to $11,330 per capita for the county's population of 4,306.
How does Marshall County's per capita spending compare to the national average?
Marshall County's per capita federal spending of $11,330 is 27.6% below the national average of $15,647. Compared to the South Dakota average of $12,944, it is 12.5% below.
What is the population of Marshall County, South Dakota?
Marshall County has a population of 4,306 according to Census Bureau estimates. This population figure is used to calculate the per capita federal spending of $11,330.
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.