PlainSpending

Martin County

$180.2M in FY2025 federal spending, $8,998 per capita.

Minnesota · FIPS 27091

In FY2025, Martin County in Minnesota received $180.2M in federal spending - $8,998 per capita for a population of 20,025. This is 42.5% below the national average and 78.8% below the Minnesota average. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #34 of 87 Minnesota counties.

Total spending
$180.2M
Per capita
$8,998
vs. national avg
-42.5%
Fiscal year
FY2025

The verdict

Martin County posts above-median federal per-capita spending nationally.

National per-capita rank
Top 37%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$8,998
Minnesota rank
#34 of 87

How Martin County Compares

Per-capita federal spending: Martin County vs. Minnesota and the nation

Top 37% nationally
Martin County$8,998Minnesota avg$42,425National avg$15,647

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

Population: 20,025 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

How Martin County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$8,998 Top 37% higher than 63% 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

Martin 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; Martin 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; Martin 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
Martin County (this county) 20,025 $8,998 $180.2M

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much federal spending did Martin County, Minnesota receive?
Martin County received $180.2M in total federal spending during Fiscal Year 2025. This equates to $8,998 per capita for the county's population of 20,025.
How does Martin County's per capita spending compare to the national average?
Martin County's per capita federal spending of $8,998 is 42.5% below the national average of $15,647. Compared to the Minnesota average of $42,425, it is 78.8% below.
What is the population of Martin County, Minnesota?
Martin County has a population of 20,025 according to Census Bureau estimates. This population figure is used to calculate the per capita federal spending of $8,998.
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.

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.