PlainSpending

Mcdonald County

$5,185 per resident in FY2025 ($120.8M total) - low intensity.

Missouri · FIPS 29119

In FY2025, Mcdonald County carried a thin absolute book of $120.8M - $5,185 per capita for 23,303 residents. Intensity sits 66.9% below the national average (-66.0% vs Missouri). Leading tracked agency: Social Security Administration. Per-capita rank in-state: #115/115.

Total spending
$120.8M
Per capita
$5,185
vs. national avg
-66.9%
Fiscal year
FY2025

Low per-resident intensity

Mcdonald County residents see a thin $5,185 each (#3110 of 3,224 per capita).

Low per-resident intensity

Mcdonald County posts below-median federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending concentrated almost entirely in Social Security Administration.

National per-capita rank
Top 97%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$5,185
Leading agency
Social Security Administration
85% of tracked spending
Missouri rank
#115 of 115

How Mcdonald County Compares

Per-capita federal spending: Mcdonald County vs. Missouri and the nation

Mcdonald County$5,185Missouri avg$15,232National avg$15,647
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates.

Population: 23,303 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

Leading Federal Agencies in Mcdonald County

Top awarding agencies in Mcdonald County, FY2025

Social Security Administrati…$95.9MDepartment of Veterans Affai…$11.1MDepartment of Transportation$5.8M
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025, aggregated by awarding agency.

Among the 3,224 US counties with agency-level spending data, Social Security Administration is the most common leading agency nationally, topping 89.7% of agency-tracked counties.

These 3 agencies together account for $112.8M (93.4%) of Mcdonald County's $120.8M in total tracked federal spending.

All 3 individually-tracked agencies are shown above - Mcdonald 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
Social Security Administration $95.9M 85%
Department of Veterans Affairs $11.1M 9.8%
Department of Transportation $5.8M 5.1%

How Mcdonald County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$5,185 Among the lowest higher than 3% of 3,224 US counties

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

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

Mcdonald County Among Missouri's Largest Counties

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

The 16 largest-population counties in Missouri by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Mcdonald 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. Large and spending-intensiveSmall population, outsized spendingLarge population, modest per-residentSmaller footprint both ways 0500,0001,000,0001,500,000 $0$20,000$40,000$60,000$80,000 Population Spending per capita ($)
The 16 largest-population counties in Missouri by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Mcdonald County is highlighted.
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County Population Per capita Total spending
St. Louis County 1,004,125 $16,891 $17.0B
Jackson County 717,204 $11,265 $8.1B
St. Charles County 405,262 $6,465 $2.6B
St. Louis City 301,578 $68,810 $20.8B
Greene County 298,915 $6,701 $2.0B
Clay County 253,335 $6,058 $1.5B
Jefferson County 226,739 $6,590 $1.5B
Boone County 183,610 $6,290 $1.2B
Jasper County 122,761 $6,552 $804.4M
Cass County 107,824 $6,793 $732.4M
Platte County 106,718 $7,158 $763.8M
Franklin County 104,682 $7,263 $760.3M
Christian County 88,842 $6,297 $559.4M
Buchanan County 84,793 $6,505 $551.6M
Cape Girardeau County 81,710 $6,784 $554.3M
Mcdonald County (this county) 23,303 $5,185 $120.8M

Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending

Counties with per-capita federal spending closest to Mcdonald County's $5,185 - prioritizing Missouri peers first.

Moniteau County

Missouri

$5,459 per capita

$84.5M total

Schuyler County

Missouri

$5,933 per capita

$23.9M total

Clay County

Missouri

$6,058 per capita

$1.5B total

Adair County

Missouri

$6,165 per capita

$156.1M total

Polk County

Missouri

$6,178 per capita

$194.7M total

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Nationwide counties with similar per-capita or total federal spending

Two peer sets outside Missouri - 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 ($5,185 here).

Similar total federal spending

Nearest out-of-state counties by total obligations ($120.8M 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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