Morton County
$24.9M in FY2025 federal spending, $9,207 per capita.
Kansas · FIPS 20129
In FY2025, Morton County in Kansas received $24.9M in federal spending - $9,207 per capita for a population of 2,701. This is 41.2% below the national average and 12.8% below the Kansas average. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #54 of 105 Kansas counties.
- Total spending
- $24.9M
- Per capita
- $9,207
- vs. national avg
- -41.2%
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
The verdict
Morton County posts above-median federal per-capita spending nationally.
- National per-capita rank
- Top 34%
- of 3,232 US counties
- Per-capita spending
- $9,207
- Kansas rank
- #54 of 105
How Morton County Compares
Per-capita federal spending: Morton County vs. Kansas and the nation
Population: 2,701 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.
How Morton County Ranks Nationally
Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties
All 3,232 US counties, FY2025
$9,207 Top 34% higher than 66% of 3,224 US counties
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Source USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates
Morton County Among Kansas's Largest Counties
Population vs. per-capita spending: Kansas's biggest counties
Read the chart as a table
| County | Population | Per capita | Total spending |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson County | 609,863 | $6,636 | $4.0B |
| Sedgwick County | 523,824 | $8,235 | $4.3B |
| Shawnee County | 178,909 | $12,052 | $2.2B |
| Wyandotte County | 169,245 | $11,459 | $1.9B |
| Douglas County | 118,785 | $6,576 | $781.1M |
| Leavenworth County | 81,881 | $11,496 | $941.3M |
| Riley County | 71,959 | $7,669 | $551.8M |
| Butler County | 67,380 | $7,552 | $508.8M |
| Reno County | 61,898 | $7,379 | $456.7M |
| Saline County | 54,303 | $6,667 | $362.1M |
| Crawford County | 38,972 | $6,408 | $249.7M |
| Finney County | 38,470 | $5,345 | $205.6M |
| Geary County | 36,739 | $11,266 | $413.9M |
| Cowley County | 34,549 | $13,167 | $454.9M |
| Ford County | 34,287 | $4,900 | $168.0M |
| Morton County (this county) | 2,701 | $9,207 | $24.9M |
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Frequently Asked Questions
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