Nemaha County
$75.2M in FY2025 federal spending, $7,324 per capita.
Kansas · FIPS 20131
In FY2025, Nemaha County in Kansas received $75.2M in federal spending - $7,324 per capita for a population of 10,273. This is 53.2% below the national average and 30.6% below the Kansas average. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #89 of 105 Kansas counties.
- Total spending
- $75.2M
- Per capita
- $7,324
- vs. national avg
- -53.2%
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
The verdict
Nemaha County posts below-median federal per-capita spending nationally.
- National per-capita rank
- Top 68%
- of 3,232 US counties
- Per-capita spending
- $7,324
- Kansas rank
- #89 of 105
How Nemaha County Compares
Per-capita federal spending: Nemaha County vs. Kansas and the nation
Population: 10,273 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.
How Nemaha County Ranks Nationally
Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties
All 3,232 US counties, FY2025
$7,324 Top 68% higher than 32% of 3,224 US counties
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Source USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates
Nemaha 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 |
| Nemaha County (this county) | 10,273 | $7,324 | $75.2M |
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Frequently Asked Questions
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