PlainSpending

Niobrara County

$15,946 per resident in FY2025 ($39.3M total) - high intensity.

Wyoming · FIPS 56027

In FY2025, Niobrara County carried a thin absolute book of $39.3M - $15,946 per capita for 2,467 residents. Intensity sits 1.9% above the national average (+31.6% vs Wyoming). Leading tracked agency: Department of Agriculture. Per-capita rank in-state: #1/23.

Total spending
$39.3M
Per capita
$15,946
vs. national avg
+1.9%
Fiscal year
FY2025

High per-resident intensity

Per-capita intensity is the standout: $15,946 puts Niobrara County at #207 of 3,224.

High per-resident intensity

Niobrara County posts top-10% federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending led by Department of Agriculture, among several agencies.

National per-capita rank
Top 7%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$15,946
Leading agency
Department of Agriculture
39.6% of tracked spending
Wyoming rank
#1 of 23

How Niobrara County Compares

Per-capita federal spending: Niobrara County vs. Wyoming and the nation

Niobrara County$15,946Wyoming avg$12,119National avg$15,647
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates.

Population: 2,467 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

Leading Federal Agencies in Niobrara County

Top awarding agencies in Niobrara County, FY2025

Department of Agriculture$15.7MSocial Security Administrati…$14.0MDepartment of Transportation$10.0M
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025, aggregated by awarding agency.

Among the 3,224 US counties with agency-level spending data, Department of Agriculture is a comparatively unusual leading agency, topping only 3.3% of agency-tracked counties nationally -- often a sign of a single large federal facility rather than broad-based spending.

These 3 agencies together account for $39.8M (100%) of Niobrara County's $39.3M in total tracked federal spending.

All 3 individually-tracked agencies are shown above - Niobrara County has no smaller residual awarding agencies broken out beyond this set, a compact agency footprint rather than a long tail of minor awardees.

Read the agency breakdown as a table
Agency Spending Share
Department of Agriculture $15.7M 39.6%
Social Security Administration $14.0M 35.2%
Department of Transportation $10.0M 25.2%

How Niobrara County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$15,946 Top 7% higher than 93% 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

Niobrara County Among Wyoming's Largest Counties

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

The 16 largest-population counties in Wyoming by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Niobrara 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 050,000100,000150,000 $5,000$10,000$15,000$20,000 Population Spending per capita ($)
The 16 largest-population counties in Wyoming by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Niobrara County is highlighted.
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County Population Per capita Total spending
Laramie County 100,512 $11,993 $1.2B
Natrona County 79,955 $6,964 $556.8M
Campbell County 47,026 $5,619 $264.2M
Sweetwater County 42,272 $7,562 $319.7M
Fremont County 39,234 $10,648 $417.8M
Albany County 37,066 $7,850 $291.0M
Sheridan County 30,921 $11,976 $370.3M
Park County 29,624 $12,194 $361.2M
Teton County 23,331 $10,376 $242.1M
Uinta County 20,450 $7,208 $147.4M
Lincoln County 19,581 $7,235 $141.7M
Carbon County 14,537 $9,818 $142.7M
Converse County 13,751 $11,856 $163.0M
Goshen County 12,498 $9,130 $114.1M
Big Horn County 11,521 $7,263 $83.7M
Niobrara County (this county) 2,467 $15,946 $39.3M

Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending

Counties with per-capita federal spending closest to Niobrara County's $15,946 - prioritizing Wyoming peers first.

Johnson County

Wyoming

$13,634 per capita

$115.2M total

Park County

Wyoming

$12,194 per capita

$361.2M total

Laramie County

Wyoming

$11,993 per capita

$1.2B total

Sheridan County

Wyoming

$11,976 per capita

$370.3M total

Hot Springs County

Wyoming

$11,885 per capita

$54.9M total

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Nationwide counties with similar per-capita or total federal spending

Two peer sets outside Wyoming - 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 ($15,946 here).

Similar total federal spending

Nearest out-of-state counties by total obligations ($39.3M 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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