PlainSpending

Phillips County

$51.3M in FY2025 federal spending, $11,318 per capita.

Colorado · FIPS 08095

In FY2025, Phillips County in Colorado received $51.3M in federal spending - $11,318 per capita for a population of 4,530. This is 27.7% below the national average and 6.9% below the Colorado average. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #14 of 64 Colorado counties.

Total spending
$51.3M
Per capita
$11,318
vs. national avg
-27.7%
Fiscal year
FY2025

The verdict

Phillips County posts top-quartile federal per-capita spending nationally.

National per-capita rank
Top 18%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$11,318
Colorado rank
#14 of 64

How Phillips County Compares

Per-capita federal spending: Phillips County vs. Colorado and the nation

Top 18% nationally
Phillips County$11,318Colorado avg$12,155National avg$15,647

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

Population: 4,530 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

How Phillips County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$11,318 Top 18% higher than 82% 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

Phillips County Among Colorado's Largest Counties

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

The 16 largest-population counties in Colorado by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Phillips 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. 0200,000400,000600,000800,000 $0$5,000$10,000$15,000$20,000 Population Spending per capita ($) Large and spending-intensiveSmall population, outsized spendingLarge population, modest per-residentSmaller footprint both ways
The 16 largest-population counties in Colorado by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Phillips County is highlighted.
Read the chart as a table
County Population Per capita Total spending
El Paso County 730,395 $12,676 $9.3B
Denver County 715,522 $10,593 $7.6B
Arapahoe County 655,070 $6,663 $4.4B
Jefferson County 582,910 $10,803 $6.3B
Adams County 519,572 $9,121 $4.7B
Larimer County 359,066 $8,602 $3.1B
Douglas County 357,978 $14,587 $5.2B
Boulder County 330,758 $9,749 $3.2B
Weld County 328,981 $5,741 $1.9B
Pueblo County 168,162 $9,023 $1.5B
Mesa County 155,703 $8,336 $1.3B
Broomfield County 74,112 $5,512 $408.5M
Garfield County 61,685 $5,051 $311.6M
Eagle County 55,731 $4,358 $242.9M
La Plata County 55,638 $8,380 $466.2M
Phillips County (this county) 4,530 $11,318 $51.3M

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much federal spending did Phillips County, Colorado receive?
Phillips County received $51.3M in total federal spending during Fiscal Year 2025. This equates to $11,318 per capita for the county's population of 4,530.
How does Phillips County's per capita spending compare to the national average?
Phillips County's per capita federal spending of $11,318 is 27.7% below the national average of $15,647. Compared to the Colorado average of $12,155, it is 6.9% below.
What is the population of Phillips County, Colorado?
Phillips County has a population of 4,530 according to Census Bureau estimates. This population figure is used to calculate the per capita federal spending of $11,318.
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.