Platte County
$98.2M in FY2025 federal spending, $11,412 per capita.
Wyoming · FIPS 56031
In FY2025, Platte County in Wyoming received $98.2M in federal spending - $11,412 per capita for a population of 8,605. This is 27.1% below the national average and 5.8% below the Wyoming average. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #8 of 23 Wyoming counties.
- Total spending
- $98.2M
- Per capita
- $11,412
- vs. national avg
- -27.1%
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
The verdict
Platte County posts top-quartile federal per-capita spending nationally.
- National per-capita rank
- Top 17%
- of 3,232 US counties
- Per-capita spending
- $11,412
- Wyoming rank
- #8 of 23
How Platte County Compares
Per-capita federal spending: Platte County vs. Wyoming and the nation
Population: 8,605 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.
How Platte County Ranks Nationally
Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties
All 3,232 US counties, FY2025
$11,412 Top 17% higher than 83% of 3,224 US counties
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Source USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates
Platte County Among Wyoming's Largest Counties
Population vs. per-capita spending: Wyoming's biggest counties
Read the chart as a table
| 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 |
| Platte County (this county) | 8,605 | $11,412 | $98.2M |
Federal Spending Guides
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Frequently Asked Questions
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