PlainSpending

Prairie County

$35.3M in FY2025 federal spending, $32,490 per capita (+107.6% vs national).

Montana · FIPS 30079

In FY2025, Prairie County carried a thin absolute book of $35.3M - $32,490 per capita for 1,088 residents. Intensity sits 107.6% above the national average (+129.7% vs Montana). Leading tracked agency: Department of Transportation. Per-capita rank in-state: #1/56.

Total spending
$35.3M
Per capita
$32,490
vs. national avg
+107.6%
Fiscal year
FY2025

Well above national average

Prairie County runs 107.6% above the $15,647 national average.

Well above national average

Prairie County posts top-5% federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending dominated by Department of Transportation.

National per-capita rank
Top 2%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$32,490
Leading agency
Department of Transportation
56% of tracked spending
Montana rank
#1 of 56

How Prairie County Compares

Per-capita federal spending: Prairie County vs. Montana and the nation

Prairie County$32,490Montana avg$14,143National avg$15,647
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates.

Population: 1,088 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

Leading Federal Agencies in Prairie County

Top awarding agencies in Prairie County, FY2025

Department of Transportation$18.9MSocial Security Administrati…$8.5MDepartment of Agriculture$6.4M
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025, aggregated by awarding agency.

Among the 3,224 US counties with agency-level spending data, Department of Transportation is a comparatively unusual leading agency, topping only 0.9% 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 $33.7M (95.3%) of Prairie County's $35.3M in total tracked federal spending.

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

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Agency Spending Share
Department of Transportation $18.9M 56%
Social Security Administration $8.5M 25.1%
Department of Agriculture $6.4M 18.9%

How Prairie County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$32,490 Top 2% higher than 98% of 3,224 US counties

all US counties, per-capita spending, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $1K-wide band; taller bars hold more US counties. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

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

Prairie County Among Montana's Largest Counties

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

The 16 largest-population counties in Montana by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Prairie 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 050,000100,000150,000200,000 $0$10,000$20,000$30,000$40,000 Population Spending per capita ($)
The 16 largest-population counties in Montana by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Prairie County is highlighted.
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County Population Per capita Total spending
Yellowstone County 164,731 $7,203 $1.2B
Gallatin County 118,960 $7,050 $838.7M
Missoula County 117,922 $7,636 $900.5M
Flathead County 104,357 $9,159 $955.8M
Cascade County 84,414 $12,074 $1.0B
Lewis and Clark County 70,973 $24,304 $1.7B
Ravalli County 44,174 $11,242 $496.6M
Silver Bow County 35,133 $10,448 $367.1M
Lake County 31,134 $16,655 $518.5M
Lincoln County 19,677 $12,584 $247.6M
Park County 17,191 $9,669 $166.2M
Hill County 16,309 $16,115 $262.8M
Glacier County 13,778 $12,084 $166.5M
Big Horn County 13,124 $12,537 $164.5M
Sanders County 12,400 $12,143 $150.6M
Prairie County (this county) 1,088 $32,490 $35.3M

Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending

Counties with per-capita federal spending closest to Prairie County's $32,490 - prioritizing Montana peers first.

Mccone County

Montana

$31,720 per capita

$54.8M total

Garfield County

Montana

$27,730 per capita

$32.5M total

Daniels County

Montana

$27,428 per capita

$45.6M total

Lewis and Clark County

Montana

$24,304 per capita

$1.7B total

Carter County

Montana

$22,494 per capita

$31.8M total

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Nationwide counties with similar per-capita or total federal spending

Two peer sets outside Montana - 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 ($32,490 here).

Similar total federal spending

Nearest out-of-state counties by total obligations ($35.3M 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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