PlainSpending

Richland County

$7,016 per resident in FY2025 ($121.4M total) - low intensity.

Wisconsin · FIPS 55103

In FY2025, Richland County carried a thin absolute book of $121.4M - $7,016 per capita for 17,304 residents. Intensity sits 55.2% below the national average (-63.4% vs Wisconsin). Leading tracked agency: Social Security Administration. Per-capita rank in-state: #51/72.

Total spending
$121.4M
Per capita
$7,016
vs. national avg
-55.2%
Fiscal year
FY2025

Low per-resident intensity

Richland County residents see a thin $7,016 each (#2412 of 3,224 per capita).

Low per-resident intensity

Richland County posts below-median federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending concentrated almost entirely in Social Security Administration.

National per-capita rank
Top 75%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$7,016
Leading agency
Social Security Administration
87.9% of tracked spending
Wisconsin rank
#51 of 72

How Richland County Compares

Per-capita federal spending: Richland County vs. Wisconsin and the nation

Richland County$7,016Wisconsin avg$19,169National avg$15,647
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates.

Population: 17,304 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

Leading Federal Agencies in Richland County

Top awarding agencies in Richland County, FY2025

Social Security Administrati…$102.3MDepartment of Veterans Affai…$8.1MDepartment of Agriculture$6.0M
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025, aggregated by awarding agency.

Among the 3,224 US counties with agency-level spending data, Social Security Administration is the most common leading agency nationally, topping 89.7% of agency-tracked counties.

These 3 agencies together account for $116.4M (95.8%) of Richland County's $121.4M in total tracked federal spending.

All 3 individually-tracked agencies are shown above - Richland 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
Social Security Administration $102.3M 87.9%
Department of Veterans Affairs $8.1M 6.9%
Department of Agriculture $6.0M 5.2%

How Richland County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$7,016 Around the middle higher than 25% 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

Richland County Among Wisconsin's Largest Counties

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

The 16 largest-population counties in Wisconsin by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Richland 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 0200,000400,000600,000800,0001,000,000 $0$20,000$40,000$60,000$80,000$100,000$120,000 Population Spending per capita ($)
The 16 largest-population counties in Wisconsin by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Richland County is highlighted.
Read the chart as a table
County Population Per capita Total spending
Milwaukee County 939,489 $6,376 $6.0B
Dane County 561,504 $96,863 $54.4B
Waukesha County 406,978 $7,959 $3.2B
Brown County 268,740 $6,595 $1.8B
Racine County 197,727 $6,617 $1.3B
Outagamie County 190,705 $7,226 $1.4B
Winnebago County 171,730 $21,391 $3.7B
Kenosha County 169,151 $6,400 $1.1B
Rock County 163,687 $9,463 $1.5B
Marathon County 138,013 $6,581 $908.3M
Washington County 136,761 $7,004 $957.9M
La Crosse County 120,784 $28,100 $3.4B
Sheboygan County 118,034 $6,979 $823.8M
Walworth County 106,478 $6,885 $733.1M
Eau Claire County 105,710 $6,379 $674.3M
Richland County (this county) 17,304 $7,016 $121.4M

Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending

Counties with per-capita federal spending closest to Richland County's $7,016 - prioritizing Wisconsin peers first.

Washington County

Wisconsin

$7,004 per capita

$957.9M total

Sheboygan County

Wisconsin

$6,979 per capita

$823.8M total

Iowa County

Wisconsin

$7,054 per capita

$167.2M total

Chippewa County

Wisconsin

$7,104 per capita

$471.0M total

Lafayette County

Wisconsin

$7,144 per capita

$118.7M total

Compare states side-by-side in the compare tool →

Nationwide counties with similar per-capita or total federal spending

Two peer sets outside Wisconsin - 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 ($7,016 here).

Similar total federal spending

Nearest out-of-state counties by total obligations ($121.4M 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.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and presented.

Verify with USASpending.gov → Verify population with U.S. Census Bureau →