Sheridan County
$370.3M in FY2025 federal spending, $11,976 per capita.
Wyoming · FIPS 56033
In FY2025, Sheridan County in Wyoming received $370.3M in federal spending - $11,976 per capita for a population of 30,921. This is 23.5% below the national average and 1.2% below the Wyoming average. The leading federal agency by spending share is Social Security Administration. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #5 of 23 Wyoming counties.
- Total spending
- $370.3M
- Per capita
- $11,976
- vs. national avg
- -23.5%
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
The verdict
Sheridan County posts top-quartile federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending dominated by Social Security Administration.
- National per-capita rank
- Top 15%
- of 3,232 US counties
- Per-capita spending
- $11,976
- Leading agency
- Social Security Administration
- 62.3% of tracked spending
- Wyoming rank
- #5 of 23
How Sheridan County Compares
Per-capita federal spending: Sheridan County vs. Wyoming and the nation
Population: 30,921 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.
Leading Federal Agencies in Sheridan County
Top awarding agencies in Sheridan County, FY2025
Among the 1,150 US counties with agency-level spending data, Social Security Administration is the most common leading agency nationally, topping 86% of agency-tracked counties.
These 3 agencies together account for $297.6M (80.4%) of Sheridan County's $370.3M in total tracked federal spending -- the remainder is spread across smaller awarding agencies not individually broken out in this dataset.
All 3 individually-tracked agencies are shown above - Sheridan 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 | $185.4M | 62.3% |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $62.4M | 21% |
| Department of Agriculture | $49.8M | 16.7% |
How Sheridan County Ranks Nationally
Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties
All 3,232 US counties, FY2025
$11,976 Top 15% higher than 85% of 3,224 US counties
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, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates
Sheridan 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 (this 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 |
Federal Spending Guides
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Frequently Asked Questions
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