Sully County
$42.2M in FY2025 federal spending, $29,199 per capita.
South Dakota · FIPS 46119
In FY2025, Sully County in South Dakota received $42.2M in federal spending - $29,199 per capita for a population of 1,446. This is 86.6% above the national average and 125.6% above the South Dakota average. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #1 of 66 South Dakota counties.
- Total spending
- $42.2M
- Per capita
- $29,199
- vs. national avg
- +86.6%
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
The verdict
Sully County posts top-5% federal per-capita spending nationally.
- National per-capita rank
- Top 2%
- of 3,232 US counties
- Per-capita spending
- $29,199
- South Dakota rank
- #1 of 66
How Sully County Compares
Per-capita federal spending: Sully County vs. South Dakota and the nation
Population: 1,446 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.
How Sully County Ranks Nationally
Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties
All 3,232 US counties, FY2025
$29,199 Top 2% higher than 98% 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
Sully County Among South Dakota's Largest Counties
Population vs. per-capita spending: South Dakota's biggest counties
Read the chart as a table
| County | Population | Per capita | Total spending |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnehaha County | 197,214 | $8,232 | $1.6B |
| Pennington County | 109,222 | $11,308 | $1.2B |
| Lincoln County | 65,161 | $6,414 | $418.0M |
| Brown County | 38,301 | $7,602 | $291.2M |
| Brookings County | 34,375 | $6,805 | $233.9M |
| Meade County | 29,852 | $12,098 | $361.1M |
| Codington County | 28,325 | $7,324 | $207.5M |
| Lawrence County | 25,768 | $11,168 | $287.8M |
| Yankton County | 23,310 | $8,007 | $186.6M |
| Davison County | 19,956 | $6,820 | $136.1M |
| Beadle County | 19,149 | $7,558 | $144.7M |
| Hughes County | 17,765 | $22,396 | $397.9M |
| Union County | 16,811 | $14,158 | $238.0M |
| Clay County | 14,967 | $7,186 | $107.6M |
| Oglala Lakota County | 13,672 | $27,398 | $374.6M |
| Sully County (this county) | 1,446 | $29,199 | $42.2M |
Federal Spending Guides
Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending
Counties with per-capita federal spending closest to Sully County's $29,199 - prioritizing South Dakota peers first.
Oglala Lakota County
South Dakota
$27,398 per capita
$374.6M total
Harding County
South Dakota
$23,360 per capita
$30.6M total
Hyde County
South Dakota
$23,232 per capita
$29.3M total
Hughes County
South Dakota
$22,396 per capita
$397.9M total
Todd County
South Dakota
$21,895 per capita
$204.0M total
Frequently Asked Questions
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