PlainSpending

Sweet Grass County

$31.9M in FY2025 federal spending, $8,669 per capita.

Montana · FIPS 30097

In FY2025, Sweet Grass County in Montana received $31.9M in federal spending - $8,669 per capita for a population of 3,678. This is 44.6% below the national average and 38.7% below the Montana average. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #48 of 56 Montana counties.

Total spending
$31.9M
Per capita
$8,669
vs. national avg
-44.6%
Fiscal year
FY2025

The verdict

Sweet Grass County posts above-median federal per-capita spending nationally.

National per-capita rank
Top 41%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$8,669
Montana rank
#48 of 56

How Sweet Grass County Compares

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

Top 41% nationally
Sweet Grass County$8,669Montana avg$14,143National avg$15,647

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

Population: 3,678 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

How Sweet Grass County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$8,669 Top 41% higher than 59% of 3,224 US counties

This county $0 $20K+ all US counties, per-capita spending, bucketed by value

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

Sweet Grass 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; Sweet Grass 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. 050,000100,000150,000200,000 $5,000$10,000$15,000$20,000$25,000$30,000 Population Spending per capita ($) Large and spending-intensiveSmall population, outsized spendingLarge population, modest per-residentSmaller footprint both ways
The 16 largest-population counties in Montana by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Sweet Grass 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
Sweet Grass County (this county) 3,678 $8,669 $31.9M

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much federal spending did Sweet Grass County, Montana receive?
Sweet Grass County received $31.9M in total federal spending during Fiscal Year 2025. This equates to $8,669 per capita for the county's population of 3,678.
How does Sweet Grass County's per capita spending compare to the national average?
Sweet Grass County's per capita federal spending of $8,669 is 44.6% below the national average of $15,647. Compared to the Montana average of $14,143, it is 38.7% below.
What is the population of Sweet Grass County, Montana?
Sweet Grass County has a population of 3,678 according to Census Bureau estimates. This population figure is used to calculate the per capita federal spending of $8,669.
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.

Every figure on PlainSpending is computed directly from USASpending.gov award-transaction data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page aggregates every federal award with a place-of-performance in this county, live from the dataset. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.