PlainSpending

Wabasha County

$10,209 per resident in FY2025 ($218.3M total) - high intensity.

Minnesota · FIPS 27157

In FY2025, Wabasha County in Minnesota received $218.3M in federal spending - $10,209 per capita for a population of 21,387. This is 34.8% below the national average and 75.9% below the Minnesota average. The leading federal agency by spending share is Social Security Administration. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #19 of 87 Minnesota counties.

Total spending
$218.3M
Per capita
$10,209
vs. national avg
-34.8%
Fiscal year
FY2025

High per-resident intensity

Per-capita intensity is the standout: $10,209 puts Wabasha County at #773 of 3,224.

High per-resident intensity

Wabasha County posts top-quartile federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending dominated by Social Security Administration.

National per-capita rank
Top 24%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$10,209
Leading agency
Social Security Administration
64.3% of tracked spending
Minnesota rank
#19 of 87

How Wabasha County Compares

Per-capita federal spending: Wabasha County vs. Minnesota and the nation

Wabasha County$10,209Minnesota avg$42,425National avg$15,647
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates.

Population: 21,387 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

Leading Federal Agencies in Wabasha County

Top awarding agencies in Wabasha County, FY2025

Social Security Administrati…$134.4MDepartment of Agriculture$59.4MDepartment of Veterans Affai…$15.3M
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 $209.1M (95.8%) of Wabasha County's $218.3M in total tracked federal spending.

All 3 individually-tracked agencies are shown above - Wabasha 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
Social Security Administration $134.4M 64.3%
Department of Agriculture $59.4M 28.4%
Department of Veterans Affairs $15.3M 7.3%

How Wabasha County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$10,209 Top 24% higher than 76% of 3,224 US counties

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

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

Wabasha County Among Minnesota's Largest Counties

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

The 16 largest-population counties in Minnesota by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Wabasha 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 0500,0001,000,0001,500,000 $0$50,000$100,000$150,000$200,000 Population Spending per capita ($)
The 16 largest-population counties in Minnesota by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Wabasha County is highlighted.
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County Population Per capita Total spending
Hennepin County 1,281,565 $146,659 $188.0B
Ramsey County 552,352 $10,072 $5.6B
Dakota County 439,882 $12,334 $5.4B
Anoka County 363,887 $6,943 $2.5B
Washington County 267,568 $6,140 $1.6B
St. Louis County 200,231 $8,190 $1.6B
Olmsted County 162,847 $7,722 $1.3B
Stearns County 158,292 $7,023 $1.1B
Scott County 150,928 $4,955 $747.8M
Wright County 141,337 $5,446 $769.7M
Carver County 106,922 $5,677 $607.0M
Sherburne County 97,183 $14,241 $1.4B
Blue Earth County 69,112 $6,487 $448.3M
Rice County 67,097 $6,213 $416.9M
Crow Wing County 66,123 $8,931 $590.5M
Wabasha County (this county) 21,387 $10,209 $218.3M

Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending

Counties with per-capita federal spending closest to Wabasha County's $10,209 - prioritizing Minnesota peers first.

Ramsey County

Minnesota

$10,072 per capita

$5.6B total

Yellow Medicine County

Minnesota

$10,359 per capita

$98.7M total

Faribault County

Minnesota

$9,994 per capita

$139.1M total

Otter Tail County

Minnesota

$9,991 per capita

$600.3M total

Aitkin County

Minnesota

$10,443 per capita

$163.9M total

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Nationwide counties with similar per-capita or total federal spending

Two peer sets outside Minnesota - 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 ($10,209 here).

Similar total federal spending

Nearest out-of-state counties by total obligations ($218.3M 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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