Watonwan County
$80.3M in FY2025 federal spending, $7,136 per capita.
Minnesota · FIPS 27165
In FY2025, Watonwan County in Minnesota received $80.3M in federal spending - $7,136 per capita for a population of 11,253. This is 54.4% below the national average and 83.2% below the Minnesota average. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #65 of 87 Minnesota counties.
- Total spending
- $80.3M
- Per capita
- $7,136
- vs. national avg
- -54.4%
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
The verdict
Watonwan County posts below-median federal per-capita spending nationally.
- National per-capita rank
- Top 73%
- of 3,232 US counties
- Per-capita spending
- $7,136
- Minnesota rank
- #65 of 87
How Watonwan County Compares
Per-capita federal spending: Watonwan County vs. Minnesota and the nation
Population: 11,253 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.
How Watonwan County Ranks Nationally
Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties
All 3,232 US counties, FY2025
$7,136 Top 73% higher than 27% of 3,224 US counties
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Source USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates
Watonwan County Among Minnesota's Largest Counties
Population vs. per-capita spending: Minnesota's biggest counties
Read the chart as a table
| 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 |
| Watonwan County (this county) | 11,253 | $7,136 | $80.3M |
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Frequently Asked Questions
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