Wyandotte County
$1.9B in FY2025 federal spending, $11,459 per capita.
Kansas · FIPS 20209
In FY2025, Wyandotte County in Kansas received $1.9B in federal spending - $11,459 per capita for a population of 169,245. This is 26.8% below the national average and 8.5% above the Kansas average. The leading federal agency by spending share is Department of Veterans Affairs. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #28 of 105 Kansas counties.
- Total spending
- $1.9B
- Per capita
- $11,459
- vs. national avg
- -26.8%
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
The verdict
Wyandotte County posts top-quartile federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending dominated by Department of Veterans Affairs.
- National per-capita rank
- Top 17%
- of 3,232 US counties
- Per-capita spending
- $11,459
- Leading agency
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- 57.2% of tracked spending
- Kansas rank
- #28 of 105
How Wyandotte County Compares
Per-capita federal spending: Wyandotte County vs. Kansas and the nation
Population: 169,245 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.
Leading Federal Agencies in Wyandotte County
Top awarding agencies in Wyandotte County, FY2025
Among the 1,150 US counties with agency-level spending data, Department of Veterans Affairs is a comparatively unusual leading agency, topping only 0.9% of agency-tracked counties nationally -- often a sign of a single large federal facility rather than broad-based spending.
These 3 agencies together account for $1.6B (84.6%) of Wyandotte County's $1.9B 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 - Wyandotte 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $938.2M | 57.2% |
| Social Security Administration | $567.2M | 34.6% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $136.1M | 8.3% |
How Wyandotte County Ranks Nationally
Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties
All 3,232 US counties, FY2025
$11,459 Top 17% higher than 83% 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
Wyandotte County Among Kansas's Largest Counties
Population vs. per-capita spending: Kansas's biggest counties
Read the chart as a table
| County | Population | Per capita | Total spending |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson County | 609,863 | $6,636 | $4.0B |
| Sedgwick County | 523,824 | $8,235 | $4.3B |
| Shawnee County | 178,909 | $12,052 | $2.2B |
| Wyandotte County (this county) | 169,245 | $11,459 | $1.9B |
| Douglas County | 118,785 | $6,576 | $781.1M |
| Leavenworth County | 81,881 | $11,496 | $941.3M |
| Riley County | 71,959 | $7,669 | $551.8M |
| Butler County | 67,380 | $7,552 | $508.8M |
| Reno County | 61,898 | $7,379 | $456.7M |
| Saline County | 54,303 | $6,667 | $362.1M |
| Crawford County | 38,972 | $6,408 | $249.7M |
| Finney County | 38,470 | $5,345 | $205.6M |
| Geary County | 36,739 | $11,266 | $413.9M |
| Cowley County | 34,549 | $13,167 | $454.9M |
| Ford County | 34,287 | $4,900 | $168.0M |
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Frequently Asked Questions
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