Yellowstone County
$1.2B in FY2025 federal spending, $7,203 per capita.
Montana · FIPS 30111
In FY2025, Yellowstone County in Montana received $1.2B in federal spending - $7,203 per capita for a population of 164,731. This is 54.0% below the national average and 49.1% below the Montana average. The leading federal agency by spending share is Social Security Administration. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #54 of 56 Montana counties.
- Total spending
- $1.2B
- Per capita
- $7,203
- vs. national avg
- -54.0%
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
The verdict
Yellowstone County posts below-median federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending concentrated almost entirely in Social Security Administration.
- National per-capita rank
- Top 71%
- of 3,232 US counties
- Per-capita spending
- $7,203
- Leading agency
- Social Security Administration
- 84.7% of tracked spending
- Montana rank
- #54 of 56
How Yellowstone County Compares
Per-capita federal spending: Yellowstone County vs. Montana and the nation
Population: 164,731 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.
Leading Federal Agencies in Yellowstone County
Top awarding agencies in Yellowstone County, FY2025
Among the 1,150 US counties with agency-level spending data, Social Security Administration is the most common leading agency nationally, topping 86% of agency-tracked counties.
These 3 agencies together account for $942.1M (79.4%) of Yellowstone County's $1.2B 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 - Yellowstone 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Social Security Administration | $798.3M | 84.7% |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $105.8M | 11.2% |
| Department of Agriculture | $38.0M | 4% |
How Yellowstone County Ranks Nationally
Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties
All 3,232 US counties, FY2025
$7,203 Top 71% higher than 29% 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
Yellowstone County Among Montana's Largest Counties
Population vs. per-capita spending: Montana's biggest counties
Read the chart as a table
| County | Population | Per capita | Total spending |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yellowstone County (this 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 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
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