PlainSpending

Ziebach County

$25.1M in FY2025 federal spending, $10,407 per capita.

South Dakota · FIPS 46137

In FY2025, Ziebach County in South Dakota received $25.1M in federal spending - $10,407 per capita for a population of 2,413. This is 33.5% below the national average and 19.6% below the South Dakota average. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #41 of 66 South Dakota counties.

Total spending
$25.1M
Per capita
$10,407
vs. national avg
-33.5%
Fiscal year
FY2025

The verdict

Ziebach County posts top-quartile federal per-capita spending nationally.

National per-capita rank
Top 23%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$10,407
South Dakota rank
#41 of 66

How Ziebach County Compares

Per-capita federal spending: Ziebach County vs. South Dakota and the nation

Top 23% nationally
Ziebach County$10,407South Dakota avg$12,944National avg$15,647

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

Population: 2,413 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

How Ziebach County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$10,407 Top 23% higher than 77% 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

Ziebach County Among South Dakota's Largest Counties

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

The 16 largest-population counties in South Dakota by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Ziebach 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. 050,000100,000150,000200,000250,000 $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 South Dakota by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Ziebach County is highlighted.
Read the chart as a table
County Population Per capita Total spending
Minnehaha County 197,214 $8,232 $1.6B
Pennington County 109,222 $11,308 $1.2B
Lincoln County 65,161 $6,414 $418.0M
Brown County 38,301 $7,602 $291.2M
Brookings County 34,375 $6,805 $233.9M
Meade County 29,852 $12,098 $361.1M
Codington County 28,325 $7,324 $207.5M
Lawrence County 25,768 $11,168 $287.8M
Yankton County 23,310 $8,007 $186.6M
Davison County 19,956 $6,820 $136.1M
Beadle County 19,149 $7,558 $144.7M
Hughes County 17,765 $22,396 $397.9M
Union County 16,811 $14,158 $238.0M
Clay County 14,967 $7,186 $107.6M
Oglala Lakota County 13,672 $27,398 $374.6M
Ziebach County (this county) 2,413 $10,407 $25.1M

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much federal spending did Ziebach County, South Dakota receive?
Ziebach County received $25.1M in total federal spending during Fiscal Year 2025. This equates to $10,407 per capita for the county's population of 2,413.
How does Ziebach County's per capita spending compare to the national average?
Ziebach County's per capita federal spending of $10,407 is 33.5% below the national average of $15,647. Compared to the South Dakota average of $12,944, it is 19.6% below.
What is the population of Ziebach County, South Dakota?
Ziebach County has a population of 2,413 according to Census Bureau estimates. This population figure is used to calculate the per capita federal spending of $10,407.
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.