Everything about money
Everything about money
Public money in one place: federal spending by state, district and county, each state's own spending where it publishes it, and campaign money. Pick a level or a state. You do not need to know your district.
Every county in North Dakota
Federal money spent in each county (fiscal year 2026), so you can compare without knowing your district.
| County | Federal awards ▼ | People | Per resident | U.S. House districts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cass County | $87.2 billion | 193,400 | $450,978 | ND-AL |
| Burleigh County | $893.8 million | 100,600 | $8,884 | ND-AL |
| Grand Forks County | $686.6 million | 72,923 | $9,416 | ND-AL |
| Ward County | $472.8 million | 68,973 | $6,854 | ND-AL |
| Stutsman County | $210.5 million | 21,549 | $9,769 | ND-AL |
| Stark County | $194.4 million | 33,302 | $5,839 | ND-AL |
| Morton County | $193.3 million | 33,777 | $5,724 | ND-AL |
| Rolette County | $183.9 million | 11,924 | $15,425 | ND-AL |
| Williams County | $161.3 million | 39,555 | $4,078 | ND-AL |
| Richland County | $129.6 million | 16,584 | $7,813 | ND-AL |
| Pembina County | $127.5 million | 6,727 | $18,957 | ND-AL |
| Benson County | $120.5 million | 5,808 | $20,753 | ND-AL |
| Ramsey County | $115.2 million | 11,556 | $9,965 | ND-AL |
| McLean County | $107.3 million | 9,823 | $10,923 | ND-AL |
| Barnes County | $103.4 million | 10,773 | $9,599 | ND-AL |
| McKenzie County | $101.0 million | 14,321 | $7,053 | ND-AL |
| Traill County | $97.0 million | 7,970 | $12,169 | ND-AL |
| Sioux County | $96.1 million | 3,740 | $25,693 | ND-AL |
| Mercer County | $94.1 million | 8,337 | $11,290 | ND-AL |
| Dunn County | $87.3 million | 4,040 | $21,604 | ND-AL |
| Walsh County | $84.1 million | 10,396 | $8,086 | ND-AL |
| Mountrail County | $76.1 million | 9,507 | $8,004 | ND-AL |
| Bottineau County | $74.0 million | 6,378 | $11,605 | ND-AL |
| Cavalier County | $71.8 million | 3,633 | $19,769 | ND-AL |
| Oliver County | $63.2 million | 1,839 | $34,373 | ND-AL |
| Ransom County | $54.0 million | 5,643 | $9,576 | ND-AL |
| McHenry County | $53.2 million | 5,207 | $10,219 | ND-AL |
| Dickey County | $42.2 million | 4,935 | $8,548 | ND-AL |
| Sargent County | $42.0 million | 3,804 | $11,030 | ND-AL |
| Billings County | $39.9 million | 1,024 | $38,943 | ND-AL |
| Wells County | $38.8 million | 3,890 | $9,979 | ND-AL |
| Pierce County | $38.3 million | 3,928 | $9,761 | ND-AL |
| LaMoure County | $38.1 million | 4,118 | $9,251 | ND-AL |
| Nelson County | $36.4 million | 3,016 | $12,069 | ND-AL |
| Bowman County | $35.9 million | 2,906 | $12,371 | ND-AL |
| Emmons County | $35.6 million | 3,254 | $10,927 | ND-AL |
| Eddy County | $35.0 million | 2,307 | $15,168 | ND-AL |
| Towner County | $30.7 million | 2,079 | $14,784 | ND-AL |
| Grant County | $30.7 million | 2,269 | $13,520 | ND-AL |
| Burke County | $30.5 million | 2,156 | $14,158 | ND-AL |
| Divide County | $29.4 million | 2,167 | $13,558 | ND-AL |
| Griggs County | $28.3 million | 2,245 | $12,626 | ND-AL |
| McIntosh County | $26.1 million | 2,497 | $10,471 | ND-AL |
| Foster County | $26.1 million | 3,358 | $7,763 | ND-AL |
| Kidder County | $24.6 million | 2,377 | $10,359 | ND-AL |
| Hettinger County | $24.4 million | 2,432 | $10,024 | ND-AL |
| Adams County | $24.3 million | 2,145 | $11,331 | ND-AL |
| Renville County | $24.1 million | 2,304 | $10,475 | ND-AL |
| Steele County | $21.9 million | 1,804 | $12,120 | ND-AL |
| Golden Valley County | $18.8 million | 1,653 | $11,354 | ND-AL |
| Logan County | $12.8 million | 1,819 | $7,053 | ND-AL |
| Sheridan County | $11.4 million | 1,303 | $8,775 | ND-AL |
| Slope County | $9.3 million | 766 | $12,159 | ND-AL |
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City, county, school district and other local government finances
384 local governments in North Dakota in the Census 2024 finance file (annual survey: a sample of local governments; for every government pick a Census of Governments year such as 2022).
| Government | Type | County | People | Taxes | Direct spending ▼ | Debt at year end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FARGO CITY | City or town | Cass | 131,444 | $127.1 million | $461.8 million | $935.5 million |
| BISMARCK SCH DIST 1 | School district | Burleigh | - | $63.4 million | $234.8 million | $95.1 million |
| FARGO SCH DIST 1 | School district | Cass | - | $78.8 million | $230.4 million | $91.0 million |
| BISMARCK CITY | City or town | Burleigh | 74,445 | $74.4 million | $224.0 million | $202.3 million |
| WEST FARGO SCH DIST 6 | School district | Cass | - | $71.7 million | $218.6 million | $240.3 million |
| MINOT SPEC SCH DIST 1 | School district | Ward | - | $32.8 million | $204.6 million | $129.7 million |
| CASS COUNTY | County | Cass | 192,734 | $86.0 million | $203.7 million | $183.8 million |
| MINOT CITY | City or town | Ward | 47,759 | $54.7 million | $164.5 million | $113.9 million |
| GRAND FORKS PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST 1 | School district | Grand Forks | - | $35.7 million | $159.9 million | $22.1 million |
| GRAND FORKS CITY | City or town | Grand Forks | 58,692 | $64.2 million | $121.7 million | $232.2 million |
| MANDAN PUBLIC SCH DIST 1 | School district | Morton | - | $23.0 million | $107.3 million | $54.5 million |
| WILLISTON CITY | City or town | Williams | 27,029 | $42.9 million | $105.7 million | $297.9 million |
| WEST FARGO CITY | City or town | Cass | 39,985 | $40.6 million | $105.3 million | $310.4 million |
| WILLISTON BASIN 7 SCH DIST | School district | Williams | - | $24.6 million | $104.0 million | $52.4 million |
| FARGO PARK DISTRICT | Special district | Cass | - | $26.3 million | $97.5 million | $85.1 million |
| WILLIAMS COUNTY | County | Williams | 38,109 | $50.3 million | $76.3 million | $1.8 million |
| DICKINSON SCH DIST 1 | School district | Stark | - | $19.3 million | $69.3 million | $34.3 million |
| HORACE CITY | City or town | Cass | 4,277 | $4.5 million | $68.4 million | $196.1 million |
| BURLEIGH COUNTY | County | Burleigh | 99,280 | $31.3 million | $67.9 million | $48.6 million |
| DICKINSON CITY | City or town | Stark | 24,979 | $18.3 million | $66.7 million | $49.9 million |
| GRAND FORKS COUNTY | County | Grand Forks | 72,413 | $22.6 million | $60.6 million | $25.1 million |
| GARRISON DIVERSION CONSERVANCY DISTRICT | Special district | LaMoure | - | $4.6 million | $59.4 million | $13.7 million |
| CASS RURAL WATER DISTRICT | Special district | Cass | - | $0 | $58.8 million | $39.8 million |
| MCKENZIE CO SCH DIST 1 | School district | McKenzie | - | $20.0 million | $54.4 million | $42.7 million |
| DUNN COUNTY | County | Dunn | 4,015 | $2.5 million | $53.4 million | $0 |
| WARD COUNTY | County | Ward | 68,870 | $26.7 million | $52.5 million | $3.6 million |
| BELCOURT SCH DISTRICT 7 | School district | Rolette | - | $0 | $50.3 million | $3.4 million |
| MANDAN CITY | City or town | Morton | 24,486 | $14.6 million | $46.6 million | $69.6 million |
| JAMESTOWN CITY | City or town | Stutsman | 15,754 | $15.1 million | $45.4 million | $46.9 million |
| WATFORD CITY CITY | City or town | McKenzie | 5,885 | $7.2 million | $36.8 million | $94.5 million |
| STARK COUNTY | County | Stark | 32,803 | $12.9 million | $36.7 million | $2.4 million |
| MOUNTRAIL COUNTY | County | Mountrail | 9,290 | $8.3 million | $36.4 million | $0 |
| BISMARCK PARK DISTRICT | Special district | Burleigh | - | $14.9 million | $36.3 million | $32.0 million |
| MORTON COUNTY | County | Morton | 33,710 | $14.4 million | $35.3 million | $383,000 |
| JAMESTOWN PUB SCH DIST 1 | School district | Stutsman | - | $8.4 million | $33.9 million | $3.5 million |
| STUTSMAN COUNTY | County | Stutsman | 21,487 | $10.8 million | $32.1 million | $6.6 million |
| RICHLAND COUNTY | County | Richland | 16,580 | $11.4 million | $29.2 million | $0 |
| NEW TOWN SCH DIST 1 | School district | Mountrail | - | $3.7 million | $29.0 million | $0 |
| DEVILS LAKE PUB SCH DIST 1 | School district | Ramsey | - | $5.2 million | $28.3 million | $2.5 million |
| BARNES COUNTY | County | Barnes | 10,758 | $1.2 million | $26.0 million | $14.0 million |
| DUNSEITH SCH DIST 1 | School district | Rolette | - | $283,000 | $25.6 million | $595,000 |
| DIVIDE COUNTY | County | Divide | 2,187 | $2.6 million | $22.0 million | $5.4 million |
| FARGO HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY | Special district | Cass | - | $0 | $21.8 million | $6.6 million |
| VALLEY CITY CITY | City or town | Barnes | 6,566 | $3.6 million | $21.7 million | $16.6 million |
| WAHPETON CITY | City or town | Richland | 8,014 | $6.5 million | $20.8 million | $20.8 million |
| GRAND FORKS PARK DISTRICT | Special district | Grand Forks | - | $9.3 million | $19.2 million | $31.8 million |
| WILMAC SPEC ED UNIT | School district | Williams | - | $0 | $18.8 million | $0 |
| MCLEAN COUNTY | County | McLean | 9,824 | $7.5 million | $18.6 million | $2.9 million |
| WESTERN AREA WATER SUPPLY AUTHORITY | Special district | Williams | - | $0 | $18.5 million | $84.4 million |
| WAHPETON PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST #37 | School district | Richland | - | $6.3 million | $18.1 million | $6.9 million |
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Tap a column name to sort. Source: State and local government finances 2024, annual survey sample of units (U.S. Census Bureau) (U.S. Census Bureau). Collected Nov 14, 2026 11:48 PM CST. Amounts as published (thousands of dollars in the file; shown in dollars). Group totals are sums of item codes by letter. Item code list: Census technical documentation.
Local checkbooks (individual payments) and city council votes: not collected yet for most places. Suggest a local source.
Sources and coverage
- Federal spending: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury): award obligations by state, county and congressional district for fiscal year 2026, by place of performance. It does not include most federal salaries, Social Security checks or interest on the debt.
- States' own spending: each state's open data portal, summed by agency, where published (now: Alabama, California, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Delaware, Florida, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, Puerto Rico, Texas, Vermont, Washington, Wyoming). Other states: not collected yet.
- Campaign money: Federal Election Commission (OpenFEC and bulk files). Outside spending by super PACs and party committees is not included.
- Local: federal money by county only; city and county budgets are not collected yet.
- Every number links to its source. See the data status page for when each was collected.