Alameda County
$42.5B in FY2025 federal spending, $25,252 per capita.
California · FIPS 06001
In FY2025, Alameda County in California received $42.5B in federal spending - $25,252 per capita for a population of 1,682,353. This is 61.4% above the national average and 105.6% above the California average. The leading federal agency by spending share is Department of Health and Human Services. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #1 of 58 California counties.
- Total spending
- $42.5B
- Per capita
- $25,252
- vs. national avg
- +61.4%
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
The verdict
Alameda County posts top-5% federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending dominated by Department of Health and Human Services.
- National per-capita rank
- Top 3%
- of 3,232 US counties
- Per-capita spending
- $25,252
- Leading agency
- Department of Health and Human Services
- 70.2% of tracked spending
- California rank
- #1 of 58
How Alameda County Compares
Per-capita federal spending: Alameda County vs. California and the nation
Population: 1,682,353 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.
Leading Federal Agencies in Alameda County
Top awarding agencies in Alameda County, FY2025
Among the 1,150 US counties with agency-level spending data, Department of Health and Human Services is a comparatively unusual leading agency, topping only 3.4% 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 $34.8B (82%) of Alameda County's $42.5B 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 - Alameda 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 Health and Human Services | $24.5B | 70.2% |
| Social Security Administration | $5.6B | 16.1% |
| Department of Energy | $4.8B | 13.7% |
How Alameda County Ranks Nationally
Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties
All 3,232 US counties, FY2025
$25,252 Top 3% higher than 97% 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
Alameda County Among California's Largest Counties
Population vs. per-capita spending: California's biggest counties
Read the chart as a table
| County | Population | Per capita | Total spending |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles County | 10,014,009 | $7,997 | $80.1B |
| San Diego County | 3,298,634 | $10,723 | $35.4B |
| Orange County | 3,186,989 | $7,341 | $23.4B |
| Riverside County | 2,418,185 | $6,140 | $14.8B |
| San Bernardino County | 2,181,654 | $5,778 | $12.6B |
| Santa Clara County | 1,936,259 | $7,000 | $13.6B |
| Alameda County (this county) | 1,682,353 | $25,252 | $42.5B |
| Sacramento County | 1,585,055 | $14,781 | $23.4B |
| Contra Costa County | 1,165,927 | $6,139 | $7.2B |
| Fresno County | 1,008,654 | $4,949 | $5.0B |
| Kern County | 909,235 | $6,502 | $5.9B |
| San Francisco County | 873,965 | $9,698 | $8.5B |
| Ventura County | 843,843 | $7,141 | $6.0B |
| San Joaquin County | 779,233 | $5,595 | $4.4B |
| San Mateo County | 764,442 | $5,783 | $4.4B |
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