Alcona County
$155.1M in FY2025 federal spending, $15,258 per capita.
Michigan · FIPS 26001
In FY2025, Alcona County in Michigan received $155.1M in federal spending - $15,258 per capita for a population of 10,167. This is 2.5% below the national average and 21.7% above the Michigan average. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #2 of 83 Michigan counties.
- Total spending
- $155.1M
- Per capita
- $15,258
- vs. national avg
- -2.5%
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
The verdict
Alcona County posts top-10% federal per-capita spending nationally.
- National per-capita rank
- Top 8%
- of 3,232 US counties
- Per-capita spending
- $15,258
- Michigan rank
- #2 of 83
How Alcona County Compares
Per-capita federal spending: Alcona County vs. Michigan and the nation
Population: 10,167 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.
How Alcona County Ranks Nationally
Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties
All 3,232 US counties, FY2025
$15,258 Top 8% higher than 92% of 3,224 US counties
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Source USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates
Alcona County Among Michigan's Largest Counties
Population vs. per-capita spending: Michigan's biggest counties
Read the chart as a table
| County | Population | Per capita | Total spending |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne County | 1,793,561 | $12,584 | $22.6B |
| Oakland County | 1,274,395 | $8,534 | $10.9B |
| Macomb County | 881,217 | $8,686 | $7.7B |
| Kent County | 657,974 | $10,936 | $7.2B |
| Genesee County | 406,211 | $7,394 | $3.0B |
| Washtenaw County | 372,258 | $8,854 | $3.3B |
| Ottawa County | 296,200 | $6,215 | $1.8B |
| Ingham County | 284,900 | $25,899 | $7.4B |
| Kalamazoo County | 261,670 | $6,525 | $1.7B |
| Livingston County | 193,866 | $7,865 | $1.5B |
| Saginaw County | 190,124 | $7,558 | $1.4B |
| Muskegon County | 175,824 | $9,471 | $1.7B |
| St. Clair County | 160,383 | $7,460 | $1.2B |
| Jackson County | 160,366 | $7,819 | $1.3B |
| Monroe County | 154,809 | $7,963 | $1.2B |
| Alcona County (this county) | 10,167 | $15,258 | $155.1M |
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Frequently Asked Questions
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