Alpena County
$296.5M in FY2025 federal spending, $10,258 per capita.
Michigan · FIPS 26007
In FY2025, Alpena County in Michigan received $296.5M in federal spending - $10,258 per capita for a population of 28,907. This is 34.4% below the national average and 18.2% below the Michigan average. The leading federal agency by spending share is Social Security Administration. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #27 of 83 Michigan counties.
- Total spending
- $296.5M
- Per capita
- $10,258
- vs. national avg
- -34.4%
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
The verdict
Alpena County posts top-quartile federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending concentrated almost entirely in Social Security Administration.
- National per-capita rank
- Top 24%
- of 3,232 US counties
- Per-capita spending
- $10,258
- Leading agency
- Social Security Administration
- 82.5% of tracked spending
- Michigan rank
- #27 of 83
How Alpena County Compares
Per-capita federal spending: Alpena County vs. Michigan and the nation
Population: 28,907 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.
Leading Federal Agencies in Alpena County
Top awarding agencies in Alpena 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 $256.6M (86.5%) of Alpena County's $296.5M 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 - Alpena 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 | $211.7M | 82.5% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $27.4M | 10.7% |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $17.5M | 6.8% |
How Alpena County Ranks Nationally
Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties
All 3,232 US counties, FY2025
$10,258 Top 24% higher than 76% 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
Alpena 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 |
| Alpena County (this county) | 28,907 | $10,258 | $296.5M |
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Frequently Asked Questions
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