PlainSpending

Apache County

$19,421 per resident in FY2025 ($1.3B total) - high intensity.

Arizona · FIPS 04001

In FY2025, Apache County in Arizona posted a dense absolute book of $1.3B ($19,421 per capita across 66,021 residents). That is 24.1% above the national average and 23.9% above the Arizona average. Department of the Interior leads tracked agency share. Statewide per-capita rank: #2 of 15.

Total spending
$1.3B
Per capita
$19,421
vs. national avg
+24.1%
Fiscal year
FY2025

High per-resident intensity

Per-capita intensity is the standout: $19,421 puts Apache County at #135 of 3,224.

High per-resident intensity

Apache County posts top-5% federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending led by Department of the Interior, among several agencies.

National per-capita rank
Top 5%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$19,421
Leading agency
Department of the Interior
45.2% of tracked spending
Arizona rank
#2 of 15

How Apache County Compares

Per-capita federal spending: Apache County vs. Arizona and the nation

Apache County$19,421Arizona avg$15,678National avg$15,647
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates.

Population: 66,021 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

Leading Federal Agencies in Apache County

Top awarding agencies in Apache County, FY2025

Department of the Interior$378.8MSocial Security Administrati…$325.9MDepartment of Housing and Ur…$133.5M
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025, aggregated by awarding agency.

Among the 3,224 US counties with agency-level spending data, Department of the Interior is a comparatively unusual leading agency, topping only 0.6% 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 $838.1M (65.4%) of Apache County's $1.3B 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 - Apache County has no smaller residual awarding agencies broken out beyond this set, a compact agency footprint rather than a long tail of minor awardees.

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Agency Spending Share
Department of the Interior $378.8M 45.2%
Social Security Administration $325.9M 38.9%
Department of Housing and Urban Development $133.5M 15.9%

How Apache County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$19,421 Top 5% higher than 95% of 3,224 US counties

all US counties, per-capita spending, bucketed by value

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 and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

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

Apache County Among Arizona's Largest Counties

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

The 15 largest-population counties in Arizona by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Apache County is highlighted. 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 15 entities by Population (X) and Spending per capita ($) (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Large and spending-intensiveSmall population, outsized spendingLarge population, modest per-residentSmaller footprint both ways 01,000,0002,000,0003,000,0004,000,0005,000,000 $0$5,000$10,000$15,000$20,000$25,000 Population Spending per capita ($)
The 15 largest-population counties in Arizona by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Apache County is highlighted.
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County Population Per capita Total spending
Maricopa County 4,420,568 $11,249 $49.7B
Pima County 1,043,433 $20,138 $21.0B
Pinal County 425,264 $8,243 $3.5B
Yavapai County 236,209 $11,717 $2.8B
Mohave County 213,267 $10,948 $2.3B
Yuma County 203,881 $11,045 $2.3B
Coconino County 145,101 $8,250 $1.2B
Cochise County 125,447 $18,686 $2.3B
Navajo County 106,717 $11,096 $1.2B
Apache County (this county) 66,021 $19,421 $1.3B
Gila County 53,272 $11,771 $627.0M
Santa Cruz County 47,669 $13,805 $658.1M
Graham County 38,533 $5,740 $221.2M
La Paz County 16,557 $17,353 $287.3M
Greenlee County 9,563 $3,911 $37.4M

Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending

Counties with per-capita federal spending closest to Apache County's $19,421 - prioritizing Arizona peers first.

Pima County

Arizona

$20,138 per capita

$21.0B total

Cochise County

Arizona

$18,686 per capita

$2.3B total

La Paz County

Arizona

$17,353 per capita

$287.3M total

Santa Cruz County

Arizona

$13,805 per capita

$658.1M total

Gila County

Arizona

$11,771 per capita

$627.0M total

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Nationwide counties with similar per-capita or total federal spending

Two peer sets outside Arizona - per-resident intensity and total obligation volume, distinct from the same-state neighbors above.

Similar per-capita spending

Nearest out-of-state counties by federal spending per resident ($19,421 here).

Similar total federal spending

Nearest out-of-state counties by total obligations ($1.3B here).

Counties with fewer than 10,000 residents are excluded from the nationwide comparison corpus.

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.

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