PlainSpending

Arapahoe County

$4.4B in FY2025 - a heavy absolute book at $6,663 per capita.

Colorado · FIPS 08005

In FY2025, Arapahoe County in Colorado posted a dense absolute book of $4.4B ($6,663 per capita across 655,070 residents). That is 57.4% below the national average and 45.2% below the Colorado average. Social Security Administration leads tracked agency share. Statewide per-capita rank: #51 of 64.

Total spending
$4.4B
Per capita
$6,663
vs. national avg
-57.4%
Fiscal year
FY2025

Heavy absolute federal book

Arapahoe County sits #162 of 3,224 counties by total obligations ($4.4B).

Heavy absolute federal book

Arapahoe County posts below-median federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending dominated by Social Security Administration.

National per-capita rank
Top 83%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$6,663
Leading agency
Social Security Administration
59.3% of tracked spending
Colorado rank
#51 of 64

How Arapahoe County Compares

Per-capita federal spending: Arapahoe County vs. Colorado and the nation

Arapahoe County$6,663Colorado avg$12,155National avg$15,647
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates.

Population: 655,070 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

Leading Federal Agencies in Arapahoe County

Top awarding agencies in Arapahoe County, FY2025

Social Security Administrati…$2.5BDepartment of Defense$1.4BDepartment of Veterans Affai…$385.3M
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025, aggregated by awarding agency.

Among the 3,224 US counties with agency-level spending data, Social Security Administration is the most common leading agency nationally, topping 89.7% of agency-tracked counties.

These 3 agencies together account for $4.3B (97.7%) of Arapahoe County's $4.4B in total tracked federal spending.

All 3 individually-tracked agencies are shown above - Arapahoe 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 $2.5B 59.3%
Department of Defense $1.4B 31.7%
Department of Veterans Affairs $385.3M 9%

How Arapahoe County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$6,663 Among the lowest higher than 17% 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

Arapahoe County Among Colorado's Largest Counties

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

The 15 largest-population counties in Colorado by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Arapahoe 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 0200,000400,000600,000800,000 $0$5,000$10,000$15,000$20,000 Population Spending per capita ($)
The 15 largest-population counties in Colorado by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Arapahoe County is highlighted.
Read the chart as a table
County Population Per capita Total spending
El Paso County 730,395 $12,676 $9.3B
Denver County 715,522 $10,593 $7.6B
Arapahoe County (this county) 655,070 $6,663 $4.4B
Jefferson County 582,910 $10,803 $6.3B
Adams County 519,572 $9,121 $4.7B
Larimer County 359,066 $8,602 $3.1B
Douglas County 357,978 $14,587 $5.2B
Boulder County 330,758 $9,749 $3.2B
Weld County 328,981 $5,741 $1.9B
Pueblo County 168,162 $9,023 $1.5B
Mesa County 155,703 $8,336 $1.3B
Broomfield County 74,112 $5,512 $408.5M
Garfield County 61,685 $5,051 $311.6M
Eagle County 55,731 $4,358 $242.9M
La Plata County 55,638 $8,380 $466.2M

Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending

Counties with per-capita federal spending closest to Arapahoe County's $6,663 - prioritizing Colorado peers first.

Saguache County

Colorado

$6,743 per capita

$42.9M total

Conejos County

Colorado

$6,804 per capita

$50.8M total

Elbert County

Colorado

$6,958 per capita

$181.3M total

Lincoln County

Colorado

$6,985 per capita

$39.6M total

Gilpin County

Colorado

$6,224 per capita

$36.1M total

Compare states side-by-side in the compare tool →

Nationwide counties with similar per-capita or total federal spending

Two peer sets outside Colorado - 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 ($6,663 here).

Similar total federal spending

Nearest out-of-state counties by total obligations ($4.4B 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.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and presented.

Verify with USASpending.gov → Verify population with U.S. Census Bureau →