Audubon County
$61.4M in FY2025 federal spending, $10,827 per capita.
Iowa · FIPS 19009
In FY2025, Audubon County in Iowa received $61.4M in federal spending - $10,827 per capita for a population of 5,674. This is 30.8% below the national average and 5.3% below the Iowa average. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #4 of 99 Iowa counties.
- Total spending
- $61.4M
- Per capita
- $10,827
- vs. national avg
- -30.8%
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
The verdict
Audubon County posts top-quartile federal per-capita spending nationally.
- National per-capita rank
- Top 20%
- of 3,232 US counties
- Per-capita spending
- $10,827
- Iowa rank
- #4 of 99
How Audubon County Compares
Per-capita federal spending: Audubon County vs. Iowa and the nation
Population: 5,674 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.
How Audubon County Ranks Nationally
Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties
All 3,232 US counties, FY2025
$10,827 Top 20% higher than 80% of 3,224 US counties
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Source USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates
Audubon County Among Iowa's Largest Counties
Population vs. per-capita spending: Iowa's biggest counties
Read the chart as a table
| County | Population | Per capita | Total spending |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polk County | 492,401 | $8,689 | $4.3B |
| Linn County | 230,299 | $14,286 | $3.3B |
| Scott County | 174,669 | $6,475 | $1.1B |
| Johnson County | 152,854 | $7,353 | $1.1B |
| Black Hawk County | 131,144 | $7,035 | $922.6M |
| Woodbury County | 105,941 | $6,667 | $706.3M |
| Dallas County | 99,678 | $5,045 | $502.9M |
| Dubuque County | 99,266 | $7,862 | $780.4M |
| Story County | 98,537 | $8,246 | $812.5M |
| Pottawattamie County | 93,667 | $7,177 | $672.3M |
| Warren County | 52,403 | $6,537 | $342.5M |
| Clinton County | 46,460 | $7,884 | $366.3M |
| Muscatine County | 43,235 | $7,062 | $305.3M |
| Cerro Gordo County | 43,127 | $8,675 | $374.1M |
| Marshall County | 40,105 | $7,031 | $282.0M |
| Audubon County (this county) | 5,674 | $10,827 | $61.4M |
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Frequently Asked Questions
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