PlainSpending

Boone County

$12,401 per resident in FY2025 ($662.8M total) - high intensity.

Illinois · FIPS 17007

In FY2025, Boone County in Illinois posted a dense absolute book of $662.8M ($12,401 per capita across 53,448 residents). That is 20.7% below the national average and 18.1% above the Illinois average. Department of Energy leads tracked agency share. Statewide per-capita rank: #4 of 102.

Total spending
$662.8M
Per capita
$12,401
vs. national avg
-20.7%
Fiscal year
FY2025

High per-resident intensity

Per-capita intensity is the standout: $12,401 puts Boone County at #414 of 3,224.

High per-resident intensity

Boone County posts top-quartile federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending dominated by Department of Energy.

National per-capita rank
Top 13%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$12,401
Leading agency
Department of Energy
53.3% of tracked spending
Illinois rank
#4 of 102

How Boone County Compares

Per-capita federal spending: Boone County vs. Illinois and the nation

Boone County$12,401Illinois avg$10,503National avg$15,647
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates.

Population: 53,448 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

Leading Federal Agencies in Boone County

Top awarding agencies in Boone County, FY2025

Department of Energy$334.8MSocial Security Administrati…$274.5MDepartment of Veterans Affai…$19.0M
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025, aggregated by awarding agency.

Among the 3,224 US counties with agency-level spending data, Department of Energy is a comparatively unusual leading agency, topping only 0.7% 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 $628.3M (94.8%) of Boone County's $662.8M in total tracked federal spending.

All 3 individually-tracked agencies are shown above - Boone 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 Energy $334.8M 53.3%
Social Security Administration $274.5M 43.7%
Department of Veterans Affairs $19.0M 3%

How Boone County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$12,401 Top 13% higher than 87% 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

Boone County Among Illinois's Largest Counties

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

The 16 largest-population counties in Illinois by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Boone County is highlighted. 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 16 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 02,000,0004,000,0006,000,000 $0$5,000$10,000$15,000$20,000$25,000$30,000 Population Spending per capita ($)
The 16 largest-population counties in Illinois by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Boone County is highlighted.
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County Population Per capita Total spending
Cook County 5,275,541 $7,311 $38.6B
Dupage County 932,877 $9,346 $8.7B
Lake County 714,342 $7,351 $5.3B
Will County 696,355 $5,317 $3.7B
Kane County 516,522 $6,628 $3.4B
Mchenry County 310,229 $6,028 $1.9B
Winnebago County 285,350 $9,345 $2.7B
Madison County 265,859 $7,145 $1.9B
St. Clair County 257,400 $10,397 $2.7B
Champaign County 205,865 $8,614 $1.8B
Sangamon County 196,343 $20,166 $4.0B
Peoria County 181,830 $6,704 $1.2B
Mclean County 170,954 $5,685 $971.8M
Rock Island County 144,672 $24,491 $3.5B
Kendall County 131,869 $4,573 $603.0M
Boone County (this county) 53,448 $12,401 $662.8M

Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending

Counties with per-capita federal spending closest to Boone County's $12,401 - prioritizing Illinois peers first.

Williamson County

Illinois

$11,867 per capita

$796.9M total

St. Clair County

Illinois

$10,397 per capita

$2.7B total

Gallatin County

Illinois

$10,141 per capita

$50.2M total

Henderson County

Illinois

$9,815 per capita

$62.7M total

Putnam County

Illinois

$9,451 per capita

$53.3M total

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Nationwide counties with similar per-capita or total federal spending

Two peer sets outside Illinois - 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 ($12,401 here).

Similar total federal spending

Nearest out-of-state counties by total obligations ($662.8M 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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