PlainSpending

Butler County

$77.7M in FY2025 - a thin absolute book at $9,280 per capita.

Nebraska · FIPS 31023

In FY2025, Butler County carried a thin absolute book of $77.7M - $9,280 per capita for 8,369 residents. Intensity sits 40.7% below the national average (-34.4% vs Nebraska). Leading tracked agency: Social Security Administration. Per-capita rank in-state: #58/93.

Total spending
$77.7M
Per capita
$9,280
vs. national avg
-40.7%
Fiscal year
FY2025

Thin absolute federal book

Butler County is a light absolute book: #2566 of 3,224 with only $77.7M.

Thin absolute federal book

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

National per-capita rank
Top 34%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$9,280
Leading agency
Social Security Administration
57.8% of tracked spending
Nebraska rank
#58 of 93

How Butler County Compares

Per-capita federal spending: Butler County vs. Nebraska and the nation

Butler County$9,280Nebraska avg$14,140National avg$15,647
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates.

Population: 8,369 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

Leading Federal Agencies in Butler County

Top awarding agencies in Butler County, FY2025

Social Security Administrati…$43.9MDepartment of Agriculture$27.2MDepartment of Veterans Affai…$4.8M
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 $76.0M (97.8%) of Butler County's $77.7M in total tracked federal spending.

All 3 individually-tracked agencies are shown above - Butler 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
Social Security Administration $43.9M 57.8%
Department of Agriculture $27.2M 35.8%
Department of Veterans Affairs $4.8M 6.3%

How Butler County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$9,280 Higher than most higher than 66% of 3,224 US counties

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

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

Butler County Among Nebraska's Largest Counties

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

The 16 largest-population counties in Nebraska by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Butler 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 0200,000400,000600,000800,000 $5,000$10,000$15,000$20,000 Population Spending per capita ($)
The 16 largest-population counties in Nebraska by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Butler County is highlighted.
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County Population Per capita Total spending
Douglas County 584,526 $15,987 $9.3B
Lancaster County 322,608 $9,515 $3.1B
Sarpy County 190,604 $8,801 $1.7B
Hall County 62,895 $5,919 $372.3M
Buffalo County 50,084 $7,023 $351.7M
Dodge County 37,167 $7,328 $272.4M
Scotts Bluff County 36,084 $8,232 $297.0M
Madison County 35,585 $11,743 $417.9M
Lincoln County 34,676 $9,362 $324.6M
Platte County 34,296 $12,089 $414.6M
Adams County 31,205 $7,627 $238.0M
Cass County 26,598 $7,855 $208.9M
Dawson County 24,111 $6,116 $147.5M
Saunders County 22,278 $7,207 $160.6M
Gage County 21,704 $9,312 $202.1M
Butler County (this county) 8,369 $9,280 $77.7M

Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending

Counties with per-capita federal spending closest to Butler County's $9,280 - prioritizing Nebraska peers first.

Kearney County

Nebraska

$9,278 per capita

$62.1M total

Red Willow County

Nebraska

$9,309 per capita

$99.6M total

Gage County

Nebraska

$9,312 per capita

$202.1M total

Lincoln County

Nebraska

$9,362 per capita

$324.6M total

Hamilton County

Nebraska

$9,381 per capita

$88.5M total

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Nationwide counties with similar per-capita or total federal spending

Two peer sets outside Nebraska - 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 ($9,280 here).

Similar total federal spending

Nearest out-of-state counties by total obligations ($77.7M 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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