PlainSpending

Butler County

$2.8B in FY2025 - a heavy absolute book at $7,209 per capita.

Ohio · FIPS 39017

In FY2025, Butler County in Ohio posted a dense absolute book of $2.8B ($7,209 per capita across 390,357 residents). That is 53.9% below the national average and 34.1% below the Ohio average. Social Security Administration leads tracked agency share. Statewide per-capita rank: #35 of 88.

Total spending
$2.8B
Per capita
$7,209
vs. national avg
-53.9%
Fiscal year
FY2025

Heavy absolute federal book

Butler County sits #241 of 3,224 counties by total obligations ($2.8B).

Heavy absolute federal book

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

National per-capita rank
Top 71%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$7,209
Leading agency
Social Security Administration
73.3% of tracked spending
Ohio rank
#35 of 88

How Butler County Compares

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

Butler County$7,209Ohio avg$10,938National avg$15,647
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates.

Population: 390,357 (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…$1.8BDepartment of Energy$490.2MDepartment of Defense$170.6M
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 $2.5B (88%) of Butler County's $2.8B 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 - 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 $1.8B 73.3%
Department of Energy $490.2M 19.8%
Department of Defense $170.6M 6.9%

How Butler County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$7,209 Around the middle higher than 29% 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

Butler County Among Ohio's Largest Counties

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

The 15 largest-population counties in Ohio 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 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 0500,0001,000,0001,500,000 $6,000$7,000$8,000$9,000$10,000 Population Spending per capita ($)
The 15 largest-population counties in Ohio 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
Franklin County 1,323,807 $8,478 $11.2B
Cuyahoga County 1,264,817 $7,806 $9.9B
Hamilton County 830,639 $8,265 $6.9B
Summit County 540,428 $8,437 $4.6B
Montgomery County 537,309 $9,665 $5.2B
Lucas County 431,279 $7,033 $3.0B
Butler County (this county) 390,357 $7,209 $2.8B
Stark County 374,853 $7,432 $2.8B
Lorain County 312,964 $7,261 $2.3B
Warren County 242,337 $6,414 $1.6B
Lake County 232,603 $7,521 $1.7B
Mahoning County 228,614 $7,118 $1.6B
Delaware County 214,124 $9,304 $2.0B
Clermont County 208,601 $7,398 $1.5B
Trumbull County 201,977 $7,330 $1.5B

Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending

Counties with per-capita federal spending closest to Butler County's $7,209 - prioritizing Ohio peers first.

Jefferson County

Ohio

$7,218 per capita

$471.0M total

Ashtabula County

Ohio

$7,168 per capita

$699.4M total

Geauga County

Ohio

$7,164 per capita

$683.4M total

Champaign County

Ohio

$7,164 per capita

$277.3M total

Crawford County

Ohio

$7,159 per capita

$300.8M total

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Nationwide counties with similar per-capita or total federal spending

Two peer sets outside Ohio - 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 ($7,209 here).

Similar total federal spending

Nearest out-of-state counties by total obligations ($2.8B 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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