PlainSpending

Calhoun County

$432.5M in FY2025 federal spending, $91,273 per capita.

Arkansas · FIPS 05013

In FY2025, Calhoun County in Arkansas received $432.5M in federal spending - $91,273 per capita for a population of 4,739. This is 483.3% above the national average and 686.6% above the Arkansas average. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #1 of 75 Arkansas counties.

Total spending
$432.5M
Per capita
$91,273
vs. national avg
+483.3%
Fiscal year
FY2025

The verdict

Calhoun County posts top-1% federal per-capita spending nationally.

National per-capita rank
Top 1%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$91,273
Arkansas rank
#1 of 75

How Calhoun County Compares

Per-capita federal spending: Calhoun County vs. Arkansas and the nation

Top 1% nationally
Calhoun County$91,273Arkansas avg$11,603National avg$15,647

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

Population: 4,739 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

How Calhoun County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$91,273 Top 1% higher than 99% of 3,224 US counties

This county $0 $20K+ all US counties, per-capita spending, bucketed by value

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

Calhoun County Among Arkansas's Largest Counties

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

The 16 largest-population counties in Arkansas by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Calhoun 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. 0100,000200,000300,000400,000500,000 $0$20,000$40,000$60,000$80,000$100,000 Population Spending per capita ($) Large and spending-intensiveSmall population, outsized spendingLarge population, modest per-residentSmaller footprint both ways
The 16 largest-population counties in Arkansas by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Calhoun County is highlighted.
Read the chart as a table
County Population Per capita Total spending
Pulaski County 399,125 $13,660 $5.5B
Benton County 284,333 $5,417 $1.5B
Washington County 245,871 $5,609 $1.4B
Sebastian County 127,799 $7,291 $931.8M
Faulkner County 123,498 $6,069 $749.6M
Saline County 123,416 $7,103 $876.6M
Craighead County 111,231 $6,684 $743.4M
Garland County 100,180 $9,850 $986.8M
White County 76,822 $7,251 $557.0M
Lonoke County 74,015 $7,351 $544.1M
Jefferson County 67,260 $8,884 $597.6M
Pope County 63,381 $7,208 $456.9M
Crawford County 60,133 $7,641 $459.5M
Crittenden County 48,163 $6,834 $329.1M
Greene County 45,736 $6,634 $303.4M
Calhoun County (this county) 4,739 $91,273 $432.5M

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much federal spending did Calhoun County, Arkansas receive?
Calhoun County received $432.5M in total federal spending during Fiscal Year 2025. This equates to $91,273 per capita for the county's population of 4,739.
How does Calhoun County's per capita spending compare to the national average?
Calhoun County's per capita federal spending of $91,273 is 483.3% above the national average of $15,647. Compared to the Arkansas average of $11,603, it is 686.6% above.
What is the population of Calhoun County, Arkansas?
Calhoun County has a population of 4,739 according to Census Bureau estimates. This population figure is used to calculate the per capita federal spending of $91,273.
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.

Every figure on PlainSpending is computed directly from USASpending.gov award-transaction data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page aggregates every federal award with a place-of-performance in this county, live from the dataset. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.