PlainSpending

Cherokee County

$11,684 per resident in FY2025 ($550.1M total) - high intensity.

Oklahoma · FIPS 40021

In FY2025, Cherokee County in Oklahoma posted a dense absolute book of $550.1M ($11,684 per capita across 47,078 residents). That is 25.3% below the national average and 7.9% below the Oklahoma average. Social Security Administration leads tracked agency share. Statewide per-capita rank: #9 of 77.

Total spending
$550.1M
Per capita
$11,684
vs. national avg
-25.3%
Fiscal year
FY2025

High per-resident intensity

Per-capita intensity is the standout: $11,684 puts Cherokee County at #502 of 3,224.

High per-resident intensity

Cherokee County posts top-quartile federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending dominated by Social Security Administration.

National per-capita rank
Top 16%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$11,684
Leading agency
Social Security Administration
66.4% of tracked spending
Oklahoma rank
#9 of 77

How Cherokee County Compares

Per-capita federal spending: Cherokee County vs. Oklahoma and the nation

Cherokee County$11,684Oklahoma avg$12,682National avg$15,647
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates.

Population: 47,078 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

Leading Federal Agencies in Cherokee County

Top awarding agencies in Cherokee County, FY2025

Social Security Administrati…$239.8MDepartment of Housing and Ur…$65.7MDepartment of Health and Hum…$55.7M
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 $361.1M (65.6%) of Cherokee County's $550.1M 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 - Cherokee 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 $239.8M 66.4%
Department of Housing and Urban Development $65.7M 18.2%
Department of Health and Human Services $55.7M 15.4%

How Cherokee County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$11,684 Top 16% higher than 84% 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

Cherokee County Among Oklahoma's Largest Counties

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

The 16 largest-population counties in Oklahoma by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Cherokee 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 0200,000400,000600,000800,0001,000,000 $6,000$8,000$10,000$12,000$14,000 Population Spending per capita ($)
The 16 largest-population counties in Oklahoma by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Cherokee County is highlighted.
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County Population Per capita Total spending
Oklahoma County 796,292 $13,070 $10.4B
Tulsa County 669,279 $8,565 $5.7B
Cleveland County 295,528 $7,203 $2.1B
Canadian County 154,405 $6,703 $1.0B
Comanche County 121,125 $11,786 $1.4B
Rogers County 95,240 $7,490 $713.3M
Payne County 81,646 $7,279 $594.3M
Wagoner County 80,981 $7,720 $625.2M
Pottawatomie County 72,454 $9,113 $660.3M
Creek County 71,754 $7,333 $526.2M
Muskogee County 66,339 $9,233 $612.5M
Garfield County 62,846 $9,079 $570.6M
Grady County 54,795 $6,710 $367.7M
Washington County 52,455 $8,271 $433.9M
Logan County 49,555 $7,237 $358.6M
Cherokee County (this county) 47,078 $11,684 $550.1M

Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending

Counties with per-capita federal spending closest to Cherokee County's $11,684 - prioritizing Oklahoma peers first.

Comanche County

Oklahoma

$11,786 per capita

$1.4B total

Bryan County

Oklahoma

$11,824 per capita

$544.7M total

Harper County

Oklahoma

$11,243 per capita

$36.8M total

Love County

Oklahoma

$12,316 per capita

$125.0M total

Okmulgee County

Oklahoma

$10,988 per capita

$403.3M total

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Nationwide counties with similar per-capita or total federal spending

Two peer sets outside Oklahoma - 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 ($11,684 here).

Similar total federal spending

Nearest out-of-state counties by total obligations ($550.1M 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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