PlainSpending

Clark County

$15.6B in FY2025 - a heavy absolute book at $6,874 per capita.

Nevada · FIPS 32003

In FY2025, Clark County in Nevada posted a dense absolute book of $15.6B ($6,874 per capita across 2,265,461 residents). That is 56.1% below the national average and 37.1% below the Nevada average. Social Security Administration leads tracked agency share. Statewide per-capita rank: #14 of 17.

Total spending
$15.6B
Per capita
$6,874
vs. national avg
-56.1%
Fiscal year
FY2025

Heavy absolute federal book

Clark County sits #39 of 3,224 counties by total obligations ($15.6B).

Heavy absolute federal book

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

National per-capita rank
Top 79%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$6,874
Leading agency
Social Security Administration
75.2% of tracked spending
Nevada rank
#14 of 17

How Clark County Compares

Per-capita federal spending: Clark County vs. Nevada and the nation

Clark County$6,874Nevada avg$10,929National avg$15,647
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates.

Population: 2,265,461 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

Leading Federal Agencies in Clark County

Top awarding agencies in Clark County, FY2025

Social Security Administrati…$9.8BDepartment of Veterans Affai…$2.2BDepartment of Defense$1.0B
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 $13.0B (83.5%) of Clark County's $15.6B 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 - Clark 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 $9.8B 75.2%
Department of Veterans Affairs $2.2B 16.7%
Department of Defense $1.0B 8.1%

How Clark County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$6,874 Among the lowest higher than 21% 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

Clark County Among Nevada's Largest Counties

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

The 15 largest-population counties in Nevada by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Clark 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 0500,0001,000,0001,500,0002,000,0002,500,000 $0$5,000$10,000$15,000$20,000$25,000 Population Spending per capita ($)
The 15 largest-population counties in Nevada by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Clark County is highlighted.
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County Population Per capita Total spending
Clark County (this county) 2,265,461 $6,874 $15.6B
Washoe County 486,492 $10,943 $5.3B
Lyon County 59,235 $8,097 $479.6M
Carson City 58,639 $14,985 $878.7M
Elko County 53,702 $7,112 $381.9M
Nye County 51,591 $10,693 $551.7M
Douglas County 49,488 $11,170 $552.8M
Churchill County 25,516 $20,107 $513.1M
Humboldt County 17,285 $6,681 $115.5M
White Pine County 9,080 $9,933 $90.2M
Pershing County 6,650 $5,414 $36.0M
Lander County 5,734 $7,361 $42.2M
Mineral County 4,554 $21,655 $98.6M
Lincoln County 4,499 $9,943 $44.7M
Storey County 4,104 $22,101 $90.7M

Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending

Counties with per-capita federal spending closest to Clark County's $6,874 - prioritizing Nevada peers first.

Humboldt County

Nevada

$6,681 per capita

$115.5M total

Elko County

Nevada

$7,112 per capita

$381.9M total

Lander County

Nevada

$7,361 per capita

$42.2M total

Eureka County

Nevada

$6,069 per capita

$11.3M total

Lyon County

Nevada

$8,097 per capita

$479.6M total

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Nationwide counties with similar per-capita or total federal spending

Two peer sets outside Nevada - 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 ($6,874 here).

Similar total federal spending

Nearest out-of-state counties by total obligations ($15.6B 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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