Columbia County
$397.6M in FY2025 federal spending, $7,560 per capita.
Oregon · FIPS 41009
In FY2025, Columbia County in Oregon received $397.6M in federal spending - $7,560 per capita for a population of 52,589. This is 51.7% below the national average and 44.0% below the Oregon average. The leading federal agency by spending share is Social Security Administration. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #32 of 36 Oregon counties.
- Total spending
- $397.6M
- Per capita
- $7,560
- vs. national avg
- -51.7%
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
The verdict
Columbia County posts below-median federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending concentrated almost entirely in Social Security Administration.
- National per-capita rank
- Top 63%
- of 3,232 US counties
- Per-capita spending
- $7,560
- Leading agency
- Social Security Administration
- 87.8% of tracked spending
- Oregon rank
- #32 of 36
How Columbia County Compares
Per-capita federal spending: Columbia County vs. Oregon and the nation
Population: 52,589 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.
Leading Federal Agencies in Columbia County
Top awarding agencies in Columbia County, FY2025
Among the 1,150 US counties with agency-level spending data, Social Security Administration is the most common leading agency nationally, topping 86% of agency-tracked counties.
These 3 agencies together account for $353.1M (88.8%) of Columbia County's $397.6M 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 - Columbia County has no smaller residual awarding agencies broken out beyond this set, a compact agency footprint rather than a long tail of minor awardees.
Read the agency breakdown as a table
| Agency | Spending | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Social Security Administration | $310.1M | 87.8% |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $37.6M | 10.6% |
| Department of Agriculture | $5.4M | 1.5% |
How Columbia County Ranks Nationally
Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties
All 3,232 US counties, FY2025
$7,560 Top 63% higher than 37% of 3,224 US counties
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, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates
Columbia County Among Oregon's Largest Counties
Population vs. per-capita spending: Oregon's biggest counties
Read the chart as a table
| County | Population | Per capita | Total spending |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multnomah County | 815,428 | $10,147 | $8.3B |
| Washington County | 600,372 | $5,143 | $3.1B |
| Clackamas County | 421,401 | $10,354 | $4.4B |
| Lane County | 382,971 | $9,735 | $3.7B |
| Marion County | 345,920 | $10,395 | $3.6B |
| Jackson County | 223,259 | $8,283 | $1.8B |
| Deschutes County | 198,253 | $7,600 | $1.5B |
| Linn County | 128,610 | $7,742 | $995.7M |
| Douglas County | 111,201 | $14,850 | $1.7B |
| Yamhill County | 107,722 | $7,040 | $758.3M |
| Benton County | 95,184 | $10,473 | $996.9M |
| Josephine County | 88,090 | $10,071 | $887.2M |
| Polk County | 87,433 | $7,089 | $619.8M |
| Umatilla County | 80,075 | $8,698 | $696.5M |
| Klamath County | 69,413 | $9,929 | $689.2M |
| Columbia County (this county) | 52,589 | $7,560 | $397.6M |
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Frequently Asked Questions
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