PlainSpending

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

Mid-ladder absolute book

Columbia County is mid-pack on absolute obligations (#1028 of 3,224, $397.6M).

Mid-ladder absolute book

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
86.6% of tracked spending
Oregon rank
#32 of 36

How Columbia County Compares

Per-capita federal spending: Columbia County vs. Oregon and the nation

Columbia County$7,560Oregon avg$13,499National avg$15,647
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates.

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

Social Security Administrati…$333.4MDepartment of Veterans Affai…$44.8MDepartment of Transportation$6.8M
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 $385.0M (96.8%) of Columbia County's $397.6M in total tracked federal spending.

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.

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Agency Spending Share
Social Security Administration $333.4M 86.6%
Department of Veterans Affairs $44.8M 11.6%
Department of Transportation $6.8M 1.8%

How Columbia County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$7,560 Around the middle higher than 37% 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

Columbia County Among Oregon's Largest Counties

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

The 16 largest-population counties in Oregon by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Columbia 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 $0$5,000$10,000$15,000$20,000 Population Spending per capita ($)
The 16 largest-population counties in Oregon by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Columbia County is highlighted.
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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

Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending

Counties with per-capita federal spending closest to Columbia County's $7,560 - prioritizing Oregon peers first.

Deschutes County

Oregon

$7,600 per capita

$1.5B total

Linn County

Oregon

$7,742 per capita

$995.7M total

Hood River County

Oregon

$7,749 per capita

$185.8M total

Malheur County

Oregon

$7,996 per capita

$252.4M total

Polk County

Oregon

$7,089 per capita

$619.8M total

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Nationwide counties with similar per-capita or total federal spending

Two peer sets outside Oregon - 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 ($7,560 here).

Similar total federal spending

Nearest out-of-state counties by total obligations ($397.6M 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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