PlainSpending

Columbia County

$18,572 per resident in FY2025 ($73.4M total) - high intensity.

Washington · FIPS 53013

In FY2025, Columbia County carried a thin absolute book of $73.4M - $18,572 per capita for 3,952 residents. Intensity sits 18.7% above the national average (+59.8% vs Washington). Leading tracked agency: Social Security Administration. Per-capita rank in-state: #2/39.

Total spending
$73.4M
Per capita
$18,572
vs. national avg
+18.7%
Fiscal year
FY2025

High per-resident intensity

Per-capita intensity is the standout: $18,572 puts Columbia County at #147 of 3,224.

High per-resident intensity

Columbia County posts top-5% federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending led by Social Security Administration, among several agencies.

National per-capita rank
Top 5%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$18,572
Leading agency
Social Security Administration
47.8% of tracked spending
Washington rank
#2 of 39

How Columbia County Compares

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

Columbia County$18,572Washington avg$11,619National avg$15,647
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates.

Population: 3,952 (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…$31.7MDepartment of Defense$21.5MDepartment of Agriculture$13.2M
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 $66.4M (90.4%) of Columbia County's $73.4M 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 $31.7M 47.8%
Department of Defense $21.5M 32.4%
Department of Agriculture $13.2M 19.8%

How Columbia County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$18,572 Top 5% higher than 95% 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 Washington's Largest Counties

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

The 16 largest-population counties in Washington 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 0500,0001,000,0001,500,0002,000,0002,500,000 $0$10,000$20,000$30,000 Population Spending per capita ($)
The 16 largest-population counties in Washington 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
King County 2,269,675 $9,117 $20.7B
Pierce County 921,130 $7,598 $7.0B
Snohomish County 827,957 $5,959 $4.9B
Spokane County 539,339 $7,955 $4.3B
Clark County 503,311 $6,557 $3.3B
Thurston County 294,793 $12,033 $3.5B
Kitsap County 275,611 $13,725 $3.8B
Yakima County 256,728 $6,350 $1.6B
Whatcom County 226,847 $7,105 $1.6B
Benton County 206,873 $27,737 $5.7B
Skagit County 129,523 $9,714 $1.3B
Cowlitz County 110,730 $8,563 $948.2M
Grant County 99,123 $7,281 $721.7M
Franklin County 96,749 $4,360 $421.9M
Island County 86,857 $11,572 $1.0B
Columbia County (this county) 3,952 $18,572 $73.4M

Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending

Counties with per-capita federal spending closest to Columbia County's $18,572 - prioritizing Washington peers first.

Garfield County

Washington

$14,620 per capita

$33.4M total

Kitsap County

Washington

$13,725 per capita

$3.8B total

Lincoln County

Washington

$12,880 per capita

$140.1M total

Klickitat County

Washington

$12,716 per capita

$289.1M total

Jefferson County

Washington

$12,695 per capita

$418.7M total

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Nationwide counties with similar per-capita or total federal spending

Two peer sets outside Washington - 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 ($18,572 here).

Similar total federal spending

Nearest out-of-state counties by total obligations ($73.4M 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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