PlainSpending

Copper River Census Area

$105.7M in FY2025 federal spending, $40,376 per capita.

Alaska · FIPS 02066

In FY2025, Copper River Census Area in Alaska received $105.7M in federal spending - $40,376 per capita for a population of 2,617. This is 158.0% above the national average and 60.9% above the Alaska average. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #6 of 30 Alaska counties.

Total spending
$105.7M
Per capita
$40,376
vs. national avg
+158.0%
Fiscal year
FY2025

The verdict

Copper River Census Area posts top-5% federal per-capita spending nationally.

National per-capita rank
Top 2%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$40,376
Alaska rank
#6 of 30

How Copper River Census Area Compares

Per-capita federal spending: Copper River Census Area vs. Alaska and the nation

Top 2% nationally
Copper River Census Area$40,376Alaska avg$25,101National avg$15,647

Source: USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates.

Population: 2,617 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

How Copper River Census Area Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$40,376 Top 2% higher than 98% of 3,224 US counties

This county $0 $20K+ all US counties, per-capita spending, bucketed by value

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Source USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates

Copper River Census Area Among Alaska's Largest Counties

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

The 16 largest-population counties in Alaska by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Copper River Census Area 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. 0100,000200,000300,000400,000 $0$20,000$40,000$60,000$80,000 Population Spending per capita ($) Large and spending-intensiveSmall population, outsized spendingLarge population, modest per-residentSmaller footprint both ways
The 16 largest-population counties in Alaska by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Copper River Census Area is highlighted.
Read the chart as a table
County Population Per capita Total spending
Anchorage Municipality 291,247 $14,380 $4.2B
Matanuska-Susitna Borough 107,081 $7,792 $834.4M
Fairbanks North Star Borough 95,655 $15,496 $1.5B
Kenai Peninsula Borough 58,799 $12,320 $724.4M
Juneau City and Borough 32,255 $52,249 $1.7B
Bethel Census Area 18,666 $15,134 $282.5M
Ketchikan Gateway Borough 13,948 $15,818 $220.6M
Kodiak Island Borough 13,101 $22,001 $288.2M
North Slope Borough 11,031 $10,639 $117.4M
Nome Census Area 10,046 $61,137 $614.2M
Sitka City and Borough 8,458 $19,424 $164.3M
Kusilvak Census Area 8,368 $8,805 $73.7M
Northwest Arctic Borough 7,793 $39,178 $305.3M
Chugach Census Area 7,102 $11,519 $81.8M
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area 6,808 $28,074 $191.1M
Copper River Census Area (this county) 2,617 $40,376 $105.7M

Federal Spending Guides

Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending

Counties with per-capita federal spending closest to Copper River Census Area's $40,376 - prioritizing Alaska peers first.

Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area

Alaska

$41,030 per capita

$219.2M total

Northwest Arctic Borough

Alaska

$39,178 per capita

$305.3M total

Lake and Peninsula Borough

Alaska

$49,763 per capita

$73.5M total

Denali Borough

Alaska

$30,408 per capita

$49.2M total

Yakutat City and Borough

Alaska

$28,586 per capita

$18.9M total

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much federal spending did Copper River Census Area, Alaska receive?
Copper River Census Area received $105.7M in total federal spending during Fiscal Year 2025. This equates to $40,376 per capita for the county's population of 2,617.
How does Copper River Census Area's per capita spending compare to the national average?
Copper River Census Area's per capita federal spending of $40,376 is 158.0% above the national average of $15,647. Compared to the Alaska average of $25,101, it is 60.9% above.
What is the population of Copper River Census Area, Alaska?
Copper River Census Area has a population of 2,617 according to Census Bureau estimates. This population figure is used to calculate the per capita federal spending of $40,376.
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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Every figure on PlainSpending is computed directly from USASpending.gov award-transaction data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page aggregates every federal award with a place-of-performance in this county, live from the dataset. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.