Crittenden County
$329.1M in FY2025 federal spending, $6,834 per capita.
Arkansas · FIPS 05035
In FY2025, Crittenden County in Arkansas received $329.1M in federal spending - $6,834 per capita for a population of 48,163. This is 56.3% below the national average and 41.1% below the Arkansas average. The leading federal agency by spending share is Social Security Administration. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #64 of 75 Arkansas counties.
- Total spending
- $329.1M
- Per capita
- $6,834
- vs. national avg
- -56.3%
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
The verdict
Crittenden County posts below-median federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending concentrated almost entirely in Social Security Administration.
- National per-capita rank
- Top 79%
- of 3,232 US counties
- Per-capita spending
- $6,834
- Leading agency
- Social Security Administration
- 85.4% of tracked spending
- Arkansas rank
- #64 of 75
How Crittenden County Compares
Per-capita federal spending: Crittenden County vs. Arkansas and the nation
Population: 48,163 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.
Leading Federal Agencies in Crittenden County
Top awarding agencies in Crittenden 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 $264.3M (80.3%) of Crittenden County's $329.1M 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 - Crittenden 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 | $225.7M | 85.4% |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $23.7M | 9% |
| Department of Transportation | $14.9M | 5.6% |
How Crittenden County Ranks Nationally
Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties
All 3,232 US counties, FY2025
$6,834 Top 79% higher than 21% 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
Crittenden County Among Arkansas's Largest Counties
Population vs. per-capita spending: Arkansas's biggest counties
Read the chart as a table
| County | Population | Per capita | Total spending |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulaski County | 399,125 | $13,660 | $5.5B |
| Benton County | 284,333 | $5,417 | $1.5B |
| Washington County | 245,871 | $5,609 | $1.4B |
| Sebastian County | 127,799 | $7,291 | $931.8M |
| Faulkner County | 123,498 | $6,069 | $749.6M |
| Saline County | 123,416 | $7,103 | $876.6M |
| Craighead County | 111,231 | $6,684 | $743.4M |
| Garland County | 100,180 | $9,850 | $986.8M |
| White County | 76,822 | $7,251 | $557.0M |
| Lonoke County | 74,015 | $7,351 | $544.1M |
| Jefferson County | 67,260 | $8,884 | $597.6M |
| Pope County | 63,381 | $7,208 | $456.9M |
| Crawford County | 60,133 | $7,641 | $459.5M |
| Crittenden County (this county) | 48,163 | $6,834 | $329.1M |
| Greene County | 45,736 | $6,634 | $303.4M |
Federal Spending Guides
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Frequently Asked Questions
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