How much federal spending did De Baca County, New Mexico receive?

De Baca County posted a thin absolute book of $-27.3M in FY2025 ($-16,082 per capita; population 1,698).

How does De Baca County's per capita spending compare to the national average?

De Baca County's $-16,082 sits 202.8% below the $15,647 national average (-182.1% vs New Mexico).

What is the population of De Baca County, New Mexico?

Census estimates put De Baca County at 1,698 residents, the denominator behind a low $-16,082 intensity.

De Baca County

$-27.3M in FY2025 federal spending, $-16,082 per capita (-202.8% vs national).

New Mexico · FIPS 35011

Compiled by PlainSpending

Data updated September 2025

In FY2025, De Baca County carried a thin absolute book of $-27.3M - $-16,082 per capita for 1,698 residents. Intensity sits 202.8% below the national average (-182.1% vs New Mexico). Per-capita rank in-state: #33/33.

Total spending: $-27.3M
Per capita: $-16,082
vs. national avg: -202.8%
Fiscal year: FY2025

Well below national average

De Baca County runs 202.8% below the $15,647 national average.

Understanding De Baca County's federal spending

Below-average intensity context

USASpending.gov (Treasury) records only $-27.3M in FY2025 place-of-performance awards for De Baca County, New Mexico (FIPS 35011) - a thin absolute book at $-16,082 for 1,698 residents. Intensity sits 202.8% below the $15,647 national average.

Inside New Mexico ($41.5B statewide), De Baca County's low $-16,082 sits 182.1% below the $19,577 state average.

By per-capita federal spending alone, De Baca County ranks #33 of 33 New Mexico counties.

Spending concentration

Set against New Mexico's full statewide total, De Baca County's piece works out to a modest -0.07%, unsurprising for a county its size relative to bigger recipients elsewhere in the state.

Reading this number carefully

Thin absolute books swing hard on a few awards, compare Luna County before reading $-16,082 as a structural gap. Full rules: methodology .

How De Baca County Compares

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

Population: 1,698 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending

Counties with per-capita federal spending closest to De Baca County's $-16,082 - prioritizing New Mexico peers first.

Luna County

New Mexico

$11 per capita

$288.4K total

Lea County

New Mexico

$4,263 per capita

$317.4M total

Eddy County

New Mexico

$6,052 per capita

$377.1M total

Roosevelt County

New Mexico

$6,262 per capita

$120.2M total

Chaves County

New Mexico

$6,895 per capita

$449.3M total

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Nationwide counties with similar per-capita or total federal spending

Two peer sets outside New Mexico - 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 ($-16,082 here).

Similar total federal spending

Nearest out-of-state counties by total obligations ($-27.3M 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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