Dekalb County
$379.2M in FY2025 federal spending, $5,296 per capita.
Alabama · FIPS 01049
In FY2025, Dekalb County in Alabama received $379.2M in federal spending - $5,296 per capita for a population of 71,608. This is 66.2% below the national average and 62.8% below the Alabama average. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #67 of 67 Alabama counties.
- Total spending
- $379.2M
- Per capita
- $5,296
- vs. national avg
- -66.2%
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
The verdict
Dekalb County posts below-median federal per-capita spending nationally.
- National per-capita rank
- Top 97%
- of 3,232 US counties
- Per-capita spending
- $5,296
- Alabama rank
- #67 of 67
How Dekalb County Compares
Per-capita federal spending: Dekalb County vs. Alabama and the nation
Population: 71,608 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.
How Dekalb County Ranks Nationally
Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties
All 3,232 US counties, FY2025
$5,296 Top 97% higher than 3% of 3,224 US counties
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Source USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates
Dekalb County Among Alabama's Largest Counties
Population vs. per-capita spending: Alabama's biggest counties
Read the chart as a table
| County | Population | Per capita | Total spending |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson County | 674,721 | $11,949 | $8.1B |
| Mobile County | 414,809 | $11,632 | $4.8B |
| Madison County | 388,153 | $40,217 | $15.6B |
| Baldwin County | 231,767 | $9,605 | $2.2B |
| Montgomery County | 228,954 | $22,613 | $5.2B |
| Tuscaloosa County | 227,036 | $6,840 | $1.6B |
| Shelby County | 223,024 | $7,116 | $1.6B |
| Lee County | 174,241 | $6,646 | $1.2B |
| Morgan County | 123,421 | $7,126 | $879.5M |
| Calhoun County | 116,441 | $10,261 | $1.2B |
| Houston County | 107,202 | $7,764 | $832.4M |
| Limestone County | 103,570 | $7,655 | $792.8M |
| Etowah County | 103,436 | $7,791 | $805.9M |
| Marshall County | 97,612 | $6,543 | $638.7M |
| Lauderdale County | 93,564 | $7,804 | $730.2M |
| Dekalb County (this county) | 71,608 | $5,296 | $379.2M |
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Frequently Asked Questions
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