PlainSpending

Dekalb County

$5,296 per resident in FY2025 ($379.2M total) - low intensity.

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. The leading federal agency by spending share is Social Security Administration. 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

Low per-resident intensity

Dekalb County residents see a thin $5,296 each (#3096 of 3,224 per capita).

Low per-resident intensity

Dekalb County posts below-median federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending concentrated almost entirely in Social Security Administration.

National per-capita rank
Top 97%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$5,296
Leading agency
Social Security Administration
80.4% of tracked spending
Alabama rank
#67 of 67

How Dekalb County Compares

Per-capita federal spending: Dekalb County vs. Alabama and the nation

Dekalb County$5,296Alabama avg$14,242National avg$15,647
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates.

Population: 71,608 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

Leading Federal Agencies in Dekalb County

Top awarding agencies in Dekalb County, FY2025

Social Security Administrati…$381.0MDepartment of Transportation$55.2MDepartment of Veterans Affai…$37.5M
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.

All 3 individually-tracked agencies are shown above - Dekalb 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 $381.0M 80.4%
Department of Transportation $55.2M 11.7%
Department of Veterans Affairs $37.5M 7.9%

How Dekalb County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$5,296 Among the lowest higher than 3% of 3,224 US counties

all US counties, per-capita spending, bucketed by value

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 and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

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

The 16 largest-population counties in Alabama by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Dekalb 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 0200,000400,000600,000800,000 $0$10,000$20,000$30,000$40,000$50,000 Population Spending per capita ($)
The 16 largest-population counties in Alabama by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Dekalb County is highlighted.
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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

Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending

Counties with per-capita federal spending closest to Dekalb County's $5,296 - prioritizing Alabama peers first.

Bullock County

Alabama

$5,775 per capita

$59.8M total

Franklin County

Alabama

$5,897 per capita

$189.4M total

Blount County

Alabama

$6,136 per capita

$362.9M total

Marshall County

Alabama

$6,543 per capita

$638.7M total

Lee County

Alabama

$6,646 per capita

$1.2B total

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Nationwide counties with similar per-capita or total federal spending

Two peer sets outside Alabama - 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 ($5,296 here).

Similar total federal spending

Nearest out-of-state counties by total obligations ($379.2M 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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