How much federal spending did Dimmit County, Texas receive?

Dimmit County posted a thin absolute book of $-11.5M in FY2025 ($-1,341 per capita; population 8,615).

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

Dimmit County's $-1,341 sits 108.6% below the $15,647 national average (-112.5% vs Texas).

What is the population of Dimmit County, Texas?

Census estimates put Dimmit County at 8,615 residents, the denominator behind a low $-1,341 intensity.

Dimmit County

$-11.5M in FY2025 federal spending, $-1,341 per capita (-108.6% vs national).

Texas · FIPS 48127

Compiled by PlainSpending

Data updated September 2025

In FY2025, Dimmit County carried a thin absolute book of $-11.5M - $-1,341 per capita for 8,615 residents. Intensity sits 108.6% below the national average (-112.5% vs Texas). Per-capita rank in-state: #254/254.

Total spending: $-11.5M
Per capita: $-1,341
vs. national avg: -108.6%
Fiscal year: FY2025

Well below national average

Dimmit County runs 108.6% below the $15,647 national average.

Understanding Dimmit County's federal spending

Below-average intensity context

USASpending.gov (Treasury) records only $-11.5M in FY2025 place-of-performance awards for Dimmit County, Texas (FIPS 48127) - a thin absolute book at $-1,341 for 8,615 residents. Intensity sits 108.6% below the $15,647 national average.

Inside Texas ($311.4B statewide), Dimmit County's low $-1,341 sits 112.5% below the $10,686 state average.

By per-capita federal spending alone, Dimmit County ranks #254 of 254 Texas counties.

Spending concentration

Set against Texas's full statewide total, Dimmit County's piece works out to a modest -0.00%, 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 Crane County before reading $-1,341 as a structural gap. Full rules: methodology .

How Dimmit County Compares

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

Population: 8,615 (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 Dimmit County's $-1,341 - prioritizing Texas peers first.

Crane County

Texas

$3,573 per capita

$16.7M total

Ochiltree County

Texas

$3,715 per capita

$37.2M total

Zapata County

Texas

$3,718 per capita

$51.6M total

Midland County

Texas

$3,823 per capita

$649.9M total

Andrews County

Texas

$3,911 per capita

$72.8M total

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Nationwide counties with similar per-capita or total federal spending

Two peer sets outside Texas - 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 ($-1,341 here).

Similar total federal spending

Nearest out-of-state counties by total obligations ($-11.5M 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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