Douglas County
$9.3B in FY2025 federal spending, $15,987 per capita.
Nebraska · FIPS 31055
In FY2025, Douglas County in Nebraska received $9.3B in federal spending - $15,987 per capita for a population of 584,526. This is 2.2% above the national average and 13.1% above the Nebraska average. The leading federal agency by spending share is Department of Health and Human Services. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #7 of 93 Nebraska counties.
- Total spending
- $9.3B
- Per capita
- $15,987
- vs. national avg
- +2.2%
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
The verdict
Douglas County posts top-10% federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending dominated by Department of Health and Human Services.
- National per-capita rank
- Top 7%
- of 3,232 US counties
- Per-capita spending
- $15,987
- Leading agency
- Department of Health and Human Services
- 64.7% of tracked spending
- Nebraska rank
- #7 of 93
How Douglas County Compares
Per-capita federal spending: Douglas County vs. Nebraska and the nation
Population: 584,526 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.
Leading Federal Agencies in Douglas County
Top awarding agencies in Douglas County, FY2025
Among the 1,150 US counties with agency-level spending data, Department of Health and Human Services is a comparatively unusual leading agency, topping only 3.4% of agency-tracked counties nationally -- often a sign of a single large federal facility rather than broad-based spending.
These 3 agencies together account for $7.1B (76.1%) of Douglas County's $9.3B 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 - Douglas 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Human Services | $4.6B | 64.7% |
| Social Security Administration | $2.2B | 31.5% |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $267.6M | 3.8% |
How Douglas County Ranks Nationally
Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties
All 3,232 US counties, FY2025
$15,987 Top 7% higher than 93% 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
Douglas County Among Nebraska's Largest Counties
Population vs. per-capita spending: Nebraska's biggest counties
Read the chart as a table
| County | Population | Per capita | Total spending |
|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas County (this county) | 584,526 | $15,987 | $9.3B |
| Lancaster County | 322,608 | $9,515 | $3.1B |
| Sarpy County | 190,604 | $8,801 | $1.7B |
| Hall County | 62,895 | $5,919 | $372.3M |
| Buffalo County | 50,084 | $7,023 | $351.7M |
| Dodge County | 37,167 | $7,328 | $272.4M |
| Scotts Bluff County | 36,084 | $8,232 | $297.0M |
| Madison County | 35,585 | $11,743 | $417.9M |
| Lincoln County | 34,676 | $9,362 | $324.6M |
| Platte County | 34,296 | $12,089 | $414.6M |
| Adams County | 31,205 | $7,627 | $238.0M |
| Cass County | 26,598 | $7,855 | $208.9M |
| Dawson County | 24,111 | $6,116 | $147.5M |
| Saunders County | 22,278 | $7,207 | $160.6M |
| Gage County | 21,704 | $9,312 | $202.1M |
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Frequently Asked Questions
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