PlainSpending

Dubois County

$317.5M in FY2025 federal spending, $7,277 per capita.

Indiana · FIPS 18037

In FY2025, Dubois County in Indiana received $317.5M in federal spending - $7,277 per capita for a population of 43,637. This is 53.5% below the national average and 76.2% below the Indiana average. The leading federal agency by spending share is Social Security Administration. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #40 of 92 Indiana counties.

Total spending
$317.5M
Per capita
$7,277
vs. national avg
-53.5%
Fiscal year
FY2025

The verdict

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

National per-capita rank
Top 69%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$7,277
Leading agency
Social Security Administration
89% of tracked spending
Indiana rank
#40 of 92

How Dubois County Compares

Per-capita federal spending: Dubois County vs. Indiana and the nation

Top 69% nationally
Dubois County$7,277Indiana avg$30,517National avg$15,647

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

Population: 43,637 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

Leading Federal Agencies in Dubois County

Top awarding agencies in Dubois County, FY2025

Social Security Administration$236.8MDepartment of Veterans Affairs$15.3MGeneral Services Administrati…$14.0M

Source: USASpending.gov FY2025, aggregated by awarding agency.

Among the 1,150 US counties with agency-level spending data, Social Security Administration is the most common leading agency nationally, topping 86% of agency-tracked counties.

These 3 agencies together account for $266.2M (83.8%) of Dubois County's $317.5M 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 - Dubois County has no smaller residual awarding agencies broken out beyond this set, a compact agency footprint rather than a long tail of minor awardees.

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Agency Spending Share
Social Security Administration $236.8M 89%
Department of Veterans Affairs $15.3M 5.8%
General Services Administration $14.0M 5.3%

How Dubois County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$7,277 Top 69% higher than 31% of 3,224 US counties

This county $0 $20K+ all US counties, per-capita spending, bucketed by value

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

Dubois County Among Indiana's Largest Counties

Population vs. per-capita spending: Indiana's biggest counties

The 16 largest-population counties in Indiana by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Dubois 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. 0500,0001,000,0001,500,000 $0$50,000$100,000$150,000$200,000 Population Spending per capita ($) Large and spending-intensiveSmall population, outsized spendingLarge population, modest per-residentSmaller footprint both ways
The 16 largest-population counties in Indiana by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Dubois County is highlighted.
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County Population Per capita Total spending
Marion County 977,203 $147,172 $143.8B
Lake County 498,700 $6,356 $3.2B
Allen County 385,410 $7,136 $2.8B
Hamilton County 347,467 $5,591 $1.9B
St. Joseph County 272,912 $10,907 $3.0B
Elkhart County 207,047 $5,442 $1.1B
Tippecanoe County 186,251 $6,304 $1.2B
Vanderburgh County 180,136 $8,402 $1.5B
Hendricks County 174,788 $5,677 $992.2M
Porter County 173,215 $6,957 $1.2B
Johnson County 161,765 $6,184 $1.0B
Monroe County 139,718 $7,186 $1.0B
Madison County 130,129 $6,927 $901.4M
Clark County 121,093 $6,586 $797.5M
Laporte County 112,417 $7,316 $822.4M
Dubois County (this county) 43,637 $7,277 $317.5M

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much federal spending did Dubois County, Indiana receive?
Dubois County received $317.5M in total federal spending during Fiscal Year 2025. This equates to $7,277 per capita for the county's population of 43,637.
How does Dubois County's per capita spending compare to the national average?
Dubois County's per capita federal spending of $7,277 is 53.5% below the national average of $15,647. Compared to the Indiana average of $30,517, it is 76.2% below.
What is the population of Dubois County, Indiana?
Dubois County has a population of 43,637 according to Census Bureau estimates. This population figure is used to calculate the per capita federal spending of $7,277.
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.

Every figure on PlainSpending is computed directly from USASpending.gov award-transaction data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page aggregates every federal award with a place-of-performance in this county, live from the dataset. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.