PlainSpending

Eaton County

$12,544 per resident in FY2025 ($1.4B total) - high intensity.

Michigan · FIPS 26045

In FY2025, Eaton County in Michigan posted a dense absolute book of $1.4B ($12,544 per capita across 109,175 residents). That is 19.8% below the national average and 0.1% above the Michigan average. Social Security Administration leads tracked agency share. Statewide per-capita rank: #11 of 83.

Total spending
$1.4B
Per capita
$12,544
vs. national avg
-19.8%
Fiscal year
FY2025

High per-resident intensity

Per-capita intensity is the standout: $12,544 puts Eaton County at #401 of 3,224.

High per-resident intensity

Eaton County posts top-quartile federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending dominated by Social Security Administration.

National per-capita rank
Top 13%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$12,544
Leading agency
Social Security Administration
54.8% of tracked spending
Michigan rank
#11 of 83

How Eaton County Compares

Per-capita federal spending: Eaton County vs. Michigan and the nation

Eaton County$12,544Michigan avg$12,538National avg$15,647
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates.

Population: 109,175 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

Leading Federal Agencies in Eaton County

Top awarding agencies in Eaton County, FY2025

Social Security Administrati…$666.3MDepartment of Health and Hum…$487.5MDepartment of Veterans Affai…$62.0M
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.

These 3 agencies together account for $1.2B (88.8%) of Eaton County's $1.4B 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 - Eaton 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 $666.3M 54.8%
Department of Health and Human Services $487.5M 40.1%
Department of Veterans Affairs $62.0M 5.1%

How Eaton County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$12,544 Top 13% higher than 87% of 3,224 US counties

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

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

Eaton County Among Michigan's Largest Counties

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

The 16 largest-population counties in Michigan by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Eaton 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 0500,0001,000,0001,500,0002,000,000 $5,000$10,000$15,000$20,000$25,000$30,000 Population Spending per capita ($)
The 16 largest-population counties in Michigan by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Eaton County is highlighted.
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County Population Per capita Total spending
Wayne County 1,793,561 $12,584 $22.6B
Oakland County 1,274,395 $8,534 $10.9B
Macomb County 881,217 $8,686 $7.7B
Kent County 657,974 $10,936 $7.2B
Genesee County 406,211 $7,394 $3.0B
Washtenaw County 372,258 $8,854 $3.3B
Ottawa County 296,200 $6,215 $1.8B
Ingham County 284,900 $25,899 $7.4B
Kalamazoo County 261,670 $6,525 $1.7B
Livingston County 193,866 $7,865 $1.5B
Saginaw County 190,124 $7,558 $1.4B
Muskegon County 175,824 $9,471 $1.7B
St. Clair County 160,383 $7,460 $1.2B
Jackson County 160,366 $7,819 $1.3B
Monroe County 154,809 $7,963 $1.2B
Eaton County (this county) 109,175 $12,544 $1.4B

Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending

Counties with per-capita federal spending closest to Eaton County's $12,544 - prioritizing Michigan peers first.

Wayne County

Michigan

$12,584 per capita

$22.6B total

Leelanau County

Michigan

$12,721 per capita

$283.7M total

Lake County

Michigan

$12,775 per capita

$154.5M total

Roscommon County

Michigan

$12,069 per capita

$283.1M total

Houghton County

Michigan

$11,793 per capita

$440.6M total

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Nationwide counties with similar per-capita or total federal spending

Two peer sets outside Michigan - 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 ($12,544 here).

Similar total federal spending

Nearest out-of-state counties by total obligations ($1.4B 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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