PlainSpending

Esmeralda County

$15.2M in FY2025 - a thin absolute book at $20,882 per capita.

Nevada · FIPS 32009

In FY2025, Esmeralda County carried a thin absolute book of $15.2M - $20,882 per capita for 729 residents. Intensity sits 33.5% above the national average (+91.1% vs Nevada). Leading tracked agency: Social Security Administration. Per-capita rank in-state: #3/17.

Total spending
$15.2M
Per capita
$20,882
vs. national avg
+33.5%
Fiscal year
FY2025

Thin absolute federal book

Esmeralda County is a light absolute book: #3176 of 3,224 with only $15.2M.

Thin absolute federal book

Esmeralda County posts top-5% federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending led by Social Security Administration, among several agencies.

National per-capita rank
Top 4%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$20,882
Leading agency
Social Security Administration
41.8% of tracked spending
Nevada rank
#3 of 17

How Esmeralda County Compares

Per-capita federal spending: Esmeralda County vs. Nevada and the nation

Esmeralda County$20,882Nevada avg$10,929National avg$15,647
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates.

Population: 729 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

Leading Federal Agencies in Esmeralda County

Top awarding agencies in Esmeralda County, FY2025

Social Security Administrati…$5.9MDepartment of Transportation$5.0MFederal Communications Commi…$3.3M
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 $14.2M (93.4%) of Esmeralda County's $15.2M in total tracked federal spending.

All 3 individually-tracked agencies are shown above - Esmeralda 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 $5.9M 41.8%
Department of Transportation $5.0M 35.3%
Federal Communications Commission $3.3M 23%

How Esmeralda County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$20,882 Top 4% higher than 96% 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

Esmeralda County Among Nevada's Largest Counties

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

The 16 largest-population counties in Nevada by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Esmeralda 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 0500,0001,000,0001,500,0002,000,0002,500,000 $0$5,000$10,000$15,000$20,000$25,000 Population Spending per capita ($)
The 16 largest-population counties in Nevada by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Esmeralda County is highlighted.
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County Population Per capita Total spending
Clark County 2,265,461 $6,874 $15.6B
Washoe County 486,492 $10,943 $5.3B
Lyon County 59,235 $8,097 $479.6M
Carson City 58,639 $14,985 $878.7M
Elko County 53,702 $7,112 $381.9M
Nye County 51,591 $10,693 $551.7M
Douglas County 49,488 $11,170 $552.8M
Churchill County 25,516 $20,107 $513.1M
Humboldt County 17,285 $6,681 $115.5M
White Pine County 9,080 $9,933 $90.2M
Pershing County 6,650 $5,414 $36.0M
Lander County 5,734 $7,361 $42.2M
Mineral County 4,554 $21,655 $98.6M
Lincoln County 4,499 $9,943 $44.7M
Storey County 4,104 $22,101 $90.7M
Esmeralda County (this county) 729 $20,882 $15.2M

Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending

Counties with per-capita federal spending closest to Esmeralda County's $20,882 - prioritizing Nevada peers first.

Mineral County

Nevada

$21,655 per capita

$98.6M total

Churchill County

Nevada

$20,107 per capita

$513.1M total

Storey County

Nevada

$22,101 per capita

$90.7M total

Carson City

Nevada

$14,985 per capita

$878.7M total

Douglas County

Nevada

$11,170 per capita

$552.8M total

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Nationwide counties with similar per-capita or total federal spending

Two peer sets outside Nevada - 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 ($20,882 here).

Similar total federal spending

Nearest out-of-state counties by total obligations ($15.2M 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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