PlainSpending

Fond Du Lac County

$702.2M in FY2025 federal spending, $6,742 per capita.

Wisconsin · FIPS 55039

In FY2025, Fond Du Lac County in Wisconsin received $702.2M in federal spending - $6,742 per capita for a population of 104,154. This is 56.9% below the national average and 64.8% below the Wisconsin average. The leading federal agency by spending share is Social Security Administration. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #57 of 72 Wisconsin counties.

Total spending
$702.2M
Per capita
$6,742
vs. national avg
-56.9%
Fiscal year
FY2025

The verdict

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

National per-capita rank
Top 81%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$6,742
Leading agency
Social Security Administration
89.5% of tracked spending
Wisconsin rank
#57 of 72

How Fond Du Lac County Compares

Per-capita federal spending: Fond Du Lac County vs. Wisconsin and the nation

Top 81% nationally
Fond Du Lac County$6,742Wisconsin avg$19,169National avg$15,647

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

Population: 104,154 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

Leading Federal Agencies in Fond Du Lac County

Top awarding agencies in Fond Du Lac County, FY2025

Social Security Administration$550.7MDepartment of Agriculture$33.0MDepartment of Veterans Affairs$31.3M

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 $615.0M (87.6%) of Fond Du Lac County's $702.2M 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 - Fond Du Lac 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 $550.7M 89.5%
Department of Agriculture $33.0M 5.4%
Department of Veterans Affairs $31.3M 5.1%

How Fond Du Lac County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$6,742 Top 81% higher than 19% 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

Fond Du Lac County Among Wisconsin's Largest Counties

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

The 16 largest-population counties in Wisconsin by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Fond Du Lac 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. 0200,000400,000600,000800,0001,000,000 $0$20,000$40,000$60,000$80,000$100,000$120,000 Population Spending per capita ($) Large and spending-intensiveSmall population, outsized spendingLarge population, modest per-residentSmaller footprint both ways
The 16 largest-population counties in Wisconsin by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Fond Du Lac County is highlighted.
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County Population Per capita Total spending
Milwaukee County 939,489 $6,376 $6.0B
Dane County 561,504 $96,863 $54.4B
Waukesha County 406,978 $7,959 $3.2B
Brown County 268,740 $6,595 $1.8B
Racine County 197,727 $6,617 $1.3B
Outagamie County 190,705 $7,226 $1.4B
Winnebago County 171,730 $21,391 $3.7B
Kenosha County 169,151 $6,400 $1.1B
Rock County 163,687 $9,463 $1.5B
Marathon County 138,013 $6,581 $908.3M
Washington County 136,761 $7,004 $957.9M
La Crosse County 120,784 $28,100 $3.4B
Sheboygan County 118,034 $6,979 $823.8M
Walworth County 106,478 $6,885 $733.1M
Eau Claire County 105,710 $6,379 $674.3M
Fond Du Lac County (this county) 104,154 $6,742 $702.2M

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much federal spending did Fond Du Lac County, Wisconsin receive?
Fond Du Lac County received $702.2M in total federal spending during Fiscal Year 2025. This equates to $6,742 per capita for the county's population of 104,154.
How does Fond Du Lac County's per capita spending compare to the national average?
Fond Du Lac County's per capita federal spending of $6,742 is 56.9% below the national average of $15,647. Compared to the Wisconsin average of $19,169, it is 64.8% below.
What is the population of Fond Du Lac County, Wisconsin?
Fond Du Lac County has a population of 104,154 according to Census Bureau estimates. This population figure is used to calculate the per capita federal spending of $6,742.
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.