Hall County
$372.3M in FY2025 federal spending, $5,919 per capita.
Nebraska · FIPS 31079
In FY2025, Hall County in Nebraska received $372.3M in federal spending - $5,919 per capita for a population of 62,895. This is 62.2% below the national average and 58.1% below the Nebraska average. The leading federal agency by spending share is Environmental Protection Agency. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #91 of 93 Nebraska counties.
- Total spending
- $372.3M
- Per capita
- $5,919
- vs. national avg
- -62.2%
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
The verdict
Hall County posts below-median federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending dominated by Environmental Protection Agency.
- National per-capita rank
- Top 93%
- of 3,232 US counties
- Per-capita spending
- $5,919
- Leading agency
- Environmental Protection Agency
- 59.4% of tracked spending
- Nebraska rank
- #91 of 93
How Hall County Compares
Per-capita federal spending: Hall County vs. Nebraska and the nation
Population: 62,895 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.
Leading Federal Agencies in Hall County
Top awarding agencies in Hall County, FY2025
Among the 1,150 US counties with agency-level spending data, Environmental Protection Agency is a comparatively unusual leading agency, topping only 0.3% 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 $678.0M (100%) of Hall County's $372.3M in total tracked federal spending.
All 3 individually-tracked agencies are shown above - Hall 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental Protection Agency | $402.5M | 59.4% |
| Social Security Administration | $243.2M | 35.9% |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $32.3M | 4.8% |
How Hall County Ranks Nationally
Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties
All 3,232 US counties, FY2025
$5,919 Top 93% higher than 7% 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
Hall 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 | 584,526 | $15,987 | $9.3B |
| Lancaster County | 322,608 | $9,515 | $3.1B |
| Sarpy County | 190,604 | $8,801 | $1.7B |
| Hall County (this 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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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.