PlainSpending

Harlan County

$14,641 per resident in FY2025 ($45.0M total) - high intensity.

Nebraska · FIPS 31083

In FY2025, Harlan County carried a thin absolute book of $45.0M - $14,641 per capita for 3,073 residents. Intensity sits 6.4% below the national average (+3.5% vs Nebraska). Leading tracked agency: Department of Agriculture. Per-capita rank in-state: #10/93.

Total spending
$45.0M
Per capita
$14,641
vs. national avg
-6.4%
Fiscal year
FY2025

High per-resident intensity

Per-capita intensity is the standout: $14,641 puts Harlan County at #257 of 3,224.

High per-resident intensity

Harlan County posts top-10% federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending led by Department of Agriculture, among several agencies.

National per-capita rank
Top 8%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$14,641
Leading agency
Department of Agriculture
47.3% of tracked spending
Nebraska rank
#10 of 93

How Harlan County Compares

Per-capita federal spending: Harlan County vs. Nebraska and the nation

Harlan County$14,641Nebraska avg$14,140National avg$15,647
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates.

Population: 3,073 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

Leading Federal Agencies in Harlan County

Top awarding agencies in Harlan County, FY2025

Department of Agriculture$19.8MSocial Security Administrati…$19.7MDepartment of Veterans Affai…$2.3M
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025, aggregated by awarding agency.

Among the 3,224 US counties with agency-level spending data, Department of Agriculture is a comparatively unusual leading agency, topping only 3.3% 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 $41.9M (93.1%) of Harlan County's $45.0M in total tracked federal spending.

All 3 individually-tracked agencies are shown above - Harlan 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
Department of Agriculture $19.8M 47.3%
Social Security Administration $19.7M 47.1%
Department of Veterans Affairs $2.3M 5.6%

How Harlan County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$14,641 Top 8% higher than 92% 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

Harlan County Among Nebraska's Largest Counties

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

The 16 largest-population counties in Nebraska by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Harlan 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 0200,000400,000600,000800,000 $5,000$10,000$15,000$20,000 Population Spending per capita ($)
The 16 largest-population counties in Nebraska by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Harlan County is highlighted.
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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 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
Harlan County (this county) 3,073 $14,641 $45.0M

Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending

Counties with per-capita federal spending closest to Harlan County's $14,641 - prioritizing Nebraska peers first.

Perkins County

Nebraska

$14,744 per capita

$42.1M total

Fillmore County

Nebraska

$14,532 per capita

$80.7M total

Blaine County

Nebraska

$14,333 per capita

$6.2M total

Gosper County

Nebraska

$14,248 per capita

$27.0M total

Furnas County

Nebraska

$14,201 per capita

$65.8M total

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Nationwide counties with similar per-capita or total federal spending

Two peer sets outside Nebraska - 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 ($14,641 here).

Similar total federal spending

Nearest out-of-state counties by total obligations ($45.0M 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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