PlainSpending

Hawaii County

$1.6B in FY2025 - a heavy absolute book at $8,013 per capita.

Hawaii · FIPS 15001

In FY2025, Hawaii County in Hawaii posted a dense absolute book of $1.6B ($8,013 per capita across 200,629 residents). That is 48.8% below the national average and 48.5% below the Hawaii average. Social Security Administration leads tracked agency share. Statewide per-capita rank: #5 of 5.

Total spending
$1.6B
Per capita
$8,013
vs. national avg
-48.8%
Fiscal year
FY2025

Heavy absolute federal book

Hawaii County sits #368 of 3,224 counties by total obligations ($1.6B).

Heavy absolute federal book

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

National per-capita rank
Top 53%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$8,013
Leading agency
Social Security Administration
84.7% of tracked spending
Hawaii rank
#5 of 5

How Hawaii County Compares

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

Hawaii County$8,013Hawaii avg$15,554National avg$15,647
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates.

Population: 200,629 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

Leading Federal Agencies in Hawaii County

Top awarding agencies in Hawaii County, FY2025

Social Security Administrati…$1.2BDepartment of Veterans Affai…$151.7MDepartment of Transportation$70.5M
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 $1.4B (90.1%) of Hawaii County's $1.6B in total tracked federal spending.

All 3 individually-tracked agencies are shown above - Hawaii 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
Social Security Administration $1.2B 84.7%
Department of Veterans Affairs $151.7M 10.5%
Department of Transportation $70.5M 4.9%

How Hawaii County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$8,013 Around the middle higher than 47% of 3,224 US counties

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

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 and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

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

Hawaii County Among Hawaii's Largest Counties

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

The 5 largest-population counties in Hawaii by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Hawaii County is highlighted. 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 5 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 0500,0001,000,0001,500,000 $0$20,000$40,000$60,000 Population Spending per capita ($) Honolulu CountyHawaii CountyMaui CountyKauai CountyKalawao County
The 5 largest-population counties in Hawaii by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Hawaii County is highlighted.
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County Population Per capita Total spending
Honolulu County 1,016,508 $12,940 $13.2B
Hawaii County (this county) 200,629 $8,013 $1.6B
Maui County 164,754 $18,744 $3.1B
Kauai County 73,298 $8,933 $654.7M
Kalawao County 82 $54,992 $4.5M

Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending

Counties with per-capita federal spending closest to Hawaii County's $8,013 - prioritizing Hawaii peers first.

Kauai County

Hawaii

$8,933 per capita

$654.7M total

Honolulu County

Hawaii

$12,940 per capita

$13.2B total

Maui County

Hawaii

$18,744 per capita

$3.1B total

Kalawao County

Hawaii

$54,992 per capita

$4.5M total

Callahan County

Texas

$8,012 per capita

$109.8M total

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Nationwide counties with similar per-capita or total federal spending

Two peer sets outside Hawaii - 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 ($8,013 here).

Similar total federal spending

Nearest out-of-state counties by total obligations ($1.6B 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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