PlainSpending

Honolulu County

$13.2B in FY2025 - a heavy absolute book at $12,940 per capita.

Hawaii · FIPS 15003

In FY2025, Honolulu County in Hawaii posted a dense absolute book of $13.2B ($12,940 per capita across 1,016,508 residents). That is 17.3% below the national average and 16.8% below the Hawaii average. Social Security Administration leads tracked agency share. Statewide per-capita rank: #3 of 5.

Total spending
$13.2B
Per capita
$12,940
vs. national avg
-17.3%
Fiscal year
FY2025

Heavy absolute federal book

Honolulu County sits #48 of 3,224 counties by total obligations ($13.2B).

Heavy absolute federal book

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

National per-capita rank
Top 12%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$12,940
Leading agency
Social Security Administration
46.1% of tracked spending
Hawaii rank
#3 of 5

How Honolulu County Compares

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

Honolulu County$12,940Hawaii avg$15,554National avg$15,647
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates.

Population: 1,016,508 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

Leading Federal Agencies in Honolulu County

Top awarding agencies in Honolulu County, FY2025

Social Security Administrati…$4.8BDepartment of Defense$4.5BDepartment of Veterans Affai…$1.1B
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 $10.3B (78.6%) of Honolulu County's $13.2B 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 - Honolulu 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 $4.8B 46.1%
Department of Defense $4.5B 43.5%
Department of Veterans Affairs $1.1B 10.5%

How Honolulu County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$12,940 Top 12% higher than 88% 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

Honolulu 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; Honolulu 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; Honolulu County is highlighted.
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County Population Per capita Total spending
Honolulu County (this county) 1,016,508 $12,940 $13.2B
Hawaii 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 Honolulu County's $12,940 - prioritizing Hawaii peers first.

Kauai County

Hawaii

$8,933 per capita

$654.7M total

Hawaii County

Hawaii

$8,013 per capita

$1.6B total

Maui County

Hawaii

$18,744 per capita

$3.1B total

Kalawao County

Hawaii

$54,992 per capita

$4.5M total

Dallam County

Texas

$12,938 per capita

$92.1M 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 ($12,940 here).

Similar total federal spending

Nearest out-of-state counties by total obligations ($13.2B 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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