PlainSpending

Independence County

$6,916 per resident in FY2025 ($262.4M total) - low intensity.

Arkansas · FIPS 05063

In FY2025, Independence County in Arkansas received $262.4M in federal spending - $6,916 per capita for a population of 37,938. This is 55.8% below the national average and 40.4% below the Arkansas average. The leading federal agency by spending share is Social Security Administration. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #62 of 75 Arkansas counties.

Total spending
$262.4M
Per capita
$6,916
vs. national avg
-55.8%
Fiscal year
FY2025

Low per-resident intensity

Independence County residents see a thin $6,916 each (#2481 of 3,224 per capita).

Low per-resident intensity

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

National per-capita rank
Top 77%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$6,916
Leading agency
Social Security Administration
84.1% of tracked spending
Arkansas rank
#62 of 75

How Independence County Compares

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

Independence County$6,916Arkansas avg$11,603National avg$15,647
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates.

Population: 37,938 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

Leading Federal Agencies in Independence County

Top awarding agencies in Independence County, FY2025

Social Security Administrati…$205.8MDepartment of Veterans Affai…$25.4MDepartment of Agriculture$13.5M
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 $244.7M (93.3%) of Independence County's $262.4M in total tracked federal spending.

All 3 individually-tracked agencies are shown above - Independence 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 $205.8M 84.1%
Department of Veterans Affairs $25.4M 10.4%
Department of Agriculture $13.5M 5.5%

How Independence County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$6,916 Among the lowest higher than 23% 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

Independence County Among Arkansas's Largest Counties

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

The 16 largest-population counties in Arkansas by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Independence 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 0100,000200,000300,000400,000500,000 $4,000$6,000$8,000$10,000$12,000$14,000$16,000 Population Spending per capita ($)
The 16 largest-population counties in Arkansas by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Independence County is highlighted.
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County Population Per capita Total spending
Pulaski County 399,125 $13,660 $5.5B
Benton County 284,333 $5,417 $1.5B
Washington County 245,871 $5,609 $1.4B
Sebastian County 127,799 $7,291 $931.8M
Faulkner County 123,498 $6,069 $749.6M
Saline County 123,416 $7,103 $876.6M
Craighead County 111,231 $6,684 $743.4M
Garland County 100,180 $9,850 $986.8M
White County 76,822 $7,251 $557.0M
Lonoke County 74,015 $7,351 $544.1M
Jefferson County 67,260 $8,884 $597.6M
Pope County 63,381 $7,208 $456.9M
Crawford County 60,133 $7,641 $459.5M
Crittenden County 48,163 $6,834 $329.1M
Greene County 45,736 $6,634 $303.4M
Independence County (this county) 37,938 $6,916 $262.4M

Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending

Counties with per-capita federal spending closest to Independence County's $6,916 - prioritizing Arkansas peers first.

Yell County

Arkansas

$6,864 per capita

$139.1M total

Pike County

Arkansas

$6,993 per capita

$71.1M total

Crittenden County

Arkansas

$6,834 per capita

$329.1M total

Hempstead County

Arkansas

$7,090 per capita

$142.3M total

Hot Spring County

Arkansas

$7,094 per capita

$234.4M total

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Nationwide counties with similar per-capita or total federal spending

Two peer sets outside Arkansas - 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 ($6,916 here).

Similar total federal spending

Nearest out-of-state counties by total obligations ($262.4M 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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