PlainSpending

Jefferson County

$5,888 per resident in FY2025 ($181.9M total) - low intensity.

Idaho · FIPS 16051

In FY2025, Jefferson County carried a thin absolute book of $181.9M - $5,888 per capita for 30,891 residents. Intensity sits 62.4% below the national average (-52.5% vs Idaho). Leading tracked agency: Social Security Administration. Per-capita rank in-state: #38/44.

Total spending
$181.9M
Per capita
$5,888
vs. national avg
-62.4%
Fiscal year
FY2025

Low per-resident intensity

Jefferson County residents see a thin $5,888 each (#2984 of 3,224 per capita).

Low per-resident intensity

Jefferson County posts below-median federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending dominated by Social Security Administration.

National per-capita rank
Top 93%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$5,888
Leading agency
Social Security Administration
70.1% of tracked spending
Idaho rank
#38 of 44

How Jefferson County Compares

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

Jefferson County$5,888Idaho avg$12,406National avg$15,647
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates.

Population: 30,891 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

Leading Federal Agencies in Jefferson County

Top awarding agencies in Jefferson County, FY2025

Social Security Administrati…$123.7MDepartment of Agriculture$37.0MDepartment of Veterans Affai…$15.7M
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 $176.3M (97%) of Jefferson County's $181.9M in total tracked federal spending.

All 3 individually-tracked agencies are shown above - Jefferson 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 $123.7M 70.1%
Department of Agriculture $37.0M 21%
Department of Veterans Affairs $15.7M 8.9%

How Jefferson County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$5,888 Among the lowest higher than 7% 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

Jefferson County Among Idaho's Largest Counties

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

The 15 largest-population counties in Idaho by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Jefferson County is highlighted. 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 15 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 0200,000400,000600,000 $0$5,000$10,000$15,000$20,000$25,000$30,000 Population Spending per capita ($)
The 15 largest-population counties in Idaho by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Jefferson County is highlighted.
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County Population Per capita Total spending
Ada County 494,967 $10,803 $5.3B
Canyon County 231,105 $6,107 $1.4B
Kootenai County 171,362 $8,528 $1.5B
Bonneville County 123,964 $25,455 $3.2B
Twin Falls County 90,046 $6,444 $580.2M
Bannock County 87,018 $8,654 $753.0M
Madison County 52,913 $3,628 $192.0M
Bingham County 47,992 $7,416 $355.9M
Bonner County 47,110 $9,611 $452.8M
Nez Perce County 42,090 $9,141 $384.8M
Latah County 39,517 $8,551 $337.9M
Jefferson County (this county) 30,891 $5,888 $181.9M
Elmore County 28,666 $10,152 $291.0M
Payette County 25,386 $7,587 $192.6M
Cassia County 24,655 $5,873 $144.8M

Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending

Counties with per-capita federal spending closest to Jefferson County's $5,888 - prioritizing Idaho peers first.

Clark County

Idaho

$5,902 per capita

$4.7M total

Cassia County

Idaho

$5,873 per capita

$144.8M total

Minidoka County

Idaho

$5,862 per capita

$126.7M total

Owyhee County

Idaho

$6,046 per capita

$72.0M total

Gooding County

Idaho

$6,075 per capita

$94.8M total

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Nationwide counties with similar per-capita or total federal spending

Two peer sets outside Idaho - 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 ($5,888 here).

Similar total federal spending

Nearest out-of-state counties by total obligations ($181.9M 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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