PlainSpending

Johnson County

$4.0B in FY2025 federal spending, $6,636 per capita.

Kansas · FIPS 20091

In FY2025, Johnson County in Kansas received $4.0B in federal spending - $6,636 per capita for a population of 609,863. This is 57.6% below the national average and 37.2% below the Kansas average. The leading federal agency by spending share is Social Security Administration. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #95 of 105 Kansas counties.

Total spending
$4.0B
Per capita
$6,636
vs. national avg
-57.6%
Fiscal year
FY2025

The verdict

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

National per-capita rank
Top 83%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$6,636
Leading agency
Social Security Administration
87.1% of tracked spending
Kansas rank
#95 of 105

How Johnson County Compares

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

Top 83% nationally
Johnson County$6,636Kansas avg$10,560National avg$15,647

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

Population: 609,863 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

Leading Federal Agencies in Johnson County

Top awarding agencies in Johnson County, FY2025

Social Security Administration$2.8BDepartment of Transportation$225.5MDepartment of Veterans Affairs$191.0M

Source: USASpending.gov FY2025, aggregated by awarding agency.

Among the 1,150 US counties with agency-level spending data, Social Security Administration is the most common leading agency nationally, topping 86% of agency-tracked counties.

These 3 agencies together account for $3.2B (79.7%) of Johnson County's $4.0B 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 - Johnson 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 $2.8B 87.1%
Department of Transportation $225.5M 7%
Department of Veterans Affairs $191.0M 5.9%

How Johnson County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$6,636 Top 83% higher than 17% of 3,224 US counties

This county $0 $20K+ all US counties, per-capita spending, bucketed by value

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

Johnson County Among Kansas's Largest Counties

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

The 15 largest-population counties in Kansas by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Johnson 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. 0200,000400,000600,000800,000 $4,000$6,000$8,000$10,000$12,000$14,000 Population Spending per capita ($) Large and spending-intensiveSmall population, outsized spendingLarge population, modest per-residentSmaller footprint both ways
The 15 largest-population counties in Kansas by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Johnson County is highlighted.
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County Population Per capita Total spending
Johnson County (this county) 609,863 $6,636 $4.0B
Sedgwick County 523,824 $8,235 $4.3B
Shawnee County 178,909 $12,052 $2.2B
Wyandotte County 169,245 $11,459 $1.9B
Douglas County 118,785 $6,576 $781.1M
Leavenworth County 81,881 $11,496 $941.3M
Riley County 71,959 $7,669 $551.8M
Butler County 67,380 $7,552 $508.8M
Reno County 61,898 $7,379 $456.7M
Saline County 54,303 $6,667 $362.1M
Crawford County 38,972 $6,408 $249.7M
Finney County 38,470 $5,345 $205.6M
Geary County 36,739 $11,266 $413.9M
Cowley County 34,549 $13,167 $454.9M
Ford County 34,287 $4,900 $168.0M

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much federal spending did Johnson County, Kansas receive?
Johnson County received $4.0B in total federal spending during Fiscal Year 2025. This equates to $6,636 per capita for the county's population of 609,863.
How does Johnson County's per capita spending compare to the national average?
Johnson County's per capita federal spending of $6,636 is 57.6% below the national average of $15,647. Compared to the Kansas average of $10,560, it is 37.2% below.
What is the population of Johnson County, Kansas?
Johnson County has a population of 609,863 according to Census Bureau estimates. This population figure is used to calculate the per capita federal spending of $6,636.
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.

Every figure on PlainSpending is computed directly from USASpending.gov award-transaction data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page aggregates every federal award with a place-of-performance in this county, live from the dataset. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.