PlainSpending

Johnston County

$9,955 per resident in FY2025 ($102.3M total) - high intensity.

Oklahoma · FIPS 40069

In FY2025, Johnston County carried a thin absolute book of $102.3M - $9,955 per capita for 10,272 residents. Intensity sits 36.4% below the national average (-21.5% vs Oklahoma). Leading tracked agency: Social Security Administration. Per-capita rank in-state: #22/77.

Total spending
$102.3M
Per capita
$9,955
vs. national avg
-36.4%
Fiscal year
FY2025

High per-resident intensity

Per-capita intensity is the standout: $9,955 puts Johnston County at #838 of 3,224.

High per-resident intensity

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

National per-capita rank
Top 26%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$9,955
Leading agency
Social Security Administration
72.7% of tracked spending
Oklahoma rank
#22 of 77

How Johnston County Compares

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

Johnston County$9,955Oklahoma avg$12,682National avg$15,647
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates.

Population: 10,272 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

Leading Federal Agencies in Johnston County

Top awarding agencies in Johnston County, FY2025

Social Security Administrati…$58.8MDepartment of Transportation$11.6MDepartment of Veterans Affai…$10.5M
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 $81.0M (79.2%) of Johnston County's $102.3M 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 - Johnston 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 $58.8M 72.7%
Department of Transportation $11.6M 14.4%
Department of Veterans Affairs $10.5M 13%

How Johnston County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$9,955 Higher than most higher than 74% 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

Johnston County Among Oklahoma's Largest Counties

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

The 16 largest-population counties in Oklahoma by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Johnston 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 0200,000400,000600,000800,0001,000,000 $6,000$8,000$10,000$12,000$14,000 Population Spending per capita ($)
The 16 largest-population counties in Oklahoma by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Johnston County is highlighted.
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County Population Per capita Total spending
Oklahoma County 796,292 $13,070 $10.4B
Tulsa County 669,279 $8,565 $5.7B
Cleveland County 295,528 $7,203 $2.1B
Canadian County 154,405 $6,703 $1.0B
Comanche County 121,125 $11,786 $1.4B
Rogers County 95,240 $7,490 $713.3M
Payne County 81,646 $7,279 $594.3M
Wagoner County 80,981 $7,720 $625.2M
Pottawatomie County 72,454 $9,113 $660.3M
Creek County 71,754 $7,333 $526.2M
Muskogee County 66,339 $9,233 $612.5M
Garfield County 62,846 $9,079 $570.6M
Grady County 54,795 $6,710 $367.7M
Washington County 52,455 $8,271 $433.9M
Logan County 49,555 $7,237 $358.6M
Johnston County (this county) 10,272 $9,955 $102.3M

Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending

Counties with per-capita federal spending closest to Johnston County's $9,955 - prioritizing Oklahoma peers first.

Latimer County

Oklahoma

$9,954 per capita

$94.0M total

Caddo County

Oklahoma

$9,974 per capita

$268.8M total

Blaine County

Oklahoma

$9,785 per capita

$85.5M total

Nowata County

Oklahoma

$9,775 per capita

$91.1M total

Jefferson County

Oklahoma

$9,727 per capita

$51.9M total

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Nationwide counties with similar per-capita or total federal spending

Two peer sets outside Oklahoma - 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 ($9,955 here).

Similar total federal spending

Nearest out-of-state counties by total obligations ($102.3M 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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