PlainSpending

Jones County

$150.2M in FY2025 federal spending, $7,276 per capita.

Iowa · FIPS 19105

In FY2025, Jones County in Iowa received $150.2M in federal spending - $7,276 per capita for a population of 20,646. This is 53.5% below the national average and 36.4% below the Iowa average. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #77 of 99 Iowa counties.

Total spending
$150.2M
Per capita
$7,276
vs. national avg
-53.5%
Fiscal year
FY2025

The verdict

Jones County posts below-median federal per-capita spending nationally.

National per-capita rank
Top 69%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$7,276
Iowa rank
#77 of 99

How Jones County Compares

Per-capita federal spending: Jones County vs. Iowa and the nation

Top 69% nationally
Jones County$7,276Iowa avg$11,432National avg$15,647

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

Population: 20,646 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

How Jones County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$7,276 Top 69% higher than 31% 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

Jones County Among Iowa's Largest Counties

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

The 16 largest-population counties in Iowa by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Jones 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. 0200,000400,000600,000 $0$5,000$10,000$15,000 Population Spending per capita ($) Large and spending-intensiveSmall population, outsized spendingLarge population, modest per-residentSmaller footprint both ways
The 16 largest-population counties in Iowa by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Jones County is highlighted.
Read the chart as a table
County Population Per capita Total spending
Polk County 492,401 $8,689 $4.3B
Linn County 230,299 $14,286 $3.3B
Scott County 174,669 $6,475 $1.1B
Johnson County 152,854 $7,353 $1.1B
Black Hawk County 131,144 $7,035 $922.6M
Woodbury County 105,941 $6,667 $706.3M
Dallas County 99,678 $5,045 $502.9M
Dubuque County 99,266 $7,862 $780.4M
Story County 98,537 $8,246 $812.5M
Pottawattamie County 93,667 $7,177 $672.3M
Warren County 52,403 $6,537 $342.5M
Clinton County 46,460 $7,884 $366.3M
Muscatine County 43,235 $7,062 $305.3M
Cerro Gordo County 43,127 $8,675 $374.1M
Marshall County 40,105 $7,031 $282.0M
Jones County (this county) 20,646 $7,276 $150.2M

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much federal spending did Jones County, Iowa receive?
Jones County received $150.2M in total federal spending during Fiscal Year 2025. This equates to $7,276 per capita for the county's population of 20,646.
How does Jones County's per capita spending compare to the national average?
Jones County's per capita federal spending of $7,276 is 53.5% below the national average of $15,647. Compared to the Iowa average of $11,432, it is 36.4% below.
What is the population of Jones County, Iowa?
Jones County has a population of 20,646 according to Census Bureau estimates. This population figure is used to calculate the per capita federal spending of $7,276.
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.