PlainSpending

Juneau City and Borough

$1.7B in FY2025 federal spending, $52,249 per capita (+233.9% vs national).

Alaska · FIPS 02110

In FY2025, Juneau City and Borough in Alaska posted a dense absolute book of $1.7B ($52,249 per capita across 32,255 residents). That is 233.9% above the national average and 108.2% above the Alaska average. Department of Commerce leads tracked agency share. Statewide per-capita rank: #3 of 30.

Total spending
$1.7B
Per capita
$52,249
vs. national avg
+233.9%
Fiscal year
FY2025

Well above national average

Juneau City and Borough runs 233.9% above the $15,647 national average.

Well above national average

Juneau City and Borough posts top-1% federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending dominated by Department of Commerce.

National per-capita rank
Top 1%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$52,249
Leading agency
Department of Commerce
74.5% of tracked spending
Alaska rank
#3 of 30

How Juneau City and Borough Compares

Per-capita federal spending: Juneau City and Borough vs. Alaska and the nation

Juneau City and Borough$52,249Alaska avg$25,101National avg$15,647
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates.

Population: 32,255 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

Leading Federal Agencies in Juneau City and Borough

Top awarding agencies in Juneau City and Borough, FY2025

Department of Commerce$1.1BDepartment of Education$242.9MSocial Security Administrati…$119.7M
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025, aggregated by awarding agency.

Among the 3,224 US counties with agency-level spending data, Department of Commerce is a comparatively unusual leading agency, topping only 0.1% of agency-tracked counties nationally -- often a sign of a single large federal facility rather than broad-based spending.

These 3 agencies together account for $1.4B (84.3%) of Juneau City and Borough's $1.7B 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 - Juneau City and Borough 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
Department of Commerce $1.1B 74.5%
Department of Education $242.9M 17.1%
Social Security Administration $119.7M 8.4%

How Juneau City and Borough Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$52,249 Top 1% higher than 99% 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

Juneau City and Borough Among Alaska's Largest Counties

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

The 15 largest-population counties in Alaska by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Juneau City and Borough 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 0100,000200,000300,000400,000 $0$20,000$40,000$60,000$80,000 Population Spending per capita ($)
The 15 largest-population counties in Alaska by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Juneau City and Borough is highlighted.
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County Population Per capita Total spending
Anchorage Municipality 291,247 $14,380 $4.2B
Matanuska-Susitna Borough 107,081 $7,792 $834.4M
Fairbanks North Star Borough 95,655 $15,496 $1.5B
Kenai Peninsula Borough 58,799 $12,320 $724.4M
Juneau City and Borough (this county) 32,255 $52,249 $1.7B
Bethel Census Area 18,666 $15,134 $282.5M
Ketchikan Gateway Borough 13,948 $15,818 $220.6M
Kodiak Island Borough 13,101 $22,001 $288.2M
North Slope Borough 11,031 $10,639 $117.4M
Nome Census Area 10,046 $61,137 $614.2M
Sitka City and Borough 8,458 $19,424 $164.3M
Kusilvak Census Area 8,368 $8,805 $73.7M
Northwest Arctic Borough 7,793 $39,178 $305.3M
Chugach Census Area 7,102 $11,519 $81.8M
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area 6,808 $28,074 $191.1M

Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending

Counties with per-capita federal spending closest to Juneau City and Borough's $52,249 - prioritizing Alaska peers first.

Lake and Peninsula Borough

Alaska

$49,763 per capita

$73.5M total

Nome Census Area

Alaska

$61,137 per capita

$614.2M total

Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area

Alaska

$41,030 per capita

$219.2M total

Copper River Census Area

Alaska

$40,376 per capita

$105.7M total

Northwest Arctic Borough

Alaska

$39,178 per capita

$305.3M total

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Nationwide counties with similar per-capita or total federal spending

Two peer sets outside Alaska - 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 ($52,249 here).

Similar total federal spending

Nearest out-of-state counties by total obligations ($1.7B 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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