PlainSpending

Kalawao County

$4.5M in FY2025 - a thin absolute book at $54,992 per capita.

Hawaii · FIPS 15005

In FY2025, Kalawao County carried a thin absolute book of $4.5M - $54,992 per capita for 82 residents. Intensity sits 251.5% above the national average (+253.6% vs Hawaii). Leading tracked agency: Department of the Interior. Per-capita rank in-state: #1/5.

Total spending
$4.5M
Per capita
$54,992
vs. national avg
+251.5%
Fiscal year
FY2025

Thin absolute federal book

Kalawao County is a light absolute book: #3215 of 3,224 with only $4.5M.

Thin absolute federal book

Kalawao County posts top-1% federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending dominated by Department of the Interior.

National per-capita rank
Top 1%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$54,992
Leading agency
Department of the Interior
62.3% of tracked spending
Hawaii rank
#1 of 5

How Kalawao County Compares

Per-capita federal spending: Kalawao County vs. Hawaii and the nation

Kalawao County$54,992Hawaii avg$15,554National avg$15,647
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates.

Population: 82 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

Leading Federal Agencies in Kalawao County

Top awarding agencies in Kalawao County, FY2025

Department of the Interior$2.8MDepartment of Transportation$1.6MSocial Security Administrati…$51.1K
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025, aggregated by awarding agency.

Among the 3,224 US counties with agency-level spending data, Department of the Interior is a comparatively unusual leading agency, topping only 0.6% 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 $4.5M (100%) of Kalawao County's $4.5M in total tracked federal spending.

All 3 individually-tracked agencies are shown above - Kalawao 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
Department of the Interior $2.8M 62.3%
Department of Transportation $1.6M 36.6%
Social Security Administration $51.1K 1.1%

How Kalawao County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$54,992 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

Kalawao County Among Hawaii's Largest Counties

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

The 5 largest-population counties in Hawaii by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Kalawao County is highlighted. 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 5 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 0500,0001,000,0001,500,000 $0$20,000$40,000$60,000 Population Spending per capita ($) Honolulu CountyHawaii CountyMaui CountyKauai CountyKalawao County
The 5 largest-population counties in Hawaii by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Kalawao County is highlighted.
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County Population Per capita Total spending
Honolulu County 1,016,508 $12,940 $13.2B
Hawaii County 200,629 $8,013 $1.6B
Maui County 164,754 $18,744 $3.1B
Kauai County 73,298 $8,933 $654.7M
Kalawao County (this county) 82 $54,992 $4.5M

Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending

Counties with per-capita federal spending closest to Kalawao County's $54,992 - prioritizing Hawaii peers first.

Maui County

Hawaii

$18,744 per capita

$3.1B total

Honolulu County

Hawaii

$12,940 per capita

$13.2B total

Kauai County

Hawaii

$8,933 per capita

$654.7M total

Hawaii County

Hawaii

$8,013 per capita

$1.6B total

District of Columbia

District Of Columbia

$57,580 per capita

$39.7B total

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Nationwide counties with similar per-capita or total federal spending

Two peer sets outside Hawaii - 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 ($54,992 here).

Similar total federal spending

Nearest out-of-state counties by total obligations ($4.5M 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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