PlainSpending

Kalkaska County

$145.2M in FY2025 - a thin absolute book at $8,095 per capita.

Michigan · FIPS 26079

In FY2025, Kalkaska County carried a thin absolute book of $145.2M - $8,095 per capita for 17,939 residents. Intensity sits 48.3% below the national average (-35.4% vs Michigan). Leading tracked agency: Social Security Administration. Per-capita rank in-state: #58/83.

Total spending
$145.2M
Per capita
$8,095
vs. national avg
-48.3%
Fiscal year
FY2025

Thin absolute federal book

Kalkaska County is a light absolute book: #1974 of 3,224 with only $145.2M.

Thin absolute federal book

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

National per-capita rank
Top 51%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$8,095
Leading agency
Social Security Administration
86.6% of tracked spending
Michigan rank
#58 of 83

How Kalkaska County Compares

Per-capita federal spending: Kalkaska County vs. Michigan and the nation

Kalkaska County$8,095Michigan avg$12,538National avg$15,647
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates.

Population: 17,939 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

Leading Federal Agencies in Kalkaska County

Top awarding agencies in Kalkaska County, FY2025

Social Security Administrati…$123.8MDepartment of Veterans Affai…$12.5MDepartment of Defense$6.6M
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 $142.9M (98.4%) of Kalkaska County's $145.2M in total tracked federal spending.

All 3 individually-tracked agencies are shown above - Kalkaska County has no smaller residual awarding agencies broken out beyond this set, a compact agency footprint rather than a long tail of minor awardees.

Read the agency breakdown as a table
Agency Spending Share
Social Security Administration $123.8M 86.6%
Department of Veterans Affairs $12.5M 8.8%
Department of Defense $6.6M 4.6%

How Kalkaska County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$8,095 Around the middle higher than 49% 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

Kalkaska County Among Michigan's Largest Counties

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

The 16 largest-population counties in Michigan by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Kalkaska 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 0500,0001,000,0001,500,0002,000,000 $5,000$10,000$15,000$20,000$25,000$30,000 Population Spending per capita ($)
The 16 largest-population counties in Michigan by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Kalkaska County is highlighted.
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County Population Per capita Total spending
Wayne County 1,793,561 $12,584 $22.6B
Oakland County 1,274,395 $8,534 $10.9B
Macomb County 881,217 $8,686 $7.7B
Kent County 657,974 $10,936 $7.2B
Genesee County 406,211 $7,394 $3.0B
Washtenaw County 372,258 $8,854 $3.3B
Ottawa County 296,200 $6,215 $1.8B
Ingham County 284,900 $25,899 $7.4B
Kalamazoo County 261,670 $6,525 $1.7B
Livingston County 193,866 $7,865 $1.5B
Saginaw County 190,124 $7,558 $1.4B
Muskegon County 175,824 $9,471 $1.7B
St. Clair County 160,383 $7,460 $1.2B
Jackson County 160,366 $7,819 $1.3B
Monroe County 154,809 $7,963 $1.2B
Kalkaska County (this county) 17,939 $8,095 $145.2M

Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending

Counties with per-capita federal spending closest to Kalkaska County's $8,095 - prioritizing Michigan peers first.

Cass County

Michigan

$8,032 per capita

$414.4M total

Monroe County

Michigan

$7,963 per capita

$1.2B total

Sanilac County

Michigan

$8,275 per capita

$336.1M total

Tuscola County

Michigan

$7,874 per capita

$419.9M total

Livingston County

Michigan

$7,865 per capita

$1.5B total

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Nationwide counties with similar per-capita or total federal spending

Two peer sets outside Michigan - 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 ($8,095 here).

Similar total federal spending

Nearest out-of-state counties by total obligations ($145.2M 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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