Kauai County
$654.7M in FY2025 federal spending, $8,933 per capita.
Hawaii · FIPS 15007
In FY2025, Kauai County in Hawaii received $654.7M in federal spending - $8,933 per capita for a population of 73,298. This is 42.9% below the national average and 42.6% below the Hawaii average. The leading federal agency by spending share is Social Security Administration. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #4 of 5 Hawaii counties.
- Total spending
- $654.7M
- Per capita
- $8,933
- vs. national avg
- -42.9%
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
The verdict
Kauai County posts above-median federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending dominated by Social Security Administration.
- National per-capita rank
- Top 38%
- of 3,232 US counties
- Per-capita spending
- $8,933
- Leading agency
- Social Security Administration
- 64.4% of tracked spending
- Hawaii rank
- #4 of 5
How Kauai County Compares
Per-capita federal spending: Kauai County vs. Hawaii and the nation
Population: 73,298 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.
Leading Federal Agencies in Kauai County
Top awarding agencies in Kauai County, FY2025
Among the 1,150 US counties with agency-level spending data, Social Security Administration is the most common leading agency nationally, topping 86% of agency-tracked counties.
These 3 agencies together account for $584.2M (89.2%) of Kauai County's $654.7M 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 - Kauai 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 | $376.3M | 64.4% |
| Department of Transportation | $121.2M | 20.7% |
| Department of Defense | $86.7M | 14.8% |
How Kauai County Ranks Nationally
Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties
All 3,232 US counties, FY2025
$8,933 Top 38% higher than 62% of 3,224 US counties
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, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates
Kauai County Among Hawaii's Largest Counties
Population vs. per-capita spending: Hawaii's biggest counties
Read the chart as a table
| 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 (this county) | 73,298 | $8,933 | $654.7M |
| Kalawao County | 82 | $54,992 | $4.5M |
Federal Spending Guides
Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending
Counties with per-capita federal spending closest to Kauai County's $8,933 - prioritizing Hawaii peers first.
Frequently Asked Questions
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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.