PlainSpending

Kendall County

$603.0M in FY2025 federal spending, $4,573 per capita.

Illinois · FIPS 17093

In FY2025, Kendall County in Illinois received $603.0M in federal spending - $4,573 per capita for a population of 131,869. This is 70.8% below the national average and 56.5% below the Illinois average. The leading federal agency by spending share is Social Security Administration. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #102 of 102 Illinois counties.

Total spending
$603.0M
Per capita
$4,573
vs. national avg
-70.8%
Fiscal year
FY2025

The verdict

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

National per-capita rank
Top 98%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$4,573
Leading agency
Social Security Administration
89.1% of tracked spending
Illinois rank
#102 of 102

How Kendall County Compares

Per-capita federal spending: Kendall County vs. Illinois and the nation

Top 98% nationally
Kendall County$4,573Illinois avg$10,503National avg$15,647

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

Population: 131,869 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

Leading Federal Agencies in Kendall County

Top awarding agencies in Kendall County, FY2025

Social Security Administration$450.9MDepartment of Veterans Affairs$37.5MGeneral Services Administrati…$18.0M

Source: USASpending.gov FY2025, aggregated by awarding agency.

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 $506.4M (84%) of Kendall County's $603.0M 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 - Kendall 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
Social Security Administration $450.9M 89.1%
Department of Veterans Affairs $37.5M 7.4%
General Services Administration $18.0M 3.5%

How Kendall County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$4,573 Top 98% higher than 2% 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

Kendall County Among Illinois's Largest Counties

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

The 15 largest-population counties in Illinois by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Kendall County 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. 02,000,0004,000,0006,000,000 $0$5,000$10,000$15,000$20,000$25,000$30,000 Population Spending per capita ($) Large and spending-intensiveSmall population, outsized spendingLarge population, modest per-residentSmaller footprint both ways
The 15 largest-population counties in Illinois by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Kendall County is highlighted.
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County Population Per capita Total spending
Cook County 5,275,541 $7,311 $38.6B
Dupage County 932,877 $9,346 $8.7B
Lake County 714,342 $7,351 $5.3B
Will County 696,355 $5,317 $3.7B
Kane County 516,522 $6,628 $3.4B
Mchenry County 310,229 $6,028 $1.9B
Winnebago County 285,350 $9,345 $2.7B
Madison County 265,859 $7,145 $1.9B
St. Clair County 257,400 $10,397 $2.7B
Champaign County 205,865 $8,614 $1.8B
Sangamon County 196,343 $20,166 $4.0B
Peoria County 181,830 $6,704 $1.2B
Mclean County 170,954 $5,685 $971.8M
Rock Island County 144,672 $24,491 $3.5B
Kendall County (this county) 131,869 $4,573 $603.0M

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much federal spending did Kendall County, Illinois receive?
Kendall County received $603.0M in total federal spending during Fiscal Year 2025. This equates to $4,573 per capita for the county's population of 131,869.
How does Kendall County's per capita spending compare to the national average?
Kendall County's per capita federal spending of $4,573 is 70.8% below the national average of $15,647. Compared to the Illinois average of $10,503, it is 56.5% below.
What is the population of Kendall County, Illinois?
Kendall County has a population of 131,869 according to Census Bureau estimates. This population figure is used to calculate the per capita federal spending of $4,573.
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.