PlainSpending

Kings County

$5,388 per resident in FY2025 ($821.6M total) - low intensity.

California · FIPS 06031

In FY2025, Kings County in California posted a dense absolute book of $821.6M ($5,388 per capita across 152,486 residents). That is 65.6% below the national average and 56.1% below the California average. Social Security Administration leads tracked agency share. Statewide per-capita rank: #55 of 58.

Total spending
$821.6M
Per capita
$5,388
vs. national avg
-65.6%
Fiscal year
FY2025

Low per-resident intensity

Kings County residents see a thin $5,388 each (#3084 of 3,224 per capita).

Low per-resident intensity

Kings County posts below-median federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending dominated by Social Security Administration.

National per-capita rank
Top 96%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$5,388
Leading agency
Social Security Administration
64.6% of tracked spending
California rank
#55 of 58

How Kings County Compares

Per-capita federal spending: Kings County vs. California and the nation

Kings County$5,388California avg$12,283National avg$15,647
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates.

Population: 152,486 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

Leading Federal Agencies in Kings County

Top awarding agencies in Kings County, FY2025

Social Security Administrati…$416.6MDepartment of Veterans Affai…$127.3MDepartment of Agriculture$101.1M
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 $644.9M (78.5%) of Kings County's $821.6M 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 - Kings 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 $416.6M 64.6%
Department of Veterans Affairs $127.3M 19.7%
Department of Agriculture $101.1M 15.7%

How Kings County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$5,388 Among the lowest higher than 4% 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

Kings County Among California's Largest Counties

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

The 16 largest-population counties in California by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Kings 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 05,000,00010,000,00015,000,000 $0$5,000$10,000$15,000$20,000$25,000$30,000 Population Spending per capita ($)
The 16 largest-population counties in California by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Kings County is highlighted.
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County Population Per capita Total spending
Los Angeles County 10,014,009 $7,997 $80.1B
San Diego County 3,298,634 $10,723 $35.4B
Orange County 3,186,989 $7,341 $23.4B
Riverside County 2,418,185 $6,140 $14.8B
San Bernardino County 2,181,654 $5,778 $12.6B
Santa Clara County 1,936,259 $7,000 $13.6B
Alameda County 1,682,353 $25,252 $42.5B
Sacramento County 1,585,055 $14,781 $23.4B
Contra Costa County 1,165,927 $6,139 $7.2B
Fresno County 1,008,654 $4,949 $5.0B
Kern County 909,235 $6,502 $5.9B
San Francisco County 873,965 $9,698 $8.5B
Ventura County 843,843 $7,141 $6.0B
San Joaquin County 779,233 $5,595 $4.4B
San Mateo County 764,442 $5,783 $4.4B
Kings County (this county) 152,486 $5,388 $821.6M

Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending

Counties with per-capita federal spending closest to Kings County's $5,388 - prioritizing California peers first.

Stanislaus County

California

$5,257 per capita

$2.9B total

Tulare County

California

$5,190 per capita

$2.5B total

San Joaquin County

California

$5,595 per capita

$4.4B total

Madera County

California

$5,775 per capita

$902.3M total

San Bernardino County

California

$5,778 per capita

$12.6B total

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Nationwide counties with similar per-capita or total federal spending

Two peer sets outside California - 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 ($5,388 here).

Similar total federal spending

Nearest out-of-state counties by total obligations ($821.6M 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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