PlainSpending

Lamoille County

$186.9M in FY2025 federal spending, $7,205 per capita.

Vermont · FIPS 50015

In FY2025, Lamoille County carried a thin absolute book of $186.9M - $7,205 per capita for 25,945 residents. Intensity sits 54.0% below the national average (-47.7% vs Vermont). Leading tracked agency: Social Security Administration. Per-capita rank in-state: #13/14.

Total spending
$186.9M
Per capita
$7,205
vs. national avg
-54.0%
Fiscal year
FY2025

Mid per-resident intensity

Lamoille County's intensity is $7,205 (#2269 of 3,224).

Mid per-resident intensity

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

National per-capita rank
Top 71%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$7,205
Leading agency
Social Security Administration
79.4% of tracked spending
Vermont rank
#13 of 14

How Lamoille County Compares

Per-capita federal spending: Lamoille County vs. Vermont and the nation

Lamoille County$7,205Vermont avg$13,783National avg$15,647
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates.

Population: 25,945 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

Leading Federal Agencies in Lamoille County

Top awarding agencies in Lamoille County, FY2025

Social Security Administrati…$140.6MDepartment of Transportation$26.6MDepartment of Veterans Affai…$9.9M
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 $177.1M (94.7%) of Lamoille County's $186.9M in total tracked federal spending.

All 3 individually-tracked agencies are shown above - Lamoille 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 $140.6M 79.4%
Department of Transportation $26.6M 15%
Department of Veterans Affairs $9.9M 5.6%

How Lamoille County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$7,205 Around the middle higher than 29% 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

Lamoille County Among Vermont's Largest Counties

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

The 14 largest-population counties in Vermont by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Lamoille County is highlighted. 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 14 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 050,000100,000150,000200,000 $5,000$10,000$15,000$20,000 Population Spending per capita ($)
The 14 largest-population counties in Vermont by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Lamoille County is highlighted.
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County Population Per capita Total spending
Chittenden County 168,323 $11,728 $2.0B
Rutland County 60,572 $8,579 $519.6M
Washington County 59,807 $16,272 $973.2M
Windsor County 57,753 $9,687 $559.5M
Franklin County 49,946 $6,713 $335.3M
Windham County 45,905 $8,002 $367.3M
Addison County 37,363 $8,304 $310.3M
Bennington County 37,347 $8,829 $329.7M
Caledonia County 30,233 $8,170 $247.0M
Orange County 29,277 $10,071 $294.8M
Orleans County 27,393 $8,528 $233.6M
Lamoille County (this county) 25,945 $7,205 $186.9M
Grand Isle County 7,293 $10,349 $75.5M
Essex County 5,920 $10,206 $60.4M

Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending

Counties with per-capita federal spending closest to Lamoille County's $7,205 - prioritizing Vermont peers first.

Franklin County

Vermont

$6,713 per capita

$335.3M total

Windham County

Vermont

$8,002 per capita

$367.3M total

Caledonia County

Vermont

$8,170 per capita

$247.0M total

Addison County

Vermont

$8,304 per capita

$310.3M total

Orleans County

Vermont

$8,528 per capita

$233.6M total

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Nationwide counties with similar per-capita or total federal spending

Two peer sets outside Vermont - 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 ($7,205 here).

Similar total federal spending

Nearest out-of-state counties by total obligations ($186.9M 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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