PlainSpending

Lassen County

$241.3M in FY2025 federal spending, $7,373 per capita.

California · FIPS 06035

In FY2025, Lassen County in California received $241.3M in federal spending - $7,373 per capita for a population of 32,730. This is 52.9% below the national average and 40.0% below the California average. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #30 of 58 California counties.

Total spending
$241.3M
Per capita
$7,373
vs. national avg
-52.9%
Fiscal year
FY2025

The verdict

Lassen County posts below-median federal per-capita spending nationally.

National per-capita rank
Top 66%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$7,373
California rank
#30 of 58

How Lassen County Compares

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

Top 66% nationally
Lassen County$7,373California avg$12,283National avg$15,647

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

Population: 32,730 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

How Lassen County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$7,373 Top 66% higher than 34% 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

Lassen 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; Lassen 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. 05,000,00010,000,00015,000,000 $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 16 largest-population counties in California by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Lassen 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
Lassen County (this county) 32,730 $7,373 $241.3M

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much federal spending did Lassen County, California receive?
Lassen County received $241.3M in total federal spending during Fiscal Year 2025. This equates to $7,373 per capita for the county's population of 32,730.
How does Lassen County's per capita spending compare to the national average?
Lassen County's per capita federal spending of $7,373 is 52.9% below the national average of $15,647. Compared to the California average of $12,283, it is 40.0% below.
What is the population of Lassen County, California?
Lassen County has a population of 32,730 according to Census Bureau estimates. This population figure is used to calculate the per capita federal spending of $7,373.
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.