PlainSpending

Latah County

$337.9M in FY2025 federal spending, $8,551 per capita.

Idaho · FIPS 16057

In FY2025, Latah County in Idaho received $337.9M in federal spending - $8,551 per capita for a population of 39,517. This is 45.3% below the national average and 31.1% below the Idaho average. The leading federal agency by spending share is Social Security Administration. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #23 of 44 Idaho counties.

Total spending
$337.9M
Per capita
$8,551
vs. national avg
-45.3%
Fiscal year
FY2025

Mid-ladder absolute book

Latah County is mid-pack on absolute obligations (#1158 of 3,224, $337.9M).

Mid-ladder absolute book

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

National per-capita rank
Top 43%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$8,551
Leading agency
Social Security Administration
73% of tracked spending
Idaho rank
#23 of 44

How Latah County Compares

Per-capita federal spending: Latah County vs. Idaho and the nation

Latah County$8,551Idaho avg$12,406National avg$15,647
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates.

Population: 39,517 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

Leading Federal Agencies in Latah County

Top awarding agencies in Latah County, FY2025

Social Security Administrati…$180.3MEnvironmental Protection Age…$37.7MDepartment of Agriculture$29.0M
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 $247.0M (73.1%) of Latah County's $337.9M 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 - Latah 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 $180.3M 73%
Environmental Protection Agency $37.7M 15.3%
Department of Agriculture $29.0M 11.7%

How Latah County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$8,551 Higher than most higher than 57% 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

Latah County Among Idaho's Largest Counties

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

The 15 largest-population counties in Idaho by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Latah 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. Large and spending-intensiveSmall population, outsized spendingLarge population, modest per-residentSmaller footprint both ways 0200,000400,000600,000 $0$5,000$10,000$15,000$20,000$25,000$30,000 Population Spending per capita ($)
The 15 largest-population counties in Idaho by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Latah County is highlighted.
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County Population Per capita Total spending
Ada County 494,967 $10,803 $5.3B
Canyon County 231,105 $6,107 $1.4B
Kootenai County 171,362 $8,528 $1.5B
Bonneville County 123,964 $25,455 $3.2B
Twin Falls County 90,046 $6,444 $580.2M
Bannock County 87,018 $8,654 $753.0M
Madison County 52,913 $3,628 $192.0M
Bingham County 47,992 $7,416 $355.9M
Bonner County 47,110 $9,611 $452.8M
Nez Perce County 42,090 $9,141 $384.8M
Latah County (this county) 39,517 $8,551 $337.9M
Jefferson County 30,891 $5,888 $181.9M
Elmore County 28,666 $10,152 $291.0M
Payette County 25,386 $7,587 $192.6M
Cassia County 24,655 $5,873 $144.8M

Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending

Counties with per-capita federal spending closest to Latah County's $8,551 - prioritizing Idaho peers first.

Kootenai County

Idaho

$8,528 per capita

$1.5B total

Blaine County

Idaho

$8,582 per capita

$208.3M total

Bannock County

Idaho

$8,654 per capita

$753.0M total

Oneida County

Idaho

$8,262 per capita

$37.7M total

Gem County

Idaho

$8,200 per capita

$156.8M total

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Nationwide counties with similar per-capita or total federal spending

Two peer sets outside Idaho - 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 ($8,551 here).

Similar total federal spending

Nearest out-of-state counties by total obligations ($337.9M 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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