PlainSpending

Lewis County

$700.5M in FY2025 - a heavy absolute book at $8,528 per capita.

Washington · FIPS 53041

In FY2025, Lewis County in Washington posted a dense absolute book of $700.5M ($8,528 per capita across 82,149 residents). That is 45.5% below the national average and 26.6% below the Washington average. Social Security Administration leads tracked agency share. Statewide per-capita rank: #27 of 39.

Total spending
$700.5M
Per capita
$8,528
vs. national avg
-45.5%
Fiscal year
FY2025

Heavy absolute federal book

Lewis County sits #687 of 3,224 counties by total obligations ($700.5M).

Heavy absolute federal book

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

National per-capita rank
Top 43%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$8,528
Leading agency
Social Security Administration
83.8% of tracked spending
Washington rank
#27 of 39

How Lewis County Compares

Per-capita federal spending: Lewis County vs. Washington and the nation

Lewis County$8,528Washington avg$11,619National avg$15,647
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates.

Population: 82,149 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

Leading Federal Agencies in Lewis County

Top awarding agencies in Lewis County, FY2025

Social Security Administrati…$552.5MDepartment of Veterans Affai…$77.0MDepartment of Transportation$29.6M
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 $659.1M (94.1%) of Lewis County's $700.5M in total tracked federal spending.

All 3 individually-tracked agencies are shown above - Lewis 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 $552.5M 83.8%
Department of Veterans Affairs $77.0M 11.7%
Department of Transportation $29.6M 4.5%

How Lewis County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$8,528 Higher than most higher than 57% 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

Lewis County Among Washington's Largest Counties

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

The 16 largest-population counties in Washington by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Lewis 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 0500,0001,000,0001,500,0002,000,0002,500,000 $0$10,000$20,000$30,000 Population Spending per capita ($)
The 16 largest-population counties in Washington by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Lewis County is highlighted.
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County Population Per capita Total spending
King County 2,269,675 $9,117 $20.7B
Pierce County 921,130 $7,598 $7.0B
Snohomish County 827,957 $5,959 $4.9B
Spokane County 539,339 $7,955 $4.3B
Clark County 503,311 $6,557 $3.3B
Thurston County 294,793 $12,033 $3.5B
Kitsap County 275,611 $13,725 $3.8B
Yakima County 256,728 $6,350 $1.6B
Whatcom County 226,847 $7,105 $1.6B
Benton County 206,873 $27,737 $5.7B
Skagit County 129,523 $9,714 $1.3B
Cowlitz County 110,730 $8,563 $948.2M
Grant County 99,123 $7,281 $721.7M
Franklin County 96,749 $4,360 $421.9M
Island County 86,857 $11,572 $1.0B
Lewis County (this county) 82,149 $8,528 $700.5M

Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending

Counties with per-capita federal spending closest to Lewis County's $8,528 - prioritizing Washington peers first.

Cowlitz County

Washington

$8,563 per capita

$948.2M total

Walla Walla County

Washington

$8,713 per capita

$545.3M total

Kittitas County

Washington

$8,259 per capita

$366.2M total

Mason County

Washington

$8,960 per capita

$588.9M total

Skamania County

Washington

$7,993 per capita

$96.2M total

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Nationwide counties with similar per-capita or total federal spending

Two peer sets outside Washington - 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 ($8,528 here).

Similar total federal spending

Nearest out-of-state counties by total obligations ($700.5M 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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