PlainSpending

Livingston County

$263.1M in FY2025 federal spending, $7,346 per capita.

Illinois · FIPS 17105

In FY2025, Livingston County in Illinois received $263.1M in federal spending - $7,346 per capita for a population of 35,815. This is 53.1% below the national average and 30.1% below the Illinois average. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #59 of 102 Illinois counties.

Total spending
$263.1M
Per capita
$7,346
vs. national avg
-53.1%
Fiscal year
FY2025

The verdict

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

National per-capita rank
Top 67%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$7,346
Illinois rank
#59 of 102

How Livingston County Compares

Per-capita federal spending: Livingston County vs. Illinois and the nation

Top 67% nationally
Livingston County$7,346Illinois avg$10,503National avg$15,647

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

Population: 35,815 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

How Livingston County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$7,346 Top 67% higher than 33% 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

Livingston County Among Illinois's Largest Counties

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

The 16 largest-population counties in Illinois by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Livingston 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. 02,000,0004,000,0006,000,000 $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 Illinois by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Livingston County is highlighted.
Read the chart as a table
County Population Per capita Total spending
Cook County 5,275,541 $7,311 $38.6B
Dupage County 932,877 $9,346 $8.7B
Lake County 714,342 $7,351 $5.3B
Will County 696,355 $5,317 $3.7B
Kane County 516,522 $6,628 $3.4B
Mchenry County 310,229 $6,028 $1.9B
Winnebago County 285,350 $9,345 $2.7B
Madison County 265,859 $7,145 $1.9B
St. Clair County 257,400 $10,397 $2.7B
Champaign County 205,865 $8,614 $1.8B
Sangamon County 196,343 $20,166 $4.0B
Peoria County 181,830 $6,704 $1.2B
Mclean County 170,954 $5,685 $971.8M
Rock Island County 144,672 $24,491 $3.5B
Kendall County 131,869 $4,573 $603.0M
Livingston County (this county) 35,815 $7,346 $263.1M

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much federal spending did Livingston County, Illinois receive?
Livingston County received $263.1M in total federal spending during Fiscal Year 2025. This equates to $7,346 per capita for the county's population of 35,815.
How does Livingston County's per capita spending compare to the national average?
Livingston County's per capita federal spending of $7,346 is 53.1% below the national average of $15,647. Compared to the Illinois average of $10,503, it is 30.1% below.
What is the population of Livingston County, Illinois?
Livingston County has a population of 35,815 according to Census Bureau estimates. This population figure is used to calculate the per capita federal spending of $7,346.
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.