PlainSpending

Malheur County

$252.4M in FY2025 federal spending, $7,996 per capita.

Oregon · FIPS 41045

In FY2025, Malheur County in Oregon received $252.4M in federal spending - $7,996 per capita for a population of 31,571. This is 48.9% below the national average and 40.8% below the Oregon average. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #28 of 36 Oregon counties.

Total spending
$252.4M
Per capita
$7,996
vs. national avg
-48.9%
Fiscal year
FY2025

The verdict

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

National per-capita rank
Top 53%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$7,996
Oregon rank
#28 of 36

How Malheur County Compares

Per-capita federal spending: Malheur County vs. Oregon and the nation

Top 53% nationally
Malheur County$7,996Oregon avg$13,499National avg$15,647

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

Population: 31,571 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

How Malheur County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$7,996 Top 53% higher than 47% 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

Malheur County Among Oregon's Largest Counties

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

The 16 largest-population counties in Oregon by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Malheur 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. 0200,000400,000600,000800,0001,000,000 $0$5,000$10,000$15,000$20,000 Population Spending per capita ($) Large and spending-intensiveSmall population, outsized spendingLarge population, modest per-residentSmaller footprint both ways
The 16 largest-population counties in Oregon by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Malheur County is highlighted.
Read the chart as a table
County Population Per capita Total spending
Multnomah County 815,428 $10,147 $8.3B
Washington County 600,372 $5,143 $3.1B
Clackamas County 421,401 $10,354 $4.4B
Lane County 382,971 $9,735 $3.7B
Marion County 345,920 $10,395 $3.6B
Jackson County 223,259 $8,283 $1.8B
Deschutes County 198,253 $7,600 $1.5B
Linn County 128,610 $7,742 $995.7M
Douglas County 111,201 $14,850 $1.7B
Yamhill County 107,722 $7,040 $758.3M
Benton County 95,184 $10,473 $996.9M
Josephine County 88,090 $10,071 $887.2M
Polk County 87,433 $7,089 $619.8M
Umatilla County 80,075 $8,698 $696.5M
Klamath County 69,413 $9,929 $689.2M
Malheur County (this county) 31,571 $7,996 $252.4M

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much federal spending did Malheur County, Oregon receive?
Malheur County received $252.4M in total federal spending during Fiscal Year 2025. This equates to $7,996 per capita for the county's population of 31,571.
How does Malheur County's per capita spending compare to the national average?
Malheur County's per capita federal spending of $7,996 is 48.9% below the national average of $15,647. Compared to the Oregon average of $13,499, it is 40.8% below.
What is the population of Malheur County, Oregon?
Malheur County has a population of 31,571 according to Census Bureau estimates. This population figure is used to calculate the per capita federal spending of $7,996.
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.