PlainSpending

Marion County

$143.8B in FY2025 - a heavy absolute book at $147,172 per capita.

Indiana · FIPS 18097

In FY2025, Marion County in Indiana posted a dense absolute book of $143.8B ($147,172 per capita across 977,203 residents). That is 840.6% above the national average and 382.3% above the Indiana average. Department of Health and Human Services leads tracked agency share. Statewide per-capita rank: #1 of 92.

Total spending
$143.8B
Per capita
$147,172
vs. national avg
+840.6%
Fiscal year
FY2025

Heavy absolute federal book

Marion County sits #2 of 3,224 counties by total obligations ($143.8B).

Heavy absolute federal book

Marion County posts top-1% federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending concentrated almost entirely in Department of Health and Human Services.

National per-capita rank
Top 1%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$147,172
Leading agency
Department of Health and Human Services
95.7% of tracked spending
Indiana rank
#1 of 92

How Marion County Compares

Per-capita federal spending: Marion County vs. Indiana and the nation

Marion County$147,172Indiana avg$30,517National avg$15,647
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates.

Population: 977,203 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

Leading Federal Agencies in Marion County

Top awarding agencies in Marion County, FY2025

Department of Health and Hum…$135.0BSocial Security Administrati…$3.9BDepartment of Defense$2.1B
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025, aggregated by awarding agency.

Among the 3,224 US counties with agency-level spending data, Department of Health and Human Services is a comparatively unusual leading agency, topping only 1.1% of agency-tracked counties nationally -- often a sign of a single large federal facility rather than broad-based spending.

These 3 agencies together account for $141.0B (98.1%) of Marion County's $143.8B in total tracked federal spending.

All 3 individually-tracked agencies are shown above - Marion 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
Department of Health and Human Services $135.0B 95.7%
Social Security Administration $3.9B 2.8%
Department of Defense $2.1B 1.5%

How Marion County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$147,172 Top 1% higher than 99% 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

Marion County Among Indiana's Largest Counties

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

The 15 largest-population counties in Indiana by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Marion 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 0200,000400,000600,000800,0001,000,0001,200,000 $0$50,000$100,000$150,000$200,000 Population Spending per capita ($)
The 15 largest-population counties in Indiana by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Marion County is highlighted.
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County Population Per capita Total spending
Marion County (this county) 977,203 $147,172 $143.8B
Lake County 498,700 $6,356 $3.2B
Allen County 385,410 $7,136 $2.8B
Hamilton County 347,467 $5,591 $1.9B
St. Joseph County 272,912 $10,907 $3.0B
Elkhart County 207,047 $5,442 $1.1B
Tippecanoe County 186,251 $6,304 $1.2B
Vanderburgh County 180,136 $8,402 $1.5B
Hendricks County 174,788 $5,677 $992.2M
Porter County 173,215 $6,957 $1.2B
Johnson County 161,765 $6,184 $1.0B
Monroe County 139,718 $7,186 $1.0B
Madison County 130,129 $6,927 $901.4M
Clark County 121,093 $6,586 $797.5M
Laporte County 112,417 $7,316 $822.4M

Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending

Counties with per-capita federal spending closest to Marion County's $147,172 - prioritizing Indiana peers first.

Martin County

Indiana

$91,691 per capita

$899.7M total

Lawrence County

Indiana

$19,574 per capita

$881.0M total

Whitley County

Indiana

$18,553 per capita

$634.3M total

Wayne County

Indiana

$11,574 per capita

$770.3M total

St. Joseph County

Indiana

$10,907 per capita

$3.0B total

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Nationwide counties with similar per-capita or total federal spending

Two peer sets outside Indiana - 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 ($147,172 here).

Similar total federal spending

Nearest out-of-state counties by total obligations ($143.8B 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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