PlainSpending

Marion County

$3.6B in FY2025 federal spending, $10,395 per capita.

Oregon · FIPS 41047

In FY2025, Marion County in Oregon received $3.6B in federal spending - $10,395 per capita for a population of 345,920. This is 33.6% below the national average and 23.0% below the Oregon average. The leading federal agency by spending share is Social Security Administration. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #13 of 36 Oregon counties.

Total spending
$3.6B
Per capita
$10,395
vs. national avg
-33.6%
Fiscal year
FY2025

The verdict

Marion County posts top-quartile federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending led by Social Security Administration, among several agencies.

National per-capita rank
Top 23%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$10,395
Leading agency
Social Security Administration
49.2% of tracked spending
Oregon rank
#13 of 36

How Marion County Compares

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

Top 23% nationally
Marion County$10,395Oregon avg$13,499National avg$15,647

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

Population: 345,920 (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

Social Security Administration$1.6BDepartment of Homeland Securi…$850.4MDepartment of Commerce$758.0M

Source: USASpending.gov FY2025, aggregated by awarding agency.

Among the 1,150 US counties with agency-level spending data, Social Security Administration is the most common leading agency nationally, topping 86% of agency-tracked counties.

These 3 agencies together account for $3.2B (88%) of Marion County's $3.6B 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 - 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.

Read the agency breakdown as a table
Agency Spending Share
Social Security Administration $1.6B 49.2%
Department of Homeland Security $850.4M 26.9%
Department of Commerce $758.0M 24%

How Marion County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$10,395 Top 23% higher than 77% 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

Marion County Among Oregon's Largest Counties

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

The 15 largest-population counties in Oregon 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. 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 15 largest-population counties in Oregon 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
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 (this 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

Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending

Counties with per-capita federal spending closest to Marion County's $10,395 - prioritizing Oregon peers first.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much federal spending did Marion County, Oregon receive?
Marion County received $3.6B in total federal spending during Fiscal Year 2025. This equates to $10,395 per capita for the county's population of 345,920.
How does Marion County's per capita spending compare to the national average?
Marion County's per capita federal spending of $10,395 is 33.6% below the national average of $15,647. Compared to the Oregon average of $13,499, it is 23.0% below.
What is the population of Marion County, Oregon?
Marion County has a population of 345,920 according to Census Bureau estimates. This population figure is used to calculate the per capita federal spending of $10,395.
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.