PlainSpending

Mecosta County

$346.2M in FY2025 federal spending, $8,716 per capita.

Michigan · FIPS 26107

In FY2025, Mecosta County in Michigan received $346.2M in federal spending - $8,716 per capita for a population of 39,714. This is 44.3% below the national average and 30.5% below the Michigan average. The leading federal agency by spending share is Social Security Administration. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #46 of 83 Michigan counties.

Total spending
$346.2M
Per capita
$8,716
vs. national avg
-44.3%
Fiscal year
FY2025

Mid-ladder absolute book

Mecosta County is mid-pack on absolute obligations (#1142 of 3,224, $346.2M).

Mid-ladder absolute book

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

National per-capita rank
Top 40%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$8,716
Leading agency
Social Security Administration
83.4% of tracked spending
Michigan rank
#46 of 83

How Mecosta County Compares

Per-capita federal spending: Mecosta County vs. Michigan and the nation

Mecosta County$8,716Michigan avg$12,538National avg$15,647
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates.

Population: 39,714 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

Leading Federal Agencies in Mecosta County

Top awarding agencies in Mecosta County, FY2025

Social Security Administrati…$259.6MDepartment of Education$25.8MDepartment of Veterans Affai…$25.8M
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 $311.3M (89.9%) of Mecosta County's $346.2M 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 - Mecosta 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 $259.6M 83.4%
Department of Education $25.8M 8.3%
Department of Veterans Affairs $25.8M 8.3%

How Mecosta County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$8,716 Higher than most higher than 60% 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

Mecosta County Among Michigan's Largest Counties

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

The 16 largest-population counties in Michigan by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Mecosta 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 0500,0001,000,0001,500,0002,000,000 $5,000$10,000$15,000$20,000$25,000$30,000 Population Spending per capita ($)
The 16 largest-population counties in Michigan by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Mecosta County is highlighted.
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County Population Per capita Total spending
Wayne County 1,793,561 $12,584 $22.6B
Oakland County 1,274,395 $8,534 $10.9B
Macomb County 881,217 $8,686 $7.7B
Kent County 657,974 $10,936 $7.2B
Genesee County 406,211 $7,394 $3.0B
Washtenaw County 372,258 $8,854 $3.3B
Ottawa County 296,200 $6,215 $1.8B
Ingham County 284,900 $25,899 $7.4B
Kalamazoo County 261,670 $6,525 $1.7B
Livingston County 193,866 $7,865 $1.5B
Saginaw County 190,124 $7,558 $1.4B
Muskegon County 175,824 $9,471 $1.7B
St. Clair County 160,383 $7,460 $1.2B
Jackson County 160,366 $7,819 $1.3B
Monroe County 154,809 $7,963 $1.2B
Mecosta County (this county) 39,714 $8,716 $346.2M

Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending

Counties with per-capita federal spending closest to Mecosta County's $8,716 - prioritizing Michigan peers first.

Emmet County

Michigan

$8,740 per capita

$298.1M total

Macomb County

Michigan

$8,686 per capita

$7.7B total

Otsego County

Michigan

$8,660 per capita

$217.3M total

Calhoun County

Michigan

$8,588 per capita

$1.2B total

Washtenaw County

Michigan

$8,854 per capita

$3.3B total

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Nationwide counties with similar per-capita or total federal spending

Two peer sets outside Michigan - 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 ($8,716 here).

Similar total federal spending

Nearest out-of-state counties by total obligations ($346.2M 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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