Monroe County
$1.0B in FY2025 federal spending, $7,186 per capita.
Indiana · FIPS 18105
In FY2025, Monroe County in Indiana received $1.0B in federal spending - $7,186 per capita for a population of 139,718. This is 54.1% below the national average and 76.5% below the Indiana average. The leading federal agency by spending share is Department of Agriculture. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #47 of 92 Indiana counties.
- Total spending
- $1.0B
- Per capita
- $7,186
- vs. national avg
- -54.1%
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
The verdict
Monroe County posts below-median federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending dominated by Department of Agriculture.
- National per-capita rank
- Top 71%
- of 3,232 US counties
- Per-capita spending
- $7,186
- Leading agency
- Department of Agriculture
- 53% of tracked spending
- Indiana rank
- #47 of 92
How Monroe County Compares
Per-capita federal spending: Monroe County vs. Indiana and the nation
Population: 139,718 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.
Leading Federal Agencies in Monroe County
Top awarding agencies in Monroe County, FY2025
Among the 1,150 US counties with agency-level spending data, Department of Agriculture is a comparatively unusual leading agency, topping only 0.2% 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 $1.3B (100%) of Monroe County's $1.0B in total tracked federal spending.
All 3 individually-tracked agencies are shown above - Monroe 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Agriculture | $681.1M | 53% |
| Social Security Administration | $544.0M | 42.3% |
| Department of Education | $59.7M | 4.6% |
How Monroe County Ranks Nationally
Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties
All 3,232 US counties, FY2025
$7,186 Top 71% higher than 29% of 3,224 US counties
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, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates
Monroe County Among Indiana's Largest Counties
Population vs. per-capita spending: Indiana's biggest counties
Read the chart as a table
| County | Population | Per capita | Total spending |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marion 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 (this 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 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
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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.