PlainSpending

Muskegon County

$1.7B in FY2025 - a heavy absolute book at $9,471 per capita.

Michigan · FIPS 26121

In FY2025, Muskegon County in Michigan posted a dense absolute book of $1.7B ($9,471 per capita across 175,824 residents). That is 39.5% below the national average and 24.5% below the Michigan average. Social Security Administration leads tracked agency share. Statewide per-capita rank: #38 of 83.

Total spending
$1.7B
Per capita
$9,471
vs. national avg
-39.5%
Fiscal year
FY2025

Heavy absolute federal book

Muskegon County sits #357 of 3,224 counties by total obligations ($1.7B).

Heavy absolute federal book

Muskegon County posts above-median federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending dominated by Social Security Administration.

National per-capita rank
Top 31%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$9,471
Leading agency
Social Security Administration
72.2% of tracked spending
Michigan rank
#38 of 83

How Muskegon County Compares

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

Muskegon County$9,471Michigan avg$12,538National avg$15,647
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates.

Population: 175,824 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

Leading Federal Agencies in Muskegon County

Top awarding agencies in Muskegon County, FY2025

Social Security Administrati…$1.1BDepartment of Defense$309.2MDepartment of Veterans Affai…$101.7M
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 $1.5B (88.8%) of Muskegon County's $1.7B 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 - Muskegon 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 $1.1B 72.2%
Department of Defense $309.2M 20.9%
Department of Veterans Affairs $101.7M 6.9%

How Muskegon County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$9,471 Higher than most higher than 69% 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

Muskegon County Among Michigan's Largest Counties

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

The 15 largest-population counties in Michigan by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Muskegon 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 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 15 largest-population counties in Michigan by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Muskegon 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 (this 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

Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending

Counties with per-capita federal spending closest to Muskegon County's $9,471 - prioritizing Michigan peers first.

Marquette County

Michigan

$9,447 per capita

$623.7M total

Luce County

Michigan

$9,378 per capita

$50.1M total

Gladwin County

Michigan

$9,607 per capita

$243.9M total

Benzie County

Michigan

$9,685 per capita

$174.0M total

Huron County

Michigan

$9,235 per capita

$290.0M 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 ($9,471 here).

Similar total federal spending

Nearest out-of-state counties by total obligations ($1.7B 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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