PlainSpending

Newport County

$16,597 per resident in FY2025 ($1.4B total) - high intensity.

Rhode Island · FIPS 44005

In FY2025, Newport County in Rhode Island posted a dense absolute book of $1.4B ($16,597 per capita across 85,643 residents). That is 6.1% above the national average and 20.3% above the Rhode Island average. Department of Defense leads tracked agency share. Statewide per-capita rank: #1 of 5.

Total spending
$1.4B
Per capita
$16,597
vs. national avg
+6.1%
Fiscal year
FY2025

High per-resident intensity

Per-capita intensity is the standout: $16,597 puts Newport County at #187 of 3,224.

High per-resident intensity

Newport County posts top-10% federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending dominated by Department of Defense.

National per-capita rank
Top 6%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$16,597
Leading agency
Department of Defense
51% of tracked spending
Rhode Island rank
#1 of 5

How Newport County Compares

Per-capita federal spending: Newport County vs. Rhode Island and the nation

Newport County$16,597Rhode Island avg$13,799National avg$15,647
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates.

Population: 85,643 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

Leading Federal Agencies in Newport County

Top awarding agencies in Newport County, FY2025

Department of Defense$663.6MSocial Security Administrati…$535.5MDepartment of Transportation$101.5M
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025, aggregated by awarding agency.

Among the 3,224 US counties with agency-level spending data, Department of Defense is a comparatively unusual leading agency, topping only 2.6% 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 (91.5%) of Newport County's $1.4B in total tracked federal spending.

All 3 individually-tracked agencies are shown above - Newport 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 Defense $663.6M 51%
Social Security Administration $535.5M 41.2%
Department of Transportation $101.5M 7.8%

How Newport County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$16,597 Top 6% higher than 94% 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

Newport County Among Rhode Island's Largest Counties

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

The 5 largest-population counties in Rhode Island by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Newport County is highlighted. 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 5 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 0200,000400,000600,000800,000 $6,000$8,000$10,000$12,000$14,000$16,000$18,000 Population Spending per capita ($) Providence CountyKent CountyWashington CountyNewport CountyBristol County
The 5 largest-population counties in Rhode Island by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Newport County is highlighted.
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County Population Per capita Total spending
Providence County 660,741 $9,494 $6.3B
Kent County 170,363 $10,188 $1.7B
Washington County 129,839 $10,139 $1.3B
Newport County (this county) 85,643 $16,597 $1.4B
Bristol County 50,793 $7,807 $396.6M

Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending

Counties with per-capita federal spending closest to Newport County's $16,597 - prioritizing Rhode Island peers first.

Kent County

Rhode Island

$10,188 per capita

$1.7B total

Washington County

Rhode Island

$10,139 per capita

$1.3B total

Providence County

Rhode Island

$9,494 per capita

$6.3B total

Bristol County

Rhode Island

$7,807 per capita

$396.6M total

Haakon County

South Dakota

$16,615 per capita

$31.1M total

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Nationwide counties with similar per-capita or total federal spending

Two peer sets outside Rhode Island - 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 ($16,597 here).

Similar total federal spending

Nearest out-of-state counties by total obligations ($1.4B 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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