PlainSpending

Northwest Arctic Borough

$305.3M in FY2025 federal spending, $39,178 per capita (+150.4% vs national).

Alaska · FIPS 02188

In FY2025, Northwest Arctic Borough in Alaska received $305.3M in federal spending - $39,178 per capita for a population of 7,793. This is 150.4% above the national average and 56.1% above the Alaska average. The leading federal agency by spending share is Department of Transportation. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #7 of 30 Alaska counties.

Total spending
$305.3M
Per capita
$39,178
vs. national avg
+150.4%
Fiscal year
FY2025

Well above national average

Northwest Arctic Borough runs 150.4% above the $15,647 national average.

Well above national average

Northwest Arctic Borough posts top-5% federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending dominated by Department of Transportation.

National per-capita rank
Top 2%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$39,178
Leading agency
Department of Transportation
55.1% of tracked spending
Alaska rank
#7 of 30

How Northwest Arctic Borough Compares

Per-capita federal spending: Northwest Arctic Borough vs. Alaska and the nation

Northwest Arctic Borough$39,178Alaska avg$25,101National avg$15,647
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates.

Population: 7,793 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

Leading Federal Agencies in Northwest Arctic Borough

Top awarding agencies in Northwest Arctic Borough, FY2025

Department of Transportation$122.5MDepartment of Energy$72.0MDepartment of the Interior$27.9M
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025, aggregated by awarding agency.

Among the 3,224 US counties with agency-level spending data, Department of Transportation is a comparatively unusual leading agency, topping only 0.9% 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 $222.4M (72.8%) of Northwest Arctic Borough's $305.3M 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 - Northwest Arctic Borough 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 Transportation $122.5M 55.1%
Department of Energy $72.0M 32.4%
Department of the Interior $27.9M 12.6%

How Northwest Arctic Borough Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$39,178 Top 2% higher than 98% 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

Northwest Arctic Borough Among Alaska's Largest Counties

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

The 15 largest-population counties in Alaska by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Northwest Arctic Borough 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 0100,000200,000300,000400,000 $0$20,000$40,000$60,000$80,000 Population Spending per capita ($)
The 15 largest-population counties in Alaska by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Northwest Arctic Borough is highlighted.
Read the chart as a table
County Population Per capita Total spending
Anchorage Municipality 291,247 $14,380 $4.2B
Matanuska-Susitna Borough 107,081 $7,792 $834.4M
Fairbanks North Star Borough 95,655 $15,496 $1.5B
Kenai Peninsula Borough 58,799 $12,320 $724.4M
Juneau City and Borough 32,255 $52,249 $1.7B
Bethel Census Area 18,666 $15,134 $282.5M
Ketchikan Gateway Borough 13,948 $15,818 $220.6M
Kodiak Island Borough 13,101 $22,001 $288.2M
North Slope Borough 11,031 $10,639 $117.4M
Nome Census Area 10,046 $61,137 $614.2M
Sitka City and Borough 8,458 $19,424 $164.3M
Kusilvak Census Area 8,368 $8,805 $73.7M
Northwest Arctic Borough (this county) 7,793 $39,178 $305.3M
Chugach Census Area 7,102 $11,519 $81.8M
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area 6,808 $28,074 $191.1M

Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending

Counties with per-capita federal spending closest to Northwest Arctic Borough's $39,178 - prioritizing Alaska peers first.

Copper River Census Area

Alaska

$40,376 per capita

$105.7M total

Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area

Alaska

$41,030 per capita

$219.2M total

Denali Borough

Alaska

$30,408 per capita

$49.2M total

Lake and Peninsula Borough

Alaska

$49,763 per capita

$73.5M total

Yakutat City and Borough

Alaska

$28,586 per capita

$18.9M total

Compare states side-by-side in the compare tool →

Nationwide counties with similar per-capita or total federal spending

Two peer sets outside Alaska - 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 ($39,178 here).

Similar total federal spending

Nearest out-of-state counties by total obligations ($305.3M 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.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and presented.

Verify with USASpending.gov → Verify population with U.S. Census Bureau →