Nye County
$551.7M in FY2025 federal spending, $10,693 per capita.
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In FY2025, Nye County in Nevada received $551.7M in federal spending - $10,693 per capita for a population of 51,591. This is 31.7% below the national average and 2.2% below the Nevada average. The leading federal agency by spending share is Social Security Administration. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #8 of 17 Nevada counties.
- Total spending
- $551.7M
- Per capita
- $10,693
- vs. national avg
- -31.7%
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
The verdict
Nye County posts top-quartile federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending concentrated almost entirely in Social Security Administration.
- National per-capita rank
- Top 21%
- of 3,232 US counties
- Per-capita spending
- $10,693
- Leading agency
- Social Security Administration
- 82.8% of tracked spending
- Nevada rank
- #8 of 17
How Nye County Compares
Per-capita federal spending: Nye County vs. Nevada and the nation
Population: 51,591 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.
Leading Federal Agencies in Nye County
Top awarding agencies in Nye County, FY2025
Among the 1,150 US counties with agency-level spending data, Social Security Administration is the most common leading agency nationally, topping 86% of agency-tracked counties.
These 3 agencies together account for $487.4M (88.4%) of Nye County's $551.7M 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 - Nye 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Social Security Administration | $403.5M | 82.8% |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $68.6M | 14.1% |
| Department of Transportation | $15.3M | 3.1% |
How Nye County Ranks Nationally
Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties
All 3,232 US counties, FY2025
$10,693 Top 21% higher than 79% 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
Nye County Among Nevada's Largest Counties
Population vs. per-capita spending: Nevada's biggest counties
Read the chart as a table
| County | Population | Per capita | Total spending |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clark County | 2,265,461 | $6,874 | $15.6B |
| Washoe County | 486,492 | $10,943 | $5.3B |
| Lyon County | 59,235 | $8,097 | $479.6M |
| Carson City | 58,639 | $14,985 | $878.7M |
| Elko County | 53,702 | $7,112 | $381.9M |
| Nye County (this county) | 51,591 | $10,693 | $551.7M |
| Douglas County | 49,488 | $11,170 | $552.8M |
| Churchill County | 25,516 | $20,107 | $513.1M |
| Humboldt County | 17,285 | $6,681 | $115.5M |
| White Pine County | 9,080 | $9,933 | $90.2M |
| Pershing County | 6,650 | $5,414 | $36.0M |
| Lander County | 5,734 | $7,361 | $42.2M |
| Mineral County | 4,554 | $21,655 | $98.6M |
| Lincoln County | 4,499 | $9,943 | $44.7M |
| Storey County | 4,104 | $22,101 | $90.7M |
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Frequently Asked Questions
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