Ogle County
$407.6M in FY2025 federal spending, $7,870 per capita.
Illinois · FIPS 17141
In FY2025, Ogle County in Illinois received $407.6M in federal spending - $7,870 per capita for a population of 51,788. This is 49.7% below the national average and 25.1% below the Illinois average. The leading federal agency by spending share is Social Security Administration. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #32 of 102 Illinois counties.
- Total spending
- $407.6M
- Per capita
- $7,870
- vs. national avg
- -49.7%
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
The verdict
Ogle County posts below-median federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending concentrated almost entirely in Social Security Administration.
- National per-capita rank
- Top 56%
- of 3,232 US counties
- Per-capita spending
- $7,870
- Leading agency
- Social Security Administration
- 82.3% of tracked spending
- Illinois rank
- #32 of 102
How Ogle County Compares
Per-capita federal spending: Ogle County vs. Illinois and the nation
Population: 51,788 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.
Leading Federal Agencies in Ogle County
Top awarding agencies in Ogle 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 $322.9M (79.2%) of Ogle County's $407.6M 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 - Ogle 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 | $265.6M | 82.3% |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | $40.2M | 12.4% |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $17.1M | 5.3% |
How Ogle County Ranks Nationally
Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties
All 3,232 US counties, FY2025
$7,870 Top 56% higher than 44% 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
Ogle County Among Illinois's Largest Counties
Population vs. per-capita spending: Illinois's biggest counties
Read the chart as a table
| County | Population | Per capita | Total spending |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cook County | 5,275,541 | $7,311 | $38.6B |
| Dupage County | 932,877 | $9,346 | $8.7B |
| Lake County | 714,342 | $7,351 | $5.3B |
| Will County | 696,355 | $5,317 | $3.7B |
| Kane County | 516,522 | $6,628 | $3.4B |
| Mchenry County | 310,229 | $6,028 | $1.9B |
| Winnebago County | 285,350 | $9,345 | $2.7B |
| Madison County | 265,859 | $7,145 | $1.9B |
| St. Clair County | 257,400 | $10,397 | $2.7B |
| Champaign County | 205,865 | $8,614 | $1.8B |
| Sangamon County | 196,343 | $20,166 | $4.0B |
| Peoria County | 181,830 | $6,704 | $1.2B |
| Mclean County | 170,954 | $5,685 | $971.8M |
| Rock Island County | 144,672 | $24,491 | $3.5B |
| Kendall County | 131,869 | $4,573 | $603.0M |
| Ogle County (this county) | 51,788 | $7,870 | $407.6M |
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Frequently Asked Questions
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