PlainSpending

Orleans County

$233.6M in FY2025 federal spending, $8,528 per capita.

Vermont · FIPS 50019

In FY2025, Orleans County in Vermont received $233.6M in federal spending - $8,528 per capita for a population of 27,393. This is 45.5% below the national average and 38.1% below the Vermont average. The leading federal agency by spending share is Social Security Administration. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #9 of 14 Vermont counties.

Total spending
$233.6M
Per capita
$8,528
vs. national avg
-45.5%
Fiscal year
FY2025

Mid per-resident intensity

Orleans County's intensity is $8,528 (#1372 of 3,224).

Mid per-resident intensity

Orleans County posts above-median federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending concentrated almost entirely in Social Security Administration.

National per-capita rank
Top 43%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$8,528
Leading agency
Social Security Administration
85.6% of tracked spending
Vermont rank
#9 of 14

How Orleans County Compares

Per-capita federal spending: Orleans County vs. Vermont and the nation

Orleans County$8,528Vermont avg$13,783National avg$15,647
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates.

Population: 27,393 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

Leading Federal Agencies in Orleans County

Top awarding agencies in Orleans County, FY2025

Social Security Administrati…$177.6MDepartment of Veterans Affai…$18.0MDepartment of Transportation$11.8M
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 $207.5M (88.8%) of Orleans County's $233.6M 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 - Orleans 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 $177.6M 85.6%
Department of Veterans Affairs $18.0M 8.7%
Department of Transportation $11.8M 5.7%

How Orleans County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$8,528 Higher than most higher than 57% 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

Orleans County Among Vermont's Largest Counties

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

The 14 largest-population counties in Vermont by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Orleans County is highlighted. 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 14 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 050,000100,000150,000200,000 $5,000$10,000$15,000$20,000 Population Spending per capita ($)
The 14 largest-population counties in Vermont by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Orleans County is highlighted.
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County Population Per capita Total spending
Chittenden County 168,323 $11,728 $2.0B
Rutland County 60,572 $8,579 $519.6M
Washington County 59,807 $16,272 $973.2M
Windsor County 57,753 $9,687 $559.5M
Franklin County 49,946 $6,713 $335.3M
Windham County 45,905 $8,002 $367.3M
Addison County 37,363 $8,304 $310.3M
Bennington County 37,347 $8,829 $329.7M
Caledonia County 30,233 $8,170 $247.0M
Orange County 29,277 $10,071 $294.8M
Orleans County (this county) 27,393 $8,528 $233.6M
Lamoille County 25,945 $7,205 $186.9M
Grand Isle County 7,293 $10,349 $75.5M
Essex County 5,920 $10,206 $60.4M

Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending

Counties with per-capita federal spending closest to Orleans County's $8,528 - prioritizing Vermont peers first.

Rutland County

Vermont

$8,579 per capita

$519.6M total

Addison County

Vermont

$8,304 per capita

$310.3M total

Bennington County

Vermont

$8,829 per capita

$329.7M total

Caledonia County

Vermont

$8,170 per capita

$247.0M total

Windham County

Vermont

$8,002 per capita

$367.3M total

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Nationwide counties with similar per-capita or total federal spending

Two peer sets outside Vermont - 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 ($8,528 here).

Similar total federal spending

Nearest out-of-state counties by total obligations ($233.6M 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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