PlainSpending

Ottawa County

$9,578 per resident in FY2025 ($386.6M total) - high intensity.

Ohio · FIPS 39123

In FY2025, Ottawa County in Ohio received $386.6M in federal spending - $9,578 per capita for a population of 40,364. This is 38.8% below the national average and 12.4% below the Ohio average. The leading federal agency by spending share is Social Security Administration. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #7 of 88 Ohio counties.

Total spending
$386.6M
Per capita
$9,578
vs. national avg
-38.8%
Fiscal year
FY2025

High per-resident intensity

Per-capita intensity is the standout: $9,578 puts Ottawa County at #958 of 3,224.

High per-resident intensity

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

National per-capita rank
Top 30%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$9,578
Leading agency
Social Security Administration
85.9% of tracked spending
Ohio rank
#7 of 88

How Ottawa County Compares

Per-capita federal spending: Ottawa County vs. Ohio and the nation

Ottawa County$9,578Ohio avg$10,938National avg$15,647
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates.

Population: 40,364 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

Leading Federal Agencies in Ottawa County

Top awarding agencies in Ottawa County, FY2025

Social Security Administrati…$298.7MDepartment of the Interior$26.1MDepartment of Veterans Affai…$22.9M
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 $347.7M (89.9%) of Ottawa County's $386.6M 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 - Ottawa 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 $298.7M 85.9%
Department of the Interior $26.1M 7.5%
Department of Veterans Affairs $22.9M 6.6%

How Ottawa County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$9,578 Higher than most higher than 70% 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

Ottawa County Among Ohio's Largest Counties

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

The 16 largest-population counties in Ohio by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Ottawa County is highlighted. 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 16 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 0500,0001,000,0001,500,000 $6,000$7,000$8,000$9,000$10,000 Population Spending per capita ($)
The 16 largest-population counties in Ohio by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Ottawa County is highlighted.
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County Population Per capita Total spending
Franklin County 1,323,807 $8,478 $11.2B
Cuyahoga County 1,264,817 $7,806 $9.9B
Hamilton County 830,639 $8,265 $6.9B
Summit County 540,428 $8,437 $4.6B
Montgomery County 537,309 $9,665 $5.2B
Lucas County 431,279 $7,033 $3.0B
Butler County 390,357 $7,209 $2.8B
Stark County 374,853 $7,432 $2.8B
Lorain County 312,964 $7,261 $2.3B
Warren County 242,337 $6,414 $1.6B
Lake County 232,603 $7,521 $1.7B
Mahoning County 228,614 $7,118 $1.6B
Delaware County 214,124 $9,304 $2.0B
Clermont County 208,601 $7,398 $1.5B
Trumbull County 201,977 $7,330 $1.5B
Ottawa County (this county) 40,364 $9,578 $386.6M

Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending

Counties with per-capita federal spending closest to Ottawa County's $9,578 - prioritizing Ohio peers first.

Montgomery County

Ohio

$9,665 per capita

$5.2B total

Belmont County

Ohio

$9,812 per capita

$652.5M total

Delaware County

Ohio

$9,304 per capita

$2.0B total

Seneca County

Ohio

$9,881 per capita

$544.1M total

Franklin County

Ohio

$8,478 per capita

$11.2B total

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Nationwide counties with similar per-capita or total federal spending

Two peer sets outside Ohio - 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 ($9,578 here).

Similar total federal spending

Nearest out-of-state counties by total obligations ($386.6M 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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