PlainSpending

Perkins County

$42.1M in FY2025 - a thin absolute book at $14,744 per capita.

Nebraska · FIPS 31135

In FY2025, Perkins County carried a thin absolute book of $42.1M - $14,744 per capita for 2,858 residents. Intensity sits 5.8% below the national average (+4.3% vs Nebraska). Leading tracked agency: Department of Agriculture. Per-capita rank in-state: #9/93.

Total spending
$42.1M
Per capita
$14,744
vs. national avg
-5.8%
Fiscal year
FY2025

Thin absolute federal book

Perkins County is a light absolute book: #2961 of 3,224 with only $42.1M.

Thin absolute federal book

Perkins County posts top-10% federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending dominated by Department of Agriculture.

National per-capita rank
Top 8%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$14,744
Leading agency
Department of Agriculture
59.5% of tracked spending
Nebraska rank
#9 of 93

How Perkins County Compares

Per-capita federal spending: Perkins County vs. Nebraska and the nation

Perkins County$14,744Nebraska avg$14,140National avg$15,647
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates.

Population: 2,858 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

Leading Federal Agencies in Perkins County

Top awarding agencies in Perkins County, FY2025

Department of Agriculture$24.9MSocial Security Administrati…$15.8MDepartment of Veterans Affai…$1.1M
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025, aggregated by awarding agency.

Among the 3,224 US counties with agency-level spending data, Department of Agriculture is a comparatively unusual leading agency, topping only 3.3% 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 $41.8M (99.3%) of Perkins County's $42.1M in total tracked federal spending.

All 3 individually-tracked agencies are shown above - Perkins 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
Department of Agriculture $24.9M 59.5%
Social Security Administration $15.8M 37.8%
Department of Veterans Affairs $1.1M 2.7%

How Perkins County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$14,744 Top 8% higher than 92% 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

Perkins County Among Nebraska's Largest Counties

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

The 16 largest-population counties in Nebraska by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Perkins 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 0200,000400,000600,000800,000 $5,000$10,000$15,000$20,000 Population Spending per capita ($)
The 16 largest-population counties in Nebraska by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Perkins County is highlighted.
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County Population Per capita Total spending
Douglas County 584,526 $15,987 $9.3B
Lancaster County 322,608 $9,515 $3.1B
Sarpy County 190,604 $8,801 $1.7B
Hall County 62,895 $5,919 $372.3M
Buffalo County 50,084 $7,023 $351.7M
Dodge County 37,167 $7,328 $272.4M
Scotts Bluff County 36,084 $8,232 $297.0M
Madison County 35,585 $11,743 $417.9M
Lincoln County 34,676 $9,362 $324.6M
Platte County 34,296 $12,089 $414.6M
Adams County 31,205 $7,627 $238.0M
Cass County 26,598 $7,855 $208.9M
Dawson County 24,111 $6,116 $147.5M
Saunders County 22,278 $7,207 $160.6M
Gage County 21,704 $9,312 $202.1M
Perkins County (this county) 2,858 $14,744 $42.1M

Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending

Counties with per-capita federal spending closest to Perkins County's $14,744 - prioritizing Nebraska peers first.

Harlan County

Nebraska

$14,641 per capita

$45.0M total

Fillmore County

Nebraska

$14,532 per capita

$80.7M total

Blaine County

Nebraska

$14,333 per capita

$6.2M total

Gosper County

Nebraska

$14,248 per capita

$27.0M total

Furnas County

Nebraska

$14,201 per capita

$65.8M total

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Nationwide counties with similar per-capita or total federal spending

Two peer sets outside Nebraska - 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 ($14,744 here).

Similar total federal spending

Nearest out-of-state counties by total obligations ($42.1M 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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