PlainSpending

Pike County

$88.9M in FY2025 federal spending, $7,261 per capita.

Indiana · FIPS 18125

In FY2025, Pike County in Indiana received $88.9M in federal spending - $7,261 per capita for a population of 12,250. This is 53.6% below the national average and 76.2% below the Indiana average. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #42 of 92 Indiana counties.

Total spending
$88.9M
Per capita
$7,261
vs. national avg
-53.6%
Fiscal year
FY2025

The verdict

Pike County posts below-median federal per-capita spending nationally.

National per-capita rank
Top 70%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$7,261
Indiana rank
#42 of 92

How Pike County Compares

Per-capita federal spending: Pike County vs. Indiana and the nation

Top 70% nationally
Pike County$7,261Indiana avg$30,517National avg$15,647

Source: USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates.

Population: 12,250 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

How Pike County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$7,261 Top 70% higher than 30% of 3,224 US counties

This county $0 $20K+ all US counties, per-capita spending, bucketed by value

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Source USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates

Pike County Among Indiana's Largest Counties

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

The 16 largest-population counties in Indiana by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Pike 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. 0500,0001,000,0001,500,000 $0$50,000$100,000$150,000$200,000 Population Spending per capita ($) Large and spending-intensiveSmall population, outsized spendingLarge population, modest per-residentSmaller footprint both ways
The 16 largest-population counties in Indiana by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Pike County is highlighted.
Read the chart as a table
County Population Per capita Total spending
Marion County 977,203 $147,172 $143.8B
Lake County 498,700 $6,356 $3.2B
Allen County 385,410 $7,136 $2.8B
Hamilton County 347,467 $5,591 $1.9B
St. Joseph County 272,912 $10,907 $3.0B
Elkhart County 207,047 $5,442 $1.1B
Tippecanoe County 186,251 $6,304 $1.2B
Vanderburgh County 180,136 $8,402 $1.5B
Hendricks County 174,788 $5,677 $992.2M
Porter County 173,215 $6,957 $1.2B
Johnson County 161,765 $6,184 $1.0B
Monroe County 139,718 $7,186 $1.0B
Madison County 130,129 $6,927 $901.4M
Clark County 121,093 $6,586 $797.5M
Laporte County 112,417 $7,316 $822.4M
Pike County (this county) 12,250 $7,261 $88.9M

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much federal spending did Pike County, Indiana receive?
Pike County received $88.9M in total federal spending during Fiscal Year 2025. This equates to $7,261 per capita for the county's population of 12,250.
How does Pike County's per capita spending compare to the national average?
Pike County's per capita federal spending of $7,261 is 53.6% below the national average of $15,647. Compared to the Indiana average of $30,517, it is 76.2% below.
What is the population of Pike County, Indiana?
Pike County has a population of 12,250 according to Census Bureau estimates. This population figure is used to calculate the per capita federal spending of $7,261.
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.

Every figure on PlainSpending is computed directly from USASpending.gov award-transaction data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page aggregates every federal award with a place-of-performance in this county, live from the dataset. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.