PlainSpending

Pike County

$972.6M in FY2025 federal spending, $35,905 per capita (+129.5% vs national).

Ohio · FIPS 39131

In FY2025, Pike County in Ohio posted a dense absolute book of $972.6M ($35,905 per capita across 27,088 residents). That is 129.5% above the national average and 228.3% above the Ohio average. Department of Energy leads tracked agency share. Statewide per-capita rank: #1 of 88.

Total spending
$972.6M
Per capita
$35,905
vs. national avg
+129.5%
Fiscal year
FY2025

Well above national average

Pike County runs 129.5% above the $15,647 national average.

Well above national average

Pike County posts top-5% federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending concentrated almost entirely in Department of Energy.

National per-capita rank
Top 2%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$35,905
Leading agency
Department of Energy
81.9% of tracked spending
Ohio rank
#1 of 88

How Pike County Compares

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

Pike County$35,905Ohio avg$10,938National avg$15,647
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates.

Population: 27,088 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

Leading Federal Agencies in Pike County

Top awarding agencies in Pike County, FY2025

Department of Energy$770.6MSocial Security Administrati…$151.6MDepartment of Veterans Affai…$18.7M
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025, aggregated by awarding agency.

Among the 3,224 US counties with agency-level spending data, Department of Energy is a comparatively unusual leading agency, topping only 0.7% 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 $940.9M (96.7%) of Pike County's $972.6M in total tracked federal spending.

All 3 individually-tracked agencies are shown above - Pike 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 Energy $770.6M 81.9%
Social Security Administration $151.6M 16.1%
Department of Veterans Affairs $18.7M 2%

How Pike County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$35,905 Top 2% higher than 98% 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

Pike 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; 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. Large and spending-intensiveSmall population, outsized spendingLarge population, modest per-residentSmaller footprint both ways 0500,0001,000,0001,500,000 $0$10,000$20,000$30,000$40,000 Population Spending per capita ($)
The 16 largest-population counties in Ohio by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Pike 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
Pike County (this county) 27,088 $35,905 $972.6M

Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending

Counties with per-capita federal spending closest to Pike County's $35,905 - prioritizing Ohio peers first.

Greene County

Ohio

$20,445 per capita

$3.4B total

Hancock County

Ohio

$13,718 per capita

$1.0B total

Seneca County

Ohio

$9,881 per capita

$544.1M total

Belmont County

Ohio

$9,812 per capita

$652.5M total

Montgomery County

Ohio

$9,665 per capita

$5.2B 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 ($35,905 here).

Similar total federal spending

Nearest out-of-state counties by total obligations ($972.6M 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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