PlainSpending

Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area

$133.2M in FY2025 federal spending, $23,156 per capita.

Alaska · FIPS 02198

In FY2025, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area in Alaska received $133.2M in federal spending - $23,156 per capita for a population of 5,753. This is 48.0% above the national average and 7.8% below the Alaska average. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #12 of 30 Alaska counties.

Total spending
$133.2M
Per capita
$23,156
vs. national avg
+48.0%
Fiscal year
FY2025

The verdict

Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area posts top-5% federal per-capita spending nationally.

National per-capita rank
Top 4%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$23,156
Alaska rank
#12 of 30

How Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area Compares

Per-capita federal spending: Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area vs. Alaska and the nation

Top 4% nationally
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census …$23,156Alaska avg$25,101National avg$15,647

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

Population: 5,753 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

How Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$23,156 Top 4% higher than 96% 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

Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area Among Alaska's Largest Counties

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

The 16 largest-population counties in Alaska by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area 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. 0100,000200,000300,000400,000 $0$20,000$40,000$60,000$80,000 Population Spending per capita ($) Large and spending-intensiveSmall population, outsized spendingLarge population, modest per-residentSmaller footprint both ways
The 16 largest-population counties in Alaska by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area is highlighted.
Read the chart as a table
County Population Per capita Total spending
Anchorage Municipality 291,247 $14,380 $4.2B
Matanuska-Susitna Borough 107,081 $7,792 $834.4M
Fairbanks North Star Borough 95,655 $15,496 $1.5B
Kenai Peninsula Borough 58,799 $12,320 $724.4M
Juneau City and Borough 32,255 $52,249 $1.7B
Bethel Census Area 18,666 $15,134 $282.5M
Ketchikan Gateway Borough 13,948 $15,818 $220.6M
Kodiak Island Borough 13,101 $22,001 $288.2M
North Slope Borough 11,031 $10,639 $117.4M
Nome Census Area 10,046 $61,137 $614.2M
Sitka City and Borough 8,458 $19,424 $164.3M
Kusilvak Census Area 8,368 $8,805 $73.7M
Northwest Arctic Borough 7,793 $39,178 $305.3M
Chugach Census Area 7,102 $11,519 $81.8M
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area 6,808 $28,074 $191.1M
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area (this county) 5,753 $23,156 $133.2M

Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much federal spending did Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska receive?
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area received $133.2M in total federal spending during Fiscal Year 2025. This equates to $23,156 per capita for the county's population of 5,753.
How does Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area's per capita spending compare to the national average?
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area's per capita federal spending of $23,156 is 48.0% above the national average of $15,647. Compared to the Alaska average of $25,101, it is 7.8% below.
What is the population of Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska?
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area has a population of 5,753 according to Census Bureau estimates. This population figure is used to calculate the per capita federal spending of $23,156.
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.