Pulaski County
$86.7M in FY2025 federal spending, $16,692 per capita.
Illinois · FIPS 17153
In FY2025, Pulaski County in Illinois received $86.7M in federal spending - $16,692 per capita for a population of 5,193. This is 6.7% above the national average and 58.9% above the Illinois average. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #3 of 102 Illinois counties.
- Total spending
- $86.7M
- Per capita
- $16,692
- vs. national avg
- +6.7%
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
The verdict
Pulaski County posts top-10% federal per-capita spending nationally.
- National per-capita rank
- Top 6%
- of 3,232 US counties
- Per-capita spending
- $16,692
- Illinois rank
- #3 of 102
How Pulaski County Compares
Per-capita federal spending: Pulaski County vs. Illinois and the nation
Population: 5,193 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.
How Pulaski County Ranks Nationally
Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties
All 3,232 US counties, FY2025
$16,692 Top 6% higher than 94% of 3,224 US counties
Each bar is a $1K-wide band; taller bars hold more US counties. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates
Pulaski County Among Illinois's Largest Counties
Population vs. per-capita spending: Illinois's biggest counties
Read the chart as a table
| County | Population | Per capita | Total spending |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cook County | 5,275,541 | $7,311 | $38.6B |
| Dupage County | 932,877 | $9,346 | $8.7B |
| Lake County | 714,342 | $7,351 | $5.3B |
| Will County | 696,355 | $5,317 | $3.7B |
| Kane County | 516,522 | $6,628 | $3.4B |
| Mchenry County | 310,229 | $6,028 | $1.9B |
| Winnebago County | 285,350 | $9,345 | $2.7B |
| Madison County | 265,859 | $7,145 | $1.9B |
| St. Clair County | 257,400 | $10,397 | $2.7B |
| Champaign County | 205,865 | $8,614 | $1.8B |
| Sangamon County | 196,343 | $20,166 | $4.0B |
| Peoria County | 181,830 | $6,704 | $1.2B |
| Mclean County | 170,954 | $5,685 | $971.8M |
| Rock Island County | 144,672 | $24,491 | $3.5B |
| Kendall County | 131,869 | $4,573 | $603.0M |
| Pulaski County (this county) | 5,193 | $16,692 | $86.7M |
Federal Spending Guides
Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending
Counties with per-capita federal spending closest to Pulaski County's $16,692 - prioritizing Illinois peers first.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much federal spending did Pulaski County, Illinois receive?
How does Pulaski County's per capita spending compare to the national average?
What is the population of Pulaski County, Illinois?
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and presented.
Verify with USASpending.gov → Verify population with U.S. Census Bureau →
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.