Rock Island County
$3.5B in FY2025 federal spending, $24,491 per capita.
Illinois · FIPS 17161
In FY2025, Rock Island County in Illinois received $3.5B in federal spending - $24,491 per capita for a population of 144,672. This is 56.5% above the national average and 133.2% above the Illinois average. The leading federal agency by spending share is Department of Health and Human Services. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #1 of 102 Illinois counties.
- Total spending
- $3.5B
- Per capita
- $24,491
- vs. national avg
- +56.5%
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
The verdict
Rock Island County posts top-5% federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending dominated by Department of Health and Human Services.
- National per-capita rank
- Top 3%
- of 3,232 US counties
- Per-capita spending
- $24,491
- Leading agency
- Department of Health and Human Services
- 70.2% of tracked spending
- Illinois rank
- #1 of 102
How Rock Island County Compares
Per-capita federal spending: Rock Island County vs. Illinois and the nation
Population: 144,672 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.
Leading Federal Agencies in Rock Island County
Top awarding agencies in Rock Island County, FY2025
Among the 1,150 US counties with agency-level spending data, Department of Health and Human Services is a comparatively unusual leading agency, topping only 3.4% 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 $2.9B (81.9%) of Rock Island County's $3.5B in total tracked federal spending -- the remainder is spread across smaller awarding agencies not individually broken out in this dataset.
All 3 individually-tracked agencies are shown above - Rock Island County has no smaller residual awarding agencies broken out beyond this set, a compact agency footprint rather than a long tail of minor awardees.
Read the agency breakdown as a table
| Agency | Spending | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Human Services | $2.0B | 70.2% |
| Social Security Administration | $700.6M | 24.2% |
| Department of Defense | $164.3M | 5.7% |
How Rock Island County Ranks Nationally
Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties
All 3,232 US counties, FY2025
$24,491 Top 3% higher than 97% 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
Rock Island 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 (this county) | 144,672 | $24,491 | $3.5B |
| Kendall County | 131,869 | $4,573 | $603.0M |
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Frequently Asked Questions
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