Roscommon County
$283.1M in FY2025 federal spending, $12,069 per capita.
Michigan · FIPS 26143
In FY2025, Roscommon County in Michigan received $283.1M in federal spending - $12,069 per capita for a population of 23,459. This is 22.9% below the national average and 3.7% below the Michigan average. The leading federal agency by spending share is Social Security Administration. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #12 of 83 Michigan counties.
- Total spending
- $283.1M
- Per capita
- $12,069
- vs. national avg
- -22.9%
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
The verdict
Roscommon County posts top-quartile federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending concentrated almost entirely in Social Security Administration.
- National per-capita rank
- Top 14%
- of 3,232 US counties
- Per-capita spending
- $12,069
- Leading agency
- Social Security Administration
- 90.1% of tracked spending
- Michigan rank
- #12 of 83
How Roscommon County Compares
Per-capita federal spending: Roscommon County vs. Michigan and the nation
Population: 23,459 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.
Leading Federal Agencies in Roscommon County
Top awarding agencies in Roscommon County, FY2025
Among the 1,150 US counties with agency-level spending data, Social Security Administration is the most common leading agency nationally, topping 86% of agency-tracked counties.
These 3 agencies together account for $260.8M (92.1%) of Roscommon County's $283.1M in total tracked federal spending.
All 3 individually-tracked agencies are shown above - Roscommon 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Social Security Administration | $234.9M | 90.1% |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $19.9M | 7.6% |
| Department of Transportation | $6.0M | 2.3% |
How Roscommon County Ranks Nationally
Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties
All 3,232 US counties, FY2025
$12,069 Top 14% higher than 86% 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
Roscommon County Among Michigan's Largest Counties
Population vs. per-capita spending: Michigan's biggest counties
Read the chart as a table
| County | Population | Per capita | Total spending |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne County | 1,793,561 | $12,584 | $22.6B |
| Oakland County | 1,274,395 | $8,534 | $10.9B |
| Macomb County | 881,217 | $8,686 | $7.7B |
| Kent County | 657,974 | $10,936 | $7.2B |
| Genesee County | 406,211 | $7,394 | $3.0B |
| Washtenaw County | 372,258 | $8,854 | $3.3B |
| Ottawa County | 296,200 | $6,215 | $1.8B |
| Ingham County | 284,900 | $25,899 | $7.4B |
| Kalamazoo County | 261,670 | $6,525 | $1.7B |
| Livingston County | 193,866 | $7,865 | $1.5B |
| Saginaw County | 190,124 | $7,558 | $1.4B |
| Muskegon County | 175,824 | $9,471 | $1.7B |
| St. Clair County | 160,383 | $7,460 | $1.2B |
| Jackson County | 160,366 | $7,819 | $1.3B |
| Monroe County | 154,809 | $7,963 | $1.2B |
| Roscommon County (this county) | 23,459 | $12,069 | $283.1M |
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Frequently Asked Questions
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