PlainSpending

Scott County

$32.6M in FY2025 - a thin absolute book at $6,581 per capita.

Illinois · FIPS 17171

In FY2025, Scott County carried a thin absolute book of $32.6M - $6,581 per capita for 4,949 residents. Intensity sits 57.9% below the national average (-37.3% vs Illinois). Leading tracked agency: Social Security Administration. Per-capita rank in-state: #85/102.

Total spending
$32.6M
Per capita
$6,581
vs. national avg
-57.9%
Fiscal year
FY2025

Thin absolute federal book

Scott County is a light absolute book: #3051 of 3,224 with only $32.6M.

Thin absolute federal book

Scott County posts below-median federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending dominated by Social Security Administration.

National per-capita rank
Top 85%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$6,581
Leading agency
Social Security Administration
79.2% of tracked spending
Illinois rank
#85 of 102

How Scott County Compares

Per-capita federal spending: Scott County vs. Illinois and the nation

Scott County$6,581Illinois avg$10,503National avg$15,647
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates.

Population: 4,949 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

Leading Federal Agencies in Scott County

Top awarding agencies in Scott County, FY2025

Social Security Administrati…$24.4MDepartment of Agriculture$4.2MDepartment of Veterans Affai…$2.2M
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025, aggregated by awarding agency.

Among the 3,224 US counties with agency-level spending data, Social Security Administration is the most common leading agency nationally, topping 89.7% of agency-tracked counties.

These 3 agencies together account for $30.8M (94.7%) of Scott County's $32.6M in total tracked federal spending.

All 3 individually-tracked agencies are shown above - Scott 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
Social Security Administration $24.4M 79.2%
Department of Agriculture $4.2M 13.7%
Department of Veterans Affairs $2.2M 7.1%

How Scott County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$6,581 Among the lowest higher than 15% 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

Scott County Among Illinois's Largest Counties

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

The 16 largest-population counties in Illinois by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Scott 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 02,000,0004,000,0006,000,000 $0$5,000$10,000$15,000$20,000$25,000$30,000 Population Spending per capita ($)
The 16 largest-population counties in Illinois by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Scott County is highlighted.
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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
Scott County (this county) 4,949 $6,581 $32.6M

Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending

Counties with per-capita federal spending closest to Scott County's $6,581 - prioritizing Illinois peers first.

Effingham County

Illinois

$6,598 per capita

$228.7M total

Coles County

Illinois

$6,536 per capita

$306.3M total

Kane County

Illinois

$6,628 per capita

$3.4B total

Lawrence County

Illinois

$6,660 per capita

$101.8M total

Jackson County

Illinois

$6,494 per capita

$344.0M total

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Nationwide counties with similar per-capita or total federal spending

Two peer sets outside Illinois - 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 ($6,581 here).

Similar total federal spending

Nearest out-of-state counties by total obligations ($32.6M 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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