PlainSpending

Sevier County

$188.0M in FY2025 federal spending, $8,733 per capita.

Utah · FIPS 49041

In FY2025, Sevier County in Utah received $188.0M in federal spending - $8,733 per capita for a population of 21,522. This is 44.2% below the national average and 1.8% below the Utah average. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #8 of 29 Utah counties.

Total spending
$188.0M
Per capita
$8,733
vs. national avg
-44.2%
Fiscal year
FY2025

The verdict

Sevier County posts above-median federal per-capita spending nationally.

National per-capita rank
Top 40%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$8,733
Utah rank
#8 of 29

How Sevier County Compares

Per-capita federal spending: Sevier County vs. Utah and the nation

Top 40% nationally
Sevier County$8,733Utah avg$8,897National avg$15,647

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

Population: 21,522 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

How Sevier County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$8,733 Top 40% higher than 60% 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

Sevier County Among Utah's Largest Counties

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

The 15 largest-population counties in Utah by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Sevier County is highlighted. 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 15 entities by Population (X) and Spending per capita ($) (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. 0500,0001,000,0001,500,000 $2,000$4,000$6,000$8,000$10,000$12,000 Population Spending per capita ($) Large and spending-intensiveSmall population, outsized spendingLarge population, modest per-residentSmaller footprint both ways
The 15 largest-population counties in Utah by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Sevier County is highlighted.
Read the chart as a table
County Population Per capita Total spending
Salt Lake County 1,185,238 $7,965 $9.4B
Utah County 659,399 $3,532 $2.3B
Davis County 362,679 $8,306 $3.0B
Weber County 262,223 $10,399 $2.7B
Washington County 180,279 $7,679 $1.4B
Cache County 133,154 $7,056 $939.6M
Tooele County 72,698 $5,550 $403.5M
Box Elder County 57,666 $6,246 $360.2M
Iron County 57,289 $7,408 $424.4M
Summit County 42,357 $7,024 $297.5M
Uintah County 35,620 $5,442 $193.8M
Wasatch County 34,788 $5,199 $180.8M
Sanpete County 28,437 $6,185 $175.9M
Sevier County (this county) 21,522 $8,733 $188.0M
Carbon County 20,412 $7,595 $155.0M

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much federal spending did Sevier County, Utah receive?
Sevier County received $188.0M in total federal spending during Fiscal Year 2025. This equates to $8,733 per capita for the county's population of 21,522.
How does Sevier County's per capita spending compare to the national average?
Sevier County's per capita federal spending of $8,733 is 44.2% below the national average of $15,647. Compared to the Utah average of $8,897, it is 1.8% below.
What is the population of Sevier County, Utah?
Sevier County has a population of 21,522 according to Census Bureau estimates. This population figure is used to calculate the per capita federal spending of $8,733.
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.