PlainSpending

Shelby County

$6,900 per resident in FY2025 ($310.9M total) - low intensity.

Indiana · FIPS 18145

In FY2025, Shelby County in Indiana received $310.9M in federal spending - $6,900 per capita for a population of 45,055. This is 55.9% below the national average and 77.4% below the Indiana average. The leading federal agency by spending share is Social Security Administration. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #63 of 92 Indiana counties.

Total spending
$310.9M
Per capita
$6,900
vs. national avg
-55.9%
Fiscal year
FY2025

Low per-resident intensity

Shelby County residents see a thin $6,900 each (#2494 of 3,224 per capita).

Low per-resident intensity

Shelby County posts below-median federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending concentrated almost entirely in Social Security Administration.

National per-capita rank
Top 78%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$6,900
Leading agency
Social Security Administration
87.7% of tracked spending
Indiana rank
#63 of 92

How Shelby County Compares

Per-capita federal spending: Shelby County vs. Indiana and the nation

Shelby County$6,900Indiana avg$30,517National avg$15,647
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates.

Population: 45,055 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

Leading Federal Agencies in Shelby County

Top awarding agencies in Shelby County, FY2025

Social Security Administrati…$260.0MDepartment of Veterans Affai…$20.5MDepartment of Agriculture$16.1M
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 $296.5M (95.4%) of Shelby County's $310.9M in total tracked federal spending.

All 3 individually-tracked agencies are shown above - Shelby 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 $260.0M 87.7%
Department of Veterans Affairs $20.5M 6.9%
Department of Agriculture $16.1M 5.4%

How Shelby County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$6,900 Among the lowest higher than 22% of 3,224 US counties

all US counties, per-capita spending, bucketed by value

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 and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

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

Shelby County Among Indiana's Largest Counties

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

The 16 largest-population counties in Indiana by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Shelby 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 0500,0001,000,0001,500,000 $0$50,000$100,000$150,000$200,000 Population Spending per capita ($)
The 16 largest-population counties in Indiana by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Shelby County is highlighted.
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County Population Per capita Total spending
Marion County 977,203 $147,172 $143.8B
Lake County 498,700 $6,356 $3.2B
Allen County 385,410 $7,136 $2.8B
Hamilton County 347,467 $5,591 $1.9B
St. Joseph County 272,912 $10,907 $3.0B
Elkhart County 207,047 $5,442 $1.1B
Tippecanoe County 186,251 $6,304 $1.2B
Vanderburgh County 180,136 $8,402 $1.5B
Hendricks County 174,788 $5,677 $992.2M
Porter County 173,215 $6,957 $1.2B
Johnson County 161,765 $6,184 $1.0B
Monroe County 139,718 $7,186 $1.0B
Madison County 130,129 $6,927 $901.4M
Clark County 121,093 $6,586 $797.5M
Laporte County 112,417 $7,316 $822.4M
Shelby County (this county) 45,055 $6,900 $310.9M

Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending

Counties with per-capita federal spending closest to Shelby County's $6,900 - prioritizing Indiana peers first.

Montgomery County

Indiana

$6,922 per capita

$262.6M total

Union County

Indiana

$6,926 per capita

$49.1M total

Madison County

Indiana

$6,927 per capita

$901.4M total

Wells County

Indiana

$6,943 per capita

$195.6M total

Henry County

Indiana

$6,945 per capita

$339.7M total

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Nationwide counties with similar per-capita or total federal spending

Two peer sets outside Indiana - 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 ($6,900 here).

Similar total federal spending

Nearest out-of-state counties by total obligations ($310.9M 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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