PlainSpending

Sherman County

$33.2M in FY2025 federal spending, $17,748 per capita.

Oregon · FIPS 41055

In FY2025, Sherman County in Oregon received $33.2M in federal spending - $17,748 per capita for a population of 1,870. This is 13.4% above the national average and 31.5% above the Oregon average. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #1 of 36 Oregon counties.

Total spending
$33.2M
Per capita
$17,748
vs. national avg
+13.4%
Fiscal year
FY2025

The verdict

Sherman County posts top-5% federal per-capita spending nationally.

National per-capita rank
Top 5%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$17,748
Oregon rank
#1 of 36

How Sherman County Compares

Per-capita federal spending: Sherman County vs. Oregon and the nation

Top 5% nationally
Sherman County$17,748Oregon avg$13,499National avg$15,647

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

Population: 1,870 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

How Sherman County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$17,748 Top 5% higher than 95% 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

Sherman County Among Oregon's Largest Counties

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

The 16 largest-population counties in Oregon by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Sherman 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. 0200,000400,000600,000800,0001,000,000 $0$5,000$10,000$15,000$20,000 Population Spending per capita ($) Large and spending-intensiveSmall population, outsized spendingLarge population, modest per-residentSmaller footprint both ways
The 16 largest-population counties in Oregon by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Sherman County is highlighted.
Read the chart as a table
County Population Per capita Total spending
Multnomah County 815,428 $10,147 $8.3B
Washington County 600,372 $5,143 $3.1B
Clackamas County 421,401 $10,354 $4.4B
Lane County 382,971 $9,735 $3.7B
Marion County 345,920 $10,395 $3.6B
Jackson County 223,259 $8,283 $1.8B
Deschutes County 198,253 $7,600 $1.5B
Linn County 128,610 $7,742 $995.7M
Douglas County 111,201 $14,850 $1.7B
Yamhill County 107,722 $7,040 $758.3M
Benton County 95,184 $10,473 $996.9M
Josephine County 88,090 $10,071 $887.2M
Polk County 87,433 $7,089 $619.8M
Umatilla County 80,075 $8,698 $696.5M
Klamath County 69,413 $9,929 $689.2M
Sherman County (this county) 1,870 $17,748 $33.2M

Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much federal spending did Sherman County, Oregon receive?
Sherman County received $33.2M in total federal spending during Fiscal Year 2025. This equates to $17,748 per capita for the county's population of 1,870.
How does Sherman County's per capita spending compare to the national average?
Sherman County's per capita federal spending of $17,748 is 13.4% above the national average of $15,647. Compared to the Oregon average of $13,499, it is 31.5% above.
What is the population of Sherman County, Oregon?
Sherman County has a population of 1,870 according to Census Bureau estimates. This population figure is used to calculate the per capita federal spending of $17,748.
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.