Sierra County
$26.1M in FY2025 federal spending, $8,057 per capita.
California · FIPS 06091
In FY2025, Sierra County in California received $26.1M in federal spending - $8,057 per capita for a population of 3,236. This is 48.5% below the national average and 34.4% below the California average. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #22 of 58 California counties.
- Total spending
- $26.1M
- Per capita
- $8,057
- vs. national avg
- -48.5%
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
The verdict
Sierra County posts below-median federal per-capita spending nationally.
- National per-capita rank
- Top 52%
- of 3,232 US counties
- Per-capita spending
- $8,057
- California rank
- #22 of 58
How Sierra County Compares
Per-capita federal spending: Sierra County vs. California and the nation
Population: 3,236 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.
How Sierra County Ranks Nationally
Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties
All 3,232 US counties, FY2025
$8,057 Top 52% higher than 48% of 3,224 US counties
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Source USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates
Sierra County Among California's Largest Counties
Population vs. per-capita spending: California's biggest counties
Read the chart as a table
| County | Population | Per capita | Total spending |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles County | 10,014,009 | $7,997 | $80.1B |
| San Diego County | 3,298,634 | $10,723 | $35.4B |
| Orange County | 3,186,989 | $7,341 | $23.4B |
| Riverside County | 2,418,185 | $6,140 | $14.8B |
| San Bernardino County | 2,181,654 | $5,778 | $12.6B |
| Santa Clara County | 1,936,259 | $7,000 | $13.6B |
| Alameda County | 1,682,353 | $25,252 | $42.5B |
| Sacramento County | 1,585,055 | $14,781 | $23.4B |
| Contra Costa County | 1,165,927 | $6,139 | $7.2B |
| Fresno County | 1,008,654 | $4,949 | $5.0B |
| Kern County | 909,235 | $6,502 | $5.9B |
| San Francisco County | 873,965 | $9,698 | $8.5B |
| Ventura County | 843,843 | $7,141 | $6.0B |
| San Joaquin County | 779,233 | $5,595 | $4.4B |
| San Mateo County | 764,442 | $5,783 | $4.4B |
| Sierra County (this county) | 3,236 | $8,057 | $26.1M |
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Frequently Asked Questions
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