Sierra County
$169.0M in FY2025 federal spending, $14,600 per capita.
New Mexico · FIPS 35051
In FY2025, Sierra County in New Mexico received $169.0M in federal spending - $14,600 per capita for a population of 11,576. This is 6.7% below the national average and 25.4% below the New Mexico average. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #6 of 33 New Mexico counties.
- Total spending
- $169.0M
- Per capita
- $14,600
- vs. national avg
- -6.7%
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
The verdict
Sierra County posts top-10% federal per-capita spending nationally.
- National per-capita rank
- Top 9%
- of 3,232 US counties
- Per-capita spending
- $14,600
- New Mexico rank
- #6 of 33
How Sierra County Compares
Per-capita federal spending: Sierra County vs. New Mexico and the nation
Population: 11,576 (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
$14,600 Top 9% higher than 91% of 3,224 US counties
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Source USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates
Sierra County Among New Mexico's Largest Counties
Population vs. per-capita spending: New Mexico's biggest counties
Read the chart as a table
| County | Population | Per capita | Total spending |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bernalillo County | 676,444 | $17,868 | $12.1B |
| Doña Ana County | 219,561 | $7,841 | $1.7B |
| Santa Fe County | 154,823 | $16,576 | $2.6B |
| Sandoval County | 148,834 | $8,082 | $1.2B |
| San Juan County | 121,661 | $8,415 | $1.0B |
| Valencia County | 76,205 | $7,359 | $560.8M |
| Lea County | 74,455 | $4,263 | $317.4M |
| Mckinley County | 72,902 | $10,373 | $756.2M |
| Otero County | 67,839 | $9,605 | $651.6M |
| Chaves County | 65,157 | $6,895 | $449.3M |
| Eddy County | 62,314 | $6,052 | $377.1M |
| Curry County | 48,430 | $7,399 | $358.3M |
| Rio Arriba County | 40,363 | $7,760 | $313.2M |
| Taos County | 34,489 | $11,622 | $400.8M |
| Grant County | 28,185 | $11,639 | $328.1M |
| Sierra County (this county) | 11,576 | $14,600 | $169.0M |
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Frequently Asked Questions
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