PlainSpending

St. Helena Parish

$81.9M in FY2025 federal spending, $7,499 per capita.

Louisiana · FIPS 22091

In FY2025, St. Helena Parish in Louisiana received $81.9M in federal spending - $7,499 per capita for a population of 10,920. This is 52.1% below the national average and 41.6% below the Louisiana average. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #23 of 64 Louisiana counties.

Total spending
$81.9M
Per capita
$7,499
vs. national avg
-52.1%
Fiscal year
FY2025

The verdict

St. Helena Parish posts below-median federal per-capita spending nationally.

National per-capita rank
Top 64%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$7,499
Louisiana rank
#23 of 64

How St. Helena Parish Compares

Per-capita federal spending: St. Helena Parish vs. Louisiana and the nation

Top 64% nationally
St. Helena Parish$7,499Louisiana avg$12,840National avg$15,647

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

Population: 10,920 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

How St. Helena Parish Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$7,499 Top 64% higher than 36% 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

St. Helena Parish Among Louisiana's Largest Counties

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

The 16 largest-population counties in Louisiana by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; St. Helena Parish 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. 0100,000200,000300,000400,000500,000 $4,000$6,000$8,000$10,000$12,000$14,000 Population Spending per capita ($) Large and spending-intensiveSmall population, outsized spendingLarge population, modest per-residentSmaller footprint both ways
The 16 largest-population counties in Louisiana by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; St. Helena Parish is highlighted.
Read the chart as a table
County Population Per capita Total spending
East Baton Rouge Parish 456,781 $11,976 $5.5B
Jefferson Parish 440,781 $13,470 $5.9B
Orleans Parish 383,997 $11,854 $4.6B
St. Tammany Parish 264,570 $7,885 $2.1B
Lafayette Parish 241,753 $6,169 $1.5B
Caddo Parish 237,848 $7,068 $1.7B
Calcasieu Parish 216,785 $6,131 $1.3B
Ouachita Parish 160,368 $6,653 $1.1B
Livingston Parish 142,282 $5,780 $822.4M
Tangipahoa Parish 133,157 $6,092 $811.2M
Rapides Parish 130,023 $7,431 $966.2M
Bossier Parish 128,746 $9,263 $1.2B
Ascension Parish 126,500 $6,304 $797.5M
Terrebonne Parish 109,580 $7,045 $772.0M
Lafourche Parish 97,557 $8,593 $838.3M
St. Helena Parish (this county) 10,920 $7,499 $81.9M

Federal Spending Guides

Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending

Counties with per-capita federal spending closest to St. Helena Parish's $7,499 - prioritizing Louisiana peers first.

Natchitoches Parish

Louisiana

$7,530 per capita

$282.5M total

Pointe Coupee Parish

Louisiana

$7,442 per capita

$154.5M total

Rapides Parish

Louisiana

$7,431 per capita

$966.2M total

East Feliciana Parish

Louisiana

$7,580 per capita

$148.1M total

Webster Parish

Louisiana

$7,396 per capita

$273.4M total

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much federal spending did St. Helena Parish, Louisiana receive?
St. Helena Parish received $81.9M in total federal spending during Fiscal Year 2025. This equates to $7,499 per capita for the county's population of 10,920.
How does St. Helena Parish's per capita spending compare to the national average?
St. Helena Parish's per capita federal spending of $7,499 is 52.1% below the national average of $15,647. Compared to the Louisiana average of $12,840, it is 41.6% below.
What is the population of St. Helena Parish, Louisiana?
St. Helena Parish has a population of 10,920 according to Census Bureau estimates. This population figure is used to calculate the per capita federal spending of $7,499.
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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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.