PlainSpending

Terrebonne Parish

$772.0M in FY2025 - a heavy absolute book at $7,045 per capita.

Louisiana · FIPS 22109

In FY2025, Terrebonne Parish in Louisiana posted a dense absolute book of $772.0M ($7,045 per capita across 109,580 residents). That is 55.0% below the national average and 45.1% below the Louisiana average. Social Security Administration leads tracked agency share. Statewide per-capita rank: #34 of 64.

Total spending
$772.0M
Per capita
$7,045
vs. national avg
-55.0%
Fiscal year
FY2025

Heavy absolute federal book

Terrebonne Parish sits #630 of 3,224 counties by total obligations ($772.0M).

Heavy absolute federal book

Terrebonne Parish posts below-median federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending dominated by Social Security Administration.

National per-capita rank
Top 75%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$7,045
Leading agency
Social Security Administration
77.9% of tracked spending
Louisiana rank
#34 of 64

How Terrebonne Parish Compares

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

Terrebonne Parish$7,045Louisiana avg$12,840National avg$15,647
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates.

Population: 109,580 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

Leading Federal Agencies in Terrebonne Parish

Top awarding agencies in Terrebonne Parish, FY2025

Social Security Administrati…$542.3MDepartment of Defense$101.1MDepartment of Veterans Affai…$52.9M
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 $696.3M (90.2%) of Terrebonne Parish's $772.0M in total tracked federal spending.

All 3 individually-tracked agencies are shown above - Terrebonne Parish 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 $542.3M 77.9%
Department of Defense $101.1M 14.5%
Department of Veterans Affairs $52.9M 7.6%

How Terrebonne Parish Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$7,045 Around the middle higher than 25% of 3,224 US counties

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

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

Terrebonne Parish Among Louisiana's Largest Counties

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

The 15 largest-population counties in Louisiana by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Terrebonne Parish is highlighted. 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 15 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 0100,000200,000300,000400,000500,000 $4,000$6,000$8,000$10,000$12,000$14,000 Population Spending per capita ($)
The 15 largest-population counties in Louisiana by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Terrebonne Parish is highlighted.
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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 (this county) 109,580 $7,045 $772.0M
Lafourche Parish 97,557 $8,593 $838.3M

Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending

Counties with per-capita federal spending closest to Terrebonne Parish's $7,045 - prioritizing Louisiana peers first.

Allen Parish

Louisiana

$7,053 per capita

$160.5M total

St. Landry Parish

Louisiana

$7,035 per capita

$580.7M total

Avoyelles Parish

Louisiana

$7,023 per capita

$278.8M total

Caddo Parish

Louisiana

$7,068 per capita

$1.7B total

Red River Parish

Louisiana

$7,109 per capita

$54.2M total

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Nationwide counties with similar per-capita or total federal spending

Two peer sets outside Louisiana - 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 ($7,045 here).

Similar total federal spending

Nearest out-of-state counties by total obligations ($772.0M 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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