PlainSpending

Union County

$33.4M in FY2025 - a thin absolute book at $8,184 per capita.

New Mexico · FIPS 35059

In FY2025, Union County carried a thin absolute book of $33.4M - $8,184 per capita for 4,079 residents. Intensity sits 47.7% below the national average (-58.2% vs New Mexico). Leading tracked agency: Social Security Administration. Per-capita rank in-state: #21/33.

Total spending
$33.4M
Per capita
$8,184
vs. national avg
-47.7%
Fiscal year
FY2025

Thin absolute federal book

Union County is a light absolute book: #3042 of 3,224 with only $33.4M.

Thin absolute federal book

Union County posts above-median federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending dominated by Social Security Administration.

National per-capita rank
Top 49%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$8,184
Leading agency
Social Security Administration
68% of tracked spending
New Mexico rank
#21 of 33

How Union County Compares

Per-capita federal spending: Union County vs. New Mexico and the nation

Union County$8,184New Mexico avg$19,577National avg$15,647
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates.

Population: 4,079 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

Leading Federal Agencies in Union County

Top awarding agencies in Union County, FY2025

Social Security Administrati…$20.1MDepartment of Transportation$6.8MDepartment of Veterans Affai…$2.7M
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 $29.5M (88.3%) of Union County's $33.4M in total tracked federal spending -- the remainder is spread across smaller awarding agencies not individually broken out in this dataset.

All 3 individually-tracked agencies are shown above - Union County 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 $20.1M 68%
Department of Transportation $6.8M 22.9%
Department of Veterans Affairs $2.7M 9%

How Union County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$8,184 Higher than most higher than 51% 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

Union County Among New Mexico's Largest Counties

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

The 16 largest-population counties in New Mexico by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Union 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. Large and spending-intensiveSmall population, outsized spendingLarge population, modest per-residentSmaller footprint both ways 0200,000400,000600,000800,000 $0$5,000$10,000$15,000$20,000 Population Spending per capita ($)
The 16 largest-population counties in New Mexico by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Union County is highlighted.
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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
Union County (this county) 4,079 $8,184 $33.4M

Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending

Counties with per-capita federal spending closest to Union County's $8,184 - prioritizing New Mexico peers first.

Sandoval County

New Mexico

$8,082 per capita

$1.2B total

San Juan County

New Mexico

$8,415 per capita

$1.0B total

Doña Ana County

New Mexico

$7,841 per capita

$1.7B total

Rio Arriba County

New Mexico

$7,760 per capita

$313.2M total

San Miguel County

New Mexico

$7,468 per capita

$203.1M total

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Nationwide counties with similar per-capita or total federal spending

Two peer sets outside New Mexico - 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 ($8,184 here).

Similar total federal spending

Nearest out-of-state counties by total obligations ($33.4M 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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