PlainSpending

Valley County

$10,440 per resident in FY2025 ($122.6M total) - high intensity.

Idaho · FIPS 16085

In FY2025, Valley County carried a thin absolute book of $122.6M - $10,440 per capita for 11,746 residents. Intensity sits 33.3% below the national average (-15.8% vs Idaho). Leading tracked agency: Social Security Administration. Per-capita rank in-state: #13/44.

Total spending
$122.6M
Per capita
$10,440
vs. national avg
-33.3%
Fiscal year
FY2025

High per-resident intensity

Per-capita intensity is the standout: $10,440 puts Valley County at #718 of 3,224.

High per-resident intensity

Valley County posts top-quartile federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending dominated by Social Security Administration.

National per-capita rank
Top 23%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$10,440
Leading agency
Social Security Administration
71.4% of tracked spending
Idaho rank
#13 of 44

How Valley County Compares

Per-capita federal spending: Valley County vs. Idaho and the nation

Valley County$10,440Idaho avg$12,406National avg$15,647
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates.

Population: 11,746 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

Leading Federal Agencies in Valley County

Top awarding agencies in Valley County, FY2025

Social Security Administrati…$82.9MDepartment of Agriculture$25.8MDepartment of Veterans Affai…$7.4M
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 $116.1M (94.6%) of Valley County's $122.6M in total tracked federal spending.

All 3 individually-tracked agencies are shown above - Valley 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 $82.9M 71.4%
Department of Agriculture $25.8M 22.2%
Department of Veterans Affairs $7.4M 6.4%

How Valley County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$10,440 Top 23% higher than 77% 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

Valley County Among Idaho's Largest Counties

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

The 16 largest-population counties in Idaho by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Valley 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 0200,000400,000600,000 $0$5,000$10,000$15,000$20,000$25,000$30,000 Population Spending per capita ($)
The 16 largest-population counties in Idaho by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Valley County is highlighted.
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County Population Per capita Total spending
Ada County 494,967 $10,803 $5.3B
Canyon County 231,105 $6,107 $1.4B
Kootenai County 171,362 $8,528 $1.5B
Bonneville County 123,964 $25,455 $3.2B
Twin Falls County 90,046 $6,444 $580.2M
Bannock County 87,018 $8,654 $753.0M
Madison County 52,913 $3,628 $192.0M
Bingham County 47,992 $7,416 $355.9M
Bonner County 47,110 $9,611 $452.8M
Nez Perce County 42,090 $9,141 $384.8M
Latah County 39,517 $8,551 $337.9M
Jefferson County 30,891 $5,888 $181.9M
Elmore County 28,666 $10,152 $291.0M
Payette County 25,386 $7,587 $192.6M
Cassia County 24,655 $5,873 $144.8M
Valley County (this county) 11,746 $10,440 $122.6M

Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending

Counties with per-capita federal spending closest to Valley County's $10,440 - prioritizing Idaho peers first.

Idaho County

Idaho

$10,422 per capita

$172.4M total

Adams County

Idaho

$10,539 per capita

$46.2M total

Washington County

Idaho

$10,192 per capita

$107.0M total

Bear Lake County

Idaho

$10,710 per capita

$68.2M total

Elmore County

Idaho

$10,152 per capita

$291.0M total

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Nationwide counties with similar per-capita or total federal spending

Two peer sets outside Idaho - 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 ($10,440 here).

Similar total federal spending

Nearest out-of-state counties by total obligations ($122.6M 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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