PlainSpending

Vernon Parish

$12,217 per resident in FY2025 ($595.6M total) - high intensity.

Louisiana · FIPS 22115

In FY2025, Vernon Parish in Louisiana posted a dense absolute book of $595.6M ($12,217 per capita across 48,750 residents). That is 21.9% below the national average and 4.9% below the Louisiana average. Department of Defense leads tracked agency share. Statewide per-capita rank: #5 of 64.

Total spending
$595.6M
Per capita
$12,217
vs. national avg
-21.9%
Fiscal year
FY2025

High per-resident intensity

Per-capita intensity is the standout: $12,217 puts Vernon Parish at #427 of 3,224.

High per-resident intensity

Vernon Parish posts top-quartile federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending led by Department of Defense, among several agencies.

National per-capita rank
Top 14%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$12,217
Leading agency
Department of Defense
49.3% of tracked spending
Louisiana rank
#5 of 64

How Vernon Parish Compares

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

Vernon Parish$12,217Louisiana avg$12,840National avg$15,647
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates.

Population: 48,750 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

Leading Federal Agencies in Vernon Parish

Top awarding agencies in Vernon Parish, FY2025

Department of Defense$279.5MSocial Security Administrati…$171.8MDepartment of Veterans Affai…$115.6M
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025, aggregated by awarding agency.

Among the 3,224 US counties with agency-level spending data, Department of Defense is a comparatively unusual leading agency, topping only 2.6% of agency-tracked counties nationally -- often a sign of a single large federal facility rather than broad-based spending.

These 3 agencies together account for $566.9M (95.2%) of Vernon Parish's $595.6M in total tracked federal spending.

All 3 individually-tracked agencies are shown above - Vernon 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
Department of Defense $279.5M 49.3%
Social Security Administration $171.8M 30.3%
Department of Veterans Affairs $115.6M 20.4%

How Vernon Parish Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$12,217 Top 14% higher than 86% 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

Vernon 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; Vernon 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. 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 16 largest-population counties in Louisiana by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Vernon 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 109,580 $7,045 $772.0M
Lafourche Parish 97,557 $8,593 $838.3M
Vernon Parish (this county) 48,750 $12,217 $595.6M

Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending

Counties with per-capita federal spending closest to Vernon Parish's $12,217 - prioritizing Louisiana peers first.

Cameron Parish

Louisiana

$12,056 per capita

$67.7M total

East Baton Rouge Parish

Louisiana

$11,976 per capita

$5.5B total

Orleans Parish

Louisiana

$11,854 per capita

$4.6B total

St. Mary Parish

Louisiana

$11,507 per capita

$568.5M total

Jefferson Parish

Louisiana

$13,470 per capita

$5.9B 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 ($12,217 here).

Similar total federal spending

Nearest out-of-state counties by total obligations ($595.6M 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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