PlainSpending

Warren County

$109.2M in FY2025 federal spending, $6,489 per capita.

Illinois · FIPS 17187

In FY2025, Warren County in Illinois received $109.2M in federal spending - $6,489 per capita for a population of 16,835. This is 58.5% below the national average and 38.2% below the Illinois average. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #88 of 102 Illinois counties.

Total spending
$109.2M
Per capita
$6,489
vs. national avg
-58.5%
Fiscal year
FY2025

The verdict

Warren County posts below-median federal per-capita spending nationally.

National per-capita rank
Top 86%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$6,489
Illinois rank
#88 of 102

How Warren County Compares

Per-capita federal spending: Warren County vs. Illinois and the nation

Top 86% nationally
Warren County$6,489Illinois avg$10,503National avg$15,647

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

Population: 16,835 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

How Warren County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$6,489 Top 86% higher than 14% 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

Warren County Among Illinois's Largest Counties

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

The 16 largest-population counties in Illinois by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Warren 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. 02,000,0004,000,0006,000,000 $0$5,000$10,000$15,000$20,000$25,000$30,000 Population Spending per capita ($) Large and spending-intensiveSmall population, outsized spendingLarge population, modest per-residentSmaller footprint both ways
The 16 largest-population counties in Illinois by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Warren County is highlighted.
Read the chart as a table
County Population Per capita Total spending
Cook County 5,275,541 $7,311 $38.6B
Dupage County 932,877 $9,346 $8.7B
Lake County 714,342 $7,351 $5.3B
Will County 696,355 $5,317 $3.7B
Kane County 516,522 $6,628 $3.4B
Mchenry County 310,229 $6,028 $1.9B
Winnebago County 285,350 $9,345 $2.7B
Madison County 265,859 $7,145 $1.9B
St. Clair County 257,400 $10,397 $2.7B
Champaign County 205,865 $8,614 $1.8B
Sangamon County 196,343 $20,166 $4.0B
Peoria County 181,830 $6,704 $1.2B
Mclean County 170,954 $5,685 $971.8M
Rock Island County 144,672 $24,491 $3.5B
Kendall County 131,869 $4,573 $603.0M
Warren County (this county) 16,835 $6,489 $109.2M

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much federal spending did Warren County, Illinois receive?
Warren County received $109.2M in total federal spending during Fiscal Year 2025. This equates to $6,489 per capita for the county's population of 16,835.
How does Warren County's per capita spending compare to the national average?
Warren County's per capita federal spending of $6,489 is 58.5% below the national average of $15,647. Compared to the Illinois average of $10,503, it is 38.2% below.
What is the population of Warren County, Illinois?
Warren County has a population of 16,835 according to Census Bureau estimates. This population figure is used to calculate the per capita federal spending of $6,489.
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.

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.