Washoe County
$5.3B in FY2025 federal spending, $10,943 per capita.
Nevada · FIPS 32031
In FY2025, Washoe County in Nevada received $5.3B in federal spending - $10,943 per capita for a population of 486,492. This is 30.1% below the national average and 0.1% above the Nevada average. The leading federal agency by spending share is Social Security Administration. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #7 of 17 Nevada counties.
- Total spending
- $5.3B
- Per capita
- $10,943
- vs. national avg
- -30.1%
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
The verdict
Washoe County posts top-quartile federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending dominated by Social Security Administration.
- National per-capita rank
- Top 20%
- of 3,232 US counties
- Per-capita spending
- $10,943
- Leading agency
- Social Security Administration
- 62.3% of tracked spending
- Nevada rank
- #7 of 17
How Washoe County Compares
Per-capita federal spending: Washoe County vs. Nevada and the nation
Population: 486,492 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.
Leading Federal Agencies in Washoe County
Top awarding agencies in Washoe County, FY2025
Among the 1,150 US counties with agency-level spending data, Social Security Administration is the most common leading agency nationally, topping 86% of agency-tracked counties.
These 3 agencies together account for $3.5B (65.8%) of Washoe County's $5.3B 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 - Washoe County has no smaller residual awarding agencies broken out beyond this set, a compact agency footprint rather than a long tail of minor awardees.
Read the agency breakdown as a table
| Agency | Spending | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Social Security Administration | $2.2B | 62.3% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $753.3M | 21.5% |
| Department of Defense | $567.5M | 16.2% |
How Washoe County Ranks Nationally
Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties
All 3,232 US counties, FY2025
$10,943 Top 20% higher than 80% of 3,224 US counties
Each bar is a $1K-wide band; taller bars hold more US counties. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates
Washoe County Among Nevada's Largest Counties
Population vs. per-capita spending: Nevada's biggest counties
Read the chart as a table
| County | Population | Per capita | Total spending |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clark County | 2,265,461 | $6,874 | $15.6B |
| Washoe County (this county) | 486,492 | $10,943 | $5.3B |
| Lyon County | 59,235 | $8,097 | $479.6M |
| Carson City | 58,639 | $14,985 | $878.7M |
| Elko County | 53,702 | $7,112 | $381.9M |
| Nye County | 51,591 | $10,693 | $551.7M |
| Douglas County | 49,488 | $11,170 | $552.8M |
| Churchill County | 25,516 | $20,107 | $513.1M |
| Humboldt County | 17,285 | $6,681 | $115.5M |
| White Pine County | 9,080 | $9,933 | $90.2M |
| Pershing County | 6,650 | $5,414 | $36.0M |
| Lander County | 5,734 | $7,361 | $42.2M |
| Mineral County | 4,554 | $21,655 | $98.6M |
| Lincoln County | 4,499 | $9,943 | $44.7M |
| Storey County | 4,104 | $22,101 | $90.7M |
Federal Spending Guides
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Frequently Asked Questions
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