Wayne County
$104.7M in FY2025 federal spending, $6,472 per capita.
Illinois · FIPS 17191
In FY2025, Wayne County in Illinois received $104.7M in federal spending - $6,472 per capita for a population of 16,179. This is 58.6% below the national average and 38.4% below the Illinois average. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #89 of 102 Illinois counties.
- Total spending
- $104.7M
- Per capita
- $6,472
- vs. national avg
- -58.6%
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
The verdict
Wayne County posts below-median federal per-capita spending nationally.
- National per-capita rank
- Top 86%
- of 3,232 US counties
- Per-capita spending
- $6,472
- Illinois rank
- #89 of 102
How Wayne County Compares
Per-capita federal spending: Wayne County vs. Illinois and the nation
Population: 16,179 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.
How Wayne County Ranks Nationally
Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties
All 3,232 US counties, FY2025
$6,472 Top 86% higher than 14% of 3,224 US counties
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Source USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates
Wayne County Among Illinois's Largest Counties
Population vs. per-capita spending: Illinois's biggest counties
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 |
| Wayne County (this county) | 16,179 | $6,472 | $104.7M |
Federal Spending Guides
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Frequently Asked Questions
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