Weber County
$2.7B in FY2025 federal spending, $10,399 per capita.
Utah · FIPS 49057
In FY2025, Weber County in Utah received $2.7B in federal spending - $10,399 per capita for a population of 262,223. This is 33.5% below the national average and 16.9% above the Utah average. The leading federal agency by spending share is Department of Defense. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #4 of 29 Utah counties.
- Total spending
- $2.7B
- Per capita
- $10,399
- vs. national avg
- -33.5%
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
The verdict
Weber County posts top-quartile federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending dominated by Department of Defense.
- National per-capita rank
- Top 23%
- of 3,232 US counties
- Per-capita spending
- $10,399
- Leading agency
- Department of Defense
- 77.2% of tracked spending
- Utah rank
- #4 of 29
How Weber County Compares
Per-capita federal spending: Weber County vs. Utah and the nation
Population: 262,223 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.
Leading Federal Agencies in Weber County
Top awarding agencies in Weber County, FY2025
Among the 1,150 US counties with agency-level spending data, Department of Defense is a comparatively unusual leading agency, topping only 6.4% 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 $4.6B (100%) of Weber County's $2.7B in total tracked federal spending.
All 3 individually-tracked agencies are shown above - Weber 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Defense | $3.5B | 77.2% |
| Social Security Administration | $841.8M | 18.4% |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $199.3M | 4.4% |
How Weber County Ranks Nationally
Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties
All 3,232 US counties, FY2025
$10,399 Top 23% higher than 77% 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
Weber County Among Utah's Largest Counties
Population vs. per-capita spending: Utah's biggest counties
Read the chart as a table
| County | Population | Per capita | Total spending |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake County | 1,185,238 | $7,965 | $9.4B |
| Utah County | 659,399 | $3,532 | $2.3B |
| Davis County | 362,679 | $8,306 | $3.0B |
| Weber County (this county) | 262,223 | $10,399 | $2.7B |
| Washington County | 180,279 | $7,679 | $1.4B |
| Cache County | 133,154 | $7,056 | $939.6M |
| Tooele County | 72,698 | $5,550 | $403.5M |
| Box Elder County | 57,666 | $6,246 | $360.2M |
| Iron County | 57,289 | $7,408 | $424.4M |
| Summit County | 42,357 | $7,024 | $297.5M |
| Uintah County | 35,620 | $5,442 | $193.8M |
| Wasatch County | 34,788 | $5,199 | $180.8M |
| Sanpete County | 28,437 | $6,185 | $175.9M |
| Sevier County | 21,522 | $8,733 | $188.0M |
| Carbon County | 20,412 | $7,595 | $155.0M |
Federal Spending Guides
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Frequently Asked Questions
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