Weld County
$1.9B in FY2025 federal spending, $5,741 per capita.
Colorado · FIPS 08123
In FY2025, Weld County in Colorado received $1.9B in federal spending - $5,741 per capita for a population of 328,981. This is 63.3% below the national average and 52.8% below the Colorado average. The leading federal agency by spending share is Social Security Administration. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #55 of 64 Colorado counties.
- Total spending
- $1.9B
- Per capita
- $5,741
- vs. national avg
- -63.3%
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
The verdict
Weld County posts below-median federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending concentrated almost entirely in Social Security Administration.
- National per-capita rank
- Top 94%
- of 3,232 US counties
- Per-capita spending
- $5,741
- Leading agency
- Social Security Administration
- 83.9% of tracked spending
- Colorado rank
- #55 of 64
How Weld County Compares
Per-capita federal spending: Weld County vs. Colorado and the nation
Population: 328,981 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.
Leading Federal Agencies in Weld County
Top awarding agencies in Weld 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 $1.3B (71%) of Weld County's $1.9B 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 - Weld 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 | $1.1B | 83.9% |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $157.6M | 11.7% |
| Department of Agriculture | $58.3M | 4.3% |
How Weld County Ranks Nationally
Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties
All 3,232 US counties, FY2025
$5,741 Top 94% higher than 6% 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
Weld County Among Colorado's Largest Counties
Population vs. per-capita spending: Colorado's biggest counties
Read the chart as a table
| County | Population | Per capita | Total spending |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Paso County | 730,395 | $12,676 | $9.3B |
| Denver County | 715,522 | $10,593 | $7.6B |
| Arapahoe County | 655,070 | $6,663 | $4.4B |
| Jefferson County | 582,910 | $10,803 | $6.3B |
| Adams County | 519,572 | $9,121 | $4.7B |
| Larimer County | 359,066 | $8,602 | $3.1B |
| Douglas County | 357,978 | $14,587 | $5.2B |
| Boulder County | 330,758 | $9,749 | $3.2B |
| Weld County (this county) | 328,981 | $5,741 | $1.9B |
| Pueblo County | 168,162 | $9,023 | $1.5B |
| Mesa County | 155,703 | $8,336 | $1.3B |
| Broomfield County | 74,112 | $5,512 | $408.5M |
| Garfield County | 61,685 | $5,051 | $311.6M |
| Eagle County | 55,731 | $4,358 | $242.9M |
| La Plata County | 55,638 | $8,380 | $466.2M |
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Frequently Asked Questions
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