PlainSpending

Whiteside County

$423.6M in FY2025 federal spending, $7,606 per capita.

Illinois · FIPS 17195

In FY2025, Whiteside County in Illinois received $423.6M in federal spending - $7,606 per capita for a population of 55,691. This is 51.4% below the national average and 27.6% below the Illinois average. The leading federal agency by spending share is Social Security Administration. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #44 of 102 Illinois counties.

Total spending
$423.6M
Per capita
$7,606
vs. national avg
-51.4%
Fiscal year
FY2025

Mid-ladder absolute book

Whiteside County is mid-pack on absolute obligations (#979 of 3,224, $423.6M).

Mid-ladder absolute book

Whiteside County posts below-median federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending concentrated almost entirely in Social Security Administration.

National per-capita rank
Top 62%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$7,606
Leading agency
Social Security Administration
86.3% of tracked spending
Illinois rank
#44 of 102

How Whiteside County Compares

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

Whiteside County$7,606Illinois avg$10,503National avg$15,647
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates.

Population: 55,691 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

Leading Federal Agencies in Whiteside County

Top awarding agencies in Whiteside County, FY2025

Social Security Administrati…$336.1MDepartment of Transportation$28.5MDepartment of Veterans Affai…$24.7M
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025, aggregated by awarding agency.

Among the 3,224 US counties with agency-level spending data, Social Security Administration is the most common leading agency nationally, topping 89.7% of agency-tracked counties.

These 3 agencies together account for $389.3M (91.9%) of Whiteside County's $423.6M in total tracked federal spending.

All 3 individually-tracked agencies are shown above - Whiteside 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 $336.1M 86.3%
Department of Transportation $28.5M 7.3%
Department of Veterans Affairs $24.7M 6.4%

How Whiteside County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$7,606 Around the middle higher than 38% of 3,224 US counties

all US counties, per-capita spending, bucketed by value

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

Whiteside 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; Whiteside 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. Large and spending-intensiveSmall population, outsized spendingLarge population, modest per-residentSmaller footprint both ways 02,000,0004,000,0006,000,000 $0$5,000$10,000$15,000$20,000$25,000$30,000 Population Spending per capita ($)
The 16 largest-population counties in Illinois by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Whiteside County is highlighted.
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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
Whiteside County (this county) 55,691 $7,606 $423.6M

Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending

Counties with per-capita federal spending closest to Whiteside County's $7,606 - prioritizing Illinois peers first.

De Witt County

Illinois

$7,627 per capita

$118.3M total

Marion County

Illinois

$7,583 per capita

$286.1M total

Hamilton County

Illinois

$7,637 per capita

$61.0M total

Knox County

Illinois

$7,665 per capita

$383.0M total

Cumberland County

Illinois

$7,669 per capita

$80.1M total

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Nationwide counties with similar per-capita or total federal spending

Two peer sets outside Illinois - per-resident intensity and total obligation volume, distinct from the same-state neighbors above.

Similar per-capita spending

Nearest out-of-state counties by federal spending per resident ($7,606 here).

Similar total federal spending

Nearest out-of-state counties by total obligations ($423.6M here).

Counties with fewer than 10,000 residents are excluded from the nationwide comparison corpus.

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.

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