PlainSpending

Whitley County

$18,553 per resident in FY2025 ($634.3M total) - high intensity.

Indiana · FIPS 18183

In FY2025, Whitley County in Indiana posted a dense absolute book of $634.3M ($18,553 per capita across 34,191 residents). That is 18.6% above the national average and 39.2% below the Indiana average. Department of Defense leads tracked agency share. Statewide per-capita rank: #4 of 92.

Total spending
$634.3M
Per capita
$18,553
vs. national avg
+18.6%
Fiscal year
FY2025

High per-resident intensity

Per-capita intensity is the standout: $18,553 puts Whitley County at #148 of 3,224.

High per-resident intensity

Whitley County posts top-5% federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending dominated by Department of Defense.

National per-capita rank
Top 5%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$18,553
Leading agency
Department of Defense
63.7% of tracked spending
Indiana rank
#4 of 92

How Whitley County Compares

Per-capita federal spending: Whitley County vs. Indiana and the nation

Whitley County$18,553Indiana avg$30,517National avg$15,647
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates.

Population: 34,191 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

Leading Federal Agencies in Whitley County

Top awarding agencies in Whitley County, FY2025

Department of Defense$394.3MSocial Security Administrati…$207.8MDepartment of Veterans Affai…$17.2M
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025, aggregated by awarding agency.

Among the 3,224 US counties with agency-level spending data, Department of Defense is a comparatively unusual leading agency, topping only 2.6% 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 $619.4M (97.6%) of Whitley County's $634.3M in total tracked federal spending.

All 3 individually-tracked agencies are shown above - Whitley County has no smaller residual awarding agencies broken out beyond this set, a compact agency footprint rather than a long tail of minor awardees.

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Agency Spending Share
Department of Defense $394.3M 63.7%
Social Security Administration $207.8M 33.5%
Department of Veterans Affairs $17.2M 2.8%

How Whitley County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$18,553 Top 5% higher than 95% 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

Whitley County Among Indiana's Largest Counties

Population vs. per-capita spending: Indiana's biggest counties

The 16 largest-population counties in Indiana by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Whitley 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 0500,0001,000,0001,500,000 $0$50,000$100,000$150,000$200,000 Population Spending per capita ($)
The 16 largest-population counties in Indiana by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Whitley County is highlighted.
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County Population Per capita Total spending
Marion County 977,203 $147,172 $143.8B
Lake County 498,700 $6,356 $3.2B
Allen County 385,410 $7,136 $2.8B
Hamilton County 347,467 $5,591 $1.9B
St. Joseph County 272,912 $10,907 $3.0B
Elkhart County 207,047 $5,442 $1.1B
Tippecanoe County 186,251 $6,304 $1.2B
Vanderburgh County 180,136 $8,402 $1.5B
Hendricks County 174,788 $5,677 $992.2M
Porter County 173,215 $6,957 $1.2B
Johnson County 161,765 $6,184 $1.0B
Monroe County 139,718 $7,186 $1.0B
Madison County 130,129 $6,927 $901.4M
Clark County 121,093 $6,586 $797.5M
Laporte County 112,417 $7,316 $822.4M
Whitley County (this county) 34,191 $18,553 $634.3M

Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending

Counties with per-capita federal spending closest to Whitley County's $18,553 - prioritizing Indiana peers first.

Lawrence County

Indiana

$19,574 per capita

$881.0M total

Wayne County

Indiana

$11,574 per capita

$770.3M total

St. Joseph County

Indiana

$10,907 per capita

$3.0B total

Howard County

Indiana

$10,580 per capita

$885.1M total

Fulton County

Indiana

$10,379 per capita

$212.6M total

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Nationwide counties with similar per-capita or total federal spending

Two peer sets outside Indiana - 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 ($18,553 here).

Similar total federal spending

Nearest out-of-state counties by total obligations ($634.3M 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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