Whitman County
$444.3M in FY2025 federal spending, $9,262 per capita.
Washington · FIPS 53075
In FY2025, Whitman County in Washington received $444.3M in federal spending - $9,262 per capita for a population of 47,973. This is 40.8% below the national average and 20.3% below the Washington average. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #21 of 39 Washington counties.
- Total spending
- $444.3M
- Per capita
- $9,262
- vs. national avg
- -40.8%
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
The verdict
Whitman County posts above-median federal per-capita spending nationally.
- National per-capita rank
- Top 34%
- of 3,232 US counties
- Per-capita spending
- $9,262
- Washington rank
- #21 of 39
How Whitman County Compares
Per-capita federal spending: Whitman County vs. Washington and the nation
Population: 47,973 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.
How Whitman County Ranks Nationally
Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties
All 3,232 US counties, FY2025
$9,262 Top 34% higher than 66% of 3,224 US counties
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Source USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates
Whitman County Among Washington's Largest Counties
Population vs. per-capita spending: Washington's biggest counties
Read the chart as a table
| County | Population | Per capita | Total spending |
|---|---|---|---|
| King County | 2,269,675 | $9,117 | $20.7B |
| Pierce County | 921,130 | $7,598 | $7.0B |
| Snohomish County | 827,957 | $5,959 | $4.9B |
| Spokane County | 539,339 | $7,955 | $4.3B |
| Clark County | 503,311 | $6,557 | $3.3B |
| Thurston County | 294,793 | $12,033 | $3.5B |
| Kitsap County | 275,611 | $13,725 | $3.8B |
| Yakima County | 256,728 | $6,350 | $1.6B |
| Whatcom County | 226,847 | $7,105 | $1.6B |
| Benton County | 206,873 | $27,737 | $5.7B |
| Skagit County | 129,523 | $9,714 | $1.3B |
| Cowlitz County | 110,730 | $8,563 | $948.2M |
| Grant County | 99,123 | $7,281 | $721.7M |
| Franklin County | 96,749 | $4,360 | $421.9M |
| Island County | 86,857 | $11,572 | $1.0B |
| Whitman County (this county) | 47,973 | $9,262 | $444.3M |
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Frequently Asked Questions
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