PlainSpending

Winnebago County

$21,391 per resident in FY2025 ($3.7B total) - high intensity.

Wisconsin · FIPS 55139

In FY2025, Winnebago County in Wisconsin posted a dense absolute book of $3.7B ($21,391 per capita across 171,730 residents). That is 36.7% above the national average and 11.6% above the Wisconsin average. Department of Defense leads tracked agency share. Statewide per-capita rank: #3 of 72.

Total spending
$3.7B
Per capita
$21,391
vs. national avg
+36.7%
Fiscal year
FY2025

High per-resident intensity

Per-capita intensity is the standout: $21,391 puts Winnebago County at #115 of 3,224.

High per-resident intensity

Winnebago County posts top-5% federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending led by Department of Defense, among several agencies.

National per-capita rank
Top 4%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$21,391
Leading agency
Department of Defense
43.1% of tracked spending
Wisconsin rank
#3 of 72

How Winnebago County Compares

Per-capita federal spending: Winnebago County vs. Wisconsin and the nation

Winnebago County$21,391Wisconsin avg$19,169National avg$15,647
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates.

Population: 171,730 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

Leading Federal Agencies in Winnebago County

Top awarding agencies in Winnebago County, FY2025

Department of Defense$1.5BDepartment of Health and Hum…$1.1BSocial Security Administrati…$948.9M
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 $3.5B (95.7%) of Winnebago County's $3.7B in total tracked federal spending.

All 3 individually-tracked agencies are shown above - Winnebago 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 $1.5B 43.1%
Department of Health and Human Services $1.1B 30%
Social Security Administration $948.9M 27%

How Winnebago County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$21,391 Top 4% higher than 96% of 3,224 US counties

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

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 and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

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

Winnebago County Among Wisconsin's Largest Counties

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

The 15 largest-population counties in Wisconsin by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Winnebago County is highlighted. 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 15 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 0200,000400,000600,000800,0001,000,000 $0$20,000$40,000$60,000$80,000$100,000$120,000 Population Spending per capita ($)
The 15 largest-population counties in Wisconsin by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Winnebago County is highlighted.
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County Population Per capita Total spending
Milwaukee County 939,489 $6,376 $6.0B
Dane County 561,504 $96,863 $54.4B
Waukesha County 406,978 $7,959 $3.2B
Brown County 268,740 $6,595 $1.8B
Racine County 197,727 $6,617 $1.3B
Outagamie County 190,705 $7,226 $1.4B
Winnebago County (this county) 171,730 $21,391 $3.7B
Kenosha County 169,151 $6,400 $1.1B
Rock County 163,687 $9,463 $1.5B
Marathon County 138,013 $6,581 $908.3M
Washington County 136,761 $7,004 $957.9M
La Crosse County 120,784 $28,100 $3.4B
Sheboygan County 118,034 $6,979 $823.8M
Walworth County 106,478 $6,885 $733.1M
Eau Claire County 105,710 $6,379 $674.3M

Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending

Counties with per-capita federal spending closest to Winnebago County's $21,391 - prioritizing Wisconsin peers first.

Wood County

Wisconsin

$18,422 per capita

$1.4B total

Menominee County

Wisconsin

$17,321 per capita

$73.7M total

La Crosse County

Wisconsin

$28,100 per capita

$3.4B total

Marinette County

Wisconsin

$12,567 per capita

$526.2M total

Forest County

Wisconsin

$11,894 per capita

$109.2M total

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Nationwide counties with similar per-capita or total federal spending

Two peer sets outside Wisconsin - 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 ($21,391 here).

Similar total federal spending

Nearest out-of-state counties by total obligations ($3.7B 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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