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Aguadilla Municipio

$374.3M in FY2025 federal spending, $6,794 per capita.

Puerto Rico · FIPS 72005

In FY2025, Aguadilla Municipio in Puerto Rico received $374.3M in federal spending - $6,794 per capita for a population of 55,101. This is 56.6% below the national average and 41.9% below the Puerto Rico average. The leading federal agency by spending share is Social Security Administration. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #7 of 78 Puerto Rico counties.

Total spending
$374.3M
Per capita
$6,794
vs. national avg
-56.6%
Fiscal year
FY2025

The verdict

Aguadilla Municipio posts below-median federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending dominated by Social Security Administration.

National per-capita rank
Top 80%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$6,794
Leading agency
Social Security Administration
73.1% of tracked spending
Puerto Rico rank
#7 of 78

How Aguadilla Municipio Compares

Per-capita federal spending: Aguadilla Municipio vs. Puerto Rico and the nation

Top 80% nationally
Aguadilla Municipio$6,794Puerto Rico avg$11,693National avg$15,647

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

Population: 55,101 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

Leading Federal Agencies in Aguadilla Municipio

Top awarding agencies in Aguadilla Municipio, FY2025

Social Security Administration$197.7MDepartment of Veterans Affairs$41.6MDepartment of Education$31.2M

Source: USASpending.gov FY2025, aggregated by awarding agency.

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 $270.5M (72.3%) of Aguadilla Municipio's $374.3M 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 - Aguadilla Municipio 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
Social Security Administration $197.7M 73.1%
Department of Veterans Affairs $41.6M 15.4%
Department of Education $31.2M 11.5%

How Aguadilla Municipio Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$6,794 Top 80% higher than 20% of 3,224 US counties

This county $0 $20K+ all US counties, per-capita spending, bucketed by value

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

Aguadilla Municipio Among Puerto Rico's Largest Counties

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

The 15 largest-population counties in Puerto Rico by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Aguadilla Municipio 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. 0100,000200,000300,000400,000 $0$10,000$20,000$30,000$40,000$50,000 Population Spending per capita ($) Large and spending-intensiveSmall population, outsized spendingLarge population, modest per-residentSmaller footprint both ways
The 15 largest-population counties in Puerto Rico by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Aguadilla Municipio is highlighted.
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County Population Per capita Total spending
San Juan Municipio 342,259 $40,508 $13.9B
Bayamón Municipio 185,187 $5,651 $1.0B
Carolina Municipio 154,815 $4,754 $736.0M
Ponce Municipio 137,491 $5,539 $761.6M
Caguas Municipio 127,244 $5,726 $728.6M
Guaynabo Municipio 89,780 $23,925 $2.1B
Arecibo Municipio 87,754 $7,598 $666.7M
Toa Baja Municipio 75,293 $4,584 $345.1M
Mayagüez Municipio 73,077 $6,399 $467.6M
Trujillo Alto Municipio 67,740 $3,406 $230.7M
Toa Alta Municipio 66,852 $3,840 $256.7M
Aguadilla Municipio (this county) 55,101 $6,794 $374.3M
Vega Baja Municipio 54,414 $3,839 $208.9M
Humacao Municipio 50,896 $7,638 $388.7M
Cabo Rojo Municipio 47,158 $5,547 $261.6M

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much federal spending did Aguadilla Municipio, Puerto Rico receive?
Aguadilla Municipio received $374.3M in total federal spending during Fiscal Year 2025. This equates to $6,794 per capita for the county's population of 55,101.
How does Aguadilla Municipio's per capita spending compare to the national average?
Aguadilla Municipio's per capita federal spending of $6,794 is 56.6% below the national average of $15,647. Compared to the Puerto Rico average of $11,693, it is 41.9% below.
What is the population of Aguadilla Municipio, Puerto Rico?
Aguadilla Municipio has a population of 55,101 according to Census Bureau estimates. This population figure is used to calculate the per capita federal spending of $6,794.
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.

Every figure on PlainSpending is computed directly from USASpending.gov award-transaction data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page aggregates every federal award with a place-of-performance in this county, live from the dataset. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.