PlainSpending

Anderson County

$90,788 per resident in FY2025 ($7.0B total) - high intensity.

Tennessee · FIPS 47001

In FY2025, Anderson County in Tennessee posted a dense absolute book of $7.0B ($90,788 per capita across 77,123 residents). That is 480.2% above the national average and 417.0% above the Tennessee average. Department of Energy leads tracked agency share. Statewide per-capita rank: #1 of 95.

Total spending
$7.0B
Per capita
$90,788
vs. national avg
+480.2%
Fiscal year
FY2025

High per-resident intensity

Per-capita intensity is the standout: $90,788 puts Anderson County at #17 of 3,224.

High per-resident intensity

Anderson County posts top-1% federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending concentrated almost entirely in Department of Energy.

National per-capita rank
Top 1%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$90,788
Leading agency
Department of Energy
92% of tracked spending
Tennessee rank
#1 of 95

How Anderson County Compares

Per-capita federal spending: Anderson County vs. Tennessee and the nation

Anderson County$90,788Tennessee avg$17,561National avg$15,647
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates.

Population: 77,123 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

Leading Federal Agencies in Anderson County

Top awarding agencies in Anderson County, FY2025

Department of Energy$6.3BSocial Security Administrati…$483.4MDepartment of Veterans Affai…$67.1M
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025, aggregated by awarding agency.

Among the 3,224 US counties with agency-level spending data, Department of Energy is a comparatively unusual leading agency, topping only 0.7% 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 $6.8B (97.7%) of Anderson County's $7.0B in total tracked federal spending.

All 3 individually-tracked agencies are shown above - Anderson 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 Energy $6.3B 92%
Social Security Administration $483.4M 7.1%
Department of Veterans Affairs $67.1M 1%

How Anderson County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$90,788 Top 1% higher than 99% 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

Anderson County Among Tennessee's Largest Counties

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

The 16 largest-population counties in Tennessee by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Anderson 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 0200,000400,000600,000800,0001,000,000 $0$20,000$40,000$60,000$80,000$100,000 Population Spending per capita ($)
The 16 largest-population counties in Tennessee by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Anderson County is highlighted.
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County Population Per capita Total spending
Shelby County 929,744 $6,904 $6.4B
Davidson County 715,884 $64,625 $46.3B
Knox County 478,971 $7,920 $3.8B
Hamilton County 366,207 $17,351 $6.4B
Rutherford County 341,486 $5,288 $1.8B
Williamson County 247,726 $7,002 $1.7B
Montgomery County 220,069 $9,191 $2.0B
Sumner County 196,281 $6,874 $1.3B
Sullivan County 158,163 $11,509 $1.8B
Wilson County 147,737 $6,618 $977.7M
Blount County 135,280 $7,850 $1.1B
Washington County 133,001 $9,399 $1.3B
Bradley County 108,620 $7,101 $771.3M
Maury County 100,974 $7,515 $758.8M
Madison County 98,823 $7,162 $707.8M
Anderson County (this county) 77,123 $90,788 $7.0B

Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending

Counties with per-capita federal spending closest to Anderson County's $90,788 - prioritizing Tennessee peers first.

Davidson County

Tennessee

$64,625 per capita

$46.3B total

Hamilton County

Tennessee

$17,351 per capita

$6.4B total

Coffee County

Tennessee

$17,322 per capita

$1.0B total

Unicoi County

Tennessee

$17,194 per capita

$308.2M total

Benton County

Tennessee

$13,544 per capita

$214.9M total

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Nationwide counties with similar per-capita or total federal spending

Two peer sets outside Tennessee - 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 ($90,788 here).

Similar total federal spending

Nearest out-of-state counties by total obligations ($7.0B 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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