Anderson County
$7.0B in FY2025 federal spending, $90,788 per capita.
Tennessee · FIPS 47001
In FY2025, Anderson County in Tennessee received $7.0B in federal spending - $90,788 per capita for a population of 77,123. This is 480.2% above the national average and 417.0% above the Tennessee average. The leading federal agency by spending share is Department of Energy. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #1 of 95 Tennessee counties.
- Total spending
- $7.0B
- Per capita
- $90,788
- vs. national avg
- +480.2%
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
The verdict
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
- 93.6% of tracked spending
- Tennessee rank
- #1 of 95
How Anderson County Compares
Per-capita federal spending: Anderson County vs. Tennessee and the nation
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
Among the 1,150 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 $7.9B (100%) 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.
Read the agency breakdown as a table
| Agency | Spending | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Energy | $7.4B | 93.6% |
| Social Security Administration | $454.8M | 5.8% |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $52.4M | 0.7% |
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
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, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
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
Read the chart as a table
| 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 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
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