PlainSpending

Barrow County

$474.9M in FY2025 federal spending, $5,687 per capita.

Georgia · FIPS 13013

In FY2025, Barrow County in Georgia received $474.9M in federal spending - $5,687 per capita for a population of 83,505. This is 63.7% below the national average and 42.4% below the Georgia average. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #148 of 159 Georgia counties.

Total spending
$474.9M
Per capita
$5,687
vs. national avg
-63.7%
Fiscal year
FY2025

The verdict

Barrow County posts below-median federal per-capita spending nationally.

National per-capita rank
Top 95%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$5,687
Georgia rank
#148 of 159

How Barrow County Compares

Per-capita federal spending: Barrow County vs. Georgia and the nation

Top 95% nationally
Barrow County$5,687Georgia avg$9,878National avg$15,647

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

Population: 83,505 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

How Barrow County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$5,687 Top 95% higher than 5% 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

Barrow County Among Georgia's Largest Counties

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

The 16 largest-population counties in Georgia by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Barrow 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. 0500,0001,000,0001,500,000 $0$5,000$10,000$15,000$20,000 Population Spending per capita ($) Large and spending-intensiveSmall population, outsized spendingLarge population, modest per-residentSmaller footprint both ways
The 16 largest-population counties in Georgia by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Barrow County is highlighted.
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County Population Per capita Total spending
Fulton County 1,066,710 $11,476 $12.2B
Gwinnett County 957,062 $4,210 $4.0B
Cobb County 766,149 $8,900 $6.8B
Dekalb County 764,382 $9,221 $7.0B
Clayton County 297,595 $4,574 $1.4B
Chatham County 295,291 $8,834 $2.6B
Cherokee County 266,620 $6,330 $1.7B
Forsyth County 251,283 $4,218 $1.1B
Henry County 240,712 $6,286 $1.5B
Muscogee County 206,922 $7,626 $1.6B
Richmond County 206,607 $10,983 $2.3B
Hall County 203,136 $6,265 $1.3B
Paulding County 168,661 $5,046 $851.0M
Houston County 163,633 $15,705 $2.6B
Bibb County 157,346 $7,707 $1.2B
Barrow County (this county) 83,505 $5,687 $474.9M

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much federal spending did Barrow County, Georgia receive?
Barrow County received $474.9M in total federal spending during Fiscal Year 2025. This equates to $5,687 per capita for the county's population of 83,505.
How does Barrow County's per capita spending compare to the national average?
Barrow County's per capita federal spending of $5,687 is 63.7% below the national average of $15,647. Compared to the Georgia average of $9,878, it is 42.4% below.
What is the population of Barrow County, Georgia?
Barrow County has a population of 83,505 according to Census Bureau estimates. This population figure is used to calculate the per capita federal spending of $5,687.
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.