PlainSpending

Bedford County

$5,967 per resident in FY2025 ($299.8M total) - low intensity.

Tennessee · FIPS 47003

In FY2025, Bedford County in Tennessee received $299.8M in federal spending - $5,967 per capita for a population of 50,237. This is 61.9% below the national average and 66.0% below the Tennessee average. The leading federal agency by spending share is Social Security Administration. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #91 of 95 Tennessee counties.

Total spending
$299.8M
Per capita
$5,967
vs. national avg
-61.9%
Fiscal year
FY2025

Low per-resident intensity

Bedford County residents see a thin $5,967 each (#2963 of 3,224 per capita).

Low per-resident intensity

Bedford County posts below-median federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending concentrated almost entirely in Social Security Administration.

National per-capita rank
Top 92%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$5,967
Leading agency
Social Security Administration
85.5% of tracked spending
Tennessee rank
#91 of 95

How Bedford County Compares

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

Bedford County$5,967Tennessee avg$17,561National avg$15,647
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates.

Population: 50,237 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

Leading Federal Agencies in Bedford County

Top awarding agencies in Bedford County, FY2025

Social Security Administrati…$246.4MDepartment of Veterans Affai…$33.0MDepartment of Agriculture$8.6M
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025, aggregated by awarding agency.

Among the 3,224 US counties with agency-level spending data, Social Security Administration is the most common leading agency nationally, topping 89.7% of agency-tracked counties.

These 3 agencies together account for $288.1M (96.1%) of Bedford County's $299.8M in total tracked federal spending.

All 3 individually-tracked agencies are shown above - Bedford 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
Social Security Administration $246.4M 85.5%
Department of Veterans Affairs $33.0M 11.5%
Department of Agriculture $8.6M 3%

How Bedford County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$5,967 Among the lowest higher than 8% 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

Bedford 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; Bedford 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$80,000 Population Spending per capita ($)
The 16 largest-population counties in Tennessee by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Bedford 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
Bedford County (this county) 50,237 $5,967 $299.8M

Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending

Counties with per-capita federal spending closest to Bedford County's $5,967 - prioritizing Tennessee peers first.

Lauderdale County

Tennessee

$6,030 per capita

$151.6M total

Macon County

Tennessee

$5,866 per capita

$147.9M total

Marshall County

Tennessee

$6,135 per capita

$210.5M total

Lake County

Tennessee

$5,585 per capita

$39.1M total

Hancock County

Tennessee

$6,385 per capita

$42.5M 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 ($5,967 here).

Similar total federal spending

Nearest out-of-state counties by total obligations ($299.8M 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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