Berks County
$2.8B in FY2025 federal spending, $6,537 per capita.
Pennsylvania · FIPS 42011
In FY2025, Berks County in Pennsylvania received $2.8B in federal spending - $6,537 per capita for a population of 428,849. This is 58.2% below the national average and 69.8% below the Pennsylvania average. The leading federal agency by spending share is Social Security Administration. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #65 of 67 Pennsylvania counties.
- Total spending
- $2.8B
- Per capita
- $6,537
- vs. national avg
- -58.2%
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
The verdict
Berks County posts below-median federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending concentrated almost entirely in Social Security Administration.
- National per-capita rank
- Top 85%
- of 3,232 US counties
- Per-capita spending
- $6,537
- Leading agency
- Social Security Administration
- 89.8% of tracked spending
- Pennsylvania rank
- #65 of 67
How Berks County Compares
Per-capita federal spending: Berks County vs. Pennsylvania and the nation
Population: 428,849 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.
Leading Federal Agencies in Berks County
Top awarding agencies in Berks County, FY2025
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 $2.4B (85.3%) of Berks County's $2.8B 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 - Berks 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Social Security Administration | $2.1B | 89.8% |
| Department of Defense | $123.2M | 5.2% |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $119.7M | 5% |
How Berks County Ranks Nationally
Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties
All 3,232 US counties, FY2025
$6,537 Top 85% higher than 15% 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
Berks County Among Pennsylvania's Largest Counties
Population vs. per-capita spending: Pennsylvania's biggest counties
Read the chart as a table
| County | Population | Per capita | Total spending |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia County | 1,603,797 | $8,758 | $14.0B |
| Allegheny County | 1,250,578 | $20,569 | $25.7B |
| Montgomery County | 856,553 | $16,199 | $13.9B |
| Bucks County | 646,538 | $7,832 | $5.1B |
| Delaware County | 576,830 | $8,623 | $5.0B |
| Lancaster County | 552,984 | $6,731 | $3.7B |
| Chester County | 534,413 | $7,048 | $3.8B |
| York County | 456,438 | $13,388 | $6.1B |
| Berks County (this county) | 428,849 | $6,537 | $2.8B |
| Lehigh County | 374,557 | $6,652 | $2.5B |
| Westmoreland County | 354,663 | $8,569 | $3.0B |
| Luzerne County | 325,594 | $8,753 | $2.9B |
| Northampton County | 312,951 | $7,151 | $2.2B |
| Dauphin County | 286,401 | $18,283 | $5.2B |
| Erie County | 270,876 | $7,612 | $2.1B |
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Frequently Asked Questions
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