PlainSpending

Bibb County

$1.2B in FY2025 federal spending, $7,707 per capita.

Georgia · FIPS 13021

In FY2025, Bibb County in Georgia received $1.2B in federal spending - $7,707 per capita for a population of 157,346. This is 50.7% below the national average and 22.0% below the Georgia average. The leading federal agency by spending share is Social Security Administration. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #63 of 159 Georgia counties.

Total spending
$1.2B
Per capita
$7,707
vs. national avg
-50.7%
Fiscal year
FY2025

The verdict

Bibb County posts below-median federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending dominated by Social Security Administration.

National per-capita rank
Top 60%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$7,707
Leading agency
Social Security Administration
78.3% of tracked spending
Georgia rank
#63 of 159

How Bibb County Compares

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

Top 60% nationally
Bibb County$7,707Georgia avg$9,878National avg$15,647

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

Population: 157,346 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

Leading Federal Agencies in Bibb County

Top awarding agencies in Bibb County, FY2025

Social Security Administration$714.1MDepartment of Veterans Affairs$132.0MDepartment of Education$66.2M

Source: USASpending.gov FY2025, aggregated by awarding agency.

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 $912.2M (75.2%) of Bibb County's $1.2B 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 - Bibb 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 $714.1M 78.3%
Department of Veterans Affairs $132.0M 14.5%
Department of Education $66.2M 7.3%

How Bibb County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$7,707 Top 60% higher than 40% 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

Bibb County Among Georgia's Largest Counties

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

The 15 largest-population counties in Georgia by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Bibb County is highlighted. 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 15 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 15 largest-population counties in Georgia by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Bibb 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 (this county) 157,346 $7,707 $1.2B

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much federal spending did Bibb County, Georgia receive?
Bibb County received $1.2B in total federal spending during Fiscal Year 2025. This equates to $7,707 per capita for the county's population of 157,346.
How does Bibb County's per capita spending compare to the national average?
Bibb County's per capita federal spending of $7,707 is 50.7% below the national average of $15,647. Compared to the Georgia average of $9,878, it is 22.0% below.
What is the population of Bibb County, Georgia?
Bibb County has a population of 157,346 according to Census Bureau estimates. This population figure is used to calculate the per capita federal spending of $7,707.
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.