Buckingham County
$112.3M in FY2025 federal spending, $6,676 per capita.
Virginia · FIPS 51029
In FY2025, Buckingham County in Virginia received $112.3M in federal spending - $6,676 per capita for a population of 16,824. This is 57.3% below the national average and 73.1% below the Virginia average. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #127 of 133 Virginia counties.
- Total spending
- $112.3M
- Per capita
- $6,676
- vs. national avg
- -57.3%
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
The verdict
Buckingham County posts below-median federal per-capita spending nationally.
- National per-capita rank
- Top 82%
- of 3,232 US counties
- Per-capita spending
- $6,676
- Virginia rank
- #127 of 133
How Buckingham County Compares
Per-capita federal spending: Buckingham County vs. Virginia and the nation
Population: 16,824 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.
How Buckingham County Ranks Nationally
Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties
All 3,232 US counties, FY2025
$6,676 Top 82% higher than 18% of 3,224 US counties
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Source USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates
Buckingham County Among Virginia's Largest Counties
Population vs. per-capita spending: Virginia's biggest counties
Read the chart as a table
| County | Population | Per capita | Total spending |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfax County | 1,150,309 | $41,553 | $47.8B |
| Prince William County | 482,204 | $11,352 | $5.5B |
| Virginia Beach City | 459,470 | $25,372 | $11.7B |
| Loudoun County | 420,959 | $12,636 | $5.3B |
| Chesterfield County | 364,548 | $7,050 | $2.6B |
| Henrico County | 334,389 | $8,031 | $2.7B |
| Chesapeake City | 249,422 | $10,154 | $2.5B |
| Arlington County | 238,643 | $95,369 | $22.8B |
| Norfolk City | 238,005 | $21,250 | $5.1B |
| Richmond City | 226,610 | $12,465 | $2.8B |
| Newport News City | 186,247 | $33,747 | $6.3B |
| Alexandria City | 159,467 | $24,766 | $3.9B |
| Stafford County | 156,927 | $11,248 | $1.8B |
| Spotsylvania County | 140,032 | $227,738 | $31.9B |
| Hampton City | 137,148 | $15,549 | $2.1B |
| Buckingham County (this county) | 16,824 | $6,676 | $112.3M |
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Frequently Asked Questions
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