PlainSpending

Buena Vista City

$42.1M in FY2025 federal spending, $6,332 per capita.

Virginia · FIPS 51530

In FY2025, Buena Vista City in Virginia received $42.1M in federal spending - $6,332 per capita for a population of 6,641. This is 59.5% below the national average and 74.5% below the Virginia average. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #130 of 133 Virginia counties.

Total spending
$42.1M
Per capita
$6,332
vs. national avg
-59.5%
Fiscal year
FY2025

The verdict

Buena Vista City posts below-median federal per-capita spending nationally.

National per-capita rank
Top 88%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$6,332
Virginia rank
#130 of 133

How Buena Vista City Compares

Per-capita federal spending: Buena Vista City vs. Virginia and the nation

Top 88% nationally
Buena Vista City$6,332Virginia avg$24,807National avg$15,647

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

Population: 6,641 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

How Buena Vista City Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$6,332 Top 88% higher than 12% 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

Buena Vista City Among Virginia's Largest Counties

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

The 16 largest-population counties in Virginia by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Buena Vista City 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$50,000$100,000$150,000$200,000$250,000 Population Spending per capita ($) Large and spending-intensiveSmall population, outsized spendingLarge population, modest per-residentSmaller footprint both ways
The 16 largest-population counties in Virginia by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Buena Vista City is highlighted.
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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
Buena Vista City (this county) 6,641 $6,332 $42.1M

Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much federal spending did Buena Vista City, Virginia receive?
Buena Vista City received $42.1M in total federal spending during Fiscal Year 2025. This equates to $6,332 per capita for the county's population of 6,641.
How does Buena Vista City's per capita spending compare to the national average?
Buena Vista City's per capita federal spending of $6,332 is 59.5% below the national average of $15,647. Compared to the Virginia average of $24,807, it is 74.5% below.
What is the population of Buena Vista City, Virginia?
Buena Vista City has a population of 6,641 according to Census Bureau estimates. This population figure is used to calculate the per capita federal spending of $6,332.
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.