PlainSpending

Caguas Municipio

$728.6M in FY2025 federal spending, $5,726 per capita.

Puerto Rico · FIPS 72025

In FY2025, Caguas Municipio in Puerto Rico received $728.6M in federal spending - $5,726 per capita for a population of 127,244. This is 63.4% below the national average and 51.0% below the Puerto Rico average. The leading federal agency by spending share is Social Security Administration. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #15 of 78 Puerto Rico counties.

Total spending
$728.6M
Per capita
$5,726
vs. national avg
-63.4%
Fiscal year
FY2025

The verdict

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

National per-capita rank
Top 94%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$5,726
Leading agency
Social Security Administration
81.1% of tracked spending
Puerto Rico rank
#15 of 78

How Caguas Municipio Compares

Per-capita federal spending: Caguas Municipio vs. Puerto Rico and the nation

Top 94% nationally
Caguas Municipio$5,726Puerto Rico avg$11,693National avg$15,647

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

Population: 127,244 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

Leading Federal Agencies in Caguas Municipio

Top awarding agencies in Caguas Municipio, FY2025

Social Security Administration$499.6MDepartment of Veterans Affairs$62.1MDepartment of Health and Huma…$54.3M

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 $616.0M (84.5%) of Caguas Municipio's $728.6M 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 - Caguas Municipio 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 $499.6M 81.1%
Department of Veterans Affairs $62.1M 10.1%
Department of Health and Human Services $54.3M 8.8%

How Caguas Municipio Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$5,726 Top 94% higher than 6% 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

Caguas Municipio Among Puerto Rico's Largest Counties

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

The 15 largest-population counties in Puerto Rico by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Caguas Municipio 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. 0100,000200,000300,000400,000 $0$10,000$20,000$30,000$40,000$50,000 Population Spending per capita ($) Large and spending-intensiveSmall population, outsized spendingLarge population, modest per-residentSmaller footprint both ways
The 15 largest-population counties in Puerto Rico by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Caguas Municipio is highlighted.
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County Population Per capita Total spending
San Juan Municipio 342,259 $40,508 $13.9B
Bayamón Municipio 185,187 $5,651 $1.0B
Carolina Municipio 154,815 $4,754 $736.0M
Ponce Municipio 137,491 $5,539 $761.6M
Caguas Municipio (this county) 127,244 $5,726 $728.6M
Guaynabo Municipio 89,780 $23,925 $2.1B
Arecibo Municipio 87,754 $7,598 $666.7M
Toa Baja Municipio 75,293 $4,584 $345.1M
Mayagüez Municipio 73,077 $6,399 $467.6M
Trujillo Alto Municipio 67,740 $3,406 $230.7M
Toa Alta Municipio 66,852 $3,840 $256.7M
Aguadilla Municipio 55,101 $6,794 $374.3M
Vega Baja Municipio 54,414 $3,839 $208.9M
Humacao Municipio 50,896 $7,638 $388.7M
Cabo Rojo Municipio 47,158 $5,547 $261.6M

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much federal spending did Caguas Municipio, Puerto Rico receive?
Caguas Municipio received $728.6M in total federal spending during Fiscal Year 2025. This equates to $5,726 per capita for the county's population of 127,244.
How does Caguas Municipio's per capita spending compare to the national average?
Caguas Municipio's per capita federal spending of $5,726 is 63.4% below the national average of $15,647. Compared to the Puerto Rico average of $11,693, it is 51.0% below.
What is the population of Caguas Municipio, Puerto Rico?
Caguas Municipio has a population of 127,244 according to Census Bureau estimates. This population figure is used to calculate the per capita federal spending of $5,726.
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.