Cape May County
$984.8M in FY2025 federal spending, $10,338 per capita.
New Jersey · FIPS 34009
In FY2025, Cape May County in New Jersey received $984.8M in federal spending - $10,338 per capita for a population of 95,263. This is 33.9% below the national average and 0.5% below the New Jersey average. The leading federal agency by spending share is Social Security Administration. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #3 of 21 New Jersey counties.
- Total spending
- $984.8M
- Per capita
- $10,338
- vs. national avg
- -33.9%
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
The verdict
Cape May County posts top-quartile federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending concentrated almost entirely in Social Security Administration.
- National per-capita rank
- Top 24%
- of 3,232 US counties
- Per-capita spending
- $10,338
- Leading agency
- Social Security Administration
- 91% of tracked spending
- New Jersey rank
- #3 of 21
How Cape May County Compares
Per-capita federal spending: Cape May County vs. New Jersey and the nation
Population: 95,263 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.
Leading Federal Agencies in Cape May County
Top awarding agencies in Cape May 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 $805.7M (81.8%) of Cape May County's $984.8M 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 - Cape May 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 | $732.8M | 91% |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $49.2M | 6.1% |
| Department of Homeland Security | $23.7M | 2.9% |
How Cape May County Ranks Nationally
Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties
All 3,232 US counties, FY2025
$10,338 Top 24% higher than 76% 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
Cape May County Among New Jersey's Largest Counties
Population vs. per-capita spending: New Jersey's biggest counties
Read the chart as a table
| County | Population | Per capita | Total spending |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen County | 955,732 | $8,220 | $7.9B |
| Essex County | 863,728 | $7,934 | $6.9B |
| Middlesex County | 863,162 | $5,709 | $4.9B |
| Hudson County | 724,854 | $6,610 | $4.8B |
| Monmouth County | 643,615 | $8,600 | $5.5B |
| Ocean County | 637,229 | $7,805 | $5.0B |
| Union County | 575,345 | $5,027 | $2.9B |
| Passaic County | 524,118 | $5,440 | $2.9B |
| Camden County | 523,485 | $7,070 | $3.7B |
| Morris County | 509,285 | $8,024 | $4.1B |
| Burlington County | 461,860 | $13,102 | $6.1B |
| Mercer County | 387,340 | $13,406 | $5.2B |
| Somerset County | 345,361 | $6,565 | $2.3B |
| Gloucester County | 302,294 | $6,786 | $2.1B |
| Atlantic County | 274,534 | $8,127 | $2.2B |
| Cape May County (this county) | 95,263 | $10,338 | $984.8M |
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Frequently Asked Questions
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