Carolina Municipio
$736.0M in FY2025 federal spending, $4,754 per capita.
Puerto Rico · FIPS 72031
In FY2025, Carolina Municipio in Puerto Rico received $736.0M in federal spending - $4,754 per capita for a population of 154,815. This is 69.6% below the national average and 59.3% below the Puerto Rico average. The leading federal agency by spending share is Social Security Administration. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #37 of 78 Puerto Rico counties.
- Total spending
- $736.0M
- Per capita
- $4,754
- vs. national avg
- -69.6%
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
The verdict
Carolina Municipio posts below-median federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending concentrated almost entirely in Social Security Administration.
- National per-capita rank
- Top 98%
- of 3,232 US counties
- Per-capita spending
- $4,754
- Leading agency
- Social Security Administration
- 84% of tracked spending
- Puerto Rico rank
- #37 of 78
How Carolina Municipio Compares
Per-capita federal spending: Carolina Municipio vs. Puerto Rico and the nation
Population: 154,815 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.
Leading Federal Agencies in Carolina Municipio
Top awarding agencies in Carolina Municipio, 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 $646.5M (87.8%) of Carolina Municipio's $736.0M 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 - Carolina Municipio 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 | $543.2M | 84% |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $62.0M | 9.6% |
| Department of Education | $41.3M | 6.4% |
How Carolina Municipio Ranks Nationally
Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties
All 3,232 US counties, FY2025
$4,754 Top 98% higher than 2% 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
Carolina Municipio Among Puerto Rico's Largest Counties
Population vs. per-capita spending: Puerto Rico's biggest counties
Read the chart as a table
| 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 (this county) | 154,815 | $4,754 | $736.0M |
| Ponce Municipio | 137,491 | $5,539 | $761.6M |
| Caguas Municipio | 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 |
Federal Spending Guides
Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending
Counties with per-capita federal spending closest to Carolina Municipio's $4,754 - prioritizing Puerto Rico peers first.
Barceloneta Municipio
Puerto Rico
$4,743 per capita
$107.5M total
Fajardo Municipio
Puerto Rico
$4,804 per capita
$154.3M total
Culebra Municipio
Puerto Rico
$4,699 per capita
$8.4M total
Utuado Municipio
Puerto Rico
$4,664 per capita
$131.9M total
Guánica Municipio
Puerto Rico
$4,630 per capita
$63.8M total
Frequently Asked Questions
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