Charlottesville City
$661.0M in FY2025 federal spending, $14,199 per capita.
Virginia · FIPS 51540
In FY2025, Charlottesville City in Virginia received $661.0M in federal spending - $14,199 per capita for a population of 46,553. This is 9.3% below the national average and 42.8% below the Virginia average. The leading federal agency by spending share is Department of Health and Human Services. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #15 of 133 Virginia counties.
- Total spending
- $661.0M
- Per capita
- $14,199
- vs. national avg
- -9.3%
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
The verdict
Charlottesville City posts top-10% federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending led by Department of Health and Human Services, among several agencies.
- National per-capita rank
- Top 9%
- of 3,232 US counties
- Per-capita spending
- $14,199
- Leading agency
- Department of Health and Human Services
- 46% of tracked spending
- Virginia rank
- #15 of 133
How Charlottesville City Compares
Per-capita federal spending: Charlottesville City vs. Virginia and the nation
Population: 46,553 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.
Leading Federal Agencies in Charlottesville City
Top awarding agencies in Charlottesville City, FY2025
Among the 1,150 US counties with agency-level spending data, Department of Health and Human Services is a comparatively unusual leading agency, topping only 3.4% of agency-tracked counties nationally -- often a sign of a single large federal facility rather than broad-based spending.
These 3 agencies together account for $436.5M (66%) of Charlottesville City's $661.0M 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 - Charlottesville City 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Human Services | $200.9M | 46% |
| Social Security Administration | $153.7M | 35.2% |
| Department of Defense | $81.9M | 18.8% |
How Charlottesville City Ranks Nationally
Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties
All 3,232 US counties, FY2025
$14,199 Top 9% higher than 91% 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
Charlottesville City 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 |
| Charlottesville City (this county) | 46,553 | $14,199 | $661.0M |
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Frequently Asked Questions
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