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Chattahoochee County

$406.3M in FY2025 federal spending, $42,473 per capita.

Georgia · FIPS 13053

In FY2025, Chattahoochee County in Georgia received $406.3M in federal spending - $42,473 per capita for a population of 9,565. This is 171.4% above the national average and 330.0% above the Georgia average. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #1 of 159 Georgia counties.

Total spending
$406.3M
Per capita
$42,473
vs. national avg
+171.4%
Fiscal year
FY2025

The verdict

Chattahoochee County posts top-1% federal per-capita spending nationally.

National per-capita rank
Top 1%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$42,473
Georgia rank
#1 of 159

How Chattahoochee County Compares

Per-capita federal spending: Chattahoochee County vs. Georgia and the nation

Top 1% nationally
Chattahoochee County$42,473Georgia avg$9,878National avg$15,647

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

Population: 9,565 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

How Chattahoochee County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$42,473 Top 1% higher than 99% 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

Chattahoochee County Among Georgia's Largest Counties

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

The 16 largest-population counties in Georgia by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Chattahoochee County 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$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 16 largest-population counties in Georgia by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Chattahoochee County is highlighted.
Read the chart as a table
County Population Per capita Total spending
Fulton County 1,066,710 $11,476 $12.2B
Gwinnett County 957,062 $4,210 $4.0B
Cobb County 766,149 $8,900 $6.8B
Dekalb County 764,382 $9,221 $7.0B
Clayton County 297,595 $4,574 $1.4B
Chatham County 295,291 $8,834 $2.6B
Cherokee County 266,620 $6,330 $1.7B
Forsyth County 251,283 $4,218 $1.1B
Henry County 240,712 $6,286 $1.5B
Muscogee County 206,922 $7,626 $1.6B
Richmond County 206,607 $10,983 $2.3B
Hall County 203,136 $6,265 $1.3B
Paulding County 168,661 $5,046 $851.0M
Houston County 163,633 $15,705 $2.6B
Bibb County 157,346 $7,707 $1.2B
Chattahoochee County (this county) 9,565 $42,473 $406.3M

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much federal spending did Chattahoochee County, Georgia receive?
Chattahoochee County received $406.3M in total federal spending during Fiscal Year 2025. This equates to $42,473 per capita for the county's population of 9,565.
How does Chattahoochee County's per capita spending compare to the national average?
Chattahoochee County's per capita federal spending of $42,473 is 171.4% above the national average of $15,647. Compared to the Georgia average of $9,878, it is 330.0% above.
What is the population of Chattahoochee County, Georgia?
Chattahoochee County has a population of 9,565 according to Census Bureau estimates. This population figure is used to calculate the per capita federal spending of $42,473.
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.