PlainSpending

Chester County

$243.8M in FY2025 federal spending, $7,549 per capita.

South Carolina · FIPS 45023

In FY2025, Chester County in South Carolina received $243.8M in federal spending - $7,549 per capita for a population of 32,294. This is 51.8% below the national average and 71.8% below the South Carolina average. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #34 of 46 South Carolina counties.

Total spending
$243.8M
Per capita
$7,549
vs. national avg
-51.8%
Fiscal year
FY2025

The verdict

Chester County posts below-median federal per-capita spending nationally.

National per-capita rank
Top 63%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$7,549
South Carolina rank
#34 of 46

How Chester County Compares

Per-capita federal spending: Chester County vs. South Carolina and the nation

Top 63% nationally
Chester County$7,549South Carolina avg$26,788National avg$15,647

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

Population: 32,294 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

How Chester County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$7,549 Top 63% higher than 37% 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

Chester County Among South Carolina's Largest Counties

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

The 16 largest-population counties in South Carolina by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Chester 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. 0200,000400,000600,000 $0$50,000$100,000$150,000$200,000$250,000 Population Spending per capita ($) Large and spending-intensiveSmall population, outsized spendingLarge population, modest per-residentSmaller footprint both ways
The 16 largest-population counties in South Carolina by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Chester County is highlighted.
Read the chart as a table
County Population Per capita Total spending
Greenville County 525,534 $7,449 $3.9B
Richland County 416,147 $192,829 $80.2B
Charleston County 408,235 $12,584 $5.1B
Horry County 351,029 $11,512 $4.0B
Spartanburg County 327,997 $6,888 $2.3B
Lexington County 293,991 $8,070 $2.4B
York County 282,090 $6,524 $1.8B
Berkeley County 229,861 $10,111 $2.3B
Anderson County 203,718 $7,499 $1.5B
Beaufort County 187,117 $10,683 $2.0B
Aiken County 168,808 $28,549 $4.8B
Dorchester County 161,540 $6,878 $1.1B
Florence County 137,059 $7,201 $987.0M
Pickens County 131,404 $7,711 $1.0B
Sumter County 105,556 $11,961 $1.3B
Chester County (this county) 32,294 $7,549 $243.8M

Federal Spending Guides

Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending

Counties with per-capita federal spending closest to Chester County's $7,549 - prioritizing South Carolina peers first.

Anderson County

South Carolina

$7,499 per capita

$1.5B total

Greenwood County

South Carolina

$7,623 per capita

$528.7M total

Greenville County

South Carolina

$7,449 per capita

$3.9B total

Hampton County

South Carolina

$7,667 per capita

$142.3M total

Pickens County

South Carolina

$7,711 per capita

$1.0B total

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much federal spending did Chester County, South Carolina receive?
Chester County received $243.8M in total federal spending during Fiscal Year 2025. This equates to $7,549 per capita for the county's population of 32,294.
How does Chester County's per capita spending compare to the national average?
Chester County's per capita federal spending of $7,549 is 51.8% below the national average of $15,647. Compared to the South Carolina average of $26,788, it is 71.8% below.
What is the population of Chester County, South Carolina?
Chester County has a population of 32,294 according to Census Bureau estimates. This population figure is used to calculate the per capita federal spending of $7,549.
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.

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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.