Clarendon County
$500.7M in FY2025 federal spending, $16,078 per capita.
South Carolina · FIPS 45027
In FY2025, Clarendon County in South Carolina received $500.7M in federal spending - $16,078 per capita for a population of 31,144. This is 2.8% above the national average and 40.0% below the South Carolina average. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #7 of 46 South Carolina counties.
- Total spending
- $500.7M
- Per capita
- $16,078
- vs. national avg
- +2.8%
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
The verdict
Clarendon County posts top-10% federal per-capita spending nationally.
- National per-capita rank
- Top 7%
- of 3,232 US counties
- Per-capita spending
- $16,078
- South Carolina rank
- #7 of 46
How Clarendon County Compares
Per-capita federal spending: Clarendon County vs. South Carolina and the nation
Population: 31,144 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.
How Clarendon County Ranks Nationally
Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties
All 3,232 US counties, FY2025
$16,078 Top 7% higher than 93% of 3,224 US counties
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Source USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates
Clarendon County Among South Carolina's Largest Counties
Population vs. per-capita spending: South Carolina's biggest counties
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 |
| Clarendon County (this county) | 31,144 | $16,078 | $500.7M |
Federal Spending Guides
Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending
Counties with per-capita federal spending closest to Clarendon County's $16,078 - prioritizing South Carolina peers first.
Marion County
South Carolina
$16,250 per capita
$474.2M total
Mccormick County
South Carolina
$17,171 per capita
$163.6M total
Calhoun County
South Carolina
$18,988 per capita
$268.1M total
Charleston County
South Carolina
$12,584 per capita
$5.1B total
Sumter County
South Carolina
$11,961 per capita
$1.3B total
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