Clay County
$1.5B in FY2025 federal spending, $6,058 per capita.
Missouri · FIPS 29047
In FY2025, Clay County in Missouri received $1.5B in federal spending - $6,058 per capita for a population of 253,335. This is 61.3% below the national average and 60.2% below the Missouri average. The leading federal agency by spending share is Social Security Administration. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #112 of 115 Missouri counties.
- Total spending
- $1.5B
- Per capita
- $6,058
- vs. national avg
- -61.3%
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
The verdict
Clay County posts below-median federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending dominated by Social Security Administration.
- National per-capita rank
- Top 92%
- of 3,232 US counties
- Per-capita spending
- $6,058
- Leading agency
- Social Security Administration
- 66.5% of tracked spending
- Missouri rank
- #112 of 115
How Clay County Compares
Per-capita federal spending: Clay County vs. Missouri and the nation
Population: 253,335 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.
Leading Federal Agencies in Clay County
Top awarding agencies in Clay County, 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 $1.6B (100%) of Clay County's $1.5B in total tracked federal spending.
All 3 individually-tracked agencies are shown above - Clay County 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 | $1.1B | 66.5% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $420.6M | 25.7% |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $128.9M | 7.9% |
How Clay County Ranks Nationally
Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties
All 3,232 US counties, FY2025
$6,058 Top 92% higher than 8% 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
Clay County Among Missouri's Largest Counties
Population vs. per-capita spending: Missouri's biggest counties
Read the chart as a table
| County | Population | Per capita | Total spending |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis County | 1,004,125 | $16,891 | $17.0B |
| Jackson County | 717,204 | $11,265 | $8.1B |
| St. Charles County | 405,262 | $6,465 | $2.6B |
| St. Louis City | 301,578 | $68,810 | $20.8B |
| Greene County | 298,915 | $6,701 | $2.0B |
| Clay County (this county) | 253,335 | $6,058 | $1.5B |
| Jefferson County | 226,739 | $6,590 | $1.5B |
| Boone County | 183,610 | $6,290 | $1.2B |
| Jasper County | 122,761 | $6,552 | $804.4M |
| Cass County | 107,824 | $6,793 | $732.4M |
| Platte County | 106,718 | $7,158 | $763.8M |
| Franklin County | 104,682 | $7,263 | $760.3M |
| Christian County | 88,842 | $6,297 | $559.4M |
| Buchanan County | 84,793 | $6,505 | $551.6M |
| Cape Girardeau County | 81,710 | $6,784 | $554.3M |
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Frequently Asked Questions
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