PlainSpending

Coffee County

$1.0B in FY2025 federal spending, $17,322 per capita.

Tennessee · FIPS 47031

In FY2025, Coffee County in Tennessee received $1.0B in federal spending - $17,322 per capita for a population of 57,889. This is 10.7% above the national average and 1.4% below the Tennessee average. The leading federal agency by spending share is Department of Defense. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #4 of 95 Tennessee counties.

Total spending
$1.0B
Per capita
$17,322
vs. national avg
+10.7%
Fiscal year
FY2025

The verdict

Coffee County posts top-10% federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending dominated by Department of Defense.

National per-capita rank
Top 6%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$17,322
Leading agency
Department of Defense
62.8% of tracked spending
Tennessee rank
#4 of 95

How Coffee County Compares

Per-capita federal spending: Coffee County vs. Tennessee and the nation

Top 6% nationally
Coffee County$17,322Tennessee avg$17,561National avg$15,647

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

Population: 57,889 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

Leading Federal Agencies in Coffee County

Top awarding agencies in Coffee County, FY2025

Department of Defense$615.5MSocial Security Administration$318.2MDepartment of Veterans Affairs$45.6M

Source: USASpending.gov FY2025, aggregated by awarding agency.

Among the 1,150 US counties with agency-level spending data, Department of Defense is a comparatively unusual leading agency, topping only 6.4% 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 $979.3M (97.7%) of Coffee County's $1.0B in total tracked federal spending.

All 3 individually-tracked agencies are shown above - Coffee County has no smaller residual awarding agencies broken out beyond this set, a compact agency footprint rather than a long tail of minor awardees.

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Agency Spending Share
Department of Defense $615.5M 62.8%
Social Security Administration $318.2M 32.5%
Department of Veterans Affairs $45.6M 4.7%

How Coffee County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$17,322 Top 6% higher than 94% 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

Coffee County Among Tennessee's Largest Counties

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

The 16 largest-population counties in Tennessee by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Coffee 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. 0200,000400,000600,000800,0001,000,000 $0$20,000$40,000$60,000$80,000 Population Spending per capita ($) Large and spending-intensiveSmall population, outsized spendingLarge population, modest per-residentSmaller footprint both ways
The 16 largest-population counties in Tennessee by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Coffee County is highlighted.
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County Population Per capita Total spending
Shelby County 929,744 $6,904 $6.4B
Davidson County 715,884 $64,625 $46.3B
Knox County 478,971 $7,920 $3.8B
Hamilton County 366,207 $17,351 $6.4B
Rutherford County 341,486 $5,288 $1.8B
Williamson County 247,726 $7,002 $1.7B
Montgomery County 220,069 $9,191 $2.0B
Sumner County 196,281 $6,874 $1.3B
Sullivan County 158,163 $11,509 $1.8B
Wilson County 147,737 $6,618 $977.7M
Blount County 135,280 $7,850 $1.1B
Washington County 133,001 $9,399 $1.3B
Bradley County 108,620 $7,101 $771.3M
Maury County 100,974 $7,515 $758.8M
Madison County 98,823 $7,162 $707.8M
Coffee County (this county) 57,889 $17,322 $1.0B

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much federal spending did Coffee County, Tennessee receive?
Coffee County received $1.0B in total federal spending during Fiscal Year 2025. This equates to $17,322 per capita for the county's population of 57,889.
How does Coffee County's per capita spending compare to the national average?
Coffee County's per capita federal spending of $17,322 is 10.7% above the national average of $15,647. Compared to the Tennessee average of $17,561, it is 1.4% below.
What is the population of Coffee County, Tennessee?
Coffee County has a population of 57,889 according to Census Bureau estimates. This population figure is used to calculate the per capita federal spending of $17,322.
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.