PlainSpending

Darlington County

$503.1M in FY2025 federal spending, $7,998 per capita.

South Carolina · FIPS 45031

In FY2025, Darlington County in South Carolina received $503.1M in federal spending - $7,998 per capita for a population of 62,905. This is 48.9% below the national average and 70.1% below the South Carolina average. The leading federal agency by spending share is Social Security Administration. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #26 of 46 South Carolina counties.

Total spending
$503.1M
Per capita
$7,998
vs. national avg
-48.9%
Fiscal year
FY2025

Mid-ladder absolute book

Darlington County is mid-pack on absolute obligations (#865 of 3,224, $503.1M).

Mid-ladder absolute book

Darlington County posts below-median federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending concentrated almost entirely in Social Security Administration.

National per-capita rank
Top 53%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$7,998
Leading agency
Social Security Administration
86.4% of tracked spending
South Carolina rank
#26 of 46

How Darlington County Compares

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

Darlington County$7,998South Carolina avg$26,788National avg$15,647
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates.

Population: 62,905 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

Leading Federal Agencies in Darlington County

Top awarding agencies in Darlington County, FY2025

Social Security Administrati…$398.3MDepartment of Veterans Affai…$46.6MDepartment of Health and Hum…$16.0M
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025, aggregated by awarding agency.

Among the 3,224 US counties with agency-level spending data, Social Security Administration is the most common leading agency nationally, topping 89.7% of agency-tracked counties.

These 3 agencies together account for $460.9M (91.6%) of Darlington County's $503.1M in total tracked federal spending.

All 3 individually-tracked agencies are shown above - Darlington 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 $398.3M 86.4%
Department of Veterans Affairs $46.6M 10.1%
Department of Health and Human Services $16.0M 3.5%

How Darlington County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$7,998 Around the middle higher than 47% of 3,224 US counties

all US counties, per-capita spending, bucketed by value

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 and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

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

Darlington 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; Darlington 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. Large and spending-intensiveSmall population, outsized spendingLarge population, modest per-residentSmaller footprint both ways 0200,000400,000600,000 $0$50,000$100,000$150,000$200,000$250,000 Population Spending per capita ($)
The 16 largest-population counties in South Carolina by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Darlington County is highlighted.
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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
Darlington County (this county) 62,905 $7,998 $503.1M

Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending

Counties with per-capita federal spending closest to Darlington County's $7,998 - prioritizing South Carolina peers first.

Colleton County

South Carolina

$7,971 per capita

$307.7M total

Lexington County

South Carolina

$8,070 per capita

$2.4B total

Allendale County

South Carolina

$8,163 per capita

$65.6M total

Abbeville County

South Carolina

$8,203 per capita

$199.3M total

Union County

South Carolina

$8,206 per capita

$223.6M total

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Nationwide counties with similar per-capita or total federal spending

Two peer sets outside South Carolina - per-resident intensity and total obligation volume, distinct from the same-state neighbors above.

Similar per-capita spending

Nearest out-of-state counties by federal spending per resident ($7,998 here).

Similar total federal spending

Nearest out-of-state counties by total obligations ($503.1M here).

Counties with fewer than 10,000 residents are excluded from the nationwide comparison corpus.

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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