PlainSpending

Erie County

$615.4M in FY2025 - a heavy absolute book at $8,137 per capita.

Ohio · FIPS 39043

In FY2025, Erie County in Ohio posted a dense absolute book of $615.4M ($8,137 per capita across 75,622 residents). That is 48.0% below the national average and 25.6% below the Ohio average. Social Security Administration leads tracked agency share. Statewide per-capita rank: #13 of 88.

Total spending
$615.4M
Per capita
$8,137
vs. national avg
-48.0%
Fiscal year
FY2025

Heavy absolute federal book

Erie County sits #766 of 3,224 counties by total obligations ($615.4M).

Heavy absolute federal book

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

National per-capita rank
Top 50%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$8,137
Leading agency
Social Security Administration
84.1% of tracked spending
Ohio rank
#13 of 88

How Erie County Compares

Per-capita federal spending: Erie County vs. Ohio and the nation

Erie County$8,137Ohio avg$10,938National avg$15,647
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates.

Population: 75,622 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

Leading Federal Agencies in Erie County

Top awarding agencies in Erie County, FY2025

Social Security Administrati…$469.7MDepartment of Veterans Affai…$66.0MDepartment of Housing and Ur…$22.5M
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 $558.2M (90.7%) of Erie County's $615.4M in total tracked federal spending.

All 3 individually-tracked agencies are shown above - Erie 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 $469.7M 84.1%
Department of Veterans Affairs $66.0M 11.8%
Department of Housing and Urban Development $22.5M 4%

How Erie County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$8,137 Higher than most higher than 50% 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

Erie County Among Ohio's Largest Counties

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

The 16 largest-population counties in Ohio by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Erie 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 0500,0001,000,0001,500,000 $6,000$7,000$8,000$9,000$10,000 Population Spending per capita ($)
The 16 largest-population counties in Ohio by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Erie County is highlighted.
Read the chart as a table
County Population Per capita Total spending
Franklin County 1,323,807 $8,478 $11.2B
Cuyahoga County 1,264,817 $7,806 $9.9B
Hamilton County 830,639 $8,265 $6.9B
Summit County 540,428 $8,437 $4.6B
Montgomery County 537,309 $9,665 $5.2B
Lucas County 431,279 $7,033 $3.0B
Butler County 390,357 $7,209 $2.8B
Stark County 374,853 $7,432 $2.8B
Lorain County 312,964 $7,261 $2.3B
Warren County 242,337 $6,414 $1.6B
Lake County 232,603 $7,521 $1.7B
Mahoning County 228,614 $7,118 $1.6B
Delaware County 214,124 $9,304 $2.0B
Clermont County 208,601 $7,398 $1.5B
Trumbull County 201,977 $7,330 $1.5B
Erie County (this county) 75,622 $8,137 $615.4M

Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending

Counties with per-capita federal spending closest to Erie County's $8,137 - prioritizing Ohio peers first.

Hamilton County

Ohio

$8,265 per capita

$6.9B total

Harrison County

Ohio

$7,985 per capita

$115.6M total

Monroe County

Ohio

$8,300 per capita

$111.1M total

Miami County

Ohio

$7,961 per capita

$865.9M total

Lawrence County

Ohio

$7,846 per capita

$456.9M total

Compare states side-by-side in the compare tool →

Nationwide counties with similar per-capita or total federal spending

Two peer sets outside Ohio - 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 ($8,137 here).

Similar total federal spending

Nearest out-of-state counties by total obligations ($615.4M 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.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and presented.

Verify with USASpending.gov → Verify population with U.S. Census Bureau →