PlainSpending

Fairfield County

$-12.3M in FY2025 federal spending, $-13 per capita.

Connecticut · FIPS 09001

In FY2025, Fairfield County in Connecticut received $-12.3M in federal spending - $-13 per capita for a population of 957,419. This is 100.1% below the national average and 100.0% below the Connecticut average. The leading federal agency by spending share is Social Security Administration. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #4 of 8 Connecticut counties.

Total spending
$-12.3M
Per capita
$-13
vs. national avg
-100.1%
Fiscal year
FY2025

The verdict

Fairfield County's spending dominated by Social Security Administration.

Per-capita spending
$-13
Leading agency
Social Security Administration
53.5% of tracked spending
Connecticut rank
#4 of 8

How Fairfield County Compares

Per-capita federal spending: Fairfield County vs. Connecticut and the nation

Fairfield County$-13Connecticut avg$42,600National avg$15,647

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

Population: 957,419 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

Leading Federal Agencies in Fairfield County

Top awarding agencies in Fairfield County, FY2025

Social Security Administration$3.8BDepartment of Defense$2.9BDepartment of Health and Huma…$404.2M

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

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.

All 3 individually-tracked agencies are shown above - Fairfield 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 $3.8B 53.5%
Department of Defense $2.9B 40.9%
Department of Health and Human Services $404.2M 5.6%

Federal Spending Guides

Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending

Counties with per-capita federal spending closest to Fairfield County's $-13 - prioritizing Connecticut peers first.

Windham County

Connecticut

$-13 per capita

$-1.5M total

New Haven County

Connecticut

$-6 per capita

$-5.6M total

Tolland County

Connecticut

$3 per capita

$487.8K total

New London County

Connecticut

$6 per capita

$1.5M total

Litchfield County

Connecticut

$-38 per capita

$-7.0M total

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much federal spending did Fairfield County, Connecticut receive?
Fairfield County received $-12.3M in total federal spending during Fiscal Year 2025. This equates to $-13 per capita for the county's population of 957,419.
How does Fairfield County's per capita spending compare to the national average?
Fairfield County's per capita federal spending of $-13 is 100.1% below the national average of $15,647. Compared to the Connecticut average of $42,600, it is 100.0% below.
What is the population of Fairfield County, Connecticut?
Fairfield County has a population of 957,419 according to Census Bureau estimates. This population figure is used to calculate the per capita federal spending of $-13.
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.

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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.