Gibson County
$414.1M in FY2025 federal spending, $8,211 per capita.
Tennessee · FIPS 47053
In FY2025, Gibson County in Tennessee received $414.1M in federal spending - $8,211 per capita for a population of 50,429. This is 47.5% below the national average and 53.2% below the Tennessee average. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #37 of 95 Tennessee counties.
- Total spending
- $414.1M
- Per capita
- $8,211
- vs. national avg
- -47.5%
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
The verdict
Gibson County posts above-median federal per-capita spending nationally.
- National per-capita rank
- Top 49%
- of 3,232 US counties
- Per-capita spending
- $8,211
- Tennessee rank
- #37 of 95
How Gibson County Compares
Per-capita federal spending: Gibson County vs. Tennessee and the nation
Population: 50,429 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.
How Gibson County Ranks Nationally
Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties
All 3,232 US counties, FY2025
$8,211 Top 49% higher than 51% of 3,224 US counties
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Source USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates
Gibson County Among Tennessee's Largest Counties
Population vs. per-capita spending: Tennessee's biggest counties
Read the chart as a table
| 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 |
| Gibson County (this county) | 50,429 | $8,211 | $414.1M |
Federal Spending Guides
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Frequently Asked Questions
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