PlainSpending

Greene County

$11,432 per resident in FY2025 ($216.2M total) - high intensity.

Georgia · FIPS 13133

In FY2025, Greene County in Georgia received $216.2M in federal spending - $11,432 per capita for a population of 18,915. This is 26.9% below the national average and 15.7% above the Georgia average. The leading federal agency by spending share is Social Security Administration. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #10 of 159 Georgia counties.

Total spending
$216.2M
Per capita
$11,432
vs. national avg
-26.9%
Fiscal year
FY2025

High per-resident intensity

Per-capita intensity is the standout: $11,432 puts Greene County at #539 of 3,224.

High per-resident intensity

Greene County posts top-quartile federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending concentrated almost entirely in Social Security Administration.

National per-capita rank
Top 17%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$11,432
Leading agency
Social Security Administration
91.9% of tracked spending
Georgia rank
#10 of 159

How Greene County Compares

Per-capita federal spending: Greene County vs. Georgia and the nation

Greene County$11,432Georgia avg$9,878National avg$15,647
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates.

Population: 18,915 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

Leading Federal Agencies in Greene County

Top awarding agencies in Greene County, FY2025

Social Security Administrati…$190.6MDepartment of Veterans Affai…$11.6MDepartment of Transportation$5.3M
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 $207.4M (95.9%) of Greene County's $216.2M in total tracked federal spending.

All 3 individually-tracked agencies are shown above - Greene 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
Social Security Administration $190.6M 91.9%
Department of Veterans Affairs $11.6M 5.6%
Department of Transportation $5.3M 2.5%

How Greene County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$11,432 Top 17% higher than 83% of 3,224 US counties

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

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

Greene County Among Georgia's Largest Counties

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

The 16 largest-population counties in Georgia by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Greene 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 $0$5,000$10,000$15,000$20,000 Population Spending per capita ($)
The 16 largest-population counties in Georgia by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Greene County is highlighted.
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County Population Per capita Total spending
Fulton County 1,066,710 $11,476 $12.2B
Gwinnett County 957,062 $4,210 $4.0B
Cobb County 766,149 $8,900 $6.8B
Dekalb County 764,382 $9,221 $7.0B
Clayton County 297,595 $4,574 $1.4B
Chatham County 295,291 $8,834 $2.6B
Cherokee County 266,620 $6,330 $1.7B
Forsyth County 251,283 $4,218 $1.1B
Henry County 240,712 $6,286 $1.5B
Muscogee County 206,922 $7,626 $1.6B
Richmond County 206,607 $10,983 $2.3B
Hall County 203,136 $6,265 $1.3B
Paulding County 168,661 $5,046 $851.0M
Houston County 163,633 $15,705 $2.6B
Bibb County 157,346 $7,707 $1.2B
Greene County (this county) 18,915 $11,432 $216.2M

Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending

Counties with per-capita federal spending closest to Greene County's $11,432 - prioritizing Georgia peers first.

Fulton County

Georgia

$11,476 per capita

$12.2B total

Talbot County

Georgia

$11,157 per capita

$64.0M total

Baker County

Georgia

$11,806 per capita

$34.0M total

Richmond County

Georgia

$10,983 per capita

$2.3B total

Liberty County

Georgia

$10,936 per capita

$713.7M total

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Nationwide counties with similar per-capita or total federal spending

Two peer sets outside Georgia - 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 ($11,432 here).

Similar total federal spending

Nearest out-of-state counties by total obligations ($216.2M 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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