PlainSpending

Greene County

$348.6M in FY2025 federal spending, $7,273 per capita.

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In FY2025, Greene County in New York received $348.6M in federal spending - $7,273 per capita for a population of 47,931. This is 53.5% below the national average and 44.0% below the New York average. The leading federal agency by spending share is Social Security Administration. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #36 of 62 New York counties.

Total spending
$348.6M
Per capita
$7,273
vs. national avg
-53.5%
Fiscal year
FY2025

The verdict

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

National per-capita rank
Top 69%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$7,273
Leading agency
Social Security Administration
91.9% of tracked spending
New York rank
#36 of 62

How Greene County Compares

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

Top 69% nationally
Greene County$7,273New York avg$12,978National avg$15,647

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

Population: 47,931 (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 Administration$292.2MDepartment of Veterans Affairs$16.6MRailroad Retirement Board$9.2M

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.

These 3 agencies together account for $318.0M (91.2%) of Greene County's $348.6M 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 $292.2M 91.9%
Department of Veterans Affairs $16.6M 5.2%
Railroad Retirement Board $9.2M 2.9%

How Greene County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$7,273 Top 69% higher than 31% of 3,224 US counties

This county $0 $20K+ 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 New York's Largest Counties

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

The 16 largest-population counties in New York 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. 01,000,0002,000,0003,000,000 $0$10,000$20,000$30,000$40,000 Population Spending per capita ($) Large and spending-intensiveSmall population, outsized spendingLarge population, modest per-residentSmaller footprint both ways
The 16 largest-population counties in New York 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
Kings County 2,736,074 $3,678 $10.1B
Queens County 2,405,464 $3,919 $9.4B
New York County 1,694,251 $18,405 $31.2B
Suffolk County 1,525,920 $7,699 $11.7B
Bronx County 1,472,654 $5,314 $7.8B
Nassau County 1,395,774 $7,688 $10.7B
Westchester County 1,004,457 $5,877 $5.9B
Erie County 954,236 $9,584 $9.1B
Monroe County 759,443 $13,013 $9.9B
Richmond County 495,747 $6,713 $3.3B
Onondaga County 476,516 $11,396 $5.4B
Orange County 401,310 $6,298 $2.5B
Rockland County 338,329 $6,063 $2.1B
Albany County 314,848 $30,058 $9.5B
Dutchess County 295,911 $6,796 $2.0B
Greene County (this county) 47,931 $7,273 $348.6M

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much federal spending did Greene County, New York receive?
Greene County received $348.6M in total federal spending during Fiscal Year 2025. This equates to $7,273 per capita for the county's population of 47,931.
How does Greene County's per capita spending compare to the national average?
Greene County's per capita federal spending of $7,273 is 53.5% below the national average of $15,647. Compared to the New York average of $12,978, it is 44.0% below.
What is the population of Greene County, New York?
Greene County has a population of 47,931 according to Census Bureau estimates. This population figure is used to calculate the per capita federal spending of $7,273.
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.

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.