Hamilton County
$6.9B in FY2025 federal spending, $8,265 per capita.
Ohio · FIPS 39061
In FY2025, Hamilton County in Ohio received $6.9B in federal spending - $8,265 per capita for a population of 830,639. This is 47.2% below the national average and 24.4% below the Ohio average. The leading federal agency by spending share is Social Security Administration. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #12 of 88 Ohio counties.
- Total spending
- $6.9B
- Per capita
- $8,265
- vs. national avg
- -47.2%
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
The verdict
Hamilton County posts above-median federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending dominated by Social Security Administration.
- National per-capita rank
- Top 48%
- of 3,232 US counties
- Per-capita spending
- $8,265
- Leading agency
- Social Security Administration
- 67.8% of tracked spending
- Ohio rank
- #12 of 88
How Hamilton County Compares
Per-capita federal spending: Hamilton County vs. Ohio and the nation
Population: 830,639 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.
Leading Federal Agencies in Hamilton County
Top awarding agencies in Hamilton County, FY2025
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 $5.1B (74.3%) of Hamilton County's $6.9B in total tracked federal spending -- the remainder is spread across smaller awarding agencies not individually broken out in this dataset.
All 3 individually-tracked agencies are shown above - Hamilton 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 | $3.5B | 67.8% |
| Department of Defense | $1.2B | 23.1% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $464.2M | 9.1% |
How Hamilton County Ranks Nationally
Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties
All 3,232 US counties, FY2025
$8,265 Top 48% higher than 52% of 3,224 US counties
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, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates
Hamilton County Among Ohio's Largest Counties
Population vs. per-capita spending: Ohio's biggest counties
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 (this 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 |
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