PlainSpending

Hillsborough County

$48.7B in FY2025 - a heavy absolute book at $33,387 per capita.

Florida · FIPS 12057

In FY2025, Hillsborough County in Florida posted a dense absolute book of $48.7B ($33,387 per capita across 1,459,762 residents). That is 113.4% above the national average and 121.2% above the Florida average. Department of Health and Human Services leads tracked agency share. Statewide per-capita rank: #3 of 67.

Total spending
$48.7B
Per capita
$33,387
vs. national avg
+113.4%
Fiscal year
FY2025

Heavy absolute federal book

Hillsborough County sits #10 of 3,224 counties by total obligations ($48.7B).

Heavy absolute federal book

Hillsborough County posts top-5% federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending dominated by Department of Health and Human Services.

National per-capita rank
Top 2%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$33,387
Leading agency
Department of Health and Human Services
79.2% of tracked spending
Florida rank
#3 of 67

How Hillsborough County Compares

Per-capita federal spending: Hillsborough County vs. Florida and the nation

Hillsborough County$33,387Florida avg$15,092National avg$15,647
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates.

Population: 1,459,762 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

Leading Federal Agencies in Hillsborough County

Top awarding agencies in Hillsborough County, FY2025

Department of Health and Hum…$34.3BSocial Security Administrati…$6.5BDepartment of Defense$2.5B
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025, aggregated by awarding agency.

Among the 3,224 US counties with agency-level spending data, Department of Health and Human Services is a comparatively unusual leading agency, topping only 1.1% of agency-tracked counties nationally -- often a sign of a single large federal facility rather than broad-based spending.

These 3 agencies together account for $43.3B (88.9%) of Hillsborough County's $48.7B 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 - Hillsborough 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
Department of Health and Human Services $34.3B 79.2%
Social Security Administration $6.5B 14.9%
Department of Defense $2.5B 5.9%

How Hillsborough County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$33,387 Top 2% higher than 98% 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

Hillsborough County Among Florida's Largest Counties

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

The 15 largest-population counties in Florida by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Hillsborough County is highlighted. 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 15 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 01,000,0002,000,0003,000,000 $0$10,000$20,000$30,000$40,000$50,000 Population Spending per capita ($)
The 15 largest-population counties in Florida by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Hillsborough County is highlighted.
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County Population Per capita Total spending
Miami-Dade County 2,701,767 $9,300 $25.1B
Broward County 1,944,375 $5,396 $10.5B
Palm Beach County 1,492,191 $7,502 $11.2B
Hillsborough County (this county) 1,459,762 $33,387 $48.7B
Orange County 1,429,908 $11,609 $16.6B
Duval County 995,567 $39,620 $39.4B
Pinellas County 959,107 $14,578 $14.0B
Lee County 760,822 $9,560 $7.3B
Polk County 725,046 $7,501 $5.4B
Brevard County 606,612 $22,151 $13.4B
Pasco County 561,891 $10,245 $5.8B
Volusia County 553,543 $10,359 $5.7B
Seminole County 470,856 $6,152 $2.9B
Sarasota County 434,006 $12,868 $5.6B
Manatee County 399,710 $10,591 $4.2B

Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending

Counties with per-capita federal spending closest to Hillsborough County's $33,387 - prioritizing Florida peers first.

Duval County

Florida

$39,620 per capita

$39.4B total

Brevard County

Florida

$22,151 per capita

$13.4B total

Leon County

Florida

$45,184 per capita

$13.2B total

Sumter County

Florida

$19,798 per capita

$2.6B total

Okaloosa County

Florida

$19,084 per capita

$4.0B total

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Nationwide counties with similar per-capita or total federal spending

Two peer sets outside Florida - 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 ($33,387 here).

Similar total federal spending

Nearest out-of-state counties by total obligations ($48.7B 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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