PlainSpending

Hillsborough County

$4.4B in FY2025 - a heavy absolute book at $10,427 per capita.

New Hampshire · FIPS 33011

In FY2025, Hillsborough County in New Hampshire posted a dense absolute book of $4.4B ($10,427 per capita across 422,937 residents). That is 33.4% below the national average and 15.6% below the New Hampshire average. Social Security Administration leads tracked agency share. Statewide per-capita rank: #4 of 10.

Total spending
$4.4B
Per capita
$10,427
vs. national avg
-33.4%
Fiscal year
FY2025

Heavy absolute federal book

Hillsborough County sits #160 of 3,224 counties by total obligations ($4.4B).

Heavy absolute federal book

Hillsborough County posts top-quartile federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending dominated by Social Security Administration.

National per-capita rank
Top 23%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$10,427
Leading agency
Social Security Administration
57.8% of tracked spending
New Hampshire rank
#4 of 10

How Hillsborough County Compares

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

Hillsborough County$10,427New Hampshire avg$12,356National avg$15,647
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates.

Population: 422,937 (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

Social Security Administrati…$2.3BDepartment of Defense$1.5BDepartment of Veterans Affai…$246.5M
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 $4.1B (92%) of Hillsborough County's $4.4B in total tracked federal spending.

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
Social Security Administration $2.3B 57.8%
Department of Defense $1.5B 36.1%
Department of Veterans Affairs $246.5M 6.1%

How Hillsborough County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$10,427 Top 23% higher than 77% 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 New Hampshire's Largest Counties

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

The 10 largest-population counties in New Hampshire 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 10 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 0100,000200,000300,000400,000500,000 $6,000$8,000$10,000$12,000$14,000 Population Spending per capita ($) Hillsborough CountyRockingham CountyMerrimack CountyStrafford CountyGrafton CountyCheshire CountyBelknap CountyCarroll CountySullivan CountyCoos County
The 10 largest-population counties in New Hampshire 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
Hillsborough County (this county) 422,937 $10,427 $4.4B
Rockingham County 314,176 $10,988 $3.5B
Merrimack County 153,808 $13,078 $2.0B
Strafford County 130,889 $7,308 $956.6M
Grafton County 91,118 $11,638 $1.1B
Cheshire County 76,458 $8,500 $649.9M
Belknap County 63,705 $9,768 $622.3M
Carroll County 50,107 $9,565 $479.3M
Sullivan County 43,063 $8,988 $387.1M
Coos County 31,268 $9,950 $311.1M

Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending

Counties with per-capita federal spending closest to Hillsborough County's $10,427 - prioritizing New Hampshire peers first.

Coos County

New Hampshire

$9,950 per capita

$311.1M total

Rockingham County

New Hampshire

$10,988 per capita

$3.5B total

Belknap County

New Hampshire

$9,768 per capita

$622.3M total

Carroll County

New Hampshire

$9,565 per capita

$479.3M total

Grafton County

New Hampshire

$11,638 per capita

$1.1B total

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Nationwide counties with similar per-capita or total federal spending

Two peer sets outside New Hampshire - 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 ($10,427 here).

Similar total federal spending

Nearest out-of-state counties by total obligations ($4.4B 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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