Houston County
$832.4M in FY2025 federal spending, $7,764 per capita.
Alabama · FIPS 01069
In FY2025, Houston County in Alabama received $832.4M in federal spending - $7,764 per capita for a population of 107,202. This is 50.4% below the national average and 45.5% below the Alabama average. The leading federal agency by spending share is Social Security Administration. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #47 of 67 Alabama counties.
- Total spending
- $832.4M
- Per capita
- $7,764
- vs. national avg
- -50.4%
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
The verdict
Houston County posts below-median federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending concentrated almost entirely in Social Security Administration.
- National per-capita rank
- Top 58%
- of 3,232 US counties
- Per-capita spending
- $7,764
- Leading agency
- Social Security Administration
- 82.1% of tracked spending
- Alabama rank
- #47 of 67
How Houston County Compares
Per-capita federal spending: Houston County vs. Alabama and the nation
Population: 107,202 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.
Leading Federal Agencies in Houston County
Top awarding agencies in Houston 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 $712.7M (85.6%) of Houston County's $832.4M 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 - Houston 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 | $584.9M | 82.1% |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $104.6M | 14.7% |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | $23.2M | 3.3% |
How Houston County Ranks Nationally
Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties
All 3,232 US counties, FY2025
$7,764 Top 58% higher than 42% 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
Houston County Among Alabama's Largest Counties
Population vs. per-capita spending: Alabama's biggest counties
Read the chart as a table
| County | Population | Per capita | Total spending |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson County | 674,721 | $11,949 | $8.1B |
| Mobile County | 414,809 | $11,632 | $4.8B |
| Madison County | 388,153 | $40,217 | $15.6B |
| Baldwin County | 231,767 | $9,605 | $2.2B |
| Montgomery County | 228,954 | $22,613 | $5.2B |
| Tuscaloosa County | 227,036 | $6,840 | $1.6B |
| Shelby County | 223,024 | $7,116 | $1.6B |
| Lee County | 174,241 | $6,646 | $1.2B |
| Morgan County | 123,421 | $7,126 | $879.5M |
| Calhoun County | 116,441 | $10,261 | $1.2B |
| Houston County (this county) | 107,202 | $7,764 | $832.4M |
| Limestone County | 103,570 | $7,655 | $792.8M |
| Etowah County | 103,436 | $7,791 | $805.9M |
| Marshall County | 97,612 | $6,543 | $638.7M |
| Lauderdale County | 93,564 | $7,804 | $730.2M |
Federal Spending Guides
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Frequently Asked Questions
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