Houston County
$2.6B in FY2025 federal spending, $15,705 per capita.
Georgia · FIPS 13153
In FY2025, Houston County in Georgia received $2.6B in federal spending - $15,705 per capita for a population of 163,633. This is 0.4% above the national average and 59.0% above the Georgia average. The leading federal agency by spending share is Department of Defense. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #2 of 159 Georgia counties.
- Total spending
- $2.6B
- Per capita
- $15,705
- vs. national avg
- +0.4%
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
The verdict
Houston County posts top-10% federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending led by Department of Defense, among several agencies.
- National per-capita rank
- Top 7%
- of 3,232 US counties
- Per-capita spending
- $15,705
- Leading agency
- Department of Defense
- 45.7% of tracked spending
- Georgia rank
- #2 of 159
How Houston County Compares
Per-capita federal spending: Houston County vs. Georgia and the nation
Population: 163,633 (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, Department of Defense is a comparatively unusual leading agency, topping only 6.4% 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 $1.8B (70.6%) of Houston County's $2.6B 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Defense | $828.9M | 45.7% |
| Social Security Administration | $638.2M | 35.2% |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $347.4M | 19.1% |
How Houston County Ranks Nationally
Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties
All 3,232 US counties, FY2025
$15,705 Top 7% higher than 93% 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 Georgia's Largest Counties
Population vs. per-capita spending: Georgia's biggest counties
Read the chart as a table
| County | Population | Per capita | Total spending |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fulton County | 1,066,710 | $11,476 | $12.2B |
| Gwinnett County | 957,062 | $4,210 | $4.0B |
| Cobb County | 766,149 | $8,900 | $6.8B |
| Dekalb County | 764,382 | $9,221 | $7.0B |
| Clayton County | 297,595 | $4,574 | $1.4B |
| Chatham County | 295,291 | $8,834 | $2.6B |
| Cherokee County | 266,620 | $6,330 | $1.7B |
| Forsyth County | 251,283 | $4,218 | $1.1B |
| Henry County | 240,712 | $6,286 | $1.5B |
| Muscogee County | 206,922 | $7,626 | $1.6B |
| Richmond County | 206,607 | $10,983 | $2.3B |
| Hall County | 203,136 | $6,265 | $1.3B |
| Paulding County | 168,661 | $5,046 | $851.0M |
| Houston County (this county) | 163,633 | $15,705 | $2.6B |
| Bibb County | 157,346 | $7,707 | $1.2B |
Federal Spending Guides
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Frequently Asked Questions
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