Hudson County
$4.8B in FY2025 federal spending, $6,610 per capita.
New Jersey · FIPS 34017
In FY2025, Hudson County in New Jersey received $4.8B in federal spending - $6,610 per capita for a population of 724,854. This is 57.8% below the national average and 36.4% below the New Jersey average. The leading federal agency by spending share is Social Security Administration. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #17 of 21 New Jersey counties.
- Total spending
- $4.8B
- Per capita
- $6,610
- vs. national avg
- -57.8%
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
The verdict
Hudson County posts below-median federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending dominated by Social Security Administration.
- National per-capita rank
- Top 84%
- of 3,232 US counties
- Per-capita spending
- $6,610
- Leading agency
- Social Security Administration
- 58.5% of tracked spending
- New Jersey rank
- #17 of 21
How Hudson County Compares
Per-capita federal spending: Hudson County vs. New Jersey and the nation
Population: 724,854 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.
Leading Federal Agencies in Hudson County
Top awarding agencies in Hudson 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 $3.0B (61.9%) of Hudson County's $4.8B 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 - Hudson 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 | $1.7B | 58.5% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $926.4M | 31.3% |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | $303.7M | 10.2% |
How Hudson County Ranks Nationally
Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties
All 3,232 US counties, FY2025
$6,610 Top 84% higher than 16% 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
Hudson County Among New Jersey's Largest Counties
Population vs. per-capita spending: New Jersey's biggest counties
Read the chart as a table
| County | Population | Per capita | Total spending |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen County | 955,732 | $8,220 | $7.9B |
| Essex County | 863,728 | $7,934 | $6.9B |
| Middlesex County | 863,162 | $5,709 | $4.9B |
| Hudson County (this county) | 724,854 | $6,610 | $4.8B |
| Monmouth County | 643,615 | $8,600 | $5.5B |
| Ocean County | 637,229 | $7,805 | $5.0B |
| Union County | 575,345 | $5,027 | $2.9B |
| Passaic County | 524,118 | $5,440 | $2.9B |
| Camden County | 523,485 | $7,070 | $3.7B |
| Morris County | 509,285 | $8,024 | $4.1B |
| Burlington County | 461,860 | $13,102 | $6.1B |
| Mercer County | 387,340 | $13,406 | $5.2B |
| Somerset County | 345,361 | $6,565 | $2.3B |
| Gloucester County | 302,294 | $6,786 | $2.1B |
| Atlantic County | 274,534 | $8,127 | $2.2B |
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Frequently Asked Questions
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