PlainSpending

Jasper County

$830.7M in FY2025 federal spending, $28,854 per capita.

South Carolina · FIPS 45053

In FY2025, Jasper County in South Carolina received $830.7M in federal spending - $28,854 per capita for a population of 28,791. This is 84.4% above the national average and 7.7% above the South Carolina average. The leading federal agency by spending share is Social Security Administration. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #2 of 46 South Carolina counties.

Total spending
$830.7M
Per capita
$28,854
vs. national avg
+84.4%
Fiscal year
FY2025

The verdict

Jasper County posts top-5% federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending dominated by Social Security Administration.

National per-capita rank
Top 2%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$28,854
Leading agency
Social Security Administration
78.7% of tracked spending
South Carolina rank
#2 of 46

How Jasper County Compares

Per-capita federal spending: Jasper County vs. South Carolina and the nation

Top 2% nationally
Jasper County$28,854South Carolina avg$26,788National avg$15,647

Source: USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates.

Population: 28,791 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

Leading Federal Agencies in Jasper County

Top awarding agencies in Jasper County, FY2025

Social Security Administration$245.1MDepartment of Transportation$36.1MDepartment of Defense$30.2M

Source: USASpending.gov FY2025, aggregated by awarding agency.

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 $311.4M (37.5%) of Jasper County's $830.7M 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 - Jasper 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 $245.1M 78.7%
Department of Transportation $36.1M 11.6%
Department of Defense $30.2M 9.7%

How Jasper County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$28,854 Top 2% higher than 98% of 3,224 US counties

This county $0 $20K+ all US counties, per-capita spending, bucketed by value

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Source USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates

Jasper County Among South Carolina's Largest Counties

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

The 16 largest-population counties in South Carolina by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Jasper County is highlighted. 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 16 entities by Population (X) and Spending per capita ($) (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. 0200,000400,000600,000 $0$50,000$100,000$150,000$200,000$250,000 Population Spending per capita ($) Large and spending-intensiveSmall population, outsized spendingLarge population, modest per-residentSmaller footprint both ways
The 16 largest-population counties in South Carolina by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Jasper County is highlighted.
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County Population Per capita Total spending
Greenville County 525,534 $7,449 $3.9B
Richland County 416,147 $192,829 $80.2B
Charleston County 408,235 $12,584 $5.1B
Horry County 351,029 $11,512 $4.0B
Spartanburg County 327,997 $6,888 $2.3B
Lexington County 293,991 $8,070 $2.4B
York County 282,090 $6,524 $1.8B
Berkeley County 229,861 $10,111 $2.3B
Anderson County 203,718 $7,499 $1.5B
Beaufort County 187,117 $10,683 $2.0B
Aiken County 168,808 $28,549 $4.8B
Dorchester County 161,540 $6,878 $1.1B
Florence County 137,059 $7,201 $987.0M
Pickens County 131,404 $7,711 $1.0B
Sumter County 105,556 $11,961 $1.3B
Jasper County (this county) 28,791 $28,854 $830.7M

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much federal spending did Jasper County, South Carolina receive?
Jasper County received $830.7M in total federal spending during Fiscal Year 2025. This equates to $28,854 per capita for the county's population of 28,791.
How does Jasper County's per capita spending compare to the national average?
Jasper County's per capita federal spending of $28,854 is 84.4% above the national average of $15,647. Compared to the South Carolina average of $26,788, it is 7.7% above.
What is the population of Jasper County, South Carolina?
Jasper County has a population of 28,791 according to Census Bureau estimates. This population figure is used to calculate the per capita federal spending of $28,854.
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.

Every figure on PlainSpending is computed directly from USASpending.gov award-transaction data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page aggregates every federal award with a place-of-performance in this county, live from the dataset. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.