PlainSpending

Johnson County

$177.8M in FY2025 federal spending, $9,909 per capita.

Tennessee · FIPS 47091

In FY2025, Johnson County in Tennessee received $177.8M in federal spending - $9,909 per capita for a population of 17,948. This is 36.7% below the national average and 43.6% below the Tennessee average. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #12 of 95 Tennessee counties.

Total spending
$177.8M
Per capita
$9,909
vs. national avg
-36.7%
Fiscal year
FY2025

The verdict

Johnson County posts above-median federal per-capita spending nationally.

National per-capita rank
Top 27%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$9,909
Tennessee rank
#12 of 95

How Johnson County Compares

Per-capita federal spending: Johnson County vs. Tennessee and the nation

Top 27% nationally
Johnson County$9,909Tennessee avg$17,561National avg$15,647

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

Population: 17,948 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

How Johnson County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$9,909 Top 27% higher than 73% 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

Johnson County Among Tennessee's Largest Counties

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

The 16 largest-population counties in Tennessee by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Johnson 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. 0500,0001,000,000 $0$20,000$40,000$60,000$80,000 Population Spending per capita ($) Large and spending-intensiveSmall population, outsized spendingLarge population, modest per-residentSmaller footprint both ways
The 16 largest-population counties in Tennessee by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Johnson County is highlighted.
Read the chart as a table
County Population Per capita Total spending
Shelby County 929,744 $6,904 $6.4B
Davidson County 715,884 $64,625 $46.3B
Knox County 478,971 $7,920 $3.8B
Hamilton County 366,207 $17,351 $6.4B
Rutherford County 341,486 $5,288 $1.8B
Williamson County 247,726 $7,002 $1.7B
Montgomery County 220,069 $9,191 $2.0B
Sumner County 196,281 $6,874 $1.3B
Sullivan County 158,163 $11,509 $1.8B
Wilson County 147,737 $6,618 $977.7M
Blount County 135,280 $7,850 $1.1B
Washington County 133,001 $9,399 $1.3B
Bradley County 108,620 $7,101 $771.3M
Maury County 100,974 $7,515 $758.8M
Madison County 98,823 $7,162 $707.8M
Johnson County (this county) 17,948 $9,909 $177.8M

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much federal spending did Johnson County, Tennessee receive?
Johnson County received $177.8M in total federal spending during Fiscal Year 2025. This equates to $9,909 per capita for the county's population of 17,948.
How does Johnson County's per capita spending compare to the national average?
Johnson County's per capita federal spending of $9,909 is 36.7% below the national average of $15,647. Compared to the Tennessee average of $17,561, it is 43.6% below.
What is the population of Johnson County, Tennessee?
Johnson County has a population of 17,948 according to Census Bureau estimates. This population figure is used to calculate the per capita federal spending of $9,909.
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.