Lancaster County
$745.4M in FY2025 federal spending, $7,763 per capita.
South Carolina · FIPS 45057
In FY2025, Lancaster County in South Carolina received $745.4M in federal spending - $7,763 per capita for a population of 96,016. This is 50.4% below the national average and 71.0% below the South Carolina average. The leading federal agency by spending share is Social Security Administration. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #28 of 46 South Carolina counties.
- Total spending
- $745.4M
- Per capita
- $7,763
- vs. national avg
- -50.4%
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
The verdict
Lancaster 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
- $7,763
- Leading agency
- Social Security Administration
- 87.7% of tracked spending
- South Carolina rank
- #28 of 46
How Lancaster County Compares
Per-capita federal spending: Lancaster County vs. South Carolina and the nation
Population: 96,016 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.
Leading Federal Agencies in Lancaster County
Top awarding agencies in Lancaster 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 $724.1M (97.1%) of Lancaster County's $745.4M in total tracked federal spending.
All 3 individually-tracked agencies are shown above - Lancaster 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 | $635.2M | 87.7% |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $69.3M | 9.6% |
| Department of Transportation | $19.6M | 2.7% |
How Lancaster County Ranks Nationally
Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties
All 3,232 US counties, FY2025
$7,763 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
Lancaster County Among South Carolina's Largest Counties
Population vs. per-capita spending: South Carolina's biggest counties
Read the chart as a table
| 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 |
| Lancaster County (this county) | 96,016 | $7,763 | $745.4M |
Federal Spending Guides
Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending
Counties with per-capita federal spending closest to Lancaster County's $7,763 - prioritizing South Carolina peers first.
Lee County
South Carolina
$7,729 per capita
$127.8M total
Laurens County
South Carolina
$7,722 per capita
$521.5M total
Pickens County
South Carolina
$7,711 per capita
$1.0B total
Hampton County
South Carolina
$7,667 per capita
$142.3M total
Greenwood County
South Carolina
$7,623 per capita
$528.7M total
Frequently Asked Questions
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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.