Leon County
$13.2B in FY2025 federal spending, $45,184 per capita.
Florida · FIPS 12073
In FY2025, Leon County in Florida received $13.2B in federal spending - $45,184 per capita for a population of 292,198. This is 188.8% above the national average and 199.4% above the Florida average. The leading federal agency by spending share is Department of Education. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #1 of 67 Florida counties.
- Total spending
- $13.2B
- Per capita
- $45,184
- vs. national avg
- +188.8%
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
The verdict
Leon County posts top-1% federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending led by Department of Education, among several agencies.
- National per-capita rank
- Top 1%
- of 3,232 US counties
- Per-capita spending
- $45,184
- Leading agency
- Department of Education
- 46.5% of tracked spending
- Florida rank
- #1 of 67
How Leon County Compares
Per-capita federal spending: Leon County vs. Florida and the nation
Population: 292,198 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.
Leading Federal Agencies in Leon County
Top awarding agencies in Leon County, FY2025
Among the 1,150 US counties with agency-level spending data, Department of Education is a comparatively unusual leading agency, topping only 0.5% 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 $6.0B (45.1%) of Leon County's $13.2B 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 - Leon 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 Education | $2.8B | 46.5% |
| Department of Homeland Security | $2.0B | 33.1% |
| Social Security Administration | $1.2B | 20.4% |
How Leon County Ranks Nationally
Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties
All 3,232 US counties, FY2025
$45,184 Top 1% higher than 99% 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
Leon County Among Florida's Largest Counties
Population vs. per-capita spending: Florida's biggest counties
Read the chart as a table
| County | Population | Per capita | Total spending |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami-Dade County | 2,701,767 | $9,300 | $25.1B |
| Broward County | 1,944,375 | $5,396 | $10.5B |
| Palm Beach County | 1,492,191 | $7,502 | $11.2B |
| Hillsborough County | 1,459,762 | $33,387 | $48.7B |
| Orange County | 1,429,908 | $11,609 | $16.6B |
| Duval County | 995,567 | $39,620 | $39.4B |
| Pinellas County | 959,107 | $14,578 | $14.0B |
| Lee County | 760,822 | $9,560 | $7.3B |
| Polk County | 725,046 | $7,501 | $5.4B |
| Brevard County | 606,612 | $22,151 | $13.4B |
| Pasco County | 561,891 | $10,245 | $5.8B |
| Volusia County | 553,543 | $10,359 | $5.7B |
| Seminole County | 470,856 | $6,152 | $2.9B |
| Sarasota County | 434,006 | $12,868 | $5.6B |
| Manatee County | 399,710 | $10,591 | $4.2B |
| Leon County (this county) | 292,198 | $45,184 | $13.2B |
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Frequently Asked Questions
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