PlainSpending

Liberty County

$5,930 per resident in FY2025 ($47.3M total) - low intensity.

Florida · FIPS 12077

In FY2025, Liberty County carried a thin absolute book of $47.3M - $5,930 per capita for 7,974 residents. Intensity sits 62.1% below the national average (-60.7% vs Florida). Leading tracked agency: Social Security Administration. Per-capita rank in-state: #62/67.

Total spending
$47.3M
Per capita
$5,930
vs. national avg
-62.1%
Fiscal year
FY2025

Low per-resident intensity

Liberty County residents see a thin $5,930 each (#2971 of 3,224 per capita).

Low per-resident intensity

Liberty County posts below-median federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending dominated by Social Security Administration.

National per-capita rank
Top 93%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$5,930
Leading agency
Social Security Administration
77.6% of tracked spending
Florida rank
#62 of 67

How Liberty County Compares

Per-capita federal spending: Liberty County vs. Florida and the nation

Liberty County$5,930Florida avg$15,092National avg$15,647
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates.

Population: 7,974 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

Leading Federal Agencies in Liberty County

Top awarding agencies in Liberty County, FY2025

Social Security Administrati…$35.6MDepartment of Transportation$5.7MDepartment of Veterans Affai…$4.6M
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025, aggregated by awarding agency.

Among the 3,224 US counties with agency-level spending data, Social Security Administration is the most common leading agency nationally, topping 89.7% of agency-tracked counties.

These 3 agencies together account for $45.8M (96.9%) of Liberty County's $47.3M in total tracked federal spending.

All 3 individually-tracked agencies are shown above - Liberty 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 $35.6M 77.6%
Department of Transportation $5.7M 12.4%
Department of Veterans Affairs $4.6M 10%

How Liberty County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$5,930 Among the lowest higher than 7% of 3,224 US counties

all US counties, per-capita spending, bucketed by value

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

Liberty County Among Florida's Largest Counties

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

The 16 largest-population counties in Florida by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Liberty 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. Large and spending-intensiveSmall population, outsized spendingLarge population, modest per-residentSmaller footprint both ways 01,000,0002,000,0003,000,000 $0$10,000$20,000$30,000$40,000$50,000 Population Spending per capita ($)
The 16 largest-population counties in Florida by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Liberty County is highlighted.
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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
Liberty County (this county) 7,974 $5,930 $47.3M

Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending

Counties with per-capita federal spending closest to Liberty County's $5,930 - prioritizing Florida peers first.

Hardee County

Florida

$6,129 per capita

$155.2M total

Seminole County

Florida

$6,152 per capita

$2.9B total

Hendry County

Florida

$5,674 per capita

$224.8M total

Lafayette County

Florida

$5,659 per capita

$46.6M total

Osceola County

Florida

$5,611 per capita

$2.2B total

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Nationwide counties with similar per-capita or total federal spending

Two peer sets outside Florida - per-resident intensity and total obligation volume, distinct from the same-state neighbors above.

Similar per-capita spending

Nearest out-of-state counties by federal spending per resident ($5,930 here).

Similar total federal spending

Nearest out-of-state counties by total obligations ($47.3M here).

Counties with fewer than 10,000 residents are excluded from the nationwide comparison corpus.

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.

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