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Liberty County

$713.7M in FY2025 federal spending, $10,936 per capita.

Georgia · FIPS 13179

In FY2025, Liberty County in Georgia received $713.7M in federal spending - $10,936 per capita for a population of 65,256. This is 30.1% below the national average and 10.7% above the Georgia average. The leading federal agency by spending share is Department of Veterans Affairs. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #13 of 159 Georgia counties.

Total spending
$713.7M
Per capita
$10,936
vs. national avg
-30.1%
Fiscal year
FY2025

The verdict

Liberty County posts top-quartile federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending led by Department of Veterans Affairs, among several agencies.

National per-capita rank
Top 20%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$10,936
Leading agency
Department of Veterans Affairs
37.9% of tracked spending
Georgia rank
#13 of 159

How Liberty County Compares

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

Top 20% nationally
Liberty County$10,936Georgia avg$9,878National avg$15,647

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

Population: 65,256 (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

Department of Veterans Affairs$235.5MSocial Security Administration$200.9MDepartment of Defense$185.1M

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

Among the 1,150 US counties with agency-level spending data, Department of Veterans Affairs is a comparatively unusual leading agency, topping only 0.9% 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 $621.5M (87.1%) of Liberty County's $713.7M 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 - 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
Department of Veterans Affairs $235.5M 37.9%
Social Security Administration $200.9M 32.3%
Department of Defense $185.1M 29.8%

How Liberty County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$10,936 Top 20% higher than 80% 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

Liberty County Among Georgia's Largest Counties

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

The 16 largest-population counties in Georgia 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. 0500,0001,000,0001,500,000 $0$5,000$10,000$15,000$20,000 Population Spending per capita ($) Large and spending-intensiveSmall population, outsized spendingLarge population, modest per-residentSmaller footprint both ways
The 16 largest-population counties in Georgia 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
Fulton County 1,066,710 $11,476 $12.2B
Gwinnett County 957,062 $4,210 $4.0B
Cobb County 766,149 $8,900 $6.8B
Dekalb County 764,382 $9,221 $7.0B
Clayton County 297,595 $4,574 $1.4B
Chatham County 295,291 $8,834 $2.6B
Cherokee County 266,620 $6,330 $1.7B
Forsyth County 251,283 $4,218 $1.1B
Henry County 240,712 $6,286 $1.5B
Muscogee County 206,922 $7,626 $1.6B
Richmond County 206,607 $10,983 $2.3B
Hall County 203,136 $6,265 $1.3B
Paulding County 168,661 $5,046 $851.0M
Houston County 163,633 $15,705 $2.6B
Bibb County 157,346 $7,707 $1.2B
Liberty County (this county) 65,256 $10,936 $713.7M

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much federal spending did Liberty County, Georgia receive?
Liberty County received $713.7M in total federal spending during Fiscal Year 2025. This equates to $10,936 per capita for the county's population of 65,256.
How does Liberty County's per capita spending compare to the national average?
Liberty County's per capita federal spending of $10,936 is 30.1% below the national average of $15,647. Compared to the Georgia average of $9,878, it is 10.7% above.
What is the population of Liberty County, Georgia?
Liberty County has a population of 65,256 according to Census Bureau estimates. This population figure is used to calculate the per capita federal spending of $10,936.
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.