PlainSpending

Mahoning County

$1.6B in FY2025 federal spending, $7,118 per capita.

Ohio · FIPS 39099

In FY2025, Mahoning County in Ohio received $1.6B in federal spending - $7,118 per capita for a population of 228,614. This is 54.5% below the national average and 34.9% below the Ohio average. The leading federal agency by spending share is Social Security Administration. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #43 of 88 Ohio counties.

Total spending
$1.6B
Per capita
$7,118
vs. national avg
-54.5%
Fiscal year
FY2025

The verdict

Mahoning County posts below-median federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending concentrated almost entirely in Social Security Administration.

National per-capita rank
Top 73%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$7,118
Leading agency
Social Security Administration
90% of tracked spending
Ohio rank
#43 of 88

How Mahoning County Compares

Per-capita federal spending: Mahoning County vs. Ohio and the nation

Top 73% nationally
Mahoning County$7,118Ohio avg$10,938National avg$15,647

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

Population: 228,614 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

Leading Federal Agencies in Mahoning County

Top awarding agencies in Mahoning County, FY2025

Social Security Administration$1.3BDepartment of Veterans Affairs$95.3MDepartment of Housing and Urb…$46.0M

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

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 $1.4B (86.5%) of Mahoning County's $1.6B 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 - Mahoning 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 $1.3B 90%
Department of Veterans Affairs $95.3M 6.8%
Department of Housing and Urban Development $46.0M 3.3%

How Mahoning County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$7,118 Top 73% higher than 27% 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

Mahoning County Among Ohio's Largest Counties

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

The 15 largest-population counties in Ohio by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Mahoning County is highlighted. 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 15 entities by Population (X) and Spending per capita ($) (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. 0500,0001,000,0001,500,000 $6,000$7,000$8,000$9,000$10,000 Population Spending per capita ($) Large and spending-intensiveSmall population, outsized spendingLarge population, modest per-residentSmaller footprint both ways
The 15 largest-population counties in Ohio by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Mahoning County is highlighted.
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County Population Per capita Total spending
Franklin County 1,323,807 $8,478 $11.2B
Cuyahoga County 1,264,817 $7,806 $9.9B
Hamilton County 830,639 $8,265 $6.9B
Summit County 540,428 $8,437 $4.6B
Montgomery County 537,309 $9,665 $5.2B
Lucas County 431,279 $7,033 $3.0B
Butler County 390,357 $7,209 $2.8B
Stark County 374,853 $7,432 $2.8B
Lorain County 312,964 $7,261 $2.3B
Warren County 242,337 $6,414 $1.6B
Lake County 232,603 $7,521 $1.7B
Mahoning County (this county) 228,614 $7,118 $1.6B
Delaware County 214,124 $9,304 $2.0B
Clermont County 208,601 $7,398 $1.5B
Trumbull County 201,977 $7,330 $1.5B

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much federal spending did Mahoning County, Ohio receive?
Mahoning County received $1.6B in total federal spending during Fiscal Year 2025. This equates to $7,118 per capita for the county's population of 228,614.
How does Mahoning County's per capita spending compare to the national average?
Mahoning County's per capita federal spending of $7,118 is 54.5% below the national average of $15,647. Compared to the Ohio average of $10,938, it is 34.9% below.
What is the population of Mahoning County, Ohio?
Mahoning County has a population of 228,614 according to Census Bureau estimates. This population figure is used to calculate the per capita federal spending of $7,118.
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.