PlainSpending

Manatee County

$4.2B in FY2025 - a heavy absolute book at $10,591 per capita.

Florida · FIPS 12081

In FY2025, Manatee County in Florida posted a dense absolute book of $4.2B ($10,591 per capita across 399,710 residents). That is 32.3% below the national average and 29.8% below the Florida average. Social Security Administration leads tracked agency share. Statewide per-capita rank: #18 of 67.

Total spending
$4.2B
Per capita
$10,591
vs. national avg
-32.3%
Fiscal year
FY2025

Heavy absolute federal book

Manatee County sits #172 of 3,224 counties by total obligations ($4.2B).

Heavy absolute federal book

Manatee County posts top-quartile federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending dominated by Social Security Administration.

National per-capita rank
Top 22%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$10,591
Leading agency
Social Security Administration
77.9% of tracked spending
Florida rank
#18 of 67

How Manatee County Compares

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

Manatee County$10,591Florida avg$15,092National avg$15,647
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates.

Population: 399,710 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

Leading Federal Agencies in Manatee County

Top awarding agencies in Manatee County, FY2025

Social Security Administrati…$3.1BDepartment of Homeland Secur…$560.1MDepartment of Veterans Affai…$317.7M
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 $4.0B (94%) of Manatee County's $4.2B in total tracked federal spending.

All 3 individually-tracked agencies are shown above - Manatee 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 $3.1B 77.9%
Department of Homeland Security $560.1M 14.1%
Department of Veterans Affairs $317.7M 8%

How Manatee County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$10,591 Top 22% higher than 78% 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

Manatee County Among Florida's Largest Counties

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

The 15 largest-population counties in Florida by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Manatee 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. 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 15 largest-population counties in Florida by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Manatee 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 (this county) 399,710 $10,591 $4.2B

Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending

Counties with per-capita federal spending closest to Manatee County's $10,591 - prioritizing Florida peers first.

Nassau County

Florida

$10,573 per capita

$955.2M total

Dixie County

Florida

$10,430 per capita

$174.8M total

Volusia County

Florida

$10,359 per capita

$5.7B total

Highlands County

Florida

$10,343 per capita

$1.0B total

Gulf County

Florida

$10,863 per capita

$154.2M 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 ($10,591 here).

Similar total federal spending

Nearest out-of-state counties by total obligations ($4.2B 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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