PlainSpending

Mccormick County

$163.6M in FY2025 federal spending, $17,171 per capita.

South Carolina · FIPS 45065

In FY2025, Mccormick County in South Carolina received $163.6M in federal spending - $17,171 per capita for a population of 9,526. This is 9.7% above the national average and 35.9% below the South Carolina average. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #5 of 46 South Carolina counties.

Total spending
$163.6M
Per capita
$17,171
vs. national avg
+9.7%
Fiscal year
FY2025

The verdict

Mccormick County posts top-10% federal per-capita spending nationally.

National per-capita rank
Top 6%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$17,171
South Carolina rank
#5 of 46

How Mccormick County Compares

Per-capita federal spending: Mccormick County vs. South Carolina and the nation

Top 6% nationally
Mccormick County$17,171South Carolina avg$26,788National avg$15,647

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

Population: 9,526 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

How Mccormick County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$17,171 Top 6% higher than 94% 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

Mccormick County Among South Carolina's Largest Counties

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

The 16 largest-population counties in South Carolina by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Mccormick 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. 0200,000400,000600,000 $0$50,000$100,000$150,000$200,000$250,000 Population Spending per capita ($) Large and spending-intensiveSmall population, outsized spendingLarge population, modest per-residentSmaller footprint both ways
The 16 largest-population counties in South Carolina by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Mccormick County is highlighted.
Read the chart as a table
County Population Per capita Total spending
Greenville County 525,534 $7,449 $3.9B
Richland County 416,147 $192,829 $80.2B
Charleston County 408,235 $12,584 $5.1B
Horry County 351,029 $11,512 $4.0B
Spartanburg County 327,997 $6,888 $2.3B
Lexington County 293,991 $8,070 $2.4B
York County 282,090 $6,524 $1.8B
Berkeley County 229,861 $10,111 $2.3B
Anderson County 203,718 $7,499 $1.5B
Beaufort County 187,117 $10,683 $2.0B
Aiken County 168,808 $28,549 $4.8B
Dorchester County 161,540 $6,878 $1.1B
Florence County 137,059 $7,201 $987.0M
Pickens County 131,404 $7,711 $1.0B
Sumter County 105,556 $11,961 $1.3B
Mccormick County (this county) 9,526 $17,171 $163.6M

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much federal spending did Mccormick County, South Carolina receive?
Mccormick County received $163.6M in total federal spending during Fiscal Year 2025. This equates to $17,171 per capita for the county's population of 9,526.
How does Mccormick County's per capita spending compare to the national average?
Mccormick County's per capita federal spending of $17,171 is 9.7% above the national average of $15,647. Compared to the South Carolina average of $26,788, it is 35.9% below.
What is the population of Mccormick County, South Carolina?
Mccormick County has a population of 9,526 according to Census Bureau estimates. This population figure is used to calculate the per capita federal spending of $17,171.
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.