Miami-Dade County
$25.1B in FY2025 federal spending, $9,300 per capita.
Florida · FIPS 12086
In FY2025, Miami-Dade County in Florida received $25.1B in federal spending - $9,300 per capita for a population of 2,701,767. This is 40.6% below the national average and 38.4% below the Florida average. The leading federal agency by spending share is Department of Health and Human Services. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #36 of 67 Florida counties.
- Total spending
- $25.1B
- Per capita
- $9,300
- vs. national avg
- -40.6%
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
The verdict
Miami-Dade County posts above-median federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending led by Department of Health and Human Services, among several agencies.
- National per-capita rank
- Top 33%
- of 3,232 US counties
- Per-capita spending
- $9,300
- Leading agency
- Department of Health and Human Services
- 48.4% of tracked spending
- Florida rank
- #36 of 67
How Miami-Dade County Compares
Per-capita federal spending: Miami-Dade County vs. Florida and the nation
Population: 2,701,767 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.
Leading Federal Agencies in Miami-Dade County
Top awarding agencies in Miami-Dade County, FY2025
Among the 1,150 US counties with agency-level spending data, Department of Health and Human Services is a comparatively unusual leading agency, topping only 3.4% 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 $19.3B (77%) of Miami-Dade County's $25.1B 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 - Miami-Dade County has no smaller residual awarding agencies broken out beyond this set, a compact agency footprint rather than a long tail of minor awardees.
Read the agency breakdown as a table
| Agency | Spending | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Human Services | $9.4B | 48.4% |
| Social Security Administration | $9.1B | 47.1% |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | $881.5M | 4.6% |
How Miami-Dade County Ranks Nationally
Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties
All 3,232 US counties, FY2025
$9,300 Top 33% higher than 67% of 3,224 US counties
Each bar is a $1K-wide band; taller bars hold more US counties. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates
Miami-Dade County Among Florida's Largest Counties
Population vs. per-capita spending: Florida's biggest counties
Read the chart as a table
| County | Population | Per capita | Total spending |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami-Dade County (this 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 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
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