Mitchell County
$134.1M in FY2025 federal spending, $6,163 per capita.
Georgia · FIPS 13205
In FY2025, Mitchell County in Georgia received $134.1M in federal spending - $6,163 per capita for a population of 21,755. This is 60.6% below the national average and 37.6% below the Georgia average. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #130 of 159 Georgia counties.
- Total spending
- $134.1M
- Per capita
- $6,163
- vs. national avg
- -60.6%
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
The verdict
Mitchell County posts below-median federal per-capita spending nationally.
- National per-capita rank
- Top 90%
- of 3,232 US counties
- Per-capita spending
- $6,163
- Georgia rank
- #130 of 159
How Mitchell County Compares
Per-capita federal spending: Mitchell County vs. Georgia and the nation
Population: 21,755 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.
How Mitchell County Ranks Nationally
Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties
All 3,232 US counties, FY2025
$6,163 Top 90% higher than 10% of 3,224 US counties
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Source USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates
Mitchell County Among Georgia's Largest Counties
Population vs. per-capita spending: Georgia's biggest counties
Read the chart as a table
| 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 |
| Mitchell County (this county) | 21,755 | $6,163 | $134.1M |
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Frequently Asked Questions
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