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Montour County

$1.8B in FY2025 federal spending, $99,124 per capita.

Pennsylvania · FIPS 42093

In FY2025, Montour County in Pennsylvania received $1.8B in federal spending - $99,124 per capita for a population of 18,136. This is 533.5% above the national average and 357.8% above the Pennsylvania average. The leading federal agency by spending share is Department of Health and Human Services. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #2 of 67 Pennsylvania counties.

Total spending
$1.8B
Per capita
$99,124
vs. national avg
+533.5%
Fiscal year
FY2025

The verdict

Montour County posts top-1% federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending concentrated almost entirely in Department of Health and Human Services.

National per-capita rank
Top 1%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$99,124
Leading agency
Department of Health and Human Services
92.4% of tracked spending
Pennsylvania rank
#2 of 67

How Montour County Compares

Per-capita federal spending: Montour County vs. Pennsylvania and the nation

Top 1% nationally
Montour County$99,124Pennsylvania avg$21,653National avg$15,647

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

Population: 18,136 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

Leading Federal Agencies in Montour County

Top awarding agencies in Montour County, FY2025

Department of Health and Huma…$1.5BSocial Security Administration$107.3MDepartment of Transportation$18.5M

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

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 $1.6B (91.8%) of Montour County's $1.8B in total tracked federal spending.

All 3 individually-tracked agencies are shown above - Montour 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
Department of Health and Human Services $1.5B 92.4%
Social Security Administration $107.3M 6.5%
Department of Transportation $18.5M 1.1%

How Montour County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$99,124 Top 1% higher than 99% of 3,224 US counties

This county $0 $20K+ all US counties, per-capita spending, bucketed by value

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

Montour County Among Pennsylvania's Largest Counties

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

The 16 largest-population counties in Pennsylvania by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Montour 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. 0500,0001,000,0001,500,0002,000,000 $0$50,000$100,000$150,000 Population Spending per capita ($) Large and spending-intensiveSmall population, outsized spendingLarge population, modest per-residentSmaller footprint both ways
The 16 largest-population counties in Pennsylvania by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Montour County is highlighted.
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County Population Per capita Total spending
Philadelphia County 1,603,797 $8,758 $14.0B
Allegheny County 1,250,578 $20,569 $25.7B
Montgomery County 856,553 $16,199 $13.9B
Bucks County 646,538 $7,832 $5.1B
Delaware County 576,830 $8,623 $5.0B
Lancaster County 552,984 $6,731 $3.7B
Chester County 534,413 $7,048 $3.8B
York County 456,438 $13,388 $6.1B
Berks County 428,849 $6,537 $2.8B
Lehigh County 374,557 $6,652 $2.5B
Westmoreland County 354,663 $8,569 $3.0B
Luzerne County 325,594 $8,753 $2.9B
Northampton County 312,951 $7,151 $2.2B
Dauphin County 286,401 $18,283 $5.2B
Erie County 270,876 $7,612 $2.1B
Montour County (this county) 18,136 $99,124 $1.8B

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much federal spending did Montour County, Pennsylvania receive?
Montour County received $1.8B in total federal spending during Fiscal Year 2025. This equates to $99,124 per capita for the county's population of 18,136.
How does Montour County's per capita spending compare to the national average?
Montour County's per capita federal spending of $99,124 is 533.5% above the national average of $15,647. Compared to the Pennsylvania average of $21,653, it is 357.8% above.
What is the population of Montour County, Pennsylvania?
Montour County has a population of 18,136 according to Census Bureau estimates. This population figure is used to calculate the per capita federal spending of $99,124.
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.