Petersburg City
$364.0M in FY2025 federal spending, $10,879 per capita.
Virginia · FIPS 51730
In FY2025, Petersburg City in Virginia received $364.0M in federal spending - $10,879 per capita for a population of 33,458. This is 30.5% below the national average and 56.1% below the Virginia average. The leading federal agency by spending share is Social Security Administration. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #34 of 133 Virginia counties.
- Total spending
- $364.0M
- Per capita
- $10,879
- vs. national avg
- -30.5%
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
The verdict
Petersburg City posts top-quartile federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending dominated by Social Security Administration.
- National per-capita rank
- Top 20%
- of 3,232 US counties
- Per-capita spending
- $10,879
- Leading agency
- Social Security Administration
- 62.2% of tracked spending
- Virginia rank
- #34 of 133
How Petersburg City Compares
Per-capita federal spending: Petersburg City vs. Virginia and the nation
Population: 33,458 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.
Leading Federal Agencies in Petersburg City
Top awarding agencies in Petersburg City, FY2025
Among the 1,150 US counties with agency-level spending data, Social Security Administration is the most common leading agency nationally, topping 86% of agency-tracked counties.
These 3 agencies together account for $261.6M (71.9%) of Petersburg City's $364.0M 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 - Petersburg City 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Social Security Administration | $162.6M | 62.2% |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $65.2M | 24.9% |
| Department of Education | $33.8M | 12.9% |
How Petersburg City Ranks Nationally
Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties
All 3,232 US counties, FY2025
$10,879 Top 20% higher than 80% 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
Petersburg City Among Virginia's Largest Counties
Population vs. per-capita spending: Virginia's biggest counties
Read the chart as a table
| County | Population | Per capita | Total spending |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfax County | 1,150,309 | $41,553 | $47.8B |
| Prince William County | 482,204 | $11,352 | $5.5B |
| Virginia Beach City | 459,470 | $25,372 | $11.7B |
| Loudoun County | 420,959 | $12,636 | $5.3B |
| Chesterfield County | 364,548 | $7,050 | $2.6B |
| Henrico County | 334,389 | $8,031 | $2.7B |
| Chesapeake City | 249,422 | $10,154 | $2.5B |
| Arlington County | 238,643 | $95,369 | $22.8B |
| Norfolk City | 238,005 | $21,250 | $5.1B |
| Richmond City | 226,610 | $12,465 | $2.8B |
| Newport News City | 186,247 | $33,747 | $6.3B |
| Alexandria City | 159,467 | $24,766 | $3.9B |
| Stafford County | 156,927 | $11,248 | $1.8B |
| Spotsylvania County | 140,032 | $227,738 | $31.9B |
| Hampton City | 137,148 | $15,549 | $2.1B |
| Petersburg City (this county) | 33,458 | $10,879 | $364.0M |
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Frequently Asked Questions
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