Pima County
$21.0B in FY2025 federal spending, $20,138 per capita.
Arizona · FIPS 04019
In FY2025, Pima County in Arizona received $21.0B in federal spending - $20,138 per capita for a population of 1,043,433. This is 28.7% above the national average and 28.5% above the Arizona average. The leading federal agency by spending share is Department of Defense. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #1 of 15 Arizona counties.
- Total spending
- $21.0B
- Per capita
- $20,138
- vs. national avg
- +28.7%
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
The verdict
Pima County posts top-5% federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending dominated by Department of Defense.
- National per-capita rank
- Top 4%
- of 3,232 US counties
- Per-capita spending
- $20,138
- Leading agency
- Department of Defense
- 59.4% of tracked spending
- Arizona rank
- #1 of 15
How Pima County Compares
Per-capita federal spending: Pima County vs. Arizona and the nation
Population: 1,043,433 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.
Leading Federal Agencies in Pima County
Top awarding agencies in Pima County, FY2025
Among the 1,150 US counties with agency-level spending data, Department of Defense is a comparatively unusual leading agency, topping only 6.4% 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 $16.5B (78.3%) of Pima County's $21.0B 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 - Pima 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 Defense | $9.8B | 59.4% |
| Social Security Administration | $5.7B | 34.9% |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $948.7M | 5.8% |
How Pima County Ranks Nationally
Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties
All 3,232 US counties, FY2025
$20,138 Top 4% higher than 96% 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
Pima County Among Arizona's Largest Counties
Population vs. per-capita spending: Arizona's biggest counties
Read the chart as a table
| County | Population | Per capita | Total spending |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maricopa County | 4,420,568 | $11,249 | $49.7B |
| Pima County (this county) | 1,043,433 | $20,138 | $21.0B |
| Pinal County | 425,264 | $8,243 | $3.5B |
| Yavapai County | 236,209 | $11,717 | $2.8B |
| Mohave County | 213,267 | $10,948 | $2.3B |
| Yuma County | 203,881 | $11,045 | $2.3B |
| Coconino County | 145,101 | $8,250 | $1.2B |
| Cochise County | 125,447 | $18,686 | $2.3B |
| Navajo County | 106,717 | $11,096 | $1.2B |
| Apache County | 66,021 | $19,421 | $1.3B |
| Gila County | 53,272 | $11,771 | $627.0M |
| Santa Cruz County | 47,669 | $13,805 | $658.1M |
| Graham County | 38,533 | $5,740 | $221.2M |
| La Paz County | 16,557 | $17,353 | $287.3M |
| Greenlee County | 9,563 | $3,911 | $37.4M |
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Frequently Asked Questions
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