Ponce Municipio
$761.6M in FY2025 federal spending, $5,539 per capita.
Puerto Rico · FIPS 72113
In FY2025, Ponce Municipio in Puerto Rico received $761.6M in federal spending - $5,539 per capita for a population of 137,491. This is 64.6% below the national average and 52.6% below the Puerto Rico average. The leading federal agency by spending share is Social Security Administration. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #20 of 78 Puerto Rico counties.
- Total spending
- $761.6M
- Per capita
- $5,539
- vs. national avg
- -64.6%
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
The verdict
Ponce Municipio posts below-median federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending concentrated almost entirely in Social Security Administration.
- National per-capita rank
- Top 95%
- of 3,232 US counties
- Per-capita spending
- $5,539
- Leading agency
- Social Security Administration
- 80.5% of tracked spending
- Puerto Rico rank
- #20 of 78
How Ponce Municipio Compares
Per-capita federal spending: Ponce Municipio vs. Puerto Rico and the nation
Population: 137,491 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.
Leading Federal Agencies in Ponce Municipio
Top awarding agencies in Ponce Municipio, 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 $640.9M (84.1%) of Ponce Municipio's $761.6M 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 - Ponce Municipio 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 | $516.0M | 80.5% |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $66.5M | 10.4% |
| Department of Education | $58.4M | 9.1% |
How Ponce Municipio Ranks Nationally
Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties
All 3,232 US counties, FY2025
$5,539 Top 95% higher than 5% 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
Ponce Municipio Among Puerto Rico's Largest Counties
Population vs. per-capita spending: Puerto Rico's biggest counties
Read the chart as a table
| County | Population | Per capita | Total spending |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Juan Municipio | 342,259 | $40,508 | $13.9B |
| Bayamón Municipio | 185,187 | $5,651 | $1.0B |
| Carolina Municipio | 154,815 | $4,754 | $736.0M |
| Ponce Municipio (this county) | 137,491 | $5,539 | $761.6M |
| Caguas Municipio | 127,244 | $5,726 | $728.6M |
| Guaynabo Municipio | 89,780 | $23,925 | $2.1B |
| Arecibo Municipio | 87,754 | $7,598 | $666.7M |
| Toa Baja Municipio | 75,293 | $4,584 | $345.1M |
| Mayagüez Municipio | 73,077 | $6,399 | $467.6M |
| Trujillo Alto Municipio | 67,740 | $3,406 | $230.7M |
| Toa Alta Municipio | 66,852 | $3,840 | $256.7M |
| Aguadilla Municipio | 55,101 | $6,794 | $374.3M |
| Vega Baja Municipio | 54,414 | $3,839 | $208.9M |
| Humacao Municipio | 50,896 | $7,638 | $388.7M |
| Cabo Rojo Municipio | 47,158 | $5,547 | $261.6M |
Federal Spending Guides
Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending
Counties with per-capita federal spending closest to Ponce Municipio's $5,539 - prioritizing Puerto Rico peers first.
Cabo Rojo Municipio
Puerto Rico
$5,547 per capita
$261.6M total
Gurabo Municipio
Puerto Rico
$5,571 per capita
$226.3M total
Patillas Municipio
Puerto Rico
$5,475 per capita
$87.5M total
Bayamón Municipio
Puerto Rico
$5,651 per capita
$1.0B total
Florida Municipio
Puerto Rico
$5,699 per capita
$66.6M total
Frequently Asked Questions
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