Prince William County
$5.5B in FY2025 federal spending, $11,352 per capita.
Virginia · FIPS 51153
In FY2025, Prince William County in Virginia received $5.5B in federal spending - $11,352 per capita for a population of 482,204. This is 27.5% below the national average and 54.2% below the Virginia average. The leading federal agency by spending share is Department of Defense. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #27 of 133 Virginia counties.
- Total spending
- $5.5B
- Per capita
- $11,352
- vs. national avg
- -27.5%
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
The verdict
Prince William County posts top-quartile federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending dominated by Department of Defense.
- National per-capita rank
- Top 18%
- of 3,232 US counties
- Per-capita spending
- $11,352
- Leading agency
- Department of Defense
- 57.6% of tracked spending
- Virginia rank
- #27 of 133
How Prince William County Compares
Per-capita federal spending: Prince William County vs. Virginia and the nation
Population: 482,204 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.
Leading Federal Agencies in Prince William County
Top awarding agencies in Prince William 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 $4.6B (84.9%) of Prince William County's $5.5B 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 - Prince William 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 | $2.7B | 57.6% |
| Social Security Administration | $1.4B | 29.3% |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $611.4M | 13.2% |
How Prince William County Ranks Nationally
Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties
All 3,232 US counties, FY2025
$11,352 Top 18% higher than 82% 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
Prince William County 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 (this 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 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
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