PlainSpending

Providence County

$6.3B in FY2025 - a heavy absolute book at $9,494 per capita.

Rhode Island · FIPS 44007

In FY2025, Providence County in Rhode Island posted a dense absolute book of $6.3B ($9,494 per capita across 660,741 residents). That is 39.3% below the national average and 31.2% below the Rhode Island average. Social Security Administration leads tracked agency share. Statewide per-capita rank: #4 of 5.

Total spending
$6.3B
Per capita
$9,494
vs. national avg
-39.3%
Fiscal year
FY2025

Heavy absolute federal book

Providence County sits #104 of 3,224 counties by total obligations ($6.3B).

Heavy absolute federal book

Providence County posts above-median federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending dominated by Social Security Administration.

National per-capita rank
Top 31%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$9,494
Leading agency
Social Security Administration
59.8% of tracked spending
Rhode Island rank
#4 of 5

How Providence County Compares

Per-capita federal spending: Providence County vs. Rhode Island and the nation

Providence County$9,494Rhode Island avg$13,799National avg$15,647
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates.

Population: 660,741 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

Leading Federal Agencies in Providence County

Top awarding agencies in Providence County, FY2025

Social Security Administrati…$3.1BDepartment of Health and Hum…$1.6BDepartment of Transportation$403.6M
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025, aggregated by awarding agency.

Among the 3,224 US counties with agency-level spending data, Social Security Administration is the most common leading agency nationally, topping 89.7% of agency-tracked counties.

These 3 agencies together account for $5.1B (81.3%) of Providence County's $6.3B 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 - Providence 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
Social Security Administration $3.1B 59.8%
Department of Health and Human Services $1.6B 32.3%
Department of Transportation $403.6M 7.9%

How Providence County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$9,494 Higher than most higher than 69% of 3,224 US counties

all US counties, per-capita spending, bucketed by value

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

Providence County Among Rhode Island's Largest Counties

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

The 5 largest-population counties in Rhode Island by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Providence County is highlighted. 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 5 entities by Population (X) and Spending per capita ($) (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Large and spending-intensiveSmall population, outsized spendingLarge population, modest per-residentSmaller footprint both ways 0200,000400,000600,000800,000 $6,000$8,000$10,000$12,000$14,000$16,000$18,000 Population Spending per capita ($) Providence CountyKent CountyWashington CountyNewport CountyBristol County
The 5 largest-population counties in Rhode Island by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Providence County is highlighted.
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County Population Per capita Total spending
Providence County (this county) 660,741 $9,494 $6.3B
Kent County 170,363 $10,188 $1.7B
Washington County 129,839 $10,139 $1.3B
Newport County 85,643 $16,597 $1.4B
Bristol County 50,793 $7,807 $396.6M

Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending

Counties with per-capita federal spending closest to Providence County's $9,494 - prioritizing Rhode Island peers first.

Washington County

Rhode Island

$10,139 per capita

$1.3B total

Kent County

Rhode Island

$10,188 per capita

$1.7B total

Bristol County

Rhode Island

$7,807 per capita

$396.6M total

Newport County

Rhode Island

$16,597 per capita

$1.4B total

St. Clair County

Missouri

$9,494 per capita

$88.1M total

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Nationwide counties with similar per-capita or total federal spending

Two peer sets outside Rhode Island - per-resident intensity and total obligation volume, distinct from the same-state neighbors above.

Similar per-capita spending

Nearest out-of-state counties by federal spending per resident ($9,494 here).

Similar total federal spending

Nearest out-of-state counties by total obligations ($6.3B here).

Counties with fewer than 10,000 residents are excluded from the nationwide comparison corpus.

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.

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