Sagadahoc County
$2.7B in FY2025 federal spending, $73,013 per capita.
Maine · FIPS 23023
In FY2025, Sagadahoc County in Maine received $2.7B in federal spending - $73,013 per capita for a population of 36,699. This is 366.6% above the national average and 352.0% above the Maine average. The leading federal agency by spending share is Department of Defense. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #1 of 16 Maine counties.
- Total spending
- $2.7B
- Per capita
- $73,013
- vs. national avg
- +366.6%
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
The verdict
Sagadahoc County posts top-1% federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending concentrated almost entirely in Department of Defense.
- National per-capita rank
- Top 1%
- of 3,232 US counties
- Per-capita spending
- $73,013
- Leading agency
- Department of Defense
- 88.8% of tracked spending
- Maine rank
- #1 of 16
How Sagadahoc County Compares
Per-capita federal spending: Sagadahoc County vs. Maine and the nation
Population: 36,699 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.
Leading Federal Agencies in Sagadahoc County
Top awarding agencies in Sagadahoc 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 $2.3B (87.6%) of Sagadahoc County's $2.7B 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 - Sagadahoc 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 | $2.1B | 88.8% |
| Social Security Administration | $234.1M | 10% |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $28.7M | 1.2% |
How Sagadahoc County Ranks Nationally
Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties
All 3,232 US counties, FY2025
$73,013 Top 1% higher than 99% 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
Sagadahoc County Among Maine's Largest Counties
Population vs. per-capita spending: Maine's biggest counties
Read the chart as a table
| County | Population | Per capita | Total spending |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cumberland County | 303,069 | $12,622 | $3.8B |
| York County | 211,972 | $11,348 | $2.4B |
| Penobscot County | 152,199 | $9,246 | $1.4B |
| Kennebec County | 123,642 | $14,016 | $1.7B |
| Androscoggin County | 111,139 | $7,089 | $787.8M |
| Aroostook County | 67,105 | $11,386 | $764.1M |
| Oxford County | 57,777 | $8,523 | $492.4M |
| Hancock County | 55,478 | $10,611 | $588.7M |
| Somerset County | 50,477 | $8,669 | $437.6M |
| Knox County | 40,607 | $8,992 | $365.1M |
| Waldo County | 39,607 | $8,735 | $346.0M |
| Sagadahoc County (this county) | 36,699 | $73,013 | $2.7B |
| Lincoln County | 35,237 | $9,633 | $339.4M |
| Washington County | 31,095 | $15,233 | $473.7M |
| Franklin County | 29,456 | $8,920 | $262.8M |
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Frequently Asked Questions
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