PlainSpending

San Benito County

$5,974 per resident in FY2025 ($383.6M total) - low intensity.

California · FIPS 06069

In FY2025, San Benito County in California received $383.6M in federal spending - $5,974 per capita for a population of 64,209. This is 61.8% below the national average and 51.4% below the California average. The leading federal agency by spending share is Social Security Administration. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #49 of 58 California counties.

Total spending
$383.6M
Per capita
$5,974
vs. national avg
-61.8%
Fiscal year
FY2025

Low per-resident intensity

San Benito County residents see a thin $5,974 each (#2959 of 3,224 per capita).

Low per-resident intensity

San Benito County posts below-median federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending dominated by Social Security Administration.

National per-capita rank
Top 92%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$5,974
Leading agency
Social Security Administration
72.1% of tracked spending
California rank
#49 of 58

How San Benito County Compares

Per-capita federal spending: San Benito County vs. California and the nation

San Benito County$5,974California avg$12,283National avg$15,647
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates.

Population: 64,209 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

Leading Federal Agencies in San Benito County

Top awarding agencies in San Benito County, FY2025

Social Security Administrati…$257.9MDepartment of Defense$69.1MDepartment of Veterans Affai…$30.5M
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 $357.5M (93.2%) of San Benito County's $383.6M in total tracked federal spending.

All 3 individually-tracked agencies are shown above - San Benito 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 $257.9M 72.1%
Department of Defense $69.1M 19.3%
Department of Veterans Affairs $30.5M 8.5%

How San Benito County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$5,974 Among the lowest higher than 8% of 3,224 US counties

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

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 and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

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

San Benito County Among California's Largest Counties

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

The 16 largest-population counties in California by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; San Benito County is highlighted. 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 16 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 05,000,00010,000,00015,000,000 $0$5,000$10,000$15,000$20,000$25,000$30,000 Population Spending per capita ($)
The 16 largest-population counties in California by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; San Benito County is highlighted.
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County Population Per capita Total spending
Los Angeles County 10,014,009 $7,997 $80.1B
San Diego County 3,298,634 $10,723 $35.4B
Orange County 3,186,989 $7,341 $23.4B
Riverside County 2,418,185 $6,140 $14.8B
San Bernardino County 2,181,654 $5,778 $12.6B
Santa Clara County 1,936,259 $7,000 $13.6B
Alameda County 1,682,353 $25,252 $42.5B
Sacramento County 1,585,055 $14,781 $23.4B
Contra Costa County 1,165,927 $6,139 $7.2B
Fresno County 1,008,654 $4,949 $5.0B
Kern County 909,235 $6,502 $5.9B
San Francisco County 873,965 $9,698 $8.5B
Ventura County 843,843 $7,141 $6.0B
San Joaquin County 779,233 $5,595 $4.4B
San Mateo County 764,442 $5,783 $4.4B
San Benito County (this county) 64,209 $5,974 $383.6M

Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending

Counties with per-capita federal spending closest to San Benito County's $5,974 - prioritizing California peers first.

Merced County

California

$5,878 per capita

$1.7B total

Colusa County

California

$6,124 per capita

$133.7M total

Contra Costa County

California

$6,139 per capita

$7.2B total

Riverside County

California

$6,140 per capita

$14.8B total

San Mateo County

California

$5,783 per capita

$4.4B total

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Nationwide counties with similar per-capita or total federal spending

Two peer sets outside California - 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 ($5,974 here).

Similar total federal spending

Nearest out-of-state counties by total obligations ($383.6M 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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