PlainSpending

San Juan Municipio

$13.9B in FY2025 federal spending, $40,508 per capita (+158.9% vs national).

Puerto Rico · FIPS 72127

In FY2025, San Juan Municipio in Puerto Rico posted a dense absolute book of $13.9B ($40,508 per capita across 342,259 residents). That is 158.9% above the national average and 246.4% above the Puerto Rico average. Department of Health and Human Services leads tracked agency share. Statewide per-capita rank: #1 of 78.

Total spending
$13.9B
Per capita
$40,508
vs. national avg
+158.9%
Fiscal year
FY2025

Well above national average

San Juan Municipio runs 158.9% above the $15,647 national average.

Well above national average

San Juan Municipio posts top-5% federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending dominated by Department of Health and Human Services.

National per-capita rank
Top 2%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$40,508
Leading agency
Department of Health and Human Services
72.5% of tracked spending
Puerto Rico rank
#1 of 78

How San Juan Municipio Compares

Per-capita federal spending: San Juan Municipio vs. Puerto Rico and the nation

San Juan Municipio$40,508Puerto Rico avg$11,693National avg$15,647
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates.

Population: 342,259 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

Leading Federal Agencies in San Juan Municipio

Top awarding agencies in San Juan Municipio, FY2025

Department of Health and Hum…$8.1BDepartment of Homeland Secur…$1.6BSocial Security Administrati…$1.5B
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025, aggregated by awarding agency.

Among the 3,224 US counties with agency-level spending data, Department of Health and Human Services is a comparatively unusual leading agency, topping only 1.1% 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 $11.1B (80.2%) of San Juan Municipio's $13.9B 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 - San Juan Municipio 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
Department of Health and Human Services $8.1B 72.5%
Department of Homeland Security $1.6B 14.4%
Social Security Administration $1.5B 13.1%

How San Juan Municipio Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$40,508 Top 2% higher than 98% 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

San Juan Municipio Among Puerto Rico's Largest Counties

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

The 15 largest-population counties in Puerto Rico by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; San Juan Municipio is highlighted. 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 15 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 0100,000200,000300,000400,000 $0$10,000$20,000$30,000$40,000$50,000 Population Spending per capita ($)
The 15 largest-population counties in Puerto Rico by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; San Juan Municipio is highlighted.
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County Population Per capita Total spending
San Juan Municipio (this county) 342,259 $40,508 $13.9B
Bayamón Municipio 185,187 $5,651 $1.0B
Carolina Municipio 154,815 $4,754 $736.0M
Ponce Municipio 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

Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending

Counties with per-capita federal spending closest to San Juan Municipio's $40,508 - prioritizing Puerto Rico peers first.

Guaynabo Municipio

Puerto Rico

$23,925 per capita

$2.1B total

Humacao Municipio

Puerto Rico

$7,638 per capita

$388.7M total

Arecibo Municipio

Puerto Rico

$7,598 per capita

$666.7M total

Lajas Municipio

Puerto Rico

$7,011 per capita

$163.6M total

Maunabo Municipio

Puerto Rico

$7,006 per capita

$74.2M total

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Nationwide counties with similar per-capita or total federal spending

Two peer sets outside Puerto Rico - 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 ($40,508 here).

Similar total federal spending

Nearest out-of-state counties by total obligations ($13.9B 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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