PlainSpending

San Juan Municipio

$13.9B in FY2025 federal spending, $40,508 per capita.

Puerto Rico · FIPS 72127

In FY2025, San Juan Municipio in Puerto Rico received $13.9B in federal spending - $40,508 per capita for a population of 342,259. This is 158.9% above the national average and 246.4% above the Puerto Rico average. The leading federal agency by spending share is Department of Health and Human Services. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #1 of 78 Puerto Rico counties.

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

The verdict

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
55.1% 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

Top 2% nationally
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 Huma…$6.5BDepartment of Homeland Securi…$3.9BSocial Security Administration$1.4B

Source: USASpending.gov FY2025, aggregated by awarding agency.

Among the 1,150 US counties with agency-level spending data, Department of Health and Human Services is a comparatively unusual leading agency, topping only 3.4% 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 $11.8B (84.9%) 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 $6.5B 55.1%
Department of Homeland Security $3.9B 33.2%
Social Security Administration $1.4B 11.7%

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

This county $0 $20K+ 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. 0100,000200,000300,000400,000 $0$10,000$20,000$30,000$40,000$50,000 Population Spending per capita ($) Large and spending-intensiveSmall population, outsized spendingLarge population, modest per-residentSmaller footprint both ways
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

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much federal spending did San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico receive?
San Juan Municipio received $13.9B in total federal spending during Fiscal Year 2025. This equates to $40,508 per capita for the county's population of 342,259.
How does San Juan Municipio's per capita spending compare to the national average?
San Juan Municipio's per capita federal spending of $40,508 is 158.9% above the national average of $15,647. Compared to the Puerto Rico average of $11,693, it is 246.4% above.
What is the population of San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico?
San Juan Municipio has a population of 342,259 according to Census Bureau estimates. This population figure is used to calculate the per capita federal spending of $40,508.
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.

Every figure on PlainSpending is computed directly from USASpending.gov award-transaction data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page aggregates every federal award with a place-of-performance in this county, live from the dataset. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.