Santa Cruz County
$658.1M in FY2025 federal spending, $13,805 per capita.
Arizona · FIPS 04023
In FY2025, Santa Cruz County in Arizona received $658.1M in federal spending - $13,805 per capita for a population of 47,669. This is 11.8% below the national average and 11.9% below the Arizona average. The leading federal agency by spending share is Social Security Administration. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #5 of 15 Arizona counties.
- Total spending
- $658.1M
- Per capita
- $13,805
- vs. national avg
- -11.8%
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
The verdict
Santa Cruz County posts top-10% federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending concentrated almost entirely in Social Security Administration.
- National per-capita rank
- Top 10%
- of 3,232 US counties
- Per-capita spending
- $13,805
- Leading agency
- Social Security Administration
- 89.9% of tracked spending
- Arizona rank
- #5 of 15
How Santa Cruz County Compares
Per-capita federal spending: Santa Cruz County vs. Arizona and the nation
Population: 47,669 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.
Leading Federal Agencies in Santa Cruz County
Top awarding agencies in Santa Cruz County, FY2025
Among the 1,150 US counties with agency-level spending data, Social Security Administration is the most common leading agency nationally, topping 86% of agency-tracked counties.
These 3 agencies together account for $243.8M (37%) of Santa Cruz County's $658.1M 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 - Santa Cruz 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Social Security Administration | $219.1M | 89.9% |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $17.6M | 7.2% |
| Department of Agriculture | $7.1M | 2.9% |
How Santa Cruz County Ranks Nationally
Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties
All 3,232 US counties, FY2025
$13,805 Top 10% higher than 90% 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
Santa Cruz County Among Arizona's Largest Counties
Population vs. per-capita spending: Arizona's biggest counties
Read the chart as a table
| County | Population | Per capita | Total spending |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maricopa County | 4,420,568 | $11,249 | $49.7B |
| Pima County | 1,043,433 | $20,138 | $21.0B |
| Pinal County | 425,264 | $8,243 | $3.5B |
| Yavapai County | 236,209 | $11,717 | $2.8B |
| Mohave County | 213,267 | $10,948 | $2.3B |
| Yuma County | 203,881 | $11,045 | $2.3B |
| Coconino County | 145,101 | $8,250 | $1.2B |
| Cochise County | 125,447 | $18,686 | $2.3B |
| Navajo County | 106,717 | $11,096 | $1.2B |
| Apache County | 66,021 | $19,421 | $1.3B |
| Gila County | 53,272 | $11,771 | $627.0M |
| Santa Cruz County (this county) | 47,669 | $13,805 | $658.1M |
| Graham County | 38,533 | $5,740 | $221.2M |
| La Paz County | 16,557 | $17,353 | $287.3M |
| Greenlee County | 9,563 | $3,911 | $37.4M |
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Frequently Asked Questions
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