Schenectady County
$2.1B in FY2025 federal spending, $13,519 per capita.
New York · FIPS 36093
In FY2025, Schenectady County in New York received $2.1B in federal spending - $13,519 per capita for a population of 158,061. This is 13.6% below the national average and 4.2% above the New York average. The leading federal agency by spending share is Department of Health and Human Services. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #4 of 62 New York counties.
- Total spending
- $2.1B
- Per capita
- $13,519
- vs. national avg
- -13.6%
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
The verdict
Schenectady County posts top-quartile federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending led by Department of Health and Human Services, among several agencies.
- National per-capita rank
- Top 11%
- of 3,232 US counties
- Per-capita spending
- $13,519
- Leading agency
- Department of Health and Human Services
- 49.6% of tracked spending
- New York rank
- #4 of 62
How Schenectady County Compares
Per-capita federal spending: Schenectady County vs. New York and the nation
Population: 158,061 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.
Leading Federal Agencies in Schenectady County
Top awarding agencies in Schenectady County, FY2025
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 $1.6B (77.1%) of Schenectady County's $2.1B 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 - Schenectady 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 Health and Human Services | $817.5M | 49.6% |
| Social Security Administration | $780.4M | 47.4% |
| Department of Energy | $49.3M | 3% |
How Schenectady County Ranks Nationally
Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties
All 3,232 US counties, FY2025
$13,519 Top 11% higher than 89% 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
Schenectady County Among New York's Largest Counties
Population vs. per-capita spending: New York's biggest counties
Read the chart as a table
| County | Population | Per capita | Total spending |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kings County | 2,736,074 | $3,678 | $10.1B |
| Queens County | 2,405,464 | $3,919 | $9.4B |
| New York County | 1,694,251 | $18,405 | $31.2B |
| Suffolk County | 1,525,920 | $7,699 | $11.7B |
| Bronx County | 1,472,654 | $5,314 | $7.8B |
| Nassau County | 1,395,774 | $7,688 | $10.7B |
| Westchester County | 1,004,457 | $5,877 | $5.9B |
| Erie County | 954,236 | $9,584 | $9.1B |
| Monroe County | 759,443 | $13,013 | $9.9B |
| Richmond County | 495,747 | $6,713 | $3.3B |
| Onondaga County | 476,516 | $11,396 | $5.4B |
| Orange County | 401,310 | $6,298 | $2.5B |
| Rockland County | 338,329 | $6,063 | $2.1B |
| Albany County | 314,848 | $30,058 | $9.5B |
| Dutchess County | 295,911 | $6,796 | $2.0B |
| Schenectady County (this county) | 158,061 | $13,519 | $2.1B |
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Frequently Asked Questions
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