PlainSpending

Seminole County

$193.8M in FY2025 federal spending, $8,225 per capita.

Oklahoma · FIPS 40133

In FY2025, Seminole County in Oklahoma received $193.8M in federal spending - $8,225 per capita for a population of 23,556. This is 47.4% below the national average and 35.1% below the Oklahoma average. The leading federal agency by spending share is Social Security Administration. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #52 of 77 Oklahoma counties.

Total spending
$193.8M
Per capita
$8,225
vs. national avg
-47.4%
Fiscal year
FY2025

Mid per-resident intensity

Seminole County's intensity is $8,225 (#1546 of 3,224).

Mid per-resident intensity

Seminole County posts above-median federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending concentrated almost entirely in Social Security Administration.

National per-capita rank
Top 48%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$8,225
Leading agency
Social Security Administration
80.3% of tracked spending
Oklahoma rank
#52 of 77

How Seminole County Compares

Per-capita federal spending: Seminole County vs. Oklahoma and the nation

Seminole County$8,225Oklahoma avg$12,682National avg$15,647
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates.

Population: 23,556 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

Leading Federal Agencies in Seminole County

Top awarding agencies in Seminole County, FY2025

Social Security Administrati…$127.4MDepartment of Veterans Affai…$20.5MDepartment of Education$10.8M
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 $158.7M (81.9%) of Seminole County's $193.8M 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 - Seminole 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 $127.4M 80.3%
Department of Veterans Affairs $20.5M 12.9%
Department of Education $10.8M 6.8%

How Seminole County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$8,225 Higher than most higher than 52% 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

Seminole County Among Oklahoma's Largest Counties

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

The 16 largest-population counties in Oklahoma by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Seminole 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 0200,000400,000600,000800,0001,000,000 $6,000$8,000$10,000$12,000$14,000 Population Spending per capita ($)
The 16 largest-population counties in Oklahoma by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Seminole County is highlighted.
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County Population Per capita Total spending
Oklahoma County 796,292 $13,070 $10.4B
Tulsa County 669,279 $8,565 $5.7B
Cleveland County 295,528 $7,203 $2.1B
Canadian County 154,405 $6,703 $1.0B
Comanche County 121,125 $11,786 $1.4B
Rogers County 95,240 $7,490 $713.3M
Payne County 81,646 $7,279 $594.3M
Wagoner County 80,981 $7,720 $625.2M
Pottawatomie County 72,454 $9,113 $660.3M
Creek County 71,754 $7,333 $526.2M
Muskogee County 66,339 $9,233 $612.5M
Garfield County 62,846 $9,079 $570.6M
Grady County 54,795 $6,710 $367.7M
Washington County 52,455 $8,271 $433.9M
Logan County 49,555 $7,237 $358.6M
Seminole County (this county) 23,556 $8,225 $193.8M

Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending

Counties with per-capita federal spending closest to Seminole County's $8,225 - prioritizing Oklahoma peers first.

Marshall County

Oklahoma

$8,192 per capita

$125.4M total

Washington County

Oklahoma

$8,271 per capita

$433.9M total

Mayes County

Oklahoma

$8,285 per capita

$323.5M total

Woods County

Oklahoma

$8,111 per capita

$69.9M total

Osage County

Oklahoma

$8,105 per capita

$371.3M total

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Nationwide counties with similar per-capita or total federal spending

Two peer sets outside Oklahoma - 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 ($8,225 here).

Similar total federal spending

Nearest out-of-state counties by total obligations ($193.8M 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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