Smith County
$204.2M in FY2025 federal spending, $10,261 per capita.
Tennessee · FIPS 47159
In FY2025, Smith County in Tennessee received $204.2M in federal spending - $10,261 per capita for a population of 19,904. This is 34.4% below the national average and 41.6% below the Tennessee average. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #11 of 95 Tennessee counties.
- Total spending
- $204.2M
- Per capita
- $10,261
- vs. national avg
- -34.4%
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
The verdict
Smith County posts top-quartile federal per-capita spending nationally.
- National per-capita rank
- Top 24%
- of 3,232 US counties
- Per-capita spending
- $10,261
- Tennessee rank
- #11 of 95
How Smith County Compares
Per-capita federal spending: Smith County vs. Tennessee and the nation
Population: 19,904 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.
How Smith County Ranks Nationally
Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties
All 3,232 US counties, FY2025
$10,261 Top 24% higher than 76% of 3,224 US counties
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Source USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates
Smith County Among Tennessee's Largest Counties
Population vs. per-capita spending: Tennessee's biggest counties
Read the chart as a table
| County | Population | Per capita | Total spending |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shelby County | 929,744 | $6,904 | $6.4B |
| Davidson County | 715,884 | $64,625 | $46.3B |
| Knox County | 478,971 | $7,920 | $3.8B |
| Hamilton County | 366,207 | $17,351 | $6.4B |
| Rutherford County | 341,486 | $5,288 | $1.8B |
| Williamson County | 247,726 | $7,002 | $1.7B |
| Montgomery County | 220,069 | $9,191 | $2.0B |
| Sumner County | 196,281 | $6,874 | $1.3B |
| Sullivan County | 158,163 | $11,509 | $1.8B |
| Wilson County | 147,737 | $6,618 | $977.7M |
| Blount County | 135,280 | $7,850 | $1.1B |
| Washington County | 133,001 | $9,399 | $1.3B |
| Bradley County | 108,620 | $7,101 | $771.3M |
| Maury County | 100,974 | $7,515 | $758.8M |
| Madison County | 98,823 | $7,162 | $707.8M |
| Smith County (this county) | 19,904 | $10,261 | $204.2M |
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Frequently Asked Questions
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