St. Louis City
$20.8B in FY2025 federal spending, $68,810 per capita.
Missouri · FIPS 29510
In FY2025, St. Louis City in Missouri received $20.8B in federal spending - $68,810 per capita for a population of 301,578. This is 339.8% above the national average and 351.7% above the Missouri average. The leading federal agency by spending share is Department of Health and Human Services. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #1 of 115 Missouri counties.
- Total spending
- $20.8B
- Per capita
- $68,810
- vs. national avg
- +339.8%
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
The verdict
St. Louis City posts top-1% federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending concentrated almost entirely in Department of Health and Human Services.
- National per-capita rank
- Top 1%
- of 3,232 US counties
- Per-capita spending
- $68,810
- Leading agency
- Department of Health and Human Services
- 92.4% of tracked spending
- Missouri rank
- #1 of 115
How St. Louis City Compares
Per-capita federal spending: St. Louis City vs. Missouri and the nation
Population: 301,578 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.
Leading Federal Agencies in St. Louis City
Top awarding agencies in St. Louis City, 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 $18.1B (87%) of St. Louis City's $20.8B 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 - St. Louis City 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 | $16.7B | 92.4% |
| Social Security Administration | $1.0B | 5.8% |
| Department of Defense | $328.1M | 1.8% |
How St. Louis City Ranks Nationally
Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties
All 3,232 US counties, FY2025
$68,810 Top 1% higher than 99% 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
St. Louis City Among Missouri's Largest Counties
Population vs. per-capita spending: Missouri's biggest counties
Read the chart as a table
| County | Population | Per capita | Total spending |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis County | 1,004,125 | $16,891 | $17.0B |
| Jackson County | 717,204 | $11,265 | $8.1B |
| St. Charles County | 405,262 | $6,465 | $2.6B |
| St. Louis City (this county) | 301,578 | $68,810 | $20.8B |
| Greene County | 298,915 | $6,701 | $2.0B |
| Clay County | 253,335 | $6,058 | $1.5B |
| Jefferson County | 226,739 | $6,590 | $1.5B |
| Boone County | 183,610 | $6,290 | $1.2B |
| Jasper County | 122,761 | $6,552 | $804.4M |
| Cass County | 107,824 | $6,793 | $732.4M |
| Platte County | 106,718 | $7,158 | $763.8M |
| Franklin County | 104,682 | $7,263 | $760.3M |
| Christian County | 88,842 | $6,297 | $559.4M |
| Buchanan County | 84,793 | $6,505 | $551.6M |
| Cape Girardeau County | 81,710 | $6,784 | $554.3M |
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