St. Mary Parish
$568.5M in FY2025 federal spending, $11,507 per capita.
Louisiana · FIPS 22101
In FY2025, St. Mary Parish in Louisiana received $568.5M in federal spending - $11,507 per capita for a population of 49,406. This is 26.5% below the national average and 10.4% below the Louisiana average. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #9 of 64 Louisiana counties.
- Total spending
- $568.5M
- Per capita
- $11,507
- vs. national avg
- -26.5%
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
The verdict
St. Mary Parish posts top-quartile federal per-capita spending nationally.
- National per-capita rank
- Top 17%
- of 3,232 US counties
- Per-capita spending
- $11,507
- Louisiana rank
- #9 of 64
How St. Mary Parish Compares
Per-capita federal spending: St. Mary Parish vs. Louisiana and the nation
Population: 49,406 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.
How St. Mary Parish Ranks Nationally
Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties
All 3,232 US counties, FY2025
$11,507 Top 17% higher than 83% of 3,224 US counties
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Source USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates
St. Mary Parish Among Louisiana's Largest Counties
Population vs. per-capita spending: Louisiana's biggest counties
Read the chart as a table
| County | Population | Per capita | Total spending |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Baton Rouge Parish | 456,781 | $11,976 | $5.5B |
| Jefferson Parish | 440,781 | $13,470 | $5.9B |
| Orleans Parish | 383,997 | $11,854 | $4.6B |
| St. Tammany Parish | 264,570 | $7,885 | $2.1B |
| Lafayette Parish | 241,753 | $6,169 | $1.5B |
| Caddo Parish | 237,848 | $7,068 | $1.7B |
| Calcasieu Parish | 216,785 | $6,131 | $1.3B |
| Ouachita Parish | 160,368 | $6,653 | $1.1B |
| Livingston Parish | 142,282 | $5,780 | $822.4M |
| Tangipahoa Parish | 133,157 | $6,092 | $811.2M |
| Rapides Parish | 130,023 | $7,431 | $966.2M |
| Bossier Parish | 128,746 | $9,263 | $1.2B |
| Ascension Parish | 126,500 | $6,304 | $797.5M |
| Terrebonne Parish | 109,580 | $7,045 | $772.0M |
| Lafourche Parish | 97,557 | $8,593 | $838.3M |
| St. Mary Parish (this county) | 49,406 | $11,507 | $568.5M |
Federal Spending Guides
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Frequently Asked Questions
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