St. Mary'S County
$5.4B in FY2025 federal spending, $47,173 per capita.
Maryland · FIPS 24037
In FY2025, St. Mary'S County in Maryland received $5.4B in federal spending - $47,173 per capita for a population of 113,777. This is 201.5% above the national average and 175.8% above the Maryland average. The leading federal agency by spending share is Department of Defense. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #1 of 24 Maryland counties.
- Total spending
- $5.4B
- Per capita
- $47,173
- vs. national avg
- +201.5%
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
The verdict
St. Mary'S County posts top-1% federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending concentrated almost entirely in Department of Defense.
- National per-capita rank
- Top 1%
- of 3,232 US counties
- Per-capita spending
- $47,173
- Leading agency
- Department of Defense
- 82.9% of tracked spending
- Maryland rank
- #1 of 24
How St. Mary'S County Compares
Per-capita federal spending: St. Mary'S County vs. Maryland and the nation
Population: 113,777 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.
Leading Federal Agencies in St. Mary'S County
Top awarding agencies in St. Mary'S County, FY2025
Among the 1,150 US counties with agency-level spending data, Department of Defense is a comparatively unusual leading agency, topping only 6.4% 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 $4.8B (88.5%) of St. Mary'S County's $5.4B 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. Mary'S 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 Defense | $3.9B | 82.9% |
| Social Security Administration | $424.6M | 8.9% |
| General Services Administration | $386.5M | 8.1% |
How St. Mary'S County Ranks Nationally
Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties
All 3,232 US counties, FY2025
$47,173 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. Mary'S County Among Maryland's Largest Counties
Population vs. per-capita spending: Maryland's biggest counties
Read the chart as a table
| County | Population | Per capita | Total spending |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery County | 1,062,061 | $16,975 | $18.0B |
| Prince George'S County | 967,201 | $10,518 | $10.2B |
| Baltimore County | 854,535 | $10,159 | $8.7B |
| Anne Arundel County | 588,261 | $14,340 | $8.4B |
| Baltimore City | 585,708 | $18,533 | $10.9B |
| Howard County | 332,317 | $25,853 | $8.6B |
| Frederick County | 271,717 | $11,446 | $3.1B |
| Harford County | 260,924 | $15,632 | $4.1B |
| Carroll County | 172,891 | $6,719 | $1.2B |
| Charles County | 166,617 | $8,458 | $1.4B |
| Washington County | 154,705 | $7,289 | $1.1B |
| St. Mary'S County (this county) | 113,777 | $47,173 | $5.4B |
| Cecil County | 103,725 | $7,546 | $782.7M |
| Wicomico County | 103,588 | $6,655 | $689.4M |
| Calvert County | 92,783 | $7,474 | $693.5M |
Federal Spending Guides
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Frequently Asked Questions
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