PlainSpending

Stark County

$2.8B in FY2025 - a heavy absolute book at $7,432 per capita.

Ohio · FIPS 39151

In FY2025, Stark County in Ohio posted a dense absolute book of $2.8B ($7,432 per capita across 374,853 residents). That is 52.5% below the national average and 32.0% below the Ohio average. Social Security Administration leads tracked agency share. Statewide per-capita rank: #22 of 88.

Total spending
$2.8B
Per capita
$7,432
vs. national avg
-52.5%
Fiscal year
FY2025

Heavy absolute federal book

Stark County sits #245 of 3,224 counties by total obligations ($2.8B).

Heavy absolute federal book

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

National per-capita rank
Top 65%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$7,432
Leading agency
Social Security Administration
81.3% of tracked spending
Ohio rank
#22 of 88

How Stark County Compares

Per-capita federal spending: Stark County vs. Ohio and the nation

Stark County$7,432Ohio avg$10,938National avg$15,647
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates.

Population: 374,853 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

Leading Federal Agencies in Stark County

Top awarding agencies in Stark County, FY2025

Social Security Administrati…$2.1BDepartment of Health and Hum…$293.0MDepartment of Veterans Affai…$195.5M
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 $2.6B (93.7%) of Stark County's $2.8B in total tracked federal spending.

All 3 individually-tracked agencies are shown above - Stark 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
Social Security Administration $2.1B 81.3%
Department of Health and Human Services $293.0M 11.2%
Department of Veterans Affairs $195.5M 7.5%

How Stark County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$7,432 Around the middle higher than 35% of 3,224 US counties

all US counties, per-capita spending, bucketed by value

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 and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates

Stark County Among Ohio's Largest Counties

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

The 15 largest-population counties in Ohio by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Stark County is highlighted. 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 15 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 0500,0001,000,0001,500,000 $6,000$7,000$8,000$9,000$10,000 Population Spending per capita ($)
The 15 largest-population counties in Ohio by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Stark County is highlighted.
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County Population Per capita Total spending
Franklin County 1,323,807 $8,478 $11.2B
Cuyahoga County 1,264,817 $7,806 $9.9B
Hamilton County 830,639 $8,265 $6.9B
Summit County 540,428 $8,437 $4.6B
Montgomery County 537,309 $9,665 $5.2B
Lucas County 431,279 $7,033 $3.0B
Butler County 390,357 $7,209 $2.8B
Stark County (this county) 374,853 $7,432 $2.8B
Lorain County 312,964 $7,261 $2.3B
Warren County 242,337 $6,414 $1.6B
Lake County 232,603 $7,521 $1.7B
Mahoning County 228,614 $7,118 $1.6B
Delaware County 214,124 $9,304 $2.0B
Clermont County 208,601 $7,398 $1.5B
Trumbull County 201,977 $7,330 $1.5B

Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending

Counties with per-capita federal spending closest to Stark County's $7,432 - prioritizing Ohio peers first.

Clermont County

Ohio

$7,398 per capita

$1.5B total

Washington County

Ohio

$7,507 per capita

$448.7M total

Lake County

Ohio

$7,521 per capita

$1.7B total

Muskingum County

Ohio

$7,334 per capita

$633.7M total

Trumbull County

Ohio

$7,330 per capita

$1.5B total

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Nationwide counties with similar per-capita or total federal spending

Two peer sets outside Ohio - 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 ($7,432 here).

Similar total federal spending

Nearest out-of-state counties by total obligations ($2.8B 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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