Suffolk County
$11.7B in FY2025 federal spending, $7,699 per capita.
New York · FIPS 36103
In FY2025, Suffolk County in New York received $11.7B in federal spending - $7,699 per capita for a population of 1,525,920. This is 50.8% below the national average and 40.7% below the New York average. The leading federal agency by spending share is Social Security Administration. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #31 of 62 New York counties.
- Total spending
- $11.7B
- Per capita
- $7,699
- vs. national avg
- -50.8%
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
The verdict
Suffolk County posts below-median federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending concentrated almost entirely in Social Security Administration.
- National per-capita rank
- Top 60%
- of 3,232 US counties
- Per-capita spending
- $7,699
- Leading agency
- Social Security Administration
- 82.7% of tracked spending
- New York rank
- #31 of 62
How Suffolk County Compares
Per-capita federal spending: Suffolk County vs. New York and the nation
Population: 1,525,920 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.
Leading Federal Agencies in Suffolk County
Top awarding agencies in Suffolk County, FY2025
Among the 1,150 US counties with agency-level spending data, Social Security Administration is the most common leading agency nationally, topping 86% of agency-tracked counties.
These 3 agencies together account for $9.5B (80.7%) of Suffolk County's $11.7B 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 - Suffolk 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 | $7.8B | 82.7% |
| Department of Defense | $827.0M | 8.7% |
| Department of Energy | $811.0M | 8.6% |
How Suffolk County Ranks Nationally
Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties
All 3,232 US counties, FY2025
$7,699 Top 60% higher than 40% 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
Suffolk County Among New York's Largest Counties
Population vs. per-capita spending: New York's biggest counties
Read the chart as a table
| County | Population | Per capita | Total spending |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kings County | 2,736,074 | $3,678 | $10.1B |
| Queens County | 2,405,464 | $3,919 | $9.4B |
| New York County | 1,694,251 | $18,405 | $31.2B |
| Suffolk County (this county) | 1,525,920 | $7,699 | $11.7B |
| Bronx County | 1,472,654 | $5,314 | $7.8B |
| Nassau County | 1,395,774 | $7,688 | $10.7B |
| Westchester County | 1,004,457 | $5,877 | $5.9B |
| Erie County | 954,236 | $9,584 | $9.1B |
| Monroe County | 759,443 | $13,013 | $9.9B |
| Richmond County | 495,747 | $6,713 | $3.3B |
| Onondaga County | 476,516 | $11,396 | $5.4B |
| Orange County | 401,310 | $6,298 | $2.5B |
| Rockland County | 338,329 | $6,063 | $2.1B |
| Albany County | 314,848 | $30,058 | $9.5B |
| Dutchess County | 295,911 | $6,796 | $2.0B |
Federal Spending Guides
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Frequently Asked Questions
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