Sumter County
$211.4M in FY2025 federal spending, $7,138 per capita.
Georgia · FIPS 13261
In FY2025, Sumter County in Georgia received $211.4M in federal spending - $7,138 per capita for a population of 29,616. This is 54.4% below the national average and 27.7% below the Georgia average. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #85 of 159 Georgia counties.
- Total spending
- $211.4M
- Per capita
- $7,138
- vs. national avg
- -54.4%
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
The verdict
Sumter County posts below-median federal per-capita spending nationally.
- National per-capita rank
- Top 72%
- of 3,232 US counties
- Per-capita spending
- $7,138
- Georgia rank
- #85 of 159
How Sumter County Compares
Per-capita federal spending: Sumter County vs. Georgia and the nation
Population: 29,616 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.
How Sumter County Ranks Nationally
Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties
All 3,232 US counties, FY2025
$7,138 Top 72% higher than 28% of 3,224 US counties
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Source USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates
Sumter County Among Georgia's Largest Counties
Population vs. per-capita spending: Georgia's biggest counties
Read the chart as a table
| County | Population | Per capita | Total spending |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fulton County | 1,066,710 | $11,476 | $12.2B |
| Gwinnett County | 957,062 | $4,210 | $4.0B |
| Cobb County | 766,149 | $8,900 | $6.8B |
| Dekalb County | 764,382 | $9,221 | $7.0B |
| Clayton County | 297,595 | $4,574 | $1.4B |
| Chatham County | 295,291 | $8,834 | $2.6B |
| Cherokee County | 266,620 | $6,330 | $1.7B |
| Forsyth County | 251,283 | $4,218 | $1.1B |
| Henry County | 240,712 | $6,286 | $1.5B |
| Muscogee County | 206,922 | $7,626 | $1.6B |
| Richmond County | 206,607 | $10,983 | $2.3B |
| Hall County | 203,136 | $6,265 | $1.3B |
| Paulding County | 168,661 | $5,046 | $851.0M |
| Houston County | 163,633 | $15,705 | $2.6B |
| Bibb County | 157,346 | $7,707 | $1.2B |
| Sumter County (this county) | 29,616 | $7,138 | $211.4M |
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Frequently Asked Questions
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