PlainSpending

Sussex County

$2.8B in FY2025 - a heavy absolute book at $11,718 per capita.

Delaware · FIPS 10005

In FY2025, Sussex County in Delaware posted a dense absolute book of $2.8B ($11,718 per capita across 237,378 residents). That is 25.1% below the national average and 5.2% below the Delaware average. Social Security Administration leads tracked agency share. Statewide per-capita rank: #1 of 3.

Total spending
$2.8B
Per capita
$11,718
vs. national avg
-25.1%
Fiscal year
FY2025

Heavy absolute federal book

Sussex County sits #246 of 3,224 counties by total obligations ($2.8B).

Heavy absolute federal book

Sussex County posts top-quartile federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending concentrated almost entirely in Social Security Administration.

National per-capita rank
Top 16%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$11,718
Leading agency
Social Security Administration
90.2% of tracked spending
Delaware rank
#1 of 3

How Sussex County Compares

Per-capita federal spending: Sussex County vs. Delaware and the nation

Sussex County$11,718Delaware avg$12,366National avg$15,647
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates.

Population: 237,378 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

Leading Federal Agencies in Sussex County

Top awarding agencies in Sussex County, FY2025

Social Security Administrati…$2.4BDepartment of Veterans Affai…$183.0MDepartment of Transportation$80.0M
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 $2.7B (96.5%) of Sussex County's $2.8B in total tracked federal spending.

All 3 individually-tracked agencies are shown above - Sussex 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 $2.4B 90.2%
Department of Veterans Affairs $183.0M 6.8%
Department of Transportation $80.0M 3%

How Sussex County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$11,718 Top 16% higher than 84% of 3,224 US counties

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

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

Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending

Counties with per-capita federal spending closest to Sussex County's $11,718 - prioritizing Delaware peers first.

Kent County

Delaware

$10,011 per capita

$1.8B total

New Castle County

Delaware

$7,519 per capita

$4.3B total

Yavapai County

Arizona

$11,717 per capita

$2.8B total

Baraga County

Michigan

$11,716 per capita

$95.6M total

Golden Valley County

Montana

$11,712 per capita

$9.6M total

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Nationwide counties with similar per-capita or total federal spending

Two peer sets outside Delaware - 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 ($11,718 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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