PlainSpending

Tioga County

$24,885 per resident in FY2025 ($1.2B total) - high intensity.

New York · FIPS 36107

In FY2025, Tioga County in New York posted a dense absolute book of $1.2B ($24,885 per capita across 48,455 residents). That is 59.0% above the national average and 91.8% above the New York average. Department of Defense leads tracked agency share. Statewide per-capita rank: #2 of 62.

Total spending
$1.2B
Per capita
$24,885
vs. national avg
+59.0%
Fiscal year
FY2025

High per-resident intensity

Per-capita intensity is the standout: $24,885 puts Tioga County at #82 of 3,224.

High per-resident intensity

Tioga County posts top-5% federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending dominated by Department of Defense.

National per-capita rank
Top 3%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$24,885
Leading agency
Department of Defense
72.8% of tracked spending
New York rank
#2 of 62

How Tioga County Compares

Per-capita federal spending: Tioga County vs. New York and the nation

Tioga County$24,885New York avg$12,978National avg$15,647
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates.

Population: 48,455 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

Leading Federal Agencies in Tioga County

Top awarding agencies in Tioga County, FY2025

Department of Defense$867.5MSocial Security Administrati…$303.5MDepartment of Veterans Affai…$20.4M
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025, aggregated by awarding agency.

Among the 3,224 US counties with agency-level spending data, Department of Defense is a comparatively unusual leading agency, topping only 2.6% 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 $1.2B (98.8%) of Tioga County's $1.2B in total tracked federal spending.

All 3 individually-tracked agencies are shown above - Tioga County has no smaller residual awarding agencies broken out beyond this set, a compact agency footprint rather than a long tail of minor awardees.

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Agency Spending Share
Department of Defense $867.5M 72.8%
Social Security Administration $303.5M 25.5%
Department of Veterans Affairs $20.4M 1.7%

How Tioga County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$24,885 Top 3% higher than 97% 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

Tioga County Among New York's Largest Counties

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

The 16 largest-population counties in New York by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Tioga County is highlighted. 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 16 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 01,000,0002,000,0003,000,000 $0$10,000$20,000$30,000$40,000 Population Spending per capita ($)
The 16 largest-population counties in New York by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Tioga County is highlighted.
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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 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
Tioga County (this county) 48,455 $24,885 $1.2B

Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending

Counties with per-capita federal spending closest to Tioga County's $24,885 - prioritizing New York peers first.

Albany County

New York

$30,058 per capita

$9.5B total

New York County

New York

$18,405 per capita

$31.2B total

Schenectady County

New York

$13,519 per capita

$2.1B total

Monroe County

New York

$13,013 per capita

$9.9B total

Hamilton County

New York

$12,163 per capita

$62.1M total

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Nationwide counties with similar per-capita or total federal spending

Two peer sets outside New York - 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 ($24,885 here).

Similar total federal spending

Nearest out-of-state counties by total obligations ($1.2B 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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