Travis County
$16.6B in FY2025 federal spending, $12,831 per capita.
Texas · FIPS 48453
In FY2025, Travis County in Texas received $16.6B in federal spending - $12,831 per capita for a population of 1,290,188. This is 18.0% below the national average and 20.1% above the Texas average. The leading federal agency by spending share is Department of Education. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #33 of 254 Texas counties.
- Total spending
- $16.6B
- Per capita
- $12,831
- vs. national avg
- -18.0%
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
The verdict
Travis County posts top-quartile federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending led by Department of Education, among several agencies.
- National per-capita rank
- Top 12%
- of 3,232 US counties
- Per-capita spending
- $12,831
- Leading agency
- Department of Education
- 45.5% of tracked spending
- Texas rank
- #33 of 254
How Travis County Compares
Per-capita federal spending: Travis County vs. Texas and the nation
Population: 1,290,188 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.
Leading Federal Agencies in Travis County
Top awarding agencies in Travis County, FY2025
Among the 1,150 US counties with agency-level spending data, Department of Education is a comparatively unusual leading agency, topping only 0.5% 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 $10.1B (61%) of Travis County's $16.6B 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 - Travis 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Education | $4.6B | 45.5% |
| Social Security Administration | $3.5B | 34.6% |
| Department of Homeland Security | $2.0B | 19.9% |
How Travis County Ranks Nationally
Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties
All 3,232 US counties, FY2025
$12,831 Top 12% higher than 88% 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
Travis County Among Texas's Largest Counties
Population vs. per-capita spending: Texas's biggest counties
Read the chart as a table
| County | Population | Per capita | Total spending |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harris County | 4,731,145 | $5,433 | $25.7B |
| Dallas County | 2,613,539 | $13,618 | $35.6B |
| Tarrant County | 2,110,640 | $20,556 | $43.4B |
| Bexar County | 2,009,324 | $8,940 | $18.0B |
| Travis County (this county) | 1,290,188 | $12,831 | $16.6B |
| Collin County | 1,064,465 | $5,934 | $6.3B |
| Denton County | 906,422 | $4,917 | $4.5B |
| Hidalgo County | 870,781 | $7,211 | $6.3B |
| El Paso County | 865,657 | $6,774 | $5.9B |
| Fort Bend County | 822,779 | $6,138 | $5.1B |
| Montgomery County | 620,443 | $8,004 | $5.0B |
| Williamson County | 609,017 | $8,655 | $5.3B |
| Cameron County | 421,017 | $5,886 | $2.5B |
| Brazoria County | 372,031 | $6,072 | $2.3B |
| Bell County | 370,647 | $11,862 | $4.4B |
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Frequently Asked Questions
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