Tyler County
$173.0M in FY2025 federal spending, $8,736 per capita.
Texas · FIPS 48457
In FY2025, Tyler County in Texas received $173.0M in federal spending - $8,736 per capita for a population of 19,798. This is 44.2% below the national average and 18.2% below the Texas average. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #89 of 254 Texas counties.
- Total spending
- $173.0M
- Per capita
- $8,736
- vs. national avg
- -44.2%
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
The verdict
Tyler County posts above-median federal per-capita spending nationally.
- National per-capita rank
- Top 40%
- of 3,232 US counties
- Per-capita spending
- $8,736
- Texas rank
- #89 of 254
How Tyler County Compares
Per-capita federal spending: Tyler County vs. Texas and the nation
Population: 19,798 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.
How Tyler County Ranks Nationally
Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties
All 3,232 US counties, FY2025
$8,736 Top 40% higher than 60% of 3,224 US counties
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Source USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates
Tyler 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 | 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 |
| Tyler County (this county) | 19,798 | $8,736 | $173.0M |
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Frequently Asked Questions
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