Union County
$72.4M in FY2025 federal spending, $4,482 per capita.
Florida · FIPS 12125
In FY2025, Union County in Florida received $72.4M in federal spending - $4,482 per capita for a population of 16,147. This is 71.4% below the national average and 70.3% below the Florida average. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #67 of 67 Florida counties.
- Total spending
- $72.4M
- Per capita
- $4,482
- vs. national avg
- -71.4%
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
The verdict
Union County posts below-median federal per-capita spending nationally.
- National per-capita rank
- Top 98%
- of 3,232 US counties
- Per-capita spending
- $4,482
- Florida rank
- #67 of 67
How Union County Compares
Per-capita federal spending: Union County vs. Florida and the nation
Population: 16,147 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.
How Union County Ranks Nationally
Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties
All 3,232 US counties, FY2025
$4,482 Top 98% higher than 2% of 3,224 US counties
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Source USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates
Union County Among Florida's Largest Counties
Population vs. per-capita spending: Florida's biggest counties
Read the chart as a table
| County | Population | Per capita | Total spending |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami-Dade County | 2,701,767 | $9,300 | $25.1B |
| Broward County | 1,944,375 | $5,396 | $10.5B |
| Palm Beach County | 1,492,191 | $7,502 | $11.2B |
| Hillsborough County | 1,459,762 | $33,387 | $48.7B |
| Orange County | 1,429,908 | $11,609 | $16.6B |
| Duval County | 995,567 | $39,620 | $39.4B |
| Pinellas County | 959,107 | $14,578 | $14.0B |
| Lee County | 760,822 | $9,560 | $7.3B |
| Polk County | 725,046 | $7,501 | $5.4B |
| Brevard County | 606,612 | $22,151 | $13.4B |
| Pasco County | 561,891 | $10,245 | $5.8B |
| Volusia County | 553,543 | $10,359 | $5.7B |
| Seminole County | 470,856 | $6,152 | $2.9B |
| Sarasota County | 434,006 | $12,868 | $5.6B |
| Manatee County | 399,710 | $10,591 | $4.2B |
| Union County (this county) | 16,147 | $4,482 | $72.4M |
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Frequently Asked Questions
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