Union County
$249.1M in FY2025 federal spending, $5,836 per capita.
Pennsylvania · FIPS 42119
In FY2025, Union County in Pennsylvania received $249.1M in federal spending - $5,836 per capita for a population of 42,681. This is 62.7% below the national average and 73.0% below the Pennsylvania average. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #67 of 67 Pennsylvania counties.
- Total spending
- $249.1M
- Per capita
- $5,836
- vs. national avg
- -62.7%
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
The verdict
Union County posts below-median federal per-capita spending nationally.
- National per-capita rank
- Top 93%
- of 3,232 US counties
- Per-capita spending
- $5,836
- Pennsylvania rank
- #67 of 67
How Union County Compares
Per-capita federal spending: Union County vs. Pennsylvania and the nation
Population: 42,681 (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
$5,836 Top 93% higher than 7% of 3,224 US counties
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Source USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates
Union County Among Pennsylvania's Largest Counties
Population vs. per-capita spending: Pennsylvania's biggest counties
Read the chart as a table
| County | Population | Per capita | Total spending |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia County | 1,603,797 | $8,758 | $14.0B |
| Allegheny County | 1,250,578 | $20,569 | $25.7B |
| Montgomery County | 856,553 | $16,199 | $13.9B |
| Bucks County | 646,538 | $7,832 | $5.1B |
| Delaware County | 576,830 | $8,623 | $5.0B |
| Lancaster County | 552,984 | $6,731 | $3.7B |
| Chester County | 534,413 | $7,048 | $3.8B |
| York County | 456,438 | $13,388 | $6.1B |
| Berks County | 428,849 | $6,537 | $2.8B |
| Lehigh County | 374,557 | $6,652 | $2.5B |
| Westmoreland County | 354,663 | $8,569 | $3.0B |
| Luzerne County | 325,594 | $8,753 | $2.9B |
| Northampton County | 312,951 | $7,151 | $2.2B |
| Dauphin County | 286,401 | $18,283 | $5.2B |
| Erie County | 270,876 | $7,612 | $2.1B |
| Union County (this county) | 42,681 | $5,836 | $249.1M |
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Frequently Asked Questions
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