Wharton County
$301.9M in FY2025 federal spending, $7,264 per capita.
Texas · FIPS 48481
In FY2025, Wharton County in Texas received $301.9M in federal spending - $7,264 per capita for a population of 41,570. This is 53.6% below the national average and 32.0% below the Texas average. The leading federal agency by spending share is Social Security Administration. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #146 of 254 Texas counties.
- Total spending
- $301.9M
- Per capita
- $7,264
- vs. national avg
- -53.6%
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
The verdict
Wharton County posts below-median federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending dominated by Social Security Administration.
- National per-capita rank
- Top 69%
- of 3,232 US counties
- Per-capita spending
- $7,264
- Leading agency
- Social Security Administration
- 73.5% of tracked spending
- Texas rank
- #146 of 254
How Wharton County Compares
Per-capita federal spending: Wharton County vs. Texas and the nation
Population: 41,570 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.
Leading Federal Agencies in Wharton County
Top awarding agencies in Wharton County, FY2025
Among the 1,150 US counties with agency-level spending data, Social Security Administration is the most common leading agency nationally, topping 86% of agency-tracked counties.
These 3 agencies together account for $258.1M (85.5%) of Wharton County's $301.9M 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 - Wharton 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Social Security Administration | $189.6M | 73.5% |
| Department of Transportation | $52.9M | 20.5% |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $15.6M | 6.1% |
How Wharton County Ranks Nationally
Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties
All 3,232 US counties, FY2025
$7,264 Top 69% higher than 31% 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
Wharton 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 |
| Wharton County (this county) | 41,570 | $7,264 | $301.9M |
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Frequently Asked Questions
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