PlainSpending

Wicomico County

$6,655 per resident in FY2025 ($689.4M total) - low intensity.

Maryland · FIPS 24045

In FY2025, Wicomico County in Maryland posted a dense absolute book of $689.4M ($6,655 per capita across 103,588 residents). That is 57.5% below the national average and 61.1% below the Maryland average. Social Security Administration leads tracked agency share. Statewide per-capita rank: #24 of 24.

Total spending
$689.4M
Per capita
$6,655
vs. national avg
-57.5%
Fiscal year
FY2025

Low per-resident intensity

Wicomico County residents see a thin $6,655 each (#2654 of 3,224 per capita).

Low per-resident intensity

Wicomico County posts below-median federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending concentrated almost entirely in Social Security Administration.

National per-capita rank
Top 83%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$6,655
Leading agency
Social Security Administration
87.1% of tracked spending
Maryland rank
#24 of 24

How Wicomico County Compares

Per-capita federal spending: Wicomico County vs. Maryland and the nation

Wicomico County$6,655Maryland avg$17,102National avg$15,647
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates.

Population: 103,588 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

Leading Federal Agencies in Wicomico County

Top awarding agencies in Wicomico County, FY2025

Social Security Administrati…$525.7MDepartment of Veterans Affai…$52.1MDepartment of Transportation$25.7M
Source: USASpending.gov FY2025, aggregated by awarding agency.

Among the 3,224 US counties with agency-level spending data, Social Security Administration is the most common leading agency nationally, topping 89.7% of agency-tracked counties.

These 3 agencies together account for $603.5M (87.5%) of Wicomico County's $689.4M 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 - Wicomico County has no smaller residual awarding agencies broken out beyond this set, a compact agency footprint rather than a long tail of minor awardees.

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Agency Spending Share
Social Security Administration $525.7M 87.1%
Department of Veterans Affairs $52.1M 8.6%
Department of Transportation $25.7M 4.3%

How Wicomico County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$6,655 Among the lowest higher than 17% of 3,224 US counties

all US counties, per-capita spending, bucketed by value

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 and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates

Wicomico County Among Maryland's Largest Counties

Population vs. per-capita spending: Maryland's biggest counties

The 15 largest-population counties in Maryland by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Wicomico County is highlighted. 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 15 entities by Population (X) and Spending per capita ($) (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Large and spending-intensiveSmall population, outsized spendingLarge population, modest per-residentSmaller footprint both ways 0500,0001,000,0001,500,000 $0$10,000$20,000$30,000$40,000$50,000 Population Spending per capita ($)
The 15 largest-population counties in Maryland by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Wicomico County is highlighted.
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County Population Per capita Total spending
Montgomery County 1,062,061 $16,975 $18.0B
Prince George'S County 967,201 $10,518 $10.2B
Baltimore County 854,535 $10,159 $8.7B
Anne Arundel County 588,261 $14,340 $8.4B
Baltimore City 585,708 $18,533 $10.9B
Howard County 332,317 $25,853 $8.6B
Frederick County 271,717 $11,446 $3.1B
Harford County 260,924 $15,632 $4.1B
Carroll County 172,891 $6,719 $1.2B
Charles County 166,617 $8,458 $1.4B
Washington County 154,705 $7,289 $1.1B
St. Mary'S County 113,777 $47,173 $5.4B
Cecil County 103,725 $7,546 $782.7M
Wicomico County (this county) 103,588 $6,655 $689.4M
Calvert County 92,783 $7,474 $693.5M

Nearby Counties With Similar Federal Spending

Counties with per-capita federal spending closest to Wicomico County's $6,655 - prioritizing Maryland peers first.

Caroline County

Maryland

$6,666 per capita

$221.9M total

Carroll County

Maryland

$6,719 per capita

$1.2B total

Washington County

Maryland

$7,289 per capita

$1.1B total

Calvert County

Maryland

$7,474 per capita

$693.5M total

Cecil County

Maryland

$7,546 per capita

$782.7M total

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Nationwide counties with similar per-capita or total federal spending

Two peer sets outside Maryland - per-resident intensity and total obligation volume, distinct from the same-state neighbors above.

Similar per-capita spending

Nearest out-of-state counties by federal spending per resident ($6,655 here).

Similar total federal spending

Nearest out-of-state counties by total obligations ($689.4M here).

Counties with fewer than 10,000 residents are excluded from the nationwide comparison corpus.

Data Source: USASpending.gov (U.S. Department of the Treasury), Fiscal Year 2025. Population denominators are U.S. Census Bureau vintage estimates. County-level spending includes all federal awards with place of performance in this county; OMB budget categorizations are reflected at the agency level.

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