Worcester County
$6.0B in FY2025 federal spending, $6,968 per capita.
Massachusetts · FIPS 25027
In FY2025, Worcester County in Massachusetts received $6.0B in federal spending - $6,968 per capita for a population of 862,111. This is 55.5% below the national average and 52.6% below the Massachusetts average. The leading federal agency by spending share is Social Security Administration. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #12 of 14 Massachusetts counties.
- Total spending
- $6.0B
- Per capita
- $6,968
- vs. national avg
- -55.5%
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
The verdict
Worcester County posts below-median federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending dominated by Social Security Administration.
- National per-capita rank
- Top 76%
- of 3,232 US counties
- Per-capita spending
- $6,968
- Leading agency
- Social Security Administration
- 77.6% of tracked spending
- Massachusetts rank
- #12 of 14
How Worcester County Compares
Per-capita federal spending: Worcester County vs. Massachusetts and the nation
Population: 862,111 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.
Leading Federal Agencies in Worcester County
Top awarding agencies in Worcester 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 $4.8B (80.6%) of Worcester County's $6.0B 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 - Worcester 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 | $3.8B | 77.6% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $810.7M | 16.7% |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $272.2M | 5.6% |
How Worcester County Ranks Nationally
Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties
All 3,232 US counties, FY2025
$6,968 Top 76% higher than 24% 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
Worcester County Among Massachusetts's Largest Counties
Population vs. per-capita spending: Massachusetts's biggest counties
Read the chart as a table
| County | Population | Per capita | Total spending |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middlesex County | 1,632,002 | $15,809 | $25.8B |
| Worcester County (this county) | 862,111 | $6,968 | $6.0B |
| Essex County | 809,829 | $13,851 | $11.2B |
| Suffolk County | 797,936 | $15,681 | $12.5B |
| Norfolk County | 725,981 | $7,972 | $5.8B |
| Bristol County | 579,200 | $6,527 | $3.8B |
| Plymouth County | 530,819 | $8,056 | $4.3B |
| Hampden County | 465,825 | $7,474 | $3.5B |
| Barnstable County | 228,996 | $12,300 | $2.8B |
| Hampshire County | 162,308 | $8,156 | $1.3B |
| Berkshire County | 129,026 | $11,909 | $1.5B |
| Franklin County | 71,029 | $7,723 | $548.6M |
| Dukes County | 20,600 | $8,754 | $180.3M |
| Nantucket County | 14,255 | $4,223 | $60.2M |
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Frequently Asked Questions
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