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Everything about money
Public money in one place: federal spending by state, district and county, each state's own spending where it publishes it, and campaign money. Pick a level or a state. You do not need to know your district.
Every county in Massachusetts
Federal money spent in each county (fiscal year 2026), so you can compare without knowing your district.
| County | Federal awards ▼ | People | Per resident | U.S. House districts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middlesex County | $27.9 billion | 1,638,365 | $17,023 | MA-03, MA-05, MA-06, MA-02, MA-04, MA-07 |
| Essex County | $13.6 billion | 813,054 | $16,736 | MA-06, MA-03 |
| Suffolk County | $8.9 billion | 785,121 | $11,304 | MA-07, MA-08, MA-05 |
| Norfolk County | $6.2 billion | 730,082 | $8,509 | MA-04, MA-08, MA-07, MA-02, MA-09, MA-05 |
| Worcester County | $5.6 billion | 867,788 | $6,418 | MA-02, MA-01, MA-03, MA-04 |
| Plymouth County | $4.5 billion | 535,075 | $8,477 | MA-09, MA-08, MA-04 |
| Bristol County | $3.6 billion | 582,270 | $6,159 | MA-04, MA-09, MA-08 |
| Barnstable County | $3.5 billion | 231,668 | $15,222 | MA-09 |
| Hampden County | $3.2 billion | 462,815 | $6,917 | MA-01 |
| Berkshire County | $1.8 billion | 129,430 | $13,828 | MA-01 |
| Hampshire County | $1.3 billion | 162,028 | $7,868 | MA-01, MA-02 |
| Franklin County | $565.2 million | 70,944 | $7,967 | MA-02, MA-01 |
| Dukes County | $147.0 million | 20,933 | $7,023 | MA-09 |
| Nantucket County | $61.7 million | 14,483 | $4,258 | MA-09 |
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City, county, school district and other local government finances
288 local governments in Massachusetts in the Census 2024 finance file (annual survey: a sample of local governments; for every government pick a Census of Governments year such as 2022).
| Government | Type | County | People | Taxes | Direct spending ▼ | Debt at year end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOSTON CITY | City or town | Suffolk | 650,706 | $3.6 billion | $6.2 billion | $2.4 billion |
| CAMBRIDGE CITY | City or town | Middlesex | 118,488 | $660.6 million | $2.0 billion | $622.8 million |
| WORCESTER CITY | City or town | Worcester | 205,319 | $423.0 million | $1.3 billion | $1.0 billion |
| SPRINGFIELD CITY | City or town | Hampden | 154,064 | $283.0 million | $1.3 billion | $241.3 million |
| LOWELL CITY | City or town | Middlesex | 113,608 | $193.4 million | $789.0 million | $418.8 million |
| BOSTON HOUSING AUTHORITY | Special district | Suffolk | - | $0 | $774.3 million | $93.8 million |
| QUINCY CITY | City or town | Norfolk | 101,727 | $314.1 million | $771.5 million | $1.3 billion |
| LYNN CITY | City or town | Essex | 100,891 | $178.8 million | $739.6 million | $61.7 million |
| NEWTON CITY | City or town | Middlesex | 87,381 | $462.6 million | $726.3 million | $328.8 million |
| FALL RIVER CITY | City or town | Bristol | 93,682 | $142.9 million | $609.3 million | $410.4 million |
| LAWRENCE CITY | City or town | Essex | 87,954 | $96.3 million | $590.8 million | $243.0 million |
| SOMERVILLE CITY | City or town | Middlesex | 79,762 | $277.3 million | $546.1 million | $429.0 million |
| NEW BEDFORD CITY | City or town | Bristol | 100,682 | $169.0 million | $540.3 million | $301.9 million |
| WALTHAM CITY | City or town | Middlesex | 64,065 | $249.3 million | $528.2 million | $364.3 million |
| FRAMINGHAM CITY | City or town | Middlesex | 70,963 | $229.1 million | $518.5 million | $301.8 million |
| TAUNTON CITY | City or town | Bristol | 59,922 | $142.0 million | $497.0 million | $257.4 million |
| BROOKLINE TOWN | Township | Norfolk | 62,535 | $312.0 million | $492.8 million | $465.7 million |
| BROCKTON CITY | City or town | Plymouth | 104,826 | $193.5 million | $484.7 million | $505.6 million |
| LEXINGTON TOWN | Township | Middlesex | 34,074 | $255.5 million | $423.8 million | $200.3 million |
| PEABODY CITY | City or town | Essex | 53,896 | $141.2 million | $414.8 million | $128.8 million |
| REVERE CITY | City or town | Suffolk | 58,528 | $131.1 million | $397.8 million | $224.3 million |
| EVERETT CITY | City or town | Middlesex | 49,350 | $120.4 million | $393.2 million | $93.3 million |
| CHICOPEE CITY | City or town | Hampden | 54,980 | $105.3 million | $391.5 million | $180.3 million |
| PLYMOUTH TOWN | Township | Plymouth | 64,269 | $235.2 million | $379.8 million | $220.8 million |
| ANDOVER TOWN | Township | Essex | 36,363 | $195.8 million | $373.5 million | $364.4 million |
| WELLESLEY TOWN | Township | Norfolk | 30,524 | $184.5 million | $362.6 million | $180.6 million |
| ARLINGTON TOWN | Township | Middlesex | 45,522 | $160.6 million | $356.3 million | $302.7 million |
| BRAINTREE TOWN CITY | City or town | Norfolk | 38,567 | $118.9 million | $353.0 million | $174.8 million |
| WESTFIELD CITY | City or town | Hampden | 40,535 | $96.5 million | $336.2 million | $106.0 million |
| BARNSTABLE CITY | City or town | Barnstable | 49,532 | $162.1 million | $327.9 million | $100.3 million |
| ATTLEBORO CITY | City or town | Bristol | 46,601 | $106.3 million | $323.9 million | $165.3 million |
| MALDEN CITY | City or town | Middlesex | 64,712 | $122.1 million | $319.2 million | $75.1 million |
| NANTUCKET TOWN | Township | Nantucket | 14,421 | $163.2 million | $315.2 million | $322.5 million |
| CHELSEA CITY | City or town | Suffolk | 38,637 | $90.1 million | $308.2 million | $29.3 million |
| MONTACHUSETTS REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY | Special district | Worcester | - | $0 | $300.1 million | $19.1 million |
| SHREWSBURY TOWN | Township | Worcester | 39,805 | $119.5 million | $298.6 million | $116.6 million |
| PITTSFIELD CITY | City or town | Berkshire | 43,310 | $120.2 million | $290.7 million | $233.1 million |
| NEEDHAM TOWN | Township | Norfolk | 32,114 | $197.8 million | $286.0 million | $109.0 million |
| FITCHBURG CITY | City or town | Worcester | 41,502 | $80.7 million | $284.1 million | $99.2 million |
| HAVERHILL CITY | City or town | Essex | 67,153 | $140.0 million | $282.2 million | $158.0 million |
| MASSACHUSETTS MUNICIPAL WHOLESALE ELECTRIC COMPANY | Special district | Hampden | - | $0 | $275.8 million | $86.1 million |
| READING TOWN | Township | Middlesex | 25,205 | $96.0 million | $267.0 million | $32.5 million |
| HOLYOKE CITY | City or town | Hampden | 37,720 | $70.2 million | $266.9 million | $0 |
| NORWOOD TOWN | Township | Norfolk | 31,317 | $126.0 million | $265.7 million | $208.5 million |
| METHUEN CITY | City or town | Essex | 53,241 | $119.5 million | $265.6 million | $73.0 million |
| NATICK TOWN | Township | Middlesex | 36,272 | $158.7 million | $264.4 million | $142.9 million |
| MEDFORD CITY | City or town | Middlesex | 65,399 | $151.9 million | $256.1 million | $69.1 million |
| BELMONT TOWN | Township | Middlesex | 26,710 | $125.5 million | $255.6 million | $270.5 million |
| WEYMOUTH TOWN CITY | City or town | Norfolk | 57,410 | $149.6 million | $255.0 million | $160.8 million |
| SALEM CITY | City or town | Essex | 44,722 | $128.9 million | $254.3 million | $119.2 million |
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Tap a column name to sort. Source: State and local government finances 2024, annual survey sample of units (U.S. Census Bureau) (U.S. Census Bureau). Collected Nov 14, 2026 11:48 PM CST. Amounts as published (thousands of dollars in the file; shown in dollars). Group totals are sums of item codes by letter. Item code list: Census technical documentation.
Local checkbooks (individual payments) and city council votes: not collected yet for most places. Suggest a local source.
Sources and coverage
- Federal spending: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury): award obligations by state, county and congressional district for fiscal year 2026, by place of performance. It does not include most federal salaries, Social Security checks or interest on the debt.
- States' own spending: each state's open data portal, summed by agency, where published (now: Alabama, California, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Delaware, Florida, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, Puerto Rico, Texas, Vermont, Washington, Wyoming). Other states: not collected yet.
- Campaign money: Federal Election Commission (OpenFEC and bulk files). Outside spending by super PACs and party committees is not included.
- Local: federal money by county only; city and county budgets are not collected yet.
- Every number links to its source. See the data status page for when each was collected.