Everything about money
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 Maine
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cumberland County | $3.5 billion | 308,827 | $11,493 | ME-01 |
| Sagadahoc County | $2.5 billion | 37,285 | $66,561 | ME-01 |
| York County | $1.9 billion | 216,731 | $8,671 | ME-01 |
| Penobscot County | $1.5 billion | 154,710 | $9,484 | ME-02 |
| Kennebec County | $1.5 billion | 126,808 | $11,512 | ME-02, ME-01 |
| Aroostook County | $768.0 million | 67,058 | $11,452 | ME-02 |
| Androscoggin County | $747.6 million | 113,423 | $6,592 | ME-02 |
| Hancock County | $526.1 million | 56,460 | $9,318 | ME-02 |
| Oxford County | $471.5 million | 59,255 | $7,957 | ME-02 |
| Somerset County | $433.9 million | 50,959 | $8,514 | ME-02 |
| Knox County | $351.8 million | 41,003 | $8,580 | ME-01 |
| Lincoln County | $333.4 million | 36,099 | $9,235 | ME-01 |
| Waldo County | $332.2 million | 40,192 | $8,265 | ME-02 |
| Washington County | $322.8 million | 31,331 | $10,304 | ME-02 |
| Franklin County | $247.9 million | 30,413 | $8,152 | ME-02 |
| Piscataquis County | $161.9 million | 17,263 | $9,381 | ME-02 |
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City, county, school district and other local government finances
287 local governments in Maine 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PORTLAND CITY | City or town | Cumberland | 68,424 | $248.4 million | $491.1 million | $460.6 million |
| LEWISTON CITY | City or town | Androscoggin | 38,493 | $76.7 million | $231.2 million | $33.0 million |
| BANGOR CITY | City or town | Penobscot | 31,588 | $79.4 million | $166.8 million | $113.1 million |
| PORTLAND HOUSING AUTHORITY | Special district | Cumberland | - | $0 | $134.9 million | $81.8 million |
| SCARBOROUGH TOWN | Township | Cumberland | 23,218 | $56.0 million | $125.3 million | $81.8 million |
| AUBURN CITY | City or town | Androscoggin | 24,193 | $59.6 million | $123.6 million | $159.2 million |
| SOUTH PORTLAND CITY | City or town | Cumberland | 27,026 | $89.9 million | $116.3 million | $109.1 million |
| SANFORD CITY | City or town | York | 22,266 | $46.7 million | $102.7 million | $121.6 million |
| BRUNSWICK TOWN | Township | Cumberland | 21,831 | $69.2 million | $96.5 million | $48.5 million |
| BIDDEFORD CITY | City or town | York | 22,450 | $55.4 million | $95.6 million | $57.9 million |
| GORHAM TOWN | Township | Cumberland | 17,785 | $44.5 million | $85.6 million | $10.4 million |
| WESTBROOK CITY | City or town | Cumberland | 20,645 | $52.3 million | $84.3 million | $75.5 million |
| AUGUSTA CITY | City or town | Kennebec | 19,066 | $41.9 million | $82.2 million | $35.2 million |
| SCHOOL ADMIN DIST 54 | School district | Somerset | - | $15.6 million | $80.0 million | $29.5 million |
| CARIBOU CITY | City or town | Aroostook | 7,441 | $11.0 million | $78.9 million | $0 |
| YORK TOWN | Township | York | 13,998 | $62.9 million | $71.5 million | $23.1 million |
| WINDHAM RAYMOND SCHOOL DISTRICT 14 | School district | Cumberland | - | $37.6 million | $69.4 million | $84.1 million |
| SACO CITY | City or town | York | 20,872 | $64.3 million | $68.0 million | $7.8 million |
| WATERVILLE CITY | City or town | Kennebec | 15,828 | $14.8 million | $64.2 million | $19.2 million |
| SCHOOL ADMIN DIST 6 | School district | York | - | $33.3 million | $62.6 million | $7.9 million |
| SCHOOL ADMIN DIST 17 | School district | Oxford | - | $23.8 million | $61.2 million | $1.3 million |
| SCHOOL ADMIN DIST 60 | School district | York | - | $22.8 million | $56.0 million | $55,000 |
| YARMOUTH TOWN | Township | Cumberland | 9,091 | $40.6 million | $55.2 million | $71.2 million |
| CAPE ELIZABETH TOWN | Township | Cumberland | 9,580 | $44.4 million | $54.8 million | $6.3 million |
| REGIONAL SCHOOL UNIT 21 | School district | York | - | $47.1 million | $54.5 million | $21.2 million |
| BREWER CITY | City or town | Penobscot | 9,666 | $21.2 million | $54.4 million | $35.4 million |
| SCHOOL ADMIN DIST 57 | School district | York | - | $30.3 million | $52.3 million | $5.4 million |
| SCHOOL ADMIN DIST 51 | School district | Cumberland | - | $32.2 million | $52.0 million | $10.8 million |
| FALMOUTH TOWN | Township | Cumberland | 12,857 | $48.1 million | $51.7 million | $30.8 million |
| SCHOOL ADMIN DIST 75 | School district | Sagadahoc | - | $30.5 million | $51.3 million | $19.2 million |
| CUMBERLAND COUNTY | County | Cumberland | 307,451 | $39.0 million | $49.2 million | $20.2 million |
| KITTERY TOWN | Township | York | 10,235 | $18.6 million | $48.7 million | $18.3 million |
| REGIONAL SCHOOL UNIT 9 | School district | Franklin | - | $14.5 million | $48.1 million | $6.5 million |
| REGIONAL SCHOOL UNIT 18 | School district | Kennebec | - | $25.4 million | $45.1 million | $9.7 million |
| LOWER KENNEBEC REGIONAL SCHOOL UNIT 01 | School district | Sagadahoc | - | $20.5 million | $43.9 million | $49.1 million |
| PRESQUE ISLE UTILITIES DISTRICT | Special district | Aroostook | - | $2,000 | $43.2 million | $13.9 million |
| SCHOOL ADMIN DIST 61 | School district | Cumberland | - | $25.0 million | $43.1 million | $3.8 million |
| REGIONAL SCHOOL UNIT 13 | School district | Knox | - | $28.7 million | $42.9 million | $14.0 million |
| SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICT 35 | School district | York | - | $20.0 million | $41.8 million | $0 |
| WESTERN FOOTHILLS SCHOOL DISTRICT RSU 10 | School district | Oxford | - | $13.7 million | $41.6 million | $8.0 million |
| REGIONAL SCHOOL UNIT 05 | School district | Cumberland | - | $30.5 million | $40.8 million | $6.5 million |
| REGIONAL SCHOOL UNIT 22 | School district | Penobscot | - | $14.1 million | $39.2 million | $8.8 million |
| SCHOOL ADMIN DIST 40 | School district | Lincoln | - | $20.2 million | $36.9 million | $894,000 |
| SCHOOL ADMIN DIST 49 | School district | Somerset | - | $11.4 million | $36.8 million | $0 |
| REGIONAL SCHOOL UNIT 19 | School district | Somerset | - | $12.5 million | $36.7 million | $25.6 million |
| SCHOOL ADMIN DIST 52 | School district | Androscoggin | - | $15.1 million | $35.8 million | $2.4 million |
| BAR HARBOR TOWN | Township | Hancock | 5,269 | $22.1 million | $35.4 million | $16.1 million |
| LISBON TOWN | Township | Androscoggin | 9,743 | $17.1 million | $34.4 million | $12.1 million |
| SCHOOL ADMIN DIST 15 | School district | Cumberland | - | $18.1 million | $34.1 million | $1.8 million |
| WELLS-OGUNQUIT COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT 18 (918) | School district | York | - | $27.5 million | $33.3 million | $8.5 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.