Massachusetts
Check the chart below to compare unemployment and per capita spending among counties. Click on your county to find projects in your area. Data last updated on September 2012.
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| U.S. | Massachusetts | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 308,745,538 | 6,547,629 |
| Total recovery funding | $522,082,377,600 | $14,772,195,146 |
| Funding per Capita | $1,691 | $2,256 |
Unemployment
7/2008 |
6.2 |
5.4 |
7/2009 |
+3.6
9.8 |
+3.4
8.8 |
7/2010 |
-0.2
9.6 |
+0.3
9.1 |
7/2011 |
-0.6
9.0 |
-1.6
7.5 |
7/2012 |
-0.9
8.1 |
-0.9
6.6 |
Funding by Federal Agency and Department
| Health and Human Services, Department of | $5,546,076,717 | |
| Education, Department of | $2,215,093,314 | |
| Energy, Department of | $1,471,296,115 | |
| Transportation, Department of | $1,019,622,132 | |
| Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management | $853,790,529 | |
| Employment and Training Administration | $845,916,567 | |
| Agriculture, Department of | $810,511,093 | |
| Housing and Urban Development, Department of | $583,651,672 | |
| Small Business Administration | $536,844,060 | |
| Social Security Administration | $297,100,266 | |
| Homeland Security, Department of | $262,296,126 | |
| Environmental Protection Agency | $237,861,755 | |
| National Science Foundation | $216,377,802 | |
| General Services Administration | $178,968,085 | |
| U.S. Army Corps of Engineers | $127,446,342 | |
| Commerce, Department of | $121,606,088 | |
| Justice, Department of | $83,796,922 | |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $47,703,755 | |
| Army, Department of | $43,049,372 | |
| Interior, Department of | $30,156,324 | |
| Navy, Department of | $27,354,724 | |
| Department of the Air Force | $23,300,284 | |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $7,161,118 | |
| Independent Agencies | $5,684,020 | |
| Treasury, Department of | $3,800,000 | |
| National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities | $1,755,500 | |
| State, Department of | $153,254 | |
| Government Accountability Office | $21,948 | |
| The Legislative Branch | $14,127 | |
| Federal Communications Commission | $4,969 | |
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Counties
Note: For some programs where states do not report where money will be distributed across the state, we do not have the allocation for individual counties. Those programs include: Medicaid, unemployment benefits and food stamps. Those amounts are included in the totals for where the state agency receiving that money is located.
| Stimulus Funds | Unemployment Rate | |||||
| Name | Total | Per Capita | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnstable | $375,122,356 | $1,737 | 6.6 | 7.6 | 6.4 | 5.4 |
| Berkshire | $132,755,431 | $1,012 | 7.9 | 8.5 | 6.8 | 6.1 |
| Bristol | $529,478,101 | $965 | 11.0 | 11.4 | 9.9 | 9.0 |
| Dukes | $12,898,812 | $778 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 3.8 |
| Essex | $626,620,546 | $842 | 9.3 | 9.5 | 7.9 | 6.8 |
| Franklin | $90,006,838 | $1,261 | 8.6 | 9.1 | 7.0 | 6.3 |
| Hampden | $509,735,741 | $1,099 | 10.1 | 11.2 | 9.5 | 8.5 |
| Hampshire | $359,898,389 | $2,276 | 7.6 | 8.4 | 6.8 | 6.1 |
| Middlesex | $2,566,113,123 | $1,704 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 6.3 | 5.3 |
| Nantucket | $9,684,040 | $954 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 2.9 |
| Norfolk | $462,882,154 | $688 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 6.5 | 5.5 |
| Plymouth | $300,738,472 | $607 | 9.1 | 9.6 | 7.9 | 6.7 |
| Suffolk | $7,971,090,918 | $11,020 | 8.8 | 9.4 | 8.0 | 6.9 |
| Worcester | $825,170,226 | $1,032 | 9.9 | 10.3 | 8.4 | 7.5 |