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Federal Spending in Fayette County, AL

Federal agencies obligated $110M in Fayette County in fiscal year 2026, 55th highest of 67 counties in Alabama.

Total, FY 2026
$110M
-3.8% from FY 2025
Per person
$6,726
AL average: $11,939
Contracts
$97.84K
Grants
$6.11M

How the money is awarded

Fiscal year 2026, share of Fayette County federal obligations

  • Contracts$97.84K0.1%
  • Grants$6.11M5.6%
  • Direct payments$103M93.4%
  • Loans (subsidy cost)$56.93K0.1%
  • Insurance and other$968K0.9%

Top federal recipients in Fayette County

Fiscal year 2026, all award types, by place of performance

  1. 1Alabama Department of Transportation$3.34M
  2. 2The Healthcare Authority of Winfield Alabama$1.15M
  3. 3Fayette Housing Authority$1.06M
  4. 4Capstone Health$650K
  5. 5Berry Housing Authority$472K
  6. 6Terrace Park Associates, Ltd$413K
  7. 7II Fayette Elderly Housing, LLLP$374K
  8. 8Fayette Elderly$328K
  9. 9Berry Housing Ltd$278K
  10. 10City of Fayette$206K

Compared with other Alabama counties

Fiscal year 2026, largest first

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#CountyTotalPer person
1Madison County$14.91B$38,405
2Jefferson County$8.14B$12,071
3Mobile County$4.29B$10,348
4Montgomery County$3.88B$16,934
5Baldwin County$2.32B$10,003
6Shelby County$1.53B$6,866
7Tuscaloosa County$1.49B$6,550
8Dale County$1.27B$25,706
9Lee County$1.2B$6,885
10Calhoun County$1.09B$9,358
11Houston County$812M$7,573
12Limestone County$793M$7,653
13Morgan County$791M$6,408
14Etowah County$774M$7,480
15St. Clair County$692M$7,597
16Lauderdale County$664M$7,097
17Elmore County$655M$7,450
18Talladega County$637M$7,758
19Marshall County$618M$6,331
20Cullman County$609M$6,934
21Russell County$567M$9,585
22Coffee County$510M$9,533
23Walker County$492M$7,532
24Colbert County$431M$7,523
25Chilton County$425M$9,438
26Autauga County$408M$6,930
27Dekalb County$373M$5,205
28Jackson County$366M$6,954
29Blount County$351M$5,944
30Tallapoosa County$351M$8,489
31Dallas County$322M$8,367
32Covington County$290M$7,726
33Chambers County$283M$8,142
34Escambia County$271M$7,382
35Pike County$252M$7,648
36Macon County$245M$12,543
37Cherokee County$219M$8,776
38Geneva County$216M$8,110
39Lawrence County$214M$6,468
40Marion County$212M$7,236
41Barbour County$192M$7,624
42Franklin County$182M$5,676
43Clarke County$181M$7,826
44Randolph County$175M$7,980
45Winston County$163M$6,945
46Monroe County$151M$7,638
47Henry County$148M$8,614
48Butler County$147M$7,705
49Marengo County$146M$7,579
50Pickens County$141M$7,384
51Bibb County$134M$6,004
52Hale County$129M$8,732
53Washington County$122M$7,952
54Sumter County$119M$9,649
55Fayette CountyThis county$110M$6,726
56Choctaw County$108M$8,535
57Conecuh County$104M$8,931

Frequently asked questions

How much federal money goes to Fayette County?
In fiscal year 2026, federal agencies obligated $109,774,340 for work done or benefits received in Fayette County, about $6,726 per resident.
Who receives the most federal money in Fayette County?
The largest recipients were ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ($3.34M), THE HEALTHCARE AUTHORITY OF WINFIELD ALABAMA ($1.15M), FAYETTE HOUSING AUTHORITY ($1.06M).
What are direct payments?
Direct payments are federal money paid straight to people or organizations, such as Social Security, farm payments and some disaster aid. In Fayette County they totaled $103M in fiscal year 2026.

Source: USAspending.gov, U.S. Department of the Treasury · Last updated 09/30/2026 · Per-person figures use a population of 16,321.