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Federal Spending in Desha County, AR

Federal agencies obligated $94.83M in Desha County in fiscal year 2026, 57th highest of 75 counties in Arkansas.

Total, FY 2026
$94.83M
-10.3% from FY 2025
Per person
$8,322
AR average: $8,073
Contracts
-$44.35K
Grants
$1.54M

A negative total is the official net figure: in that fiscal year, cancellations and reductions of earlier federal awards were larger than new awards, so the net amount fell below zero. We show it as published by USAspending.gov.

How the money is awarded

Fiscal year 2026, share of Desha County federal obligations

  • Contracts-$44.35K0.0%
  • Grants$1.54M1.6%
  • Direct payments$88.76M93.6%
  • Loans (subsidy cost)$2,4550.0%
  • Insurance and other$4.57M4.8%

Top federal recipients in Desha County

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

  1. 1The Housing Authority of the City of Mcgehee$1.99M
  2. 2Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism$720K
  3. 3K and W Farms Partnership$600K
  4. 4Sms Planting Company Partnersh$600K
  5. 5Dumas Housing Authority$566K
  6. 6Deep Lake Farms$513K
  7. 7City of Mcgehee$481K
  8. 8R a Pickens & Son$450K
  9. 9Diamond State Produce LLC$450K
  10. 10Pecan Grove Apartments Limited Partnership$364K

Compared with other Arkansas counties

Fiscal year 2026, largest first

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#CountyTotalPer person
1Pulaski County$4.29B$10,746
2Benton County$1.65B$5,804
3Washington County$1.41B$5,727
4Sebastian County$1.02B$7,956
5Garland County$898M$8,967
6Saline County$867M$7,021
7Faulkner County$759M$6,146
8Craighead County$695M$6,251
9Jefferson County$586M$8,714
10Lonoke County$574M$7,762
11White County$525M$6,835
12Crawford County$469M$7,807
13Baxter County$437M$10,492
14Pope County$412M$6,494
15Crittenden County$358M$7,424
16Boone County$294M$7,861
17Greene County$282M$6,161
18Miller County$276M$6,486
19Independence County$272M$7,158
20Union County$268M$6,868
21Mississippi County$257M$6,315
22Cleburne County$256M$10,344
23Hot Spring County$232M$7,036
24Ouachita County$214M$9,438
25Phillips County$205M$12,364
26Carroll County$205M$7,240
27Calhoun County$191M$40,341
28Columbia County$186M$8,139
29Poinsett County$167M$7,285
30Johnson County$165M$6,414
31Logan County$164M$7,783
32Sharp County$164M$9,496
33Clay County$162M$11,162
34Polk County$160M$8,348
35Marion County$158M$9,383
36Conway County$157M$7,593
37Lafayette County$150M$23,742
38Ashley County$149M$7,813
39Arkansas County$148M$8,616
40Hempstead County$143M$7,148
41Van Buren County$143M$9,048
42Clark County$138M$6,441
43Izard County$136M$10,034
44Randolph County$136M$7,323
45St. Francis County$136M$5,881
46Franklin County$133M$7,752
47Cross County$129M$7,692
48Yell County$129M$6,366
49Grant County$128M$7,133
50Drew County$124M$7,125
51Lawrence County$121M$7,483
52Madison County$119M$7,222
53Stone County$115M$9,314
54Little River County$108M$9,004
55Fulton County$107M$8,862
56Jackson County$106M$6,322
57Desha CountyThis county$94.83M$8,322
58Prairie County$94.54M$11,416
59Perry County$92.91M$9,274

Frequently asked questions

How much federal money goes to Desha County?
In fiscal year 2026, federal agencies obligated $94,830,280 for work done or benefits received in Desha County, about $8,322 per resident.
Who receives the most federal money in Desha County?
The largest recipients were THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF MCGEHEE ($1.99M), ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF PARKS, HERITAGE, AND TOURISM ($720K), K AND W FARMS PARTNERSHIP ($600K).
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 Desha County they totaled $88.76M 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 11,395.