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Federal Spending in Drew County, AR

Federal agencies obligated $124M in Drew County in fiscal year 2026, 50th highest of 75 counties in Arkansas.

Total, FY 2026
$124M
-15.7% from FY 2025
Per person
$7,125
AR average: $8,073
Contracts
-$3,367
Grants
$7.01M

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 Drew County federal obligations

  • Contracts-$3,3670.0%
  • Grants$7.01M5.7%
  • Direct payments$116M93.6%
  • Loans (subsidy cost)$4,4830.0%
  • Insurance and other$907K0.7%

Top federal recipients in Drew County

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

  1. 1University of Arkansas at Monticello$8.92M
  2. 2Arkansas Department of Transportation$6.88M
  3. 3Scus Head Start Programs INC$3.56M
  4. 4Drew County Public Facilities Board$1.33M
  5. 5Mainline Health Systems INC$1M
  6. 6Pilgrim Rest Limited Partnership$492K
  7. 7Whitaker Terrace Limited Partnership$434K
  8. 8The Crow Corporation$300K
  9. 9Merci INC$290K
  10. 10Monticello L.P.$214K

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 CountyThis county$124M$7,125
51Lawrence County$121M$7,483
52Madison County$119M$7,222

Frequently asked questions

How much federal money goes to Drew County?
In fiscal year 2026, federal agencies obligated $123,625,850 for work done or benefits received in Drew County, about $7,125 per resident.
Who receives the most federal money in Drew County?
The largest recipients were UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT MONTICELLO ($8.92M), ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ($6.88M), SCUS HEAD START PROGRAMS INC ($3.56M).
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 Drew County they totaled $116M 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 17,350.