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Federal Spending in Prairie County, AR

Federal agencies obligated $94.54M in Prairie County in fiscal year 2026, 58th highest of 75 counties in Arkansas.

Total, FY 2026
$94.54M
+10.4% from FY 2025
Per person
$11,416
AR average: $8,073
Contracts
$10.83M
Grants
$15.68M

How the money is awarded

Fiscal year 2026, share of Prairie County federal obligations

  • Contracts$10.83M11.5%
  • Grants$15.68M16.6%
  • Direct payments$59.54M63.0%
  • Loans (subsidy cost)$1,2260.0%
  • Insurance and other$8.49M9.0%

Top federal recipients in Prairie County

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

  1. 1Arkansas Department of Transportation$14.56M
  2. 2Vixen LLC$6M
  3. 3C. J. Mahan Construction Company, LLC$4.68M
  4. 4Whiteriver Regional Irrigation$988K
  5. 5Lonoke County Housing Authority$630K
  6. 6Mcmullen Farms Partnership$600K
  7. 7English Family Farms$600K
  8. 8Seidenstricker Farms$598K
  9. 9Hillman Brothers$574K
  10. 10Kevin and Christi Rounsavall$478K

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 County$94.83M$8,322
58Prairie CountyThis county$94.54M$11,416
59Perry County$92.91M$9,274
60Monroe County$90.48M$13,309

Frequently asked questions

How much federal money goes to Prairie County?
In fiscal year 2026, federal agencies obligated $94,543,686 for work done or benefits received in Prairie County, about $11,416 per resident.
Who receives the most federal money in Prairie County?
The largest recipients were ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ($14.56M), VIXEN LLC ($6M), C. J. MAHAN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, LLC ($4.68M).
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 Prairie County they totaled $59.54M 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 8,282.