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Federal Spending in Dixie County, FL

Federal agencies obligated $127M in Dixie County in fiscal year 2026, 59th highest of 67 counties in Florida.

Total, FY 2026
$127M
-27.4% from FY 2025
Per person
$7,586
FL average: $13,126
Contracts
-$4.6M
Grants
$5.8M

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 Dixie County federal obligations

  • Contracts-$4.6M0.0%
  • Grants$5.8M4.6%
  • Direct payments$126M98.8%
  • Loans (subsidy cost)-$39.8K0.0%
  • Insurance and other$478K0.4%

Top federal recipients in Dixie County

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

  1. 1State of Florida Department of Transportation$5.9M
  2. 2Timbers Preservation, LP$290K
  3. 3Southeastern Services, INC.$282K
  4. 4Wright National Flood Insurance Company$90.4K
  5. 5Domestic Awardees (Undisclosed)$90.3K
  6. 6It Tech Direct LLC$77.7K
  7. 7County of Dixie, Board of Public Instruction$33.4K
  8. 8Zayo Education, LLC$26.5K
  9. 9Sonja L Reed$23.9K
  10. 10New Horizons Communications Corp.$16K

Compared with other Florida counties

Fiscal year 2026, largest first

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#CountyTotalPer person
1Hillsborough County$50.4B$34,538
2Duval County$41B$41,195
3Miami-Dade County$24.7B$9,145
4Orange County$14B$9,785
5Brevard County$13.7B$22,657
6Palm Beach County$12.8B$8,585
7Broward County$10.2B$5,252
8Pinellas County$9.2B$9,572
9Leon County$7.8B$26,837
10Lee County$6.3B$8,311
11Polk County$5.3B$7,284
12Volusia County$5.2B$9,413
13Sarasota County$4.6B$10,603
14Pasco County$4.6B$8,118
15Manatee County$3.9B$9,690
16Marion County$3.7B$9,939
17Lake County$3.6B$9,400
18Okaloosa County$3.5B$16,616
19Collier County$3.3B$8,680
20St. Lucie County$2.9B$8,960
21Escambia County$2.9B$8,991
22Seminole County$2.8B$5,987
23St. Johns County$2.7B$9,804
24Sumter County$2.5B$19,046
25Bay County$2.3B$13,269
26Charlotte County$2.3B$12,116
27Osceola County$2.2B$5,686
28Alachua County$2.2B$7,850
29Hernando County$2.2B$11,119
30Clay County$1.9B$8,715
31Citrus County$1.8B$11,982
32Santa Rosa County$1.8B$9,798
33Indian River County$1.8B$11,213
34Martin County$1.5B$9,358
35Flagler County$1.3B$11,684
36Highlands County$994M$9,822
37Nassau County$941M$10,420
38Walton County$668M$8,870
39Putnam County$629M$8,578
40Monroe County$614M$7,413
41Columbia County$544M$7,810
42Levy County$412M$9,589
43Jackson County$374M$7,901
44Suwannee County$372M$8,561
45Gadsden County$319M$7,288
46Okeechobee County$258M$6,503
47Wakulla County$237M$7,012
48Desoto County$224M$6,598
49Hendry County$212M$5,358
50Washington County$208M$8,227
51Taylor County$191M$8,781
52Bradford County$188M$6,641
53Baker County$174M$6,148
54Holmes County$164M$8,346
55Gilchrist County$146M$8,189
56Madison County$140M$7,818
57Gulf County$138M$9,757
58Hardee County$134M$5,308
59Dixie CountyThis county$127M$7,586
60Jefferson County$112M$7,742
61Franklin County$105M$8,458

Frequently asked questions

How much federal money goes to Dixie County?
In fiscal year 2026, federal agencies obligated $127,128,618 for work done or benefits received in Dixie County, about $7,586 per resident.
Who receives the most federal money in Dixie County?
The largest recipients were STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ($5.9M), TIMBERS PRESERVATION, LP ($290K), SOUTHEASTERN SERVICES, INC. ($282K).
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 Dixie County they totaled $126M 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 16,759.

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