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Federal Spending in Iowa
Federal agencies obligated $25.04B in Iowa in fiscal year 2026, or $7,850 per person, 49th highest among states.
- Total, FY 2026
- $25.04B
- -31.4% from FY 2025
- Per person
- $7,850
- 3,190,369 residents
- Contracts
- $1.9B
- Grants
- $2.98B
How the money is awarded
Fiscal year 2026, share of Iowa federal obligations
- Contracts$1.9B7.6%
- Grants$2.98B11.9%
- Direct payments$20.05B80.1%
- Loans (subsidy cost)$6.55M0.0%
- Insurance and other$107M0.4%
Federal spending by county in Iowa
Fiscal year 2026, by place of performance, largest first
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| # | County | Total | Per person | Contracts | Grants | Direct payments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polk County | $3.61B | $7,339 | $92.95M | $962M | $2.54B |
| 2 | Linn County | $2.45B | $10,633 | $1.01B | $113M | $1.33B |
| 3 | Scott County | $1.13B | $6,476 | $41.91M | $73.34M | $1.01B |
| 4 | Johnson County | $1.07B | $7,013 | $106M | $245M | $720M |
| 5 | Black Hawk County | $904M | $6,896 | $74.66M | $50.22M | $779M |
| 6 | Story County | $780M | $7,915 | $143M | $177M | $455M |
| 7 | Dubuque County | $743M | $7,486 | $512K | $28.42M | $711M |
| 8 | Woodbury County | $660M | $6,234 | $24.18M | $53.02M | $582M |
| 9 | Pottawattamie County | $635M | $6,775 | $2.78M | $20.95M | $610M |
| 10 | Dallas County | $516M | $5,180 | $9.82M | $27.7M | $475M |
| 11 | Des Moines County | $498M | $12,792 | $221M | $4.97M | $271M |
| 12 | Cerro Gordo County | $348M | $8,070 | $2.03M | $17.34M | $328M |
| 13 | Warren County | $346M | $6,595 | $1.25M | $20.38M | $323M |
| 14 | Clinton County | $337M | $7,250 | $3.88M | $15.67M | $317M |
| 15 | Muscatine County | $286M | $6,611 | $28.57M | $8.61M | $248M |
| 16 | Marshall County | $273M | $6,819 | $1.04M | $35.37M | $236M |
| 17 | Webster County | $250M | $6,766 | $179K | $6.24M | $243M |
| 18 | Jasper County | $240M | $6,337 | $1.67M | $3.74M | $233M |
| 19 | Lee County | $237M | $7,050 | $1.01M | $11.02M | $223M |
| 20 | Wapello County | $215M | $6,060 | $8.41M | $7.88M | $198M |
| 21 | Marion County | $214M | $6,412 | $645K | $4.64M | $208M |
| 22 | Sioux County | $201M | $5,600 | $5.31M | $2.2M | $193M |
| 23 | Bremer County | $184M | $7,362 | $7.75M | $2.11M | $173M |
| 24 | Boone County | $182M | $6,808 | $0 | $1.98M | $180M |
| 25 | Benton County | $181M | $7,095 | $29.83K | $1.89M | $179M |
| 26 | Plymouth County | $171M | $6,645 | -$1.65M | $5.01M | $166M |
| 27 | Dickinson County | $165M | $9,341 | $10.67K | $1.91M | $162M |
| 28 | Carroll County | $162M | $7,780 | $6.59M | $2.77M | $152M |
| 29 | Washington County | $159M | $7,058 | $0 | $19.49M | $139M |
| 30 | Winneshiek County | $159M | $7,909 | $89.77K | $11.82M | $147M |
| 31 | Poweshiek County | $154M | $8,273 | $0 | $26.06M | $128M |
| 32 | Fayette County | $152M | $7,781 | $0 | $2.85M | $148M |
| 33 | Cedar County | $152M | $8,190 | $1.07M | $26.95M | $123M |
| 34 | Jones County | $148M | $7,152 | $69.61K | $11.26M | $135M |
| 35 | Buchanan County | $147M | $7,156 | $2,511 | $7.69M | $139M |
| 36 | Tama County | $141M | $8,240 | $0 | $15.1M | $124M |
| 37 | Clayton County | $137M | $8,061 | $5.77M | $4.53M | $125M |
| 38 | Mahaska County | $137M | $6,185 | $49.9K | $4.43M | $131M |
| 39 | Clay County | $137M | $8,363 | $128K | $11.49M | $125M |
| 40 | Jackson County | $131M | $6,741 | $13.58K | $2.04M | $129M |
| 41 | Henry County | $131M | $6,386 | $0 | $9.05M | $121M |
| 42 | Kossuth County | $131M | $8,803 | $241K | $2.25M | $128M |
| 43 | Jefferson County | $126M | $8,052 | $413K | $4.93M | $119M |
| 44 | Buena Vista County | $126M | $6,042 | $0 | $3.21M | $120M |
| 45 | Iowa County | $123M | $7,410 | $0 | $9.37M | $113M |
| 46 | Delaware County | $122M | $6,989 | $36.17K | $1.23M | $119M |
| 47 | Crawford County | $121M | $7,324 | $8.29M | $3.08M | $108M |
| 48 | Floyd County | $121M | $7,722 | $0 | $5.4M | $114M |
| 49 | Mills County | $120M | $8,287 | $3.98M | $5.38M | $110M |
| 50 | Butler County | $120M | $8,355 | $4.17M | $1.6M | $113M |
| 51 | Allamakee County | $119M | $8,497 | $63.89K | $18.36M | $100M |
| 52 | Hardin County | $118M | $6,975 | $0 | $3.73M | $113M |
| 53 | Harrison County | $117M | $8,030 | $852K | $2.09M | $113M |
| 54 | Hamilton County | $115M | $7,650 | $1.19M | $13.44M | $99.58M |
| 55 | Monona County | $111M | $12,627 | $0 | $40.76M | $69.65M |
| 56 | Hancock County | $107M | $9,878 | $24.61M | $1.36M | $80.45M |
| 57 | Shelby County | $104M | $8,877 | $0 | -$1.19M | $105M |
| 58 | Page County | $104M | $6,843 | $97.88K | $1.56M | $101M |
| 59 | Madison County | $104M | $6,260 | $200K | $3.2M | $100M |
| 60 | Cherokee County | $103M | $8,871 | $418K | $7.72M | $93.42M |
| 61 | O'Brien County | $101M | $7,130 | $9.7M | $299K | $89.12M |
| 62 | Cass County | $96.98M | $7,388 | $151K | $5.11M | $91.33M |
| 63 | Grundy County | $96.05M | $7,791 | $0 | $5M | $90.36M |
| 64 | Guthrie County | $93.14M | $8,768 | $0 | $4.1M | $88.89M |
| 65 | Wright County | $92.92M | $7,179 | $113K | $4.39M | $88.19M |
| 66 | Mitchell County | $92.09M | $8,716 | $3.63M | $7.27M | $80.49M |
| 67 | Union County | $90.12M | $7,424 | $80.21K | $5.18M | $84.77M |
| 68 | Clarke County | $89.31M | $9,162 | $34.41M | $543K | $53.94M |
| 69 | Franklin County | $88.71M | $8,854 | $85.91K | $15.86M | $72.42M |
| 70 | Winnebago County | $86.41M | $8,091 | -$5,000 | $3.85M | $81.36M |
| 71 | Appanoose County | $86.3M | $7,006 | $1.04M | $1.8M | $82.97M |
| 72 | Chickasaw County | $85.41M | $7,111 | $3.53M | $2.36M | $78.83M |
| 73 | Sac County | $81.87M | $8,342 | $2,299 | $5.72M | $75.51M |
| 74 | Lyon County | $78.37M | $6,567 | $319K | $1.87M | $74.75M |
| 75 | Montgomery County | $77.78M | $7,530 | $0 | $1.89M | $74.81M |
| 76 | Calhoun County | $76.08M | $7,664 | $0 | $391K | $75.22M |
| 77 | Howard County | $75.8M | $8,005 | $116K | $3.03M | $71.52M |
| 78 | Emmet County | $72.79M | $7,754 | -$269K | $3.05M | $69.66M |
| 79 | Greene County | $69.41M | $7,914 | $20.13K | $2.21M | $66.71M |
| 80 | Fremont County | $69.29M | $10,490 | -$1.77M | $15.04M | $55.3M |
| 81 | Palo Alto County | $67.71M | $7,527 | $249K | -$102K | $67.18M |
| 82 | Louisa County | $67.44M | $6,223 | $558K | $399K | $65.98M |
| 83 | Humboldt County | $66.92M | $6,973 | $0 | $493K | $65.47M |
| 84 | Monroe County | $63.23M | $8,346 | $0 | $14M | $49.28M |
| 85 | Keokuk County | $63.08M | $6,287 | $0 | $703K | $61.87M |
| 86 | Worth County | $61.13M | $8,213 | $0 | $3.53M | $57.28M |
| 87 | Lucas County | $59.17M | $6,853 | $327K | $1.57M | $56.28M |
| 88 | Audubon County | $55.91M | $9,854 | $0 | $2.83M | $51.22M |
| 89 | Pocahontas County | $55.29M | $7,812 | $0 | $2.88M | $52.37M |
| 90 | Ida County | $54.85M | $7,831 | $0 | $2.66M | $50.57M |
| 91 | Adair County | $54.77M | $7,307 | $0 | $3.75M | $50.16M |
| 92 | Decatur County | $53.55M | $7,005 | $288K | $3.63M | $48.83M |
| 93 | Osceola County | $52.36M | $8,456 | $6.01M | $379K | $45.54M |
| 94 | Van Buren County | $48.64M | $6,752 | $18.45K | $1.14M | $47.45M |
| 95 | Davis County | $47.36M | $5,198 | $27.2K | $821K | $45.4M |
| 96 | Wayne County | $43.63M | $6,716 | $0 | $1.36M | $41.52M |
| 97 | Taylor County | $40.19M | $6,816 | -$901 | -$15.12K | $40.07M |
| 98 | Ringgold County | $39.47M | $8,465 | $2.6M | $4.18M | $32.44M |
| 99 | Adams County | $29.88M | $8,067 | $0 | $231K | $29.14M |
Top recipients in Iowa
Fiscal year 2026
- 1Ia Department of Human Services$7.37B
- 2Iowa Department of Transportation$976M
- 3Department of Education Iowa$602M
- 4Rockwell Collins, INC.$407M
- 5Iowa Department of Health and Human Services$352M
- 6Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Department$312M
- 7Data Link Solutions LLC$295M
- 8The University of Iowa$278M
- 9Iowa State University of Science and Technology$239M
- 10Iowa Department of Natural Resources$235M
Top awarding agencies
Fiscal year 2026
- 1Social Security Administration$15.95B
- 2Department of Health and Human Services$7.88B
- 3Department of Agriculture$2.3B
- 4Department of Veterans Affairs$1.7B
- 5Department of Defense$1.34B
- 6Department of Transportation$1.29B
- 7Department of Education$708M
- 8Department of Homeland Security$338M
- 9Department of Housing and Urban Development$295M
- 10Railroad Retirement Board$249M
By congressional district
Fiscal year 2026
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| District | Total | Per person | Contracts | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IA-01 | $5.64B | $7,097 | $408M | $468M |
| IA-02 | $6.72B | $8,457 | $1.11B | $342M |
| IA-03 | $5.59B | $6,913 | $150M | $1.06B |
| IA-04 | $5.86B | $7,364 | $235M | $454M |
Frequently asked questions
- How much federal money does Iowa receive?
- In fiscal year 2026, federal agencies obligated $25,043,665,099 for work done or benefits received in Iowa, about $7,850 per resident. That includes $1.9B in contracts, $2.98B in grants and $20.05B in direct payments.
- Which county in Iowa gets the most federal spending?
- Polk County received the most, $3.61B, followed by Linn County ($2.45B).
- Who are the largest federal recipients in Iowa?
- The largest recipients in fiscal year 2026 were IA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES ($7.37B), IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ($976M), DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IOWA ($602M).
Source: USAspending.gov, U.S. Department of the Treasury · Last updated 09/30/2026