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Federal Spending in Jones County, IA
Federal agencies obligated $148M in Jones County in fiscal year 2026, 34th highest of 99 counties in Iowa.
- Total, FY 2026
- $148M
- -1.7% from FY 2025
- Per person
- $7,152
- IA average: $7,850
- Contracts
- $69.61K
- Grants
- $11.26M
How the money is awarded
Fiscal year 2026, share of Jones County federal obligations
- Contracts$69.61K0.0%
- Grants$11.26M7.6%
- Direct payments$135M91.3%
- Loans (subsidy cost)$150K0.1%
- Insurance and other$1.37M0.9%
Top federal recipients in Jones County
Fiscal year 2026, all award types, by place of performance
- 1Iowa Department of Transportation$9.71M
- 2City of Onslow$1.5M
- 3Moncks Farms INC$450K
- 4Strawberry Hill Apartments$307K
- 5Trumm and Sons LLC$236K
- 6Infrastructure Technology Solutions$112K
- 7Lubben White Oak Farms INC$70.08K
- 8Anamosa Senior$69.75K
- 9Carlson College of Massage Therapy, INC.$66.57K
- 10Wapsie Manor$58.3K
Compared with other Iowa counties
Fiscal year 2026, largest first
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| # | County | Total | Per person |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polk County | $3.61B | $7,339 |
| 2 | Linn County | $2.45B | $10,633 |
| 3 | Scott County | $1.13B | $6,476 |
| 4 | Johnson County | $1.07B | $7,013 |
| 5 | Black Hawk County | $904M | $6,896 |
| 6 | Story County | $780M | $7,915 |
| 7 | Dubuque County | $743M | $7,486 |
| 8 | Woodbury County | $660M | $6,234 |
| 9 | Pottawattamie County | $635M | $6,775 |
| 10 | Dallas County | $516M | $5,180 |
| 11 | Des Moines County | $498M | $12,792 |
| 12 | Cerro Gordo County | $348M | $8,070 |
| 13 | Warren County | $346M | $6,595 |
| 14 | Clinton County | $337M | $7,250 |
| 15 | Muscatine County | $286M | $6,611 |
| 16 | Marshall County | $273M | $6,819 |
| 17 | Webster County | $250M | $6,766 |
| 18 | Jasper County | $240M | $6,337 |
| 19 | Lee County | $237M | $7,050 |
| 20 | Wapello County | $215M | $6,060 |
| 21 | Marion County | $214M | $6,412 |
| 22 | Sioux County | $201M | $5,600 |
| 23 | Bremer County | $184M | $7,362 |
| 24 | Boone County | $182M | $6,808 |
| 25 | Benton County | $181M | $7,095 |
| 26 | Plymouth County | $171M | $6,645 |
| 27 | Dickinson County | $165M | $9,341 |
| 28 | Carroll County | $162M | $7,780 |
| 29 | Washington County | $159M | $7,058 |
| 30 | Winneshiek County | $159M | $7,909 |
| 31 | Poweshiek County | $154M | $8,273 |
| 32 | Fayette County | $152M | $7,781 |
| 33 | Cedar County | $152M | $8,190 |
| 34 | Jones CountyThis county | $148M | $7,152 |
| 35 | Buchanan County | $147M | $7,156 |
| 36 | Tama County | $141M | $8,240 |
Frequently asked questions
- How much federal money goes to Jones County?
- In fiscal year 2026, federal agencies obligated $147,652,853 for work done or benefits received in Jones County, about $7,152 per resident.
- Who receives the most federal money in Jones County?
- The largest recipients were IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ($9.71M), CITY OF ONSLOW ($1.5M), MONCKS FARMS INC ($450K).
- 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 Jones County they totaled $135M 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 20,646.